CB550 Project Scruffy Racer

Managed a small ride out today, within the covid regulations which allow meeting up with 1 person for a coffee !

chose wisely, friend with a 1980 cb750 ( the one i rebuilt the motor for before christmas)

both bukes running well , phew !
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Really nice result....just read the whole thing while having my morning coffee!
Wondering if you're aware of this firm....just by the Blackwall Tunnel?

ABE Suppliers of High Quality Brake Disks| Fork Stanchions Shock|Brake Pads

Suppliers of high quality brake discs
www.allbikeengineering.co.uk
They make brake discs (and fork stanchions as well) the one in the pic below cost £75.....suspect you're drilling wasn't much less than that....?
 

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unclerob said:
Really nice result....just read the whole thing while having my morning coffee!
Wondering if you're aware of this firm....just by the Blackwall Tunnel?
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They make brake discs (and fork stanchions as well) the one in the pic below cost £75.....suspect you're drilling wasn't much less than that....?
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I didnt know about ABE, thanks for the link !
 
Hello boys and girls

it’s been a while so i thought you might appreciate a Scruffy update !

Scruffy is fan-bloody-tastic !

the remaining niggle for a while has been the front suspension being very harsh.
i’ve tried every oil grade, hagon springs, yss emulators and finally All Balls low friction fork seals - Hallelujah!
the low friction seals really make a difference, maybe 20-30% better plushness

the 600cc conversion, and a one tooth bigger front sprocket, allows Scruffy to cruise nicely at any reasonable speed …. and he has plenty of torque/power from 5k for the fun stuff. handling on the Road Riders and Hagons is really good and the double disk setup provides decent braking. He’s a blast to ride.

here’s how Scruffy is looking after a few thousand miles of fun use, mainly in the rain it seems !

steve
 

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Sderbyshire said:
Hello boys and girls

it’s been a while so i thought you might appreciate a Scruffy update !

Scruffy is fan-bloody-tastic !

the remaining niggle for a while has been the front suspension being very harsh.
i’ve tried every oil grade, hagon springs, yss emulators and finally All Balls low friction fork seals - Hallelujah!
the low friction seals really make a difference, maybe 20-30% better plushness

the 600cc conversion, and a one tooth bigger front sprocket, allows Scruffy to cruise nicely at any reasonable speed …. and he has plenty of torque/power from 5k for the fun stuff. handling on the Road Riders and Hagons is really good and the double disk setup provides decent braking. He’s a blast to ride.

here’s how Scruffy is looking after a few thousand miles of fun use, mainly in the rain it seems !

steve
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Nope, still not scruffy ;)
 
Another positive example of fender use. Congrats! But, I must agree with Jimbo that the moniker should change to something like "classy racer".
 
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