Pix of my project bike - new member here

[Shooter]

I'm new here but here are the pix of what I just bought - '77 Honda CB550 Super Sports and this is going to be a Cafe Racer

She is a honey and I am sure will turn out very cool.

I got it with a spare engine and spare headers and a few bits and pieces.

Look forward to your thoughts and your help as I embark on this project.

 

[XS650RR]

Hey Shooter .... First of all welcome to the site. You will find all kinds of info, ideas and help here. The bike is very cool !!!. Keep us posted on your progress

 

[Dragsterhund]

Shooter, glad to see you found your way over here from the DML!

Schweet bike man. What do you have planned so far?

 

[Shooter]

Shooter, glad to see you found your way over here from the DML!

Schweet bike man. What do you have planned so far?

I am just absorbing ideas from everwhere at the moment for this project. I kind of know what I like in a Cafe Racer eg (seat and tank shapes and spoked wheels) but from there on I am open . I do want to get most of the ideas together and visualised as a concept before I start. Trick for me is to stay totally within "Classic Racer" or go a bit "Radical Racer". I like both but either way I want mine to be unique. (Definition of Unique - " different , just like everyone elses")

 

[Tripler]

A very nice base for your vision to come to fruition, good luck

 

[locOleoN]

Here's my 75 cb550f...

http://dotheton.com/index.php?topic=10.0

Cheers

 

[Shooter]

I am starting to think that my 550 is a '76 (not a '77)

I think they did away with the fork boots in '77 models.

I can absoluitely establish that (when the bike is delivered to me next week) from the Serials on the chassis. Meantime any insights appreciated.

 

[Shooter]

Here's my 75 cb550f...

http://dotheton.com/index.php?topic=10.0

Cheers

Nice. I had found pix of your bike before I even bought mine. I had them filed away in the "must steal these guys ideas" folder.

As a pro cameraman I appreciated the photgraphy I must add.

 

[ProTeal55]

Always good to start off with clean bike for a project...