Hello! My name is Thom Williams and I picked up a 77 CB550f in fair shape last weekend off craigslist for my 17 year old daughter and I to rehab. We have been talking about doing a bike project for years and I realized I don't have long left before she heads off to college. I have a couple of newer bikes in the garage and I am looking forward to digging into this bike and turning it into a classic standard commuter. I have to wait for my daughter to return from a spring break trip since I promised we would do it together. (Ok, so I have done a little polishing and cleaning already). I have ordered OEM grips (it has OLD, nasty foam grips) and the clymer manual to supplement the shop manual I downloaded from here.
First up, cleaning and sealing the tank and then getting her running (just to be sure she will) then a tear down for frame powder coat and paint back to either the candy presto red or candy sword blue from 77. (as near as I can tell beneath several layers of rattle can paint this one was blue off the lot)
I have named her "Eliza Doolittle" since she is pretty rough and we plan on turning her into a lady. I have already learned a bunch by lurking her and reading the FAQs and looking at the project threads and look forward to participating more once we get started.
A photo from my happy place:
