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Hey all.. I intend to recess the head of the swingarm bolt inside the cavity of the left side rear set! This will then provide an extra 10-15 mm of thread on the right!
So on to the rear sets!! Having built a cafe/brat Esq CB550 in the past, the one thing I wanted to do to the this one was fit some sort or rear set to it! The 1977 CB550 is notoriously difficult to find bolt on rear sets that don't cost the earth or require some sort of frame modification...
The next step I wanted to do was to look at the frame and the rear hoop. I have used a supplier in the past who i found on ebay (Triple Humph) to supply the hoop. He builds some really good LED integrated hoops and at a reasonable price. Once I figured out how short I wanted the rear of the...
As it had only covered the 15k I decided to leave it as is! More budget than anything! Would have loved to upped the performance slightly but hopefully if i can tune it correctly jetting wise and a 4-1 it will be considerbly quicker than my CB550!
Hi mate thanks for the welcome! yh i will definitely do my best to keep this updated! it is such a good place to share all our wisdom or seek help due to lack of it! lol
feel free to chip in whenever you like!
Al
Next job was to focus some time on the engine.. I stripped the top end of and inspected the bottom end for tolernces all seemed good. Took the excess paint off which was hours and hours of labour.. it seems no matter how much you clean scouer, or degrease, when you take a white cloth to it still...
So first things first I stripped it down.. It was purchased from a trusted friend so with 15k on the clock and a known history I was confident the engine was fine. These bikes are great for getting the engine out the frame as the frame itself dismantles. Stripped the tank back to bare metal...
hey,
So ive never completed a build thread of any of my bikes.. somehow I find it difficult to find the time to build let alone write about it. (maybe its the young family). However I have enjoyed many an hour reading and learning from other build threads that I thought if I can find time to...
NIce!! Those stator plate covers are like gold dust! Surprised its still on! The 550's are great little bikes to work on.. the main issues I had were re-jetting for the pods and wiring in a non return diode when deleting the dual indicator idiot lights for a single one on a new speedo!
Any...
My names Al, from the uk.. I’m 39 and love building bikes esp old hondas.
my first project was a 1977 CB550 Supersport! Once a bit of a wreck and destined for the scrap heap, I managed to get it back to some kind of former glory changing it up as I went along.
the bike was done on a bit of a...
Hey great build and great progress dude!! Any chance in knowing what spacers you used for the rear wheel please! Also how you intend on fitting a 'stay' for the rear caliper mount. I am at an identical tage with my build and looking for ideas.
Cheers
Al
I am trying to fit a swingarm from a cb400 into a 1981 cb750.
I could really do with photographs of the swingarm as it fits to the original bike to assist with my quest.
If anyone has one that could send some pics I would be forever grateful!
Any other help would also be appreciated
Thanks
Alan
Okay.. I’ve successfully lined up the rear wheel, the sprockets are not a million miles off so if anything I might have to space the rear sprocket out a little.
I was think about having a spacer made that includes a bush to go inside the pivot bolt holes in the frame.
The previous owner has had...
Thanks for that.. I’ve started working on locating the true centre of the rear wheel and making sure it’s central to the bike and the front wheel.
Does anyone know what I need to consider when getting the bushings made up? Like materials and contact surfaces?
Thanks
Alan
Hi, I recently purchased a new project that being a Honda CB750f2. It has a fully fitted cb954rr front end including brake system and wheel.
The rear swingarm I have to mirror the front end is from a CB400SF.. This is where I’m struggling. The S/A at pivot point is narrower than the stock so...
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