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Re: 1978 CB550K4 Another Bike?
« Reply #25 on: March 26, 2014, 11:51:30 PM »
I've been pretty happy with my spin-off oil filter from Cycle X on my 750, so I decided to pick up one for this project.

Another decision will be which type of exhaust to run on this bike.  Lately I've been thinking of a 4-4 reverse megaphone set up, but the trick with that set up will be to get an aggressive enough sound but with a civilized baffle to not scare the neighbors.
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"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

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Re: 1978 CB550K4 Another Bike?
« Reply #26 on: March 29, 2014, 08:48:40 AM »
Collected some additional parts for the bike:  Gasket set from Cycle X, Reg/Rectifier and Motogadget M-Unit and M-Button.
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2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
2014 MV Agusta Brutale Dragster 800
2015 Yamaha FZ-09 (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,186861.0.html)

"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

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1973 CB750K2 "Bionic Mongrel" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=132734.0) - Sold
1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
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Re: 1978 CB550K4 Another Bike?
« Reply #27 on: April 16, 2014, 04:45:23 AM »
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on March 26, 2014, 11:51:30 PM

Another decision will be which type of exhaust to run on this bike.  Lately I've been thinking of a 4-4 reverse megaphone set up, but the trick with that set up will be to get an aggressive enough sound but with a civilized baffle to not scare the neighbors.

How about picking up just a 4:1 header, then using a reverse cone ala FunJimmy? Inserting a straight pipe section from the collector would allow you to position the silencer anywhere you determine it needs to go. His interceptor has nailed that look and I bet it sounds the Bee's Knees.

If you could get just the header from a local custom shop, ya know, then build your own tail section.
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Re: 1978 CB550K4 Another Bike?
« Reply #28 on: April 16, 2014, 08:06:40 AM »
Quote from: calj737 on April 16, 2014, 04:45:23 AM
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on March 26, 2014, 11:51:30 PM

Another decision will be which type of exhaust to run on this bike.  Lately I've been thinking of a 4-4 reverse megaphone set up, but the trick with that set up will be to get an aggressive enough sound but with a civilized baffle to not scare the neighbors.

How about picking up just a 4:1 header, then using a reverse cone ala FunJimmy? Inserting a straight pipe section from the collector would allow you to position the silencer anywhere you determine it needs to go. His interceptor has nailed that look and I bet it sounds the Bee's Knees.

If you could get just the header from a local custom shop, ya know, then build your own tail section.

Fortunately, time is on my side with this build, but I do like FJ's set up. That said, I haven't seen anyone run 4-4 reverse megaphones on a 550. Decisions decisions.
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"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

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1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
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Re: 1978 CB550K4 Another Bike?
« Reply #29 on: April 20, 2014, 02:03:19 PM »
More goodies on order:
New cam tensioner, adjustable cam chain sprocket and chain. 

Still stuck between a low compression big bore kit and a Wiseco high compression kit.  I'll have to hear some feedback from Kraut and Cal as to their respective results, as they are using the different kits with ported motors.
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"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

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1973 CB750K2 "Bionic Mongrel" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=132734.0) - Sold
1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
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Re: 1978 CB550K4 Another Bike?
« Reply #30 on: April 20, 2014, 03:11:57 PM »
Don - what did you use for a Cam chain and the source? Stock, aftermarket, etc? Details please! I've posted this question but gotten no replies.

Uh, my bike blows KK away. In fact, I had to install telescopic rear views so I could see him after shifting to 2nd gear... ;D
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Re: 1978 CB550K4 Another Bike?
« Reply #31 on: April 20, 2014, 08:04:31 PM »
Quote from: calj737 on April 20, 2014, 03:11:57 PM
Don - what did you use for a Cam chain and the source? Stock, aftermarket, etc? Details please! I've posted this question but gotten no replies.

Uh, my bike blows KK away. In fact, I had to install telescopic rear views so I could see him after shifting to 2nd gear... ;D

Cal,

I sourced the cam chain and tensioner from David Silver Spares.  They are OEM replacements.  NOS are unobtanium.  The adjustable cam chain sprocket is from Dynoman. 
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2014 MV Agusta Brutale Dragster 800
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"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

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1973 CB750K2 "Bionic Mongrel" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=132734.0) - Sold
1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
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Re: 1978 CB550K4 Another Bike?
« Reply #32 on: April 21, 2014, 03:35:12 AM »
So no need for any "upgraded" model due to performance mods? I wouldn't expect it necessary, as the power gains (on mine) are very similar to stock.

