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    Tracker Style Seat - New

    I bought this for my 77 CB550 and it's a good fit. It is a universal seat and needs a plywood base to adapt to whatever bike you decide to use it for. It's heavy plastic with no slip seat cover with red threads. It can be light sanded to paint. It came from a small European company is is a nice...
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    ‘79 Kz650B - Semi-Trackbike Build

    There's something very satisfying about de-tabbing and removing unused brackets off of a motorcycle frame.
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    il Crustico - '73 Moto Guzzi Eldorado Basket case Restoration

    I just found this thread. A beautiful restoration. I'm working on a 77 Honda basket case that was always garaged. It seems like most of the work is on restoring rusted parts. Knowing what I now know, I wouldn't attempt to do a build that had as much rust and decay as your Guzzi. You really...
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    Found a $300 CB550

    Tuffside seats. Lots of styles. I like the combination of seat, tan & front fender all the same color.
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    Found a $300 CB550

    I wanted to take a last picture with the tank and the seat laid up to see how it all looks together before I take it back apart.
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    Found a $300 CB550

    I've had a bunch of stuff going on that pulled me away from working on this and I haven't touched it except to roll it in and out of the way in the garage. Finally after 2 months I'm back at it. I was nervous because when I cut down the fender it was a tight fit with the larger front tire and it...
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    Found a $300 CB550

    Thanks. It was a fun diversion.
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    Found a $300 CB550

    I forgot my GF birthday in March and she was pissed at me so I had to come up with a plan. My neighbor had an old bicycle from the 30s sitting in his yard rusting away so I asked him what he was going to do with it. He said take it if you want it so I did with the idea that I'd rebuild it for my...
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    Found a $300 CB550

    I appreciate the thought
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    Found a $300 CB550

    I'm getting close to doing wiring and I'm trying to get a wiring diagram going. There are a lot of generic ones out there but I'm hoping someone that has a similar list of components might have one done that will help get me closer. My bike is a 77 CB550F This is a list of my electronics going...
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    Found a $300 CB550

    That's probably good advice but I don't have that much patience. For everything that I changed, I didn't really change the stock locations. There are almost no brackets. They're all removed. The welder I'm working with is a hardcore motorcycle guy so I have a good set of second eyes on this...
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    Found a $300 CB550

    I wanted to post a closeup of this because I think it looks cool. My welder decided it needs a frame under the seat in case someone decides to try and pick the bike up by the plastic fender section. The mock up is pretty much done. The tank, seat, lower rear fender, the foot pegs and the...
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    Found a $300 CB550

    I just got bored with the cafe racer look in the middle of the build.
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    Found a $300 CB550

    Since I cut down the trees in my yard and there has been almost no rain in the last month, I was able to dedicate a weekend to this project. It is unbelievable how much time goes into fabricating and fitting up stuff. All afternoon in my garage beefing up and re-fabricating the seat fasteners on...
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    Found a $300 CB550

    I received the steel handlebars today and swapped them out with the aluminum Renthal set. I also installed the bar end mirrors just to see how they looked. I think they look pretty cool.
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    Found a $300 CB550

    I'm hoping that it does.
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    Found a $300 CB550

    Ends up, there's plenty of things to do while waiting for paint to harden. I spent almost 3 hours sanding and polishing out the clutch lever and repainting a perch. I had fabricated a panel to fill the frame area in front of the rear wheel where the lower fender was so that it will keep the pods...
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    Found a $300 CB550

    I'm sort of stalled for 2 weeks. My painter told me to not touch the tank and fenders for 2 weeks so the paint can harden. I need to do a final fit up for the seat and tank so there's not much I can do. I got a lot of stuff done in the last month and I want to get the frame to the powder coater...
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    Found a $300 CB550

    We got too a lot of details that were obstacles to finishing up the frame for powder coating. We have to build one more bracket in the rear and It's time to take apart and get powder coated. I got pictures form the painter today. He just has to do a few more clear coats and buff it out. I've...
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