haddock
New Member
Well... I decided to make a thread about my Honda CB550 build.
It started back in june when I sold my Suzuki DRZ400 because I wanted a cheap bike which I could park outside my apartment, without someone is trying to steal it.
Old bike:
I decided to go for an old bike, and convert it to a slick cafe racer within a small budget.
I've found a Honda CB550k3 which looked pretty original, and bought it for around 2400$ (bikes are expensive in Denmark)
Except the exhaust, the bike was pretty much like this when I picked it up.
Sadly I had to buy a new chain, indicator relay, front brake master, new braided brake line, new brake pads and connect the horn before it could pass the MOT - even though the seller told me it would pass with no problem.
Well, I was ready to start the project now, and so far I have mounted a new head- and taillight, removed a lot of the original parts, mounted a exhaust from Carpy (expensive stuff getting it from the US to Denmark).
I've have thrown away the old handlebar and put on some nice clip-on's.
This pretty much how it looks like atm.
It started back in june when I sold my Suzuki DRZ400 because I wanted a cheap bike which I could park outside my apartment, without someone is trying to steal it.
Old bike:
I decided to go for an old bike, and convert it to a slick cafe racer within a small budget.
I've found a Honda CB550k3 which looked pretty original, and bought it for around 2400$ (bikes are expensive in Denmark)
Except the exhaust, the bike was pretty much like this when I picked it up.
Sadly I had to buy a new chain, indicator relay, front brake master, new braided brake line, new brake pads and connect the horn before it could pass the MOT - even though the seller told me it would pass with no problem.
Well, I was ready to start the project now, and so far I have mounted a new head- and taillight, removed a lot of the original parts, mounted a exhaust from Carpy (expensive stuff getting it from the US to Denmark).
I've have thrown away the old handlebar and put on some nice clip-on's.
This pretty much how it looks like atm.