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Hey Habanero, I actually made everything out of plastic this time. The top where the LED's are mounted is acrylic, the round surface is a piece of 3" PVC, and the center tube that the ignition goes through is just a 1" tube (not sure what kind of plastic). I tacked the pieces together with 5...

Today I finished up and installed my new indicator light dash to replace the ugly original. I think it turned out really well. I just have to go back and hide the wires a little better and group them all up. Let me know what you guys think.

Hey xb33bsa, It hasn't been an issue so far. Here is a better shot to show the new ride height.

I have also been working on the gauge cluster and dash lights. I bought some new smaller gauges and I picked up some nice surface mount LED's on my business trip. my original plan was to move the ignition to the side of the bike,but I ended up keeping the original and using it to mount my new...

Hey Guys, Work has been crazy so I took a little break from the bike, but now I am back. I ended up going with slightly longer shocks from dime city cycles. No clearance issues once everything is together, the swing arm does come close to the exhaust though. The stance and ride height are much...

These shocks are the shocks that were on the bike when I bought it. I am currently on a business trip in China, but I can measure when I return. After the shock comments I think that My bike would look real nice with a bit of a rear lift. I understand this can cause some complications though. I...

Hey Sherm, Thank you for your kind words. I actually modeled the dome in CAD first and sectioned my CAD model to the thickness of the foam. then traced the profile lines into each layer and cut the foam to match. This helped ensure I did not grind too deep in any location and gave me a simple...

Can you recommend some longer, better shocks?

Thinking about getting some Yoshimura style 4 into 1 pipes like the ones below. I think it will make the bike sound and look so much better. I will wrap the front and paint back black.

The rare wheel does rub on the pan when I hit hard bumps. What is the best way to restrict the shock travel? -J

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Hey Guys, Here is my first bike build, started with a pretty clean stock CB550K and plan to cafe it out. I did some things with the rear dome/tail that I haven't seen before. Next is gauges and pipes. Let me know what you think.

Here is the current state and a breakdown of what I did since new years -New Clubman bars -Cut back of frame off -Welded in a new steel tail loop -embedded a 3 part LED taillight & turn signals in the tail loop -custom rear dome Next steps -Finish dome -make a seat -new exhaust -new front...

ciokori, I am not selling them yet, maybe this summer.

Hey Guys sorry I have been off for a while, but check out my blog on the build http://kingdesign.me/78-cb-550-k-project-lafonda/

I ordered some clubman bars, a shorter brake line, a flexible brake light, and a magneto cover. My plan is to redo the back to more of a cafe style while keeping the ability of pulling off the seat and swapping between a two person seat and cafe seat. Can anyone make some suggestions on pipes...

Just got the bike today and am going to try to make a clean looking cafe.