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SOHC.co.uk Forums => CB500/550 => Topic started by: stuartni on January 29, 2013, 10:26:24 AM
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My father in law has raced bikes and sidecars all his life and has got himself hooked with the street tracker/cafe look, We are currently building about to finish a 1979 yamaha xs500 he had laying in his yard for over 10 years, the plan for it was do it as cheap as we can but still nice and use it as a spare bike. ( i will post pics of this also) i finally bought this 1978 cb550 four looked a good clean bike for its age plans are to make into a cafe racer. pics to fallow later today
Here is northern Ireland there is such a small market for bike parts unlike america which has everything i could ever want i want club man handle bars for my bike but as there is no where here sells them im not sure what ones to go far as there a few different pull backs etc finding parts here is very hard second hand or new.
bike is stock bar
dragstar handle bars
motad exhaust
so far the only problem we could fit with the bike is its not charging and it already had new regulator/rectifier but still it was not charging we then tested the system and found that the new r/r was not the correct one for the bike, bought a new one and the bikes was now charging but under load (headlight on) best we could get was 11.6 volts which not good so did more tests ad found the stator to be faulty so after a bit of searching on the internet it seemed i would have to get it rewond at around £100. Then by sure luck a friend of my father in laws said he has a cb 550 four in bits which is the only model with the same alternator and he gave me his for free. Best of all his was in great working order and fixed my chartering issue
when i picked up the bike
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love the wheels anyone know what they are think they say cma on the side of them
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wiring diagram
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loom all labelled
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taped up all the bracket i want to remove
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carbs removed
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tabs etc removed
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engine ready to come out
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framw stripped
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old oil look good must have been serviced not long ago
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engine out
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all the parts
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more updates progress has been slow as we are building a better work shop for our selfs
anyone know what these are wheels are??
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bits no longer needed
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my home made shot blasting cabinet
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xs 500 engine being done
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after
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before
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after
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before
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after
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more cb550 parts being done
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frame getting cleaned up
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forks need to good overhall new fork oil fork seals and dust covers
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new bits
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forgot i good the hubs with this bike and forgot there was a good disc on it which saves me buying another for the twin disc set up
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tank and frame shot blasting and into primer tank has knee dents also put in
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only sign of rust damage
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in primer
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finally more up dates(http://i899.photobucket.com/albums/ac192/stuarty7/IMG_4541.jpg)
i want this exhaust so much but so hard to get so if anyone knows of anywhere in northern ireland that could make the main tail piece section i would be happy as i can just use my current stainless down pipes
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looks like this when fitted
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rear trim pieces have been removed from the old rear section and trimmed down to fit to keep the clean lines
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how things are currently looking engine is in just to check the fitment for the rear sets and started to make the pod out of oasis flower pot foam trim it to the shape i like tap it up and wax it then use it as my template to make my fibreglass seat.
still alot more trimming to be done
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rear bracket and rear brakes housing now removed to make way new brackets for the rear sets
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plan do something similar to this
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rear wheel starting to get cleaned up
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seat pod template made
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the fibreglass mod
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design for the drilled discs
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shortened a little
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hagan rear shock with new top bushes
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seat pod starting to get smoothed and custom taillight fitted
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sorting the wiring and new gel battery
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new spray gun ready to go
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frame ready to be painted
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wheels swing arm and focus painted
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new all balls taper bearings
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frame swing arm forks etc are also just back from getting lacquered
more parts getting ready for primer
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new battery strap
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brackets will be dressed up once i happy with all the fitment
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the frame swing arm forks etc where away get lacquered as i wanted it down in a spray booth due to our winter being so wet and cold
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main enigne block cleaned and painted with rocker cover side covers going black
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using this for now but would like a new one
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still to be cleaned and painted
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honda kick stand spring from usa cause i wanted black could only get silver here
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engine now in finally also the engine will be back out after next summer to get a complete rebuild with alot of uprated parts even tho is it running fine, so for now a good clean and some paint will be good enough
also tapped cover are getting polished not paint like in the pictures
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also have new front and rear wheel bearings new cables one new tappet cover as one was damaged new front and rear sprockets
new speedo and tyres should turn up today
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another spare tank
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sorting the braided lines
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more wiring changes
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new parts from david silver
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just a few pictures of the father in laws bmw r80 getting cafed as well we are only changing the image as its already had alot of engine and driver train work
from this
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to this in around 30 min
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going to look pretty mean when finished
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Heres a video of the bike before work started bike had just been started before i took the video on a very cold morning
http://youtu.be/J_-ClMHI14Q
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Class tail light on the 550
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thanks made it out of an led trailer light lense as couldn't find a tailight i liked
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Thats looking good stuartni, you are making fast progress, keep up the good work
pete
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thanks pete coming together really well cant wait to take it out over the summer
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What an effort....I don't know over what timescale it is, but what a huge amount of work....it's taken a time just ro scroll through all of the pictures...thanks for posting them.