It's a good call about the adjustable sprocket. I'll have to see what MRieck sends along.
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Re: 1978 CB550K4 Another Bike?
« Reply #33 on: April 21, 2014, 07:33:29 AM »
Quote from: calj737 on April 21, 2014, 03:35:12 AM
So no need for any "upgraded" model due to performance mods? I wouldn't expect it necessary, as the power gains (on mine) are very similar to stock.

It's a good call about the adjustable sprocket. I'll have to see what MRieck sends along.

I haven't seen an upgraded cam chain tensioner available akin to the Cylcle X or M3 tensioners.
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2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
2014 MV Agusta Brutale Dragster 800
2015 Yamaha FZ-09 (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,186861.0.html)

"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

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1973 CB750K2 "Bionic Mongrel" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=132734.0) - Sold
1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
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Re: 1978 CB550K4 Another Bike?
« Reply #34 on: April 21, 2014, 01:37:25 PM »
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on April 21, 2014, 07:33:29 AM
Quote from: calj737 on April 21, 2014, 03:35:12 AM
So no need for any "upgraded" model due to performance mods? I wouldn't expect it necessary, as the power gains (on mine) are very similar to stock.

It's a good call about the adjustable sprocket. I'll have to see what MRieck sends along.

I haven't seen an upgraded cam chain tensioner available akin to the Cylcle X or M3 tensioners.

I just double-checked with Cycle X.  They are basically selling through their 500/550 stock.  The guy Matt told me that 500/550 parts haven't sold well, so they stopped development of new parts.
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2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
2014 MV Agusta Brutale Dragster 800
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"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

Sold/Emeritus
1973 CB750K2 "Bionic Mongrel" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=132734.0) - Sold
1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
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Re: 1978 CB550K4 Another Bike?
« Reply #35 on: April 22, 2014, 07:30:34 AM »
Looked on CL today and came to the realization you're looking at another states for sale websites because I can't find a runner for under 3k!
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Re: 1978 CB550K4 Another Bike?
« Reply #36 on: April 22, 2014, 08:13:21 AM »
Quote from: KrautKoffin on April 22, 2014, 07:30:34 AM
Looked on CL today and came to the realization you're looking at another states for sale websites because I can't find a runner for under 3k!

I got this one from Lake Forest. No title. Will be out of the system in December.
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2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
2014 MV Agusta Brutale Dragster 800
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"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

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1973 CB750K2 "Bionic Mongrel" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=132734.0) - Sold
1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
2016+ Triumph Thruxton 1200 R (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,170198.0.html) - Sold

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Re: 1978 CB550K4 Another Bike?
« Reply #37 on: April 22, 2014, 09:09:07 AM »
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on April 22, 2014, 08:13:21 AM
Quote from: KrautKoffin on April 22, 2014, 07:30:34 AM
Looked on CL today and came to the realization you're looking at another states for sale websites because I can't find a runner for under 3k!

I got this one from Lake Forest. No title. Will be out of the system in December.


Are you looking to adopt? I'll just ride your bikes and keep maintenance up on them all.
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Re: 1978 CB550K4 Another Bike?
« Reply #38 on: April 22, 2014, 10:42:40 AM »
Quote from: KrautKoffin on April 22, 2014, 09:09:07 AM
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on April 22, 2014, 08:13:21 AM
Quote from: KrautKoffin on April 22, 2014, 07:30:34 AM
Looked on CL today and came to the realization you're looking at another states for sale websites because I can't find a runner for under 3k!

I got this one from Lake Forest. No title. Will be out of the system in December.


Are you looking to adopt? I'll just ride your bikes and keep maintenance up on them all.

Haha.  Jordan, you're the one with the "750 Killer" motor.  How's that coming along?  Have you healed up after getting raped for your new cam chain tensioner?!  Damn those are pricey!
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2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
2014 MV Agusta Brutale Dragster 800
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"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

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1973 CB750K2 "Bionic Mongrel" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=132734.0) - Sold
1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
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Re: 1978 CB550K4 Another Bike?
« Reply #39 on: April 22, 2014, 11:20:36 AM »
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on April 22, 2014, 10:42:40 AM
Quote from: KrautKoffin on April 22, 2014, 09:09:07 AM
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on April 22, 2014, 08:13:21 AM
Quote from: KrautKoffin on April 22, 2014, 07:30:34 AM
Looked on CL today and came to the realization you're looking at another states for sale websites because I can't find a runner for under 3k!

I got this one from Lake Forest. No title. Will be out of the system in December.


Are you looking to adopt? I'll just ride your bikes and keep maintenance up on them all.

