Recent content by Bru-tom

very cool bike Steve! she runs really well too. seems to handle pretty good as well. Good job 8)

no probs mate. Its a little difficult to see the wear on the cam lobes, is that oil giving it that brown tinge? the rocker arm contact point does look a little rough on the left outer edge in the pic, is that correct? do you know what i am going to recommend, if youre not already a member...

Hey man, the bike turned out great!!!!! wow! congrats, to think what she looked like to now, epic! 8) glad the oil problem was an easy enough fix. I had the same problem with mine. Maiden voyage, stop for gas, oil everywhere on the head and jugs, the same places it came out before i split the...

Thanks Justin ;) im really glad you like it Mr, makes all the hard work even more worth it with comments like that ;)

cool thread, il join in...\ before: after:

There is another way to tension the chain is when the motor is not running. Turn the crank past TDC until the pin post that the spring for the advancer behind the points plate lines up with the case mark. then loosen the locknut on the tensioner and it will self adjust, you can test this by...

great stuff so far man! the old head gasket is a biyacth to get off, good luck with that one hahahaha. Just be careful to not scratch the mating surface when scraping. Try to soak the old gasket with oil or something to soften it up a bit. Post some pics of the rockers and cam, it might not...

Great work so far ;) I feel your pain with the shocks. The tops of mine were gonners and there were quite a few rust spots on the "working surface" which would have ruined any new seal i installed. I had to have mine replated. Had them hard chromed and ground. The guy told me that the chrome...

thanks guys ;) appreciate it :D It was NOT easy. Nope, i am in South Africa

Re: cb550 Less Is More....*engine's hoodie off* Here are some pics i had taken some time back, thought id post the, before i show to pics of what she looks like now... here are my attempts to take decent pics for ya'll :biggrin: Some art'sy ones, but still happy with the outcome... (i...

Re: cb550 Less Is More....*engine's hoodie off* here are some pics that i may have missed along the way, pic of what i built that makes my taillight do what it does. The frequency and speed can be adjusted with the pots... sprayed with plastidip to protect it from the elements i also made a...

Re: cb550 Less Is More....*engine's hoodie off* SSSSSOOOOOooooooooooooo, pics as promised....but before that, a few last updates that you i may not have posted before... I bought a helmet from a guy, he bought it in 1970. I would have loved to have bought a newly produced one, but with no...

Re: cb550 Less Is More....*engine's hoodie off* i actually forgot to post here in a while, just one massive update :D

Re: cb550 Less Is More....*engine's hoodie off* what a reply :othanks Mr :D glad you guys are enjoying my build! Here is a little more to add.... here are some pics of my finished fender...only crap thing about it is that the original that i panel-beat to get straight enough to use as a...

Re: cb550 Less Is More....*engine's hoodie off* got around to finally polishing my tank and test fitting it. i must say, she didnt need much in that dept, she cleaned up real good. yes yes, it was wash day too :biggrin: i also got around to fitting my new chain too: i...