'75 CB550K1 Gulf - Round...3, the fun stuff
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xratt
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Re: '75 CB550 - Gulf
WOW, I had picked this same theme for my VW buggy I started building a few years ago. Awesome work, those colors kick butt. This should push me to get busy on the buggy again. Picture it, a fiberglass buggy, with fully roll cage, and a 2 liter type 4 motor, twin turboed hanging out of it. With this same color and logo scheme. Can am style. SWEET. Killer work, cant wait to see the progress.
WOW, I had picked this same theme for my VW buggy I started building a few years ago. Awesome work, those colors kick butt. This should push me to get busy on the buggy again. Picture it, a fiberglass buggy, with fully roll cage, and a 2 liter type 4 motor, twin turboed hanging out of it. With this same color and logo scheme. Can am style. SWEET. Killer work, cant wait to see the progress.
Re: '75 CB550 - Gulf
Hey ringo I may just send you a better stand I cringe everytime I see a pic of the bike on the chair. If those are the office chairs I use they can nearly hold up my fat ass let alone a complete bike.... Hahaha.
Great work that thing is awesome!!!!!
Hey ringo I may just send you a better stand I cringe everytime I see a pic of the bike on the chair. If those are the office chairs I use they can nearly hold up my fat ass let alone a complete bike.... Hahaha.
Great work that thing is awesome!!!!!
Re: '75 CB550 - Gulf
gpreciado, you have some bizarre timing, man. I went into the shop this morning to mock up where the rear tire would be so I could get working on the license plate mount. I was kneeling down scoping it out, then had to turn around to grab my tape measure. Well my ass hit the top rear subframe and sent it teetering forwards. I caught it about when the forks hit the floor. (I think they stopped it more than me haha). But it scared the shit out of me! So I spent today making a little dolly out of 2x4s, and now we're properly secured.
Turns out my half-assed chair wasn't very stable! :-X
gpreciado, you have some bizarre timing, man. I went into the shop this morning to mock up where the rear tire would be so I could get working on the license plate mount. I was kneeling down scoping it out, then had to turn around to grab my tape measure. Well my ass hit the top rear subframe and sent it teetering forwards. I caught it about when the forks hit the floor. (I think they stopped it more than me haha). But it scared the shit out of me! So I spent today making a little dolly out of 2x4s, and now we're properly secured.
Turns out my half-assed chair wasn't very stable! :-X
Re: '75 CB550 - Gulf
Ringo, I felt it in my bones. I was in the same boat an had te tank and seat mocked up and I had it on a crate and my son came by and barely even touched it and it toppled over breaking the seat and denting the tank. All fixable and my son didn't get hurt, but I was just starting and you are way ahead of me and I wouldn't want that to happen to anyone. Plus I can't take all the credit I had the site open an went to get a bite to eat and the wife spotted the seat stand.
Ringo, I felt it in my bones. I was in the same boat an had te tank and seat mocked up and I had it on a crate and my son came by and barely even touched it and it toppled over breaking the seat and denting the tank. All fixable and my son didn't get hurt, but I was just starting and you are way ahead of me and I wouldn't want that to happen to anyone. Plus I can't take all the credit I had the site open an went to get a bite to eat and the wife spotted the seat stand.
Re: '75 CB550 - Gulf
I've stood on them several times, ffjmoore. There's some flex; about as much as the brackets bolted to the frame on my 400. The only thing I'm worried about with this setup is if the bike ends up on it's side. They'll definitely bend inwards.
I've stood on them several times, ffjmoore. There's some flex; about as much as the brackets bolted to the frame on my 400. The only thing I'm worried about with this setup is if the bike ends up on it's side. They'll definitely bend inwards.
Re: '75 CB550 - Gulf
Got the tail light installed. The flush mount light came with a prismatic lens that needed to be rounded and sanded down. They recommend clearing the lens when it's sanded how you want, so I still have to do that. But boy is this sucker (painfully) bright!
Got the tail light installed. The flush mount light came with a prismatic lens that needed to be rounded and sanded down. They recommend clearing the lens when it's sanded how you want, so I still have to do that. But boy is this sucker (painfully) bright!
RedPlastic
make it rain bitches
Re: '75 CB550 - Gulf - tail light shaped and installed
Beautiful....I wish I had your patience and skill when it comes to paint and body work!
Beautiful....I wish I had your patience and skill when it comes to paint and body work!
Re: '75 CB550 - Gulf - tail light shaped and installed
Ian, Red, Jay, Mike, thanks guys. Rich, no signals man! Luckily MT doesn't require them. Is it practical? No, not at all.... I hate hand signaling, too. But it just seems fitting on this build.
Ian, Red, Jay, Mike, thanks guys. Rich, no signals man! Luckily MT doesn't require them. Is it practical? No, not at all.... I hate hand signaling, too. But it just seems fitting on this build.