Haha.  Jordan, you're the one with the "750 Killer" motor.  How's that coming along?  Have you healed up after getting raped for your new cam chain tensioner?!  Damn those are pricey!

Motor is coming together, frame is untouched! I'll never heal from th raping of David Silver Spares, that #$%* sent me the bill for customs too!
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Re: 1978 CB550K4 Another Bike?
« Reply #40 on: April 22, 2014, 11:26:03 AM »
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Looked on CL today and came to the realization you're looking at another states for sale websites because I can't find a runner for under 3k!

I got this one from Lake Forest. No title. Will be out of the system in December.


Are you looking to adopt? I'll just ride your bikes and keep maintenance up on them all.

Haha.  Jordan, you're the one with the "750 Killer" motor.  How's that coming along?  Have you healed up after getting raped for your new cam chain tensioner?!  Damn those are pricey!

Motor is coming together, frame is untouched! I'll never heal from th raping of David Silver Spares, that #$%* sent me the bill for customs too!

Did you purchase from the UK site or the USA site?  They can't pop you for customs if you purchased through the USA site -- they get to eat that as their cost.
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2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
2014 MV Agusta Brutale Dragster 800
2015 Yamaha FZ-09 (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,186861.0.html)

"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

Sold/Emeritus
1973 CB750K2 "Bionic Mongrel" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=132734.0) - Sold
1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
2016+ Triumph Thruxton 1200 R (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,170198.0.html) - Sold

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Re: 1978 CB550K4 Another Bike?
« Reply #41 on: April 24, 2014, 07:27:17 PM »
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on April 22, 2014, 11:26:03 AM
Quote from: KrautKoffin on April 22, 2014, 11:20:36 AM
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on April 22, 2014, 10:42:40 AM
Quote from: KrautKoffin on April 22, 2014, 09:09:07 AM
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on April 22, 2014, 08:13:21 AM
Quote from: KrautKoffin on April 22, 2014, 07:30:34 AM
Looked on CL today and came to the realization you're looking at another states for sale websites because I can't find a runner for under 3k!

I got this one from Lake Forest. No title. Will be out of the system in December.


Are you looking to adopt? I'll just ride your bikes and keep maintenance up on them all.

Haha.  Jordan, you're the one with the "750 Killer" motor.  How's that coming along?  Have you healed up after getting raped for your new cam chain tensioner?!  Damn those are pricey!

Motor is coming together, frame is untouched! I'll never heal from th raping of David Silver Spares, that #$%* sent me the bill for customs too!

Uk  :'(

Did you purchase from the UK site or the USA site?  They can't pop you for customs if you purchased through the USA site -- they get to eat that as their cost.
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I now have Beastie Boys "Sabotage" stuck in my head after seeing your avatar.

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Re: 1978 CB550K4 Another Bike?
« Reply #42 on: April 24, 2014, 09:07:09 PM »
Quote from: KrautKoffin on April 24, 2014, 07:27:17 PM
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on April 22, 2014, 11:26:03 AM
Quote from: KrautKoffin on April 22, 2014, 11:20:36 AM
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on April 22, 2014, 10:42:40 AM
Quote from: KrautKoffin on April 22, 2014, 09:09:07 AM
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on April 22, 2014, 08:13:21 AM
Quote from: KrautKoffin on April 22, 2014, 07:30:34 AM
Looked on CL today and came to the realization you're looking at another states for sale websites because I can't find a runner for under 3k!

I got this one from Lake Forest. No title. Will be out of the system in December.


Are you looking to adopt? I'll just ride your bikes and keep maintenance up on them all.

Haha.  Jordan, you're the one with the "750 Killer" motor.  How's that coming along?  Have you healed up after getting raped for your new cam chain tensioner?!  Damn those are pricey!

Motor is coming together, frame is untouched! I'll never heal from th raping of David Silver Spares, that #$%* sent me the bill for customs too!

Uk  :'(

Did you purchase from the UK site or the USA site?  They can't pop you for customs if you purchased through the USA site -- they get to eat that as their cost.

That blows!  Next time you order anything from DSS, order from their US site, and you will save not only on customs but shipping, too!!
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1975 CB550F1 frame/CB650 engine hybrid "The Hot Mess" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,150220.0.html)
2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
2014 MV Agusta Brutale Dragster 800
2015 Yamaha FZ-09 (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,186861.0.html)

"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

Sold/Emeritus
1973 CB750K2 "Bionic Mongrel" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=132734.0) - Sold
1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
2016+ Triumph Thruxton 1200 R (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,170198.0.html) - Sold

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Re: 1978 CB550K4 Another Bike?
« Reply #43 on: May 07, 2014, 04:16:55 PM »
I've been coveting Cal's 500 engine build (Wiseco kit with thermal reflective coatings).  Damn you, Cal, for distracting me!  I like the look of Cal's 12-point bolts, but I don't like the idea of having to get a whole new wrench/socket set or adding to my road tool kit.  It sure looks cool though!

My DSS cam chain tensioner finally made it.  That was a costly bit of kit, but this motor is going to need a full rebuild, as it is leaking from mulitple seals/gaskets.
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1975 CB550F1 frame/CB650 engine hybrid "The Hot Mess" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,150220.0.html)
2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
2014 MV Agusta Brutale Dragster 800
2015 Yamaha FZ-09 (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,186861.0.html)

"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

Sold/Emeritus
1973 CB750K2 "Bionic Mongrel" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=132734.0) - Sold
1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
2016+ Triumph Thruxton 1200 R (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,170198.0.html) - Sold

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Re: 1978 CB550K4 Another Bike?
« Reply #44 on: May 07, 2014, 07:15:28 PM »
They're standard 12 point sockets. Your set not have them? If not, buy a small set of 12 point sockets and away you go...

Wait about a week; I've got a trick fuel cap planned. Just need some time on the lathe... ;)
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Re: 1978 CB550K4 Another Bike?
« Reply #45 on: May 07, 2014, 08:14:28 PM »
Whew!   I came home to a titled 550K4 Frame on my doorstep, carefully packaged up by Justin aka justfours.   ;D
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1975 CB550F1 frame/CB650 engine hybrid "The Hot Mess" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,150220.0.html)
2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
2014 MV Agusta Brutale Dragster 800
2015 Yamaha FZ-09 (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,186861.0.html)

"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

Sold/Emeritus
1973 CB750K2 "Bionic Mongrel" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=132734.0) - Sold
1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
2016+ Triumph Thruxton 1200 R (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,170198.0.html) - Sold

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Re: 1978 CB550K4 Another Bike?
« Reply #46 on: May 08, 2014, 06:29:12 PM »
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on May 07, 2014, 08:14:28 PM
Whew!   I came home to a titled 550K4 Frame on my doorstep, carefully packaged up by Justin aka justfours.   ;D

YOU LUCKY DOG!
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Quote from: wowbagger on November 18, 2013, 09:24:34 AM
I now have Beastie Boys "Sabotage" stuck in my head after seeing your avatar.

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Re: 1978 CB550K4 Another Bike?
« Reply #47 on: May 09, 2014, 12:04:02 AM »
Quote from: KrautKoffin on May 08, 2014, 06:29:12 PM
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on May 07, 2014, 08:14:28 PM
Whew!   I came home to a titled 550K4 Frame on my doorstep, carefully packaged up by Justin aka justfours.   ;D

YOU LUCKY DOG!

It's nice to know that if I run into any snag getting a title for the untitled K4 I bought, that I can swap everything to this frame.  My plan is to take the complete K4 to get titled this December.  If I can't get a title, I'll cannibalize the complete bike and use the pre-titled frame.
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1975 CB550F1 frame/CB650 engine hybrid "The Hot Mess" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,150220.0.html)
2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
2014 MV Agusta Brutale Dragster 800
2015 Yamaha FZ-09 (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,186861.0.html)

"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

Sold/Emeritus
1973 CB750K2 "Bionic Mongrel" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=132734.0) - Sold
1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
2016+ Triumph Thruxton 1200 R (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,170198.0.html) - Sold

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Re: 1978 CB550K4 Another Bike?
« Reply #48 on: May 10, 2014, 04:23:46 PM »
Picked up some gorgeous-looking aluminum parts from TTR400.
New Points Cover:





Exhaust flanges

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1975 CB550F1 frame/CB650 engine hybrid "The Hot Mess" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,150220.0.html)
2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
2014 MV Agusta Brutale Dragster 800
2015 Yamaha FZ-09 (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,186861.0.html)

"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

Sold/Emeritus
1973 CB750K2 "Bionic Mongrel" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=132734.0) - Sold
1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
2016+ Triumph Thruxton 1200 R (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,170198.0.html) - Sold

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Re: 1978 CB550K4 Another Bike?
« Reply #49 on: May 10, 2014, 05:36:06 PM »
Wish I had known you were ordering that points cover, I would have had you get 2 and save us on the shipping. I was planning that same item for my 500 build.

Kevin surely makes some beautiful bike porn parts. Dang I wish he were on this continent...
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