Looks like you're having fun with it and even more to come when it's out and about for the summer.
I like that exhaust you posted as well and think they look particularly good being under the centre of the bike for the collector and nicely turned up toward the end, they go well with both standard look and modified.
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its been on and off since april jst at nights and wknds and when funds are available. The exhaust can be got from carpy but cost a small fortune to get it so hopefully getting one custom made using you my motad stainless downpipes
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I didn't think Motad used Stainless but willing to be proved wrong
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you could be rite this link says the downpipes are stainless steal but now im not so sure
http://www.gingerparts.com/motad-complete-4-into-1-exhaust-system-cb550-f1-f3-sohc-four
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Here is photos of the first bike we ever done it was done on a small budget between me and the father in law the bike was free as he had left it in his yard for over ten years. yamaha xs500
sorry for the photos being mixed up this is all i could find while in work
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will post finished photos of the xs at the wknd
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good plan with the black XS engine-----doesn't show the oil leak from the cam cover that came as standard as bad!!
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sorry foot to let you know i was putting these up to let you see as said budget was very small on this think we spent around £400 on it so pretty happy with it for spending so little still got full service new bearings fork rebuilt new cables new shocks headlight brackets seat pod new handlebars etc
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a few more updates work has been slow but rims and one disc are away to be powder coated and both discs are now drilled in my design
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alot of wiring has been done loom shortened and repaired where needed looks messy but isnt really
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controls prepped primed and painted
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working out where to put my led lights for oil pressure turn signal neutral and full beam
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Here worked out good for two of them
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rims and disc back from the being shot blasted and powder coated 8)
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more updates wheel built tyres on rear brake plate nightmare fixed thanks to norniron400f
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30 some odd old brake shoes didnt want to stay together :-[
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tyres are avon road rider 130/80/18 rear and 100/90/19 front
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Wow your doing a great job keep it up and keep the photos coming 8) cheers Mick.
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thanks very much and yes really happy with how its all looking so far should have the tank and seat pod back in the next week or two just need to decide on a colour :-\
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more updates rims build tyres fitted etc
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disc painted just need lacquer
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rear wheel ready to go on
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bike rolling again
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now with twin disc setup have to modify the disc and standard speedo drive alot to let them fit together
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Standard rims and yes read a few different ways of doing it and woulf of dobe your way if I thought of it befire geting the hub powder coated and built but my way will still work fine and do the job all being well
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yes i do agree with tyre size with the rim i used the rear tyre as i already had it sitting there plus a friend of mine has been running a 130 rear and has been happy with it but i do completely agree with what your saying in regards to the handling. As for the twin disc setup i explained myself wrong i didnt modify the speedo drive i modified the the speedo plate and the disc for the lock tabs to sit in.thanks
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425 = 4.25" = 108mm
So a 425/85 is equivalent to a 110/85 in modern speak.
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Newest addition to bike family found this thanks to norniron400f he seen it phoned me and on the fridsy night and I bought it the next morning its a cb550 with a cb650 engine has electronic ignition and box loads of parts
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few more updates finished some more of the wring and connected up the battery
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ignition relocated to here