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Re: Project Frankenbike - CB550 cafe racer experiment
« Reply #125 on: November 21, 2010, 05:28:08 pm »
I just bought a Ducati GT1000 spoked rear wheel.....for short money.
I was planning on running with the streetbike wheel but, couldnt pass up on the deal.
Am I a frigging poet or what?

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Re: Project Frankenbike - CB550 cafe racer experiment
« Reply #126 on: November 21, 2010, 06:39:42 pm »
'74 "Big Bang" Honda 750K [836].....'76 Honda 550F.....K3 Park Racer!......and a Bomber!............plus plus plus.........

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Re: Project Frankenbike - CB550 cafe racer experiment
« Reply #127 on: December 05, 2010, 06:59:51 am »
When I have more time I want to organize this thread. I am a disaster. Here are some early stages of the project.



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Re: Project Frankenbike - CB550 cafe racer experiment
« Reply #128 on: December 05, 2010, 05:02:11 pm »
In case anyone is wondering...the dual shock mono style didnt work so hot.

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Re: Project Frankenbike - CB550 cafe racer experiment
« Reply #129 on: December 05, 2010, 05:04:25 pm »
it looks cool, what was the issue?
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Re: Project Frankenbike - CB550 cafe racer experiment
« Reply #130 on: December 05, 2010, 05:07:25 pm »
it looks cool, what was the issue?

The leverage for those shocks is all wrong, you need a triangulated frame on top of the swingarm to mount them off for better suspension rates..

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Re: Project Frankenbike - CB550 cafe racer experiment
« Reply #131 on: December 05, 2010, 05:07:39 pm »
Not stiff enough? You could do some thing like Godffreys CB550 dual shock setup..

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Re: Project Frankenbike - CB550 cafe racer experiment
« Reply #132 on: December 05, 2010, 05:08:43 pm »
I had to set the tension all the way...and it was still a bit loosey, so....I put about 2 inches of RTV into the chrome housing to stiffen the spring. I sold the setup on ebay to a guy in Texas about 6 years ago. Anyone on the forum ever see it come up?

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Re: Project Frankenbike - CB550 cafe racer experiment
« Reply #133 on: December 14, 2010, 09:46:53 am »
My thread sucks.  ;D

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Re: Project Frankenbike - CB550 cafe racer experiment
« Reply #134 on: December 14, 2010, 09:52:24 am »
Easy Joe we'll be the judge of that

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Re: Project Frankenbike - CB550 cafe racer experiment
« Reply #135 on: December 14, 2010, 10:12:26 am »
HEY!  I love your thread...it's the reason  I wake up in the morning...pretty much....

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Re: Project Frankenbike - CB550 cafe racer experiment
« Reply #136 on: December 14, 2010, 03:44:11 pm »
It is just so slapdash and stuff, I need to take a break from all of the other "projects" and finish this thing off!!


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Re: Project Frankenbike - CB550 cafe racer experiment
« Reply #137 on: December 14, 2010, 03:56:55 pm »
HEY!  I love your thread...it's the reason  I wake up in the morning...pretty much....

Its the reason I go to bed hahahaha Get it go your thread puts me to sleep hahahah just kidden Let me know if you need some help or you want me to light a fire under your ass

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Re: Project Frankenbike - CB550 cafe racer experiment
« Reply #138 on: December 14, 2010, 07:52:28 pm »


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Re: Project Frankenbike - CB550 cafe racer experiment
« Reply #139 on: December 15, 2010, 09:48:57 am »
Is this an Electrical kit your going to start selling? ;D Ill post it for you.
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=81045.0
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Re: Project Frankenbike - CB550 cafe racer experiment
« Reply #140 on: December 16, 2010, 06:22:01 pm »
It's a great thread, you just don't post enough.
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Re: Project Frankenbike - CB550 cafe racer experiment
« Reply #141 on: December 16, 2010, 07:39:56 pm »
Well I just got the rear axle for the Ducati wheel. So next I need to mill the front Harley hub down, machine up a couple plates for the front wheel to accept the ZX12R rotors, machine the Yamaha rear axle slides to accept the Ducati axle...I will post pics.

I am also going to dive back into modifying the seat cowl again. I want to raise the "bump" up about an inch or so. No more welding...I am going to use some sweet sweet rivets.

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Re: Project Frankenbike - CB550 cafe racer experiment
« Reply #142 on: December 17, 2010, 03:30:13 pm »
Andrew...I am Franking with the seat cowl again...The hole that I made got fixed.....but I decided to try and raise the bump a bit. I should stick with plastics. :-\ Thing is custom as hell now.


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Re: Project Frankenbike - CB550 cafe racer experiment
« Reply #143 on: December 17, 2010, 04:22:56 pm »
well, no need to feel too bad, win some loose some
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Re: Project Frankenbike - CB550 cafe racer experiment
« Reply #144 on: December 17, 2010, 07:53:44 pm »
Essentially- I should NOT have messed with it. Just painted and put on. I am taking pics of my progress and will post this weekend. I think I should put away the hammer and get an english wheel.

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Re: Project Frankenbike - CB550 cafe racer experiment
« Reply #145 on: December 18, 2010, 08:50:37 am »
the small one from harbor freight is cheap an works well right out of the box. It takes some time and patience to use though.
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Re: Project Frankenbike - CB550 cafe racer experiment
« Reply #146 on: December 18, 2010, 12:21:00 pm »
Those 2 words.....what do they mean? ;D ;D

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Re: Project Frankenbike - CB550 cafe racer experiment
« Reply #147 on: December 18, 2010, 01:50:51 pm »
I would have to look them up in a dictionary they don't always stay in my current vocabulary. I forget every other project.  ::)
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Re: Project Frankenbike - CB550 cafe racer experiment
« Reply #148 on: December 19, 2010, 06:14:30 am »
Those 2 words.....what do they mean? ;D ;D

time - that thing there is never enough of, especially when working on bikes.  Wonder if I can convince my boss to let me work two days a week (same pay ;) ;D), so I can have 5 for my projects. LOL

patience - what you swear you'll have the next time, after the latest f*#kup. ::)

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Re: Project Frankenbike - CB550 cafe racer experiment
« Reply #149 on: December 20, 2010, 07:14:00 am »
 I found an old notebook with all my chicken scratch first ideas for this bike. I am going to edit and do a redo of this thread in a more time line type manner.

I am starting to regret going with the Ducati rear wheel. #1 EVERYTHING Ducati is mad money ($50 for the rear axle with titanium nut)!!
#2 I went with a 180 rear tire and it it throwing all of the proportions off on the bike. I hevent fitted it into the swingarm...but dang its gonna be close.
#3 I just got an aluminum rear fender from Kustomworks. It is going to be made into a hugger style fender....it too is frigging HUGE.

My poor leetle 550 is gonna KA- PUTT