Flying J CB550 Atomic #13 DONE! Vote at BOTM
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Re: CB550 alloy sprint
just an update for anybody following i have the wheels back on the bike. I have finished the mounting of the seat and im just trimming the seat pan down to size. Just need to pull the motor back out and take the bike to the upholstery guy to have the seat done. He is going to be doing my CB125 seat as well. I have alll my calipers polished up. I also have almost everything i need to rebuild my big bore motor.
Rocker arms back from being performance coated.
just an update for anybody following i have the wheels back on the bike. I have finished the mounting of the seat and im just trimming the seat pan down to size. Just need to pull the motor back out and take the bike to the upholstery guy to have the seat done. He is going to be doing my CB125 seat as well. I have alll my calipers polished up. I also have almost everything i need to rebuild my big bore motor.
Rocker arms back from being performance coated.
MotorbikeBruno
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Re: CB550 alloy sprint
How the EF did you get all of the caliper polished up that nicely!?? Well done. Looks great.
How the EF did you get all of the caliper polished up that nicely!?? Well done. Looks great.
Re: CB550 alloy sprint
I have polished parts on y harborfeight buffer with pretty good results but there are a few nooks and crannies that are hard to get on hubs and calipers so i took them to a guy who does chrome plating and aluminum polishing. He is well worth the money as you can see. There is no way to get them looking that good on the equipment i have.Big Rich said:
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Thanks, I love those pipes you had cut. I would like to get the program to draw out the different sections so i could build pipes for my other bikes. Build a few sets and then my tig skills would be greatly improved.Rattlecan said:
Rattlecan
Been Around the Block
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I bought the pipes from a guy named Walms on the Kawi Triples board. I think he may be a member here as well.
I can ask him what program he used to draw them up, he has all kind of pipes for kawi's but not sure if he has any designs for anything else. I know that Squirly has a set on his H1 build as well.
They definately helped me hone in my tig welding skills but I still have a lot to learn. I', actually thinking about taking a tig course, as everything I know about it is self taught and youtube.
I bought the pipes from a guy named Walms on the Kawi Triples board. I think he may be a member here as well.
I can ask him what program he used to draw them up, he has all kind of pipes for kawi's but not sure if he has any designs for anything else. I know that Squirly has a set on his H1 build as well.
They definately helped me hone in my tig welding skills but I still have a lot to learn. I', actually thinking about taking a tig course, as everything I know about it is self taught and youtube.
joeybaggadonuts
comin in hot, hit em wit it
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I absolutely love that tank. and once you have those pipes on, it will look crazy good! great work man, your an inspiration!
I absolutely love that tank. and once you have those pipes on, it will look crazy good! great work man, your an inspiration!
bananaclip
Been Around the Block
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This is in the makes for top build! Love everything. Great work brother.
This is in the makes for top build! Love everything. Great work brother.
cleoncleon
Been Around the Block
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This is cooool!
I too am fortunate to have a buddy with a small shop and a hand at aluminum, which he swears by...
I'm going a hand shaped aluminum pan/cowl combo aswell for my build.
This is cooool!
I too am fortunate to have a buddy with a small shop and a hand at aluminum, which he swears by...
I'm going a hand shaped aluminum pan/cowl combo aswell for my build.
JustinLonghorn
No Purple Hearts, No Blue Ribbons
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That seat is the bees knees. Hell, the whole bike is.
That seat is the bees knees. Hell, the whole bike is.
