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BCR made it but the shape and dimensions were all by me. Thanks.

Flugtechnik, Thanks for the input man, i apretiate it. I'll pull it off and seal it up with some clear silicone. Did you go all the way around the seam on the back? Edit: Just wanted to mention I'm using a modified version of the original rear plastic feeder liner./mud guard. Did you have...

He's the best for these sohc 4's, that's for sure!

It's been a long while since an updated. So the crankcase being shipped to Mark Paris to check over the gears and install the factory Honda cam and primary chains. while in transit the oil filter housing must have been whacked pretty damn hard. The case is toast. We decided to use the internals...

Well, it was 4:37am and I was uploading photos; For some reason I couldn't fall asleep. I had a couple of front wheels sitting in my apartment that I trued up yesterday at work. Boredom got the best of me and I ended up installing the speedometer drive blanking spacer I bought few weeks back...

Re: Trad's CB550K Cafe: PATINA & PRISTINE I finished designing and fabricating the rear bolt-on "Multi-Brace". I made it by hand out of 6 pieces of 1/4" stainless steel. Just cut, clamped, mig welded, ground, and drilled/threaded. This piece supports the rear end and replaces the higher...

Re: Trad's CB550K Cafe: PATINA & PRISTINE Thanks man! I need to rebuild the bottom end now. Not psyched, there is Primary chain wear, such a bummer. I have NOS Primary and cam chains to install though.

Re: Trad's CB550K Cafe: PATINA & PRISTINE I pulled the bottom end and got the headlight bucked installed with the shortened fork ears from Kott. I decided to run the ears inside out essentially so you can see more of the fork tube. I really like how it sucks the headlight bucket into the triple...

Re: Trad's CB550K Cafe: PATINA & PRISTINE Thanks a lot. I can't wait to finish the 74!!!

Re: Trad's CB550K Cafe: PATINA & PRISTINE If anyone is interested, this is the bike I finished a few weeks back. Not as in-depth as this build. It's my new runner/daily. 1978 CB550K. CB550 Dark by tradart101, on Flickr 550F 1 by tradart101, on Flickr Here's a video of first start up since...

Re: Trad's CB550K Cafe: PATINA & PRISTINE Thanks! Do you have a build thread on here? Care to post the link?

Re: Trad's CB550K Cafe: PATINA & PRISTINE I forgot to post these photos. I got the intake manifolds on with new Honda clamps. Since the photo I broke one of the obsolete metal tangs on the slide adjuster screws. It happened while I was bench syncing the carbs. :-[ :-[ :-[ That part is not...

Re: Trad's CB550K Cafe: PATINA & PRISTINE Thanks! That was a bike I had in my early late teens and early 20's. She's long gone I'm afraid. It was bone stock and in the blue. That was a wheelie machine. haha. I wish I still had it.

Re: Trad's CB550K Cafe: PATINA & PRISTINE Thank you man! The pipe didn't arrive like that, took a bunch of elbow grease. haha. I can't wait to see how this beast sounds.

"UPDATE: Jan 3rd, 2016 I finished fabricating this rear "Multi-brace" The crank case is currently with Mark but he's in the midst of a few other projects so I'm just waiting my turn. Once that is back from him it's time to assemble the top end and go. While the lower end is in Mark's care...