Hi all

[Stu550k4]

Hi everyone,
  I've recently bought a '78 CB550k, well to be honest what I actually bought was a v5, a rolling chassis and 6 boxes of parts which make up the rest of the bike. So I'm sure I'll be logging in regularly for your advice to get it back in one piece I intend to make it in to a road legal version of my avatar pic, an RC181. It will be an inspired copy not a full blown replica, unless I win the lottery  It won't be a quick job as I have quite a few things I still need to finish apart from the bikes I've got a '87 mini 1000 which needs some welding...obviously  and a vw t4 which needs the rear fitting out.
 Regards
 Stu 

[MikeM]

Hi stu

welcome in looks a good project.... best of luck

Mike

[matthewmosse]

Hi, in misc boxes can be a good way to buy a bike, means if anything goes wrong you'll have a good idea of how to fix it. Sounds like you have a few projects. I have a few Landrovers and other bikes as well as the sohc Hondas. The 500/4 is my favourite bike (pretty well same as 550 until you try interchanging parts. My first big bikes were a pair of 550 k3's the first was in a load of boxes with 3 blown engines, the second was t&t but a rolling wreck with a shot oil leaking engine and warped brakes, those 2 bikes tought me a lot.

[mickwinf]

Hi Stu and welcome, lots of 550/500 experts on here, good luck with your project.

[Trigger]

Welcome Stu,to the World of the CB550. Good luck with the bike.

[ka-ja]

Welcome Stu,
                          Hope your boxes have all the right bits and wish you success---Ken

[MarkCR750]

Welcome Stu, that's going to be a great project!, I'm about half way through my CR750 build, your right about the expense , it hurts at times!, but it's got to be better than wasting the money on weird hobbies like fishing or football or other such bizarre passtimes

[UK Pete]

Welcome Stu 
pete

[andy_c101]

Stu,
good luck.
Keep at it.
My project took me to the IOM classic TT last year:-

http://www.sohc.co.uk/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=6171.0;attach=5544;image

Andy
 

[mick]

Hello Stu and welcome  post some photos of your progress when you get chance  cheers Mick.

[Drew400]

Welcome Stu to the warm bossom of bit-buying, building and bodging brethren!

[Stu550k4]

Thanks for the great welcome everyone 
Andy.....that's where I am planning on being next year if all goes to plan 

Markcr.....definitely right about the fishing and football 

[MarkCR750]

Thanks for the great welcome everyone 
Andy.....that's where I am planning on being next year if all goes to plan 

Markcr.....definitely right about the fishing and football 

unfortunately Im right about the cost too,  £350 this week,oh the pain, the pain!