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Offline jcop550

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Re: ‘78 CB550 Cafe Racer Project
« Reply #50 on: March 24, 2019, 05:30:30 pm »
Out with the old upper triple clamp, in with the new one!

Got this off of Cognito Moto: https://cognitomoto.com/products/billet-top-triple-clamp-cb500f-cb550f-k-cb750k-79-82


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Re: ‘78 CB550 Cafe Racer Project
« Reply #51 on: September 03, 2019, 08:50:54 pm »
Unfortunately I got locked out and lost access of my original SOHC/4 account :( anyways made a new one. Haven’t posted an update in a while but I’m back and continuing on my cafe project! Getting very close to finishing. Recently painted engine and polished engine covers. Got the engine all finished up and back In the bike. Also installed new hand controls and brake levers! Will post some pics below separately


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Re: ‘78 CB550 Cafe Racer Project
« Reply #52 on: September 03, 2019, 08:53:31 pm »
Here is my new hand controls and break/clutch levers. Obviously they aren’t stock. I wanted a new modern/updated look for my project




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‘78 CB550 Cafe Racer Project
« Reply #53 on: September 03, 2019, 08:56:15 pm »
Here’s some before and after pics of my engine prep and paint

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Re: ‘78 CB550 Cafe Racer Project
« Reply #54 on: September 03, 2019, 08:59:43 pm »
Here is the build as it currently sits. Got a little more to do with the engine and a few more odds and ends around the whole bike. Rewired the whole entire bike (thanks to my brother Rocs) before I took it all apart so there’s a little more to do with that as well. Almost finished!




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Re: ‘78 CB550 Cafe Racer Project
« Reply #55 on: September 04, 2019, 11:14:28 am »
Getting there and looking good!!
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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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2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
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Re: ‘78 CB550 Cafe Racer Project
« Reply #56 on: September 04, 2019, 11:40:01 am »
Quote from: SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan on September 04, 2019, 11:14:28 am
Getting there and looking good!!

Thank you!


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Re: ‘78 CB550 Cafe Racer Project
« Reply #57 on: September 08, 2019, 08:06:36 pm »
Today I wrapped my exhaust with header wrap then put it on my bike! Wrapping was a pain but I love the way it turned out.




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Re: ‘78 CB550 Cafe Racer Project
« Reply #58 on: September 09, 2019, 06:40:27 pm »
Installed my led turn signal/brake light bar




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« Reply #59 on: September 09, 2019, 06:46:17 pm »
Electronics tray painted to match and installed. Carbs polished and cleaned. Almost a complete bike!


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Re: ‘78 CB550 Cafe Racer Project
« Reply #60 on: September 11, 2019, 06:02:59 am »
This bike looks damn good.

Way to go.
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Re: ‘78 CB550 Cafe Racer Project
« Reply #61 on: September 11, 2019, 07:13:43 am »
Quote from: WhyNot2 on September 11, 2019, 06:02:59 am
This bike looks damn good.

Way to go.
Thanks a lot man!


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Re: ‘78 CB550 Cafe Racer Project
« Reply #62 on: September 11, 2019, 09:27:55 am »
Might want to adjust the chain...looks a little slack.  ;). ;). :)
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Re: ‘78 CB550 Cafe Racer Project
« Reply #63 on: September 11, 2019, 03:06:16 pm »
Quote from: RAF122S on September 11, 2019, 09:27:55 am
Might want to adjust the chain...looks a little slack.  ;). ;). :)

Lol! I don’t see a problem, looks good to me ;)


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Re: ‘78 CB550 Cafe Racer Project
« Reply #64 on: September 11, 2019, 07:36:06 pm »
Final before and after of the engine. Very happy with how it turned out!
 
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Re: ‘78 CB550 Cafe Racer Project
« Reply #65 on: September 11, 2019, 08:07:40 pm »
That did turn out nice!  Imagine having Nils vapor blast the carb bodies would not be inexpensive... That could make them look very nice as well.
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Re: ‘78 CB550 Cafe Racer Project
« Reply #66 on: September 11, 2019, 08:22:33 pm »
Quote from: RAF122S on September 11, 2019, 08:07:40 pm
That did turn out nice!  Imagine having Nils vapor blast the carb bodies would not be inexpensive... That could make them look very nice as well.
David
Yeah I do need to get the carb bodies a little cleaner. Haven’t really touched them yet. I’m gonna see what I can do with them myself first and then maybe I’ll get them blasted... we’ll see. Thanks for the tip!


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Re: ‘78 CB550 Cafe Racer Project
« Reply #67 on: September 12, 2019, 01:05:57 am »
I know it will make many cringe but I had a set of VB carbs for my CX500 glass bead blasted by a guy who knows how to rebuild them and to keep the blast media out of the carb internals.  They came out looking very nice as well.  Vapor blasting by people like Nils at Restocycle can refinish the carbs and they look better than new and Nils knows how to keep the media out of engine internals and carbs and other sensitive areas on the parts he handles.  You cannot trust just anyone to do it right as many will assure you they can do it but reality has proven otherwise. Blast media will get into just about anywhere and everywhere, so you have to be deliberate in efforts to block it from those sensitive areas. Nils takes the time and expends the effort to control that very thing...

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Re: ‘78 CB550 Cafe Racer Project
« Reply #68 on: September 12, 2019, 11:03:42 pm »
Great looking motor.

My carbs were vapor blasted and then cerakoted. They look amazing. 
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1975 CB550K1 "Blue" Stockish Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=135005.0)
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)

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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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« Reply #69 on: October 12, 2020, 06:17:05 pm »
Wow... it’s been a long time since I posted on here and a long time since I worked on my project. I was away from home for a few months but I’m back to it. Me and my brother worked on rewiring the whole bike this weekend with a couple more odds and ends to finish that. Installed an electronic ignition, new regulator/rectifier, and a new speedometer. I see the light at the end of the tunnel for this build and I am stoked!


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Re: ‘78 CB550 Cafe Racer Project
« Reply #70 on: November 29, 2020, 03:16:44 pm »
Any new updates? was loving where this build was going.
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Re: ‘78 CB550 Cafe Racer Project
« Reply #71 on: January 25, 2021, 06:56:54 pm »
Quote from: Gurp on November 29, 2020, 03:16:44 pm
Any new updates? was loving where this build was going.
Yes! Late reply, haven’t been able to get into my account. Pretty much finished up. I’m just waiting for winter to pass to get it out of my basement and start it up.


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Re: ‘78 CB550 Cafe Racer Project
« Reply #72 on: January 25, 2021, 07:00:34 pm »



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Re: ‘78 CB550 Cafe Racer Project
« Reply #73 on: January 27, 2021, 06:06:37 pm »
Looks great!  Nice work!
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Re: ‘78 CB550 Cafe Racer Project
« Reply #74 on: January 28, 2021, 08:39:24 am »
Quote from: kcmark on January 27, 2021, 06:06:37 pm
Looks great!  Nice work!
Thanks!


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