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Re: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #50 on: October 18, 2017, 02:56:05 PM »
Quote from: SHORTROUND on September 09, 2017, 08:18:54 AM
One more before Irma gets here.

Did you have any issues?  My brother and sisters in S Florida were very lucky.
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Re: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #51 on: December 23, 2017, 03:59:21 AM »
Sorry for the late reply. We got lucky, no damage, no power outage.
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Re: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #52 on: December 27, 2017, 06:51:29 AM »
Finally done. Just needs some minor jetting work.
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Re: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #53 on: December 27, 2017, 07:13:07 AM »
 Stunning, amazing work! Bob
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Re: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #54 on: December 27, 2017, 08:00:34 AM »
Stunning.
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Re: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #55 on: December 27, 2017, 11:09:05 AM »
That's a looker.
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Re: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #56 on: December 27, 2017, 11:11:39 AM »
Great job SR!  I see a BOTM nomination in your future...
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Re: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #57 on: December 27, 2017, 11:17:20 AM »
Quote from: Stev-o on December 27, 2017, 11:11:39 AM
Great job SR!  I see a BOTM nomination in your future...

YES!
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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: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #58 on: December 27, 2017, 12:50:15 PM »
Gorgeous work.  The Koso instruments are weatherproof? Recent thread I was  reading indicated the Motolanna ones were not, surprising considering the cost.  You could have incorporated a area into the headlight bucket for the gauge.  They often look very cool if you like that look.  Carbon stuff can get very hot out in sunlight...keep that in mind in the peak of summer you may wish to employ a bike cover.

You do very nice composite work.

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Re: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #59 on: December 27, 2017, 02:29:35 PM »
Aside from stunning I bet its pretty light too! Bob
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Re: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #60 on: January 01, 2018, 08:37:23 PM »
Quote from: Stev-o on December 27, 2017, 11:11:39 AM
Great job SR!  I see a BOTM nomination in your future...

Nominated.....


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Re: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #61 on: January 02, 2018, 02:32:49 AM »
 Well this project is looking downright Delicious...! 
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Re: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #62 on: January 12, 2018, 08:29:26 PM »
When you get serious braking  8)
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Re: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #63 on: January 12, 2018, 10:45:16 PM »
Quote from: SHORTROUND on January 12, 2018, 08:29:26 PM
When you get serious braking  8)

Agreed.  Brembo 19RCS is damn good.  The only thing I've seen better for the street is Beringer.
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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: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #64 on: January 26, 2018, 08:53:10 AM »
Update: 140 miles and counting.

1. Drive chain adjustment
2. rear brake adjustment -  definitely recommend slotted rear shoes!
3. Speedo/Tach defective; cant complain KOSO gave it to me.
4. still running slightly rich in the mid-range.

Pulls like a 750, but weighs less than 300 lbs.
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Re: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #65 on: January 26, 2018, 02:37:12 PM »
Hey Shortround, you never accepted your BOTM nomination in time to qualify for voting on the February BOTM.  Keep an eye out for next month.  I wouldn't be surprised if you are nominated again.
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2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
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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
2016+ Triumph Thruxton 1200 R (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,170198.0.html) - Sold

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Re: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #66 on: January 27, 2018, 05:11:23 AM »
Quote from: SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan on January 26, 2018, 02:37:12 PM
Hey Shortround, you never accepted your BOTM nomination in time to qualify for voting on the February BOTM.  Keep an eye out for next month.  I wouldn't be surprised if you are nominated again.

Oops. I didn’t know I had to accept the nomination
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Re: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #67 on: January 27, 2018, 05:12:56 AM »
This is what I was starting with. “Jocelyne” is the super sport on the right
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Re: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #68 on: January 27, 2018, 06:38:46 AM »
Okay; maybe it’s not running rich.
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Re: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #69 on: February 01, 2018, 09:11:36 AM »
Quote from: SHORTROUND on January 27, 2018, 05:11:23 AM
Quote from: SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan on January 26, 2018, 02:37:12 PM
Hey Shortround, you never accepted your BOTM nomination in time to qualify for voting on the February BOTM.  Keep an eye out for next month.  I wouldn't be surprised if you are nominated again.

Oops. I didn’t know I had to accept the nomination

I don't want to be a nomination-hog, but somebody please re-nominate this bike for BOTM.  http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,170405.0.html
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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: 1975 CB550 "Jocelyne"
« Reply #70 on: February 01, 2018, 02:54:57 PM »
Quote from: SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan on February 01, 2018, 09:11:36 AM
Quote from: SHORTROUND on January 27, 2018, 05:11:23 AM
Quote from: SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan on January 26, 2018, 02:37:12 PM
Hey Shortround, you never accepted your BOTM nomination in time to qualify for voting on the February BOTM.  Keep an eye out for next month.  I wouldn't be surprised if you are nominated again.

Oops. I didn’t know I had to accept the nomination

I don't want to be a nomination-hog, but somebody please re-nominate this bike for BOTM.  http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,170405.0.html

Nominated and seconded.

Shortround - plz go there and accept.  Thanks
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