'75 CB550K1 Gulf - Round...3, the fun stuff

Re: '75 CB550 - the "Le Mans Special" - she lost 90 lbs on her diet

I havent weighed my rear wheel but its alot! I had to bounce the thing off the ground like a basket ball when I installed the tire on the rim, it took a little dish soap for lube but its on.
 
Re: '75 CB550 - the "Le Mans Special" - she lost 90 lbs on her diet

congrats on the botm win Ringo. I've got to say if you're rear end looks half as good as your bikes then I wouldn't mind spending a few weeks in prison with you ;) . no homo


Devon
It's not gay if you say no homo ;D

edit: I have nothing against gay ppl :D
 
Re: '75 CB550 - the "Le Mans Special" - she lost 90 lbs on her diet

Ahahahahaha! Do I say thanks to that?
 
Re: '75 CB550 - the "Le Mans Special" - she lost 90 lbs on her diet

devon said:
congrats on the botm win Ringo. I've got to say if you're rear end looks half as good as your bikes then I wouldn't mind spending a few weeks in prison with you ;) . no homo


Devon
It's not gay if you say no homo ;D

edit: I have nothing against gay ppl :D
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Wow... Thats some hard core male bonding going on there...
Guess bikes really are chic..... I mean.... Lover magnets???
 
Re: '75 CB550 - the "Le Mans Special" - she lost 90 lbs on her diet

Ringo said:
Ahahahahaha! Do I say thanks to that?
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You can thank me when I'm finished ;) no homo.
 
Re: '75 CB550 - the "Le Mans Special" - she lost 90 lbs on her diet

Oh my... It's turning into an HGTV show in here. Ringo, your bike it awesome, and I'll be perfectly happy if I never see your rear end. Haha

Has anyone from DTT begged you to ride it yet (the CB ...sheesh)? If I was the first, would that make me first in line? Eh?
 
Re: '75 CB550 - the "Le Mans Special" - she lost 90 lbs on her diet

So now we need a HP:lb competition thread ;)

I'm gonna have to weigh mine, but first get an old bathroom scale, or a new one to replace my old one with. I've always wanted to know how my XS compares to new. May not have lost 90 pounds, but I've taken a lot of metal off the frame, ditched the stock seat for a manx fibreglass seat, alloy tank... hmmmmm..... :)
 
Re: '75 CB550 - the "Le Mans Special" - she lost 90 lbs on her diet

BTW Ringo, now that you're the first person to actually weigh their bike (near as I can tell) around here using the bathroom scale technique, I expect you to post up a thread on the methodology, so we can establish a standardized protocol to follow.

We'll all end up with bathroom scales (will need a calibration method - quantity of water would probably be good - most people have a bucket of a known volume and water available.

Document the calibration of the scale, setup the boards, weigh the bike. Most weight loss from stock while still remaining street-legal wins the prize. New contest.
 
Re: '75 CB550 - the "Le Mans Special" - she lost 90 lbs on her diet

I'm up for that. I chopped a hell of a lot off my bike and I'd be interested to see the results. I doubt I'll win though... mine was pretty light to start with...
 
Re: '75 CB550 - the "Le Mans Special" - she lost 90 lbs on her diet

I like this idea. It would have to be a percentage based on original weight though. Or we're going to get guys losing 150lbs from a HD taking the cake. But, like Erskine, if you you can shed 65 lbs from a sub-300 lb bike, that's a little more impressive!
 
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Still, you would even have to wonder about the "percentage" method, because there just isn't much to lose on some bikes because they never really started with much. I mean, I didn't start with a Harley, but a '81 Maxim with a lot of crappy 80s gingerbread on it. A guy starting with an XL100 is not going to be able to cut nearly as much percentage without deleting necessary components, while I am shaving pounds by removing ridiculous styling treatments. It's a cool thought though, and I think we should do it anyway, just for fun at least.
 
Re: '75 CB550 - the "Le Mans Special" - she lost 90 lbs on her diet

Weight is only part of performance though... power to weight, now that's more like it. :)
 
Re: '75 CB550 - the "Le Mans Special" - she lost 90 lbs on her diet

I agree on the power to weight being the more important. Like my bike started life as a 406 lb wet bike with approx 35 HP from honda. It is now, I am guessing approx 350 lbs wet I am going to confirm this with the scale. I put the upgraded 450 which was rated from the factory @ 45 Hp. I also rejetted, opened the exhuast up etc. But 350 lbs and 45 hp is a lot better than 406 lbs and 35HP. The top speed of the CB/CM400T was 141 KPH or 87 MPH, the top speed of the CM/CB450 T was 181 KPH or 108 MPH The newer version I have the motor from. My weight savings has not increased the top speed much if any, but getting to that speed or any speed has been quickened up for sure. I know my 0-60MPH (100KPH) has gone down over the stock bike. And I don't really care about doing 100+MPH I can't afford the tickets, but I like to get from 0-55-60 MPH really quick. this also should probably be a new thread as not to clutter up Ringo's build thread.

CHeers,

Maritime
 
Re: '75 CB550 - the "Le Mans Special" - she lost 90 lbs on her diet

I'm all for a contest but let's start another thread.

Congratulations Ringo, it's all been said before so I won't get all wound up on it but that's a damn fine bike right there! BOTM(Y?) well deserved....
 
Re: '75 CB550 - the "Le Mans Special" - she lost 90 lbs on her diet

I'm new to the Ton and I must say that I'm mesmerized by that bike! It's a front cover quality machine! Kuddos!
 
Re: '75 CB550 - the "Le Mans Special" - she lost 90 lbs on her diet

Ha! Thanks Mo, very cool to hear from another local guy. There's a couple of us DTTers in the area. Tyler (t71ford) lives in Belgrade and he's got a couple sweet builds.

I'm leaving town in a week or two for the next 5 months, so if the weather clears up, you ought to join Tyler and me for some rides!
 
Re: '75 CB550 - the "Le Mans Special" - she lost 90 lbs on her diet

+1...Maybe time for a DTT Bozeman ride this weekend?
 
Re: '75 CB550 - the "Le Mans Special" - she lost 90 lbs on her diet

Hey Ringo... you should get this 'busa:

Hayabusa_Gulf_2.jpg
 
Re: '75 CB550 - the "Le Mans Special" - she lost 90 lbs on her diet

Haha, yeah I've seen that thing in my search for Gulf colors. That swing arm is...classic. ::)
 
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