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I know this is the 3452878 post on battery charging issues. I have taken electronic classes and work with electronics but still consider it total magic so bear with me. My bikes electrical/wiring was custom done when I was out of my home state doing training for my job for almost a year. When I...

My mother lives in Caledonia. Do you have any pictures of the 78 1100 and the DS7.

They are almond brown. Electric ignition. Where is a good place to buy Keihin jets? 40 and 42 slow.

got it to idle at 1300-1400 rpm and not hang when i blip the throttle but after a while it still wants to die......the screws are seated. Does this mean increase slow jet size?

Its the stock 4 to 1 with a custom sleeve.

Main Jet is a 115 Idle Jet 38 Jet Needle 4th clip (i didnt rebuild these carbs but guessing those jets are a weird combination if stock is a 100 and 38) I put the air/fuel screws at about a 3/4 turn out and it helped....no more popping unless I full throttle and let off in higher gear...

I have a 1978 CB 550 that I bought in 2010. I've never had the time to fully commit to the build until now but the building is already done. It's been at 3 shops in 6 years getting everything worked on. Engine was basically rebuilt, honed/bored, new gaskets in Oct 2012 it set until 2014 with no...

Hello. I have a 78' CB550k. I bought aftermarket shocks from DCC (http://www.dimecitycycles.com/vintage-cafe-racer-bobber-brat-chopper-custom-motorcycle-suspension-eye-to-clevis-365mm-14-5-inch-black-shock-absorbers-damper-32-0211.html) When I put them on there is a gap between the eye and the...

Yea it combines it....on a 78 Cb550 this is all you need.....so coming from a 74 think of it as an upgrade....way better than the shit ones you get if you order OEM, they're like hard plastic and very easy to break when pressing in.

Nothin much....everything's stock...only wanting to run headlight and these two guys (http://www.harrisonspecialties.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=HS&Product_Code=Black_MB_Red&Category_Code=MiniB) Which means I need this...

Moth I will pay you 100 Doll hairs to put my electrical system together.

Funny, the picture says cb900f....

Not trying to bolt anything back in, I would just use the old stuff if that were the case lol, trying to stuff everything in the battery box being made. Trying to look for those threads/search for them is quite time consuming and if you put electrical, wiring, anything like that in the search...

Except Im pretty sure there is, I have a buddy that builds choppers he said he had something that could eliminate the old harness but I forget what is was and I have yet to call him again. I've been searching the site, to bad there aren't a TON of threads on this exact topic however through...

Im trying to condense my electronics. I dont know if Im going to run a electric start or just kick it but I need to condense this harness. You would think after 30 some years there would be a much smaller version of these harnesses that do the same things... Lets say Im gona kick it, run...

You are from Indy? Southside?

Re: Noob building a 78 CB550 Cafe - Pearl *Frame Done* Forgot the seat brackets lol..... About the wiring...Where do most of you guys hide all the stuff on the wiring harness that's originally across from the battery? Do you need all of it? Im only running headlight, tail, back turn signals...

Re: Noob building a 78 CB550 Cafe - Pearl Rear hoop done and welded turn signal brackets put on along with battery brackets and also smoothed out the factory welds and chopped brackets i didnt need...this was done by a buddy with a shop down the road, Bent Kustomz....Im gona slowly build up my...

Re: Noob building a 78 CB550 Cafe - Pearl The back of my frame is being chopped and welded with a rear hoop that has a slight upward bend, some signal brackets, and battery box brackets. Whats the best way to degrease an engine? The stuff is caked on there...I know I'm gona have to take it...

Re: Noob building a 78 CB550 Cafe - Pearl Okay guys im too the point where Im just gona start ordering all the things i need and collect them for when Im ready to put her back together so I don't have to waste time waiting on parts. So first off Im looking for a good quality set of Clip-on's...