B4snake
New Member
H'ok.. so I just picked up an old '77 CB550k Motorcycle for about $200.. My original idea was to turn it into more of a cafe racer, but the more I looked into it, the more I liked the idea of it being a brat bike. Well, I don't know if brat bike is quite the right term for it.
This is how it looked when I picked it up off of CL.
I quickly ripped the engine out and moved it down into my basement so I could start working on it.
I stipped the CB down to the frame
I did want to run a new front fork so I picked up a junk CBR600 for about $150 and ripped off the fork, brakes, wheels, clip ons.. I haven't decided if I wan to use the mag wheels yet, it kinda depends on $$ and how it looks in the end..
So after owning the bike for a month, that's about where I am.. My next plan of attack is to figure out what I am going to do for a seat...
This is how it looked when I picked it up off of CL.
I quickly ripped the engine out and moved it down into my basement so I could start working on it.
I stipped the CB down to the frame
I did want to run a new front fork so I picked up a junk CBR600 for about $150 and ripped off the fork, brakes, wheels, clip ons.. I haven't decided if I wan to use the mag wheels yet, it kinda depends on $$ and how it looks in the end..
So after owning the bike for a month, that's about where I am.. My next plan of attack is to figure out what I am going to do for a seat...