Author Topic: Re: CB550 Cafe - bike completed new pictures (Read 7207 times)

el_simo · « **Reply #60 on:** Aug 01, 2011, 09:34:01 »

Looking great dude,

Very original, great roar off her. Your up north I presume? My aim is to have my cafe ready for skerries TT next year.

stidds · « **Reply #61 on:** Sep 08, 2011, 15:00:44 »

So I have been quiet over the summer with my bike. Not that the bike has been sitting around, I have been out riding it as much as I can and could not be bothered to take any pictures, sorry guys, LOL.

So here are my up to date pictures, as you can see there are some changes to the bike. The exhausts are new and also look a damn sight better I have raised the rear suspension slightly to give a more aggressive stance.

When I extended the wiring on the bike, I wired in a modern sportbike regulator/rectifier/charging system so I can run a halogen front bulb. When I rebuilt the carbs I changed the jetting on the bike so I could run the new exhaust and velocity stacks, the main jets went from 98 to 110 and the needle jets were best in the factory setting, I installed new slow jets also.

The only things left on my to do list is to sort the gas tank out, this is being sprayed this week and to re-cover the seat. Oh yes I need some pin-striping and tank badges also. I think the only other thing which is bugging me are the different shades of orange on the overflow/breather/fuel pipes which will need to be change cause it is really annoying me.

interceptor · « **Reply #62 on:** Sep 09, 2011, 19:36:25 »

Looks good man, very impressive.

stidds · « **Reply #63 on:** Oct 03, 2011, 18:23:42 »

So I needed a new finish to the gas tank, so I finally got round to painting and pinstriping it. I have never sprayed using 2k paint so took a while to get the hang of it and found out that I have very shaky hands so that made the pinstriping very interesting indeed, LOL.

Anyway it took a good few hours and attempts to get it to a place I am happy with.

JRK5892 · « **Reply #64 on:** Oct 03, 2011, 20:29:50 »

love the whole front end man!

willy D · « **Reply #65 on:** Oct 04, 2011, 09:59:20 »

Tank looks great! Thanks for sharing.

sallgoodguy · « **Reply #66 on:** Oct 15, 2011, 13:39:40 »

You did all this on your back patio?!?!?!? Hats off to you!

stidds · « **Reply #67 on:** Oct 16, 2011, 15:43:50 »

Well I have finally finished the bike to my liking, I cannot think of anything that needs doing, so I took some arty photo's instead of the bike sat on my driveway.

Hope you like it....

bananaclip · « **Reply #68 on:** Oct 17, 2011, 10:00:19 »

Damn brother!

cyclefreak · « **Reply #69 on:** Oct 17, 2011, 10:57:21 »

Love it!!!!!

chromo4130 · « **Reply #70 on:** Oct 19, 2011, 13:23:24 »

Great looking bike and a super build thread, I love you bike so much and for a 1st build it looks so professional.

This has to be one of the best bikes I have seen in my short time on this site.

4eyes · « **Reply #71 on:** Oct 20, 2011, 20:29:00 »

Nicely done!

Godffery · « **Reply #72 on:** Oct 23, 2011, 16:30:22 »

Very nicely done indeed.

Just incase you’re looking to update the Carb's or brakes:
http://www.vinmoto.org/gallery/v/VinMoto-Garage/album03/Godfferys-Garage-123/album185/

Godffery
http://tinyurl.com/yfrw4fc

stidds · « **Reply #73 on:** Nov 30, 2011, 19:14:46 »

Just thought I would add some updated pictures that I have taken for a website that it will be featured on very soon. The website it will be feature on is www.thebikeshed.cc.