Recent content by jmagno316

http://wichita.craigslist.org/mcy/5831472431.html $2800 obo. Please do not hesitate to make an offer, I am willing to negotiate. More pictures in the ad. Located in Wichita, Kansas. 316-204-3875

It's been a while since I've posted and update. A good deal on a dime city brat seat popped up on eBay so I decided to go that route. I got most of the wiring done on the bike and have ridden it around. It ended up dying on me after about 20 mins of riding. I read somewhere that the rick's...

Hey great job on the bike! I'm actually working on a 550 as well. Do you happen to still have the old header pipe?

Slowly progressing. I've done some work on it, but have been working on another project lately. I'll post pictures soon.

This project looks a lot like mine. :P

I have a cb550 I am building with the Ricks rec/reg combo. The red I have hooked up to power, and the black is hooked up to ignition

Both of those wires need to be hooked up to power

Wow this is awesome!!!

Yea I plan on it. I was thinking of maybe doing a black denim. I took it to get a quote for a cover made, they wanted $300! Might just try the denim cover myself.

Been working on wiring up everything in my free time. Today I came home after a long day of studying on campus to a package from 4into1 waiting for me! I've received a SS allen bolt set, new petcock, adjustable remote reservoir shocks and a couple of float bowl gaskets for the 72' CL175 I just...

Did some more work on the 550. Made a seat pan out of a couple of old shelves I found on the side of campus, and used my sister's old yoga mat and a couple of those interlocking mats from Harbor Freight for the seat cushion. I tried using the high density foam from Walmart but thought it...

Haven't posted in here in a while so here's an update. Finished painting the motor, got a new chain, and I I heard it idle for the first time. Also, I stripped the original tank down to bare metal, and lightly sanded. I haven't decided what I want to do with it yet. I'm kind of liking the bare...

Just wanted to know is it really worth swapping a cb650 cam into a cb550 motor? Or would I be better off swapping an entire cb650 motor/exhaust/electrical etc? Im just curious as what gains I would see from one or the other. The bike is a 77' cb550k, and I just picked up a complete 81 cb650c...

Just as I was about to start cleaning and prepping my motor for paint, an 81' CB650 Custom popped up on craigslist yesterday. I read a while back on the SOHC forum that these motors will bolt right into a 550 frame, and that you can also use the cb650 cams in the cb550 motors. I figured why...

So I've started to dig into the wiring harness. Had a buddy of mine giving me a hand. Im really not a fan of wiring! Im going to try to use the GSXR controls. Everything has gone smoothly except for the hazard buttons. Also, Harbor Freight had a car motor stand on sale for less than $50. I've...