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Mamba

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Any DTTs in the Charleston area? Would love to get out sometime. Hit me up. Sorry for the repost but I wasn't sure if I fit in the Dirty South or DTT East Coast?

Here are some pics of my 78 CB550. I had Johann Keyser in Raleigh NC build it and it turned out great. Let me know if you would be interested in contacting him. Very reasonable and does great work. His website is www.cav-america.com. He spends most of his time building GT40s but does bikes on the side. We nick named the bike "Mamba". I will put some pics up of the build shortly. It was really an amazing transformation.

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Toby
 
Nice bike!
The CB550 is a personal favorite of mine, and that looks a lot like "the bike in my head".
 
very nice. Johann is a member here. I cant remember his screen name right now, but hes a very cool guy.
 
I had to get the word out on Johann as it appears he is going to be doing more and more bikes now. I think the next go around I am going to take a bike from 75 (year I was born) and build something out myself. This project was great but wish I had a little more blood sweat and tears in the whole thing. None the less it's still a head turner. I think I found a couple DTTs in the area as well to get a ride going. Anyone else interested?

I will also post some build pics on this one so you can all see the amazing transformation. Part of me was a little sad to see a mint Cb550 get chopped but in the end it was worth it.
 
Nice bike! Heard about it from my friend who talked to you about it last week in N. Charleston. Always up for a ride. Let me know...
 
jsadler09281 said:
Nice bike! Heard about it from my friend who talked to you about it last week in N. Charleston. Always up for a ride. Let me know...
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Was it Matt from EVO? I tried to email him back but didn't get a reply. When do you guys get out?

Toby
 
Yeah. I dont think he checks his work email much. We ride all the time. My number is 303-2619 and my email is "jakewsadler@gmail.com". Hit me up sometime...

Jake
 
Hey guys! I'm new to the cafe racer thing but always loved them and I just picked up more first project bike. It's a 1980 kz440. I hope to get things going soon. Can't wait to get it on the road and riding. If there is anyone in charleston that can help with it as far as parts or someone who works on them let me know.
 
Awesome man! Glad to have another soldier! Shoot me an email at the above address and we can talk further. Cant wait to see the bike...
 
CrazyCourt said:
Hey guys! I'm new to the cafe racer thing but always loved them and I just picked up more first project bike. It's a 1980 kz440. I hope to get things going soon. Can't wait to get it on the road and riding. If there is anyone in charleston that can help with it as far as parts or someone who works on them let me know.
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I don't know about the parts but there a guy named RAY that has a shop off of dorchestor road that does great work as far as getting the bike tuned in and running smooth. I don't believe they do much body work but the mechanic is good. The name of the business is Retro Cycles and the NUmber is 8433437088
 
Mamba said:
Any DTTs in the Charleston area? Would love to get out sometime. Hit me up. Sorry for the repost but I wasn't sure if I fit in the Dirty South or DTT East Coast?

Toby
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Hey Ive just finished biulding a 76 Honda CJ360T and was looking for a group to ride with. Any chance there a group or anyone riding the weekend of Oct 8 and 9th
 
Jeffcoatd2 said:
I don't know about the parts but there a guy named RAY that has a shop off of dorchestor road that does great work as far as getting the bike tuned in and running smooth. I don't believe they do much body work but the mechanic is good. The name of the business is Retro Cycles and the NUmber is 8433437088
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Awsome! Thanks I really appreciate the help. Right now I'm trying to get the wiring figured out, the previous owner cut it for some reason so trying to match stuff up has been a pain. Plus i can't find the right wheel bearings, I need 40mm od with a 15mm id and no one seems to carry them not even bearing distributers on rivers ave.
 
Yeah ive always hated doing the wiring on old bikes. I ended up just buying a new wiring harness for my R5 from HVC Cycle. But i personally stopped looking for the parts in the stores in Charleston. I just order everything off line. But you maybe be able to find the bearing on the site I put below. And Ive listed some other site that Ive used alot.

http://www.bikebandit.com/houseofmotorcycles/1980-kawasaki-motorcycle-kz440-standard-kz440b1-us/o/m3956
http://www.hvccycle.com
http://www.roccitycafe.com/store.php
http://www.benjiescaferacer.com/forsale.html
http://www.caferacermotorcycle.com/parts.php
 
Jeffcoatd2 said:
Yeah ive always hated doing the wiring on old bikes. I ended up just buying a new wiring harness for my R5 from HVC Cycle. But i personally stopped looking for the parts in the stores in Charleston. I just order everything off line. But you maybe be able to find the bearing on the site I put below. And Ive listed some other site that Ive used alot.

http://www.bikebandit.com/houseofmotorcycles/1980-kawasaki-motorcycle-kz440-standard-kz440b1-us/o/m3956
http://www.hvccycle.com
http://www.roccitycafe.com/store.php
http://www.benjiescaferacer.com/forsale.html
http://www.caferacermotorcycle.com/parts.php
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Thanks for the websites, bikebandit.com has everything i need pretty much. The only prob is they want 215.00 for a main harness, well it's pretty hard for me to spend that kind of cash right now, so hopefully with some luck i'll be able to figure the wiring out. Thanks again for the websites. I plan on posting some pics up soon of the bike so far and how it sits this second. By the way I wouldn't mind checking out your bike, post some pics up.
 
Yeah the wiring harnesses always seem to be over priced but what can you do.... yeah id like to see what it looks like.
 
Yeah I'm becoming pretty content with it after getting all the bugs out. But that wiring harness does look like a headache. Good luck on the build and keep updating the pictures. Id like to see where you go with it.
 
New member here.

I'm out on Johns Island putting a 360 together that I traded for. any of you guys got a timing cover for a 76 360?
 
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