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Offline arblebang

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The bike still needs a little tinkering to get the jetting right from the pod filters (running 100's with  the needle in the middle, still a little rich I think, anyone have any suggestions for what works for them?) But I finished the paint today and I'm really stoked with how it turned out. Plus, a really neat starter button. For anyone who is interested, here it is (skip to 13:17 to see the final product):

Working on the CB550 cafe racer
« Last Edit: January 15, 2012, 08:09:40 PM by arblebang »

Offline Tews19

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Re: My '77 CB550 cafe racer project
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2012, 08:03:19 PM »
Coolest start button ever..... You need to add that to your title, peeps will watch the whole video for it
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Re: My '77 CB550 cafe racer project
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2012, 08:09:19 PM »
Haha ok

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Re: My '77 CB550 cafe racer project with a really cool starter button
« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2012, 08:12:33 PM »
Nice looking bike BTW
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Re: My '77 CB550 cafe racer project with a really cool starter button
« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2012, 09:27:56 AM »
I like your paint scheme.

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Re: My '77 CB550 cafe racer project with a really cool starter button
« Reply #5 on: January 16, 2012, 12:29:39 PM »
Thanks, I painted it to match the side panels, which were in really good condition given the state of the bike when I started.

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Re: My '77 CB550 cafe racer project with a really cool starter button
« Reply #6 on: May 02, 2012, 03:53:33 PM »
I started a trend..lol...
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1976 CB550 mutt "Tiger Pain"
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1976 CB360T "Resto Wifebike...wink wink"
Hot glue is your friend