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So wanting to buid a street tracker but go along a route less travelled, so I purchased a 1980 Kawasaki KZ500B, however quickly decided I wanted more power so I shoe horned a KZ750 engine in the frame and combined that engine with a set of KZ1000 carbs, the engine was a tight fit but fit it did...

So I have been building my CB550 Cafe for a while, I started it in February when I bought it. Stripped it down completely, rebuilt the engine and tried to make it exactly how I visioned it in my brain. I have finally finished the bike to a standard that I am happy with and I have to say I am...

I needed a new finish on my gas tank, so I had a go at spraying it in 2k paint and pinstriping it. It took quite a long time preparing it and learning how to paint it, plus once I started the pinstriping realised that I have very shaky hands which really doesn't help things. Anyway after many...

Thought I would add some pictures of one of the family cars. This car is actually a present I bought for my Wife recently, she has had a really tough couple of years and I wanted to treat her.

I have just put some new rearsets on my CB550K3 and thought I would share some pictures of them with you. I have converted the rear brake to cable actuated instead of rod and it works so much better. Shifter side.. Brake side..

I have made myself some rearsets for my CB550, but I need a brake pedal stop. The PO had cut off the original mounts for the brake so I had to go a different route. Now I have the rearsets, the brake light mechanism attached and the rear brake rod sorted, I just need a way of putting a brake...

I have just finished upholstering my seat unit. How I did it was... I firstly made a cardboard template of the seating area, then I made a base for the seat out of hardboard (it is flexible). To make the hardboard even more flexible I poured hot water from the kettle on the shiny surface and...

Just thought I would show you guys my new front fender (mudguard over here in the UK). It is the standard CB550K3 front fender, which has been chopped as it had bad rust on the rear part. I drilled out the rivets holding the fender to the brace moved the fender backwards until I was happy and...

I have a CB550K and as my original tank was shot to bits (quite literally there are so many holes in it), I purchased a tank from a CB500 twin. I thought I would show some pictures and share some findings with anyone who is thinking of the same swap. The 500 tank is slightly longer than the...

After looking at and reading numerous threads on this wonderful site regarding seat building using fibreglass I finally had a go myself. I was helped by my Father-in-Law (who is an engineering genius), we made a wooden form to mould the seat to. We used black gel coat for the top surface and...

I have always loved cafe racers as my Father owned a number of Triumphs and Nortons bitd, he also had a CB550 which I can always fondly remember from my childhood. So I took the plunge and bought a 1978 Honda CB550K3, it cost me the princely sum of £400, so a nice bargain. The engine has...

Hello everyone, My name is Sean and I am based in the UK. I have just bought myself a CB550 that I am going to strip down and make into a Cafe Racer. I have been on this site a couple of weeks now lurking in the shadows and I have to say that I have seen some of the most amazing and beautiful...