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Offline mbryan

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New member intro
« on: May 04, 2020, 06:50:34 PM »
Hello all,
So introductions.....
Name is Matt I am in East Texas (original South Louisiana native).  I had a bike for a short while when I was 15.....which is a really long time ago.....and I wanted to do two things.
1. get a bike to work on because I like them, and I needed a project.  Always like working on things but I am no master mechanic.
2.  find a project that me and my 15 yr old son can work on together.  He has become a gear head and wants an older car to fix.  Well I cant fit that in my garage, and cant afford it.....so we found a bike to get running and make it our own.

So this this Sunday I became an owner of a 1978 CB550!!!!!!  I will try to put  a pic up from dropbox if I can figure that out. 

It is clean and pretty much most of the parts are there.  We drained the gas tank today and tried to charge the battery to see if she will fire but no go......battery is just not up to snuff.

I am no master mechanic but can figure stuff out (with some help).  Hopefully yall can help out because I will have lots of questions!  My son may also come on here to ask for help as well and to read up on things. 

So I will ask my first one.....can yall recommend a battery?

Plans are to clean tank out with evapo rust, clean carbs out, and see if she will fire up!  I see there are already leaks around the head gasket....or it is coming from the exhaust pipes....so that will be something to deal with.

Anyway.....I will have lots of research to do!!

Offline tool14

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Re: New member intro
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2020, 07:05:23 PM »
welcome aboard.

Offline newday777

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Re: New member intro
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2020, 07:13:31 PM »
Howdy Matt welcome aboard to you and your son.

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=158295.0
Stu
Honda Parts manager in the mid 1970s Nashua Honda
My current rides
1975 K5 Planet Blue my summer ride, it was a friend's bike I worked with at the Honda shop in 76, lots of fun to be on it again
1976 K6 Anteres Red rebuilding project, was originally my brother's that I set up from the crate, it'll breath again soon!
Project 750s, 2 K4, 2 K6, 1 K8
2008 GL1800 my daily ride and cross country runner

Prior bikes....
1972 Suzuki GT380 I had charge of it for a year in 1973 while my friend was deployed and learned to love street riding....
New CB450 K7 after my friend returned...
New CB750 K5 Planet Blue, demise by ex cousin in law at 9,000 miles...
New CB750 K6 Anteres Red, to replace the totaled K5, I sold this K6 at 45k in 1983, I had heavily modified it, many great memories on it and have missed it greatly.....
1983 GL1100A, 1999 GL1500 SE, 1999 GL1500A

Offline mbryan

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Re: New member intro
« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2020, 05:02:23 AM »
Thanks for the welcome.  I will look into batteries today....and get some oil filters on order.....and figure out some wiring.....and....this list goes on!!!

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Re: New member intro
« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2020, 03:39:23 PM »
Welcome from NE MN,

Once tuned in and on the road, the 550 can do some serious miles.

-MD
1975 CB550F Super Sport;  Lake Superior Circle 1000, 45-90 Saddle 1000, All in Yooper 1000 and SS 2000 in 48 hrs:  1985 GL1200A, MN in State SS1K

Offline Mark1976

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Re: New member intro
« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2020, 04:53:29 PM »
Welcome to the fold, looking forward to seeing how you two make out.
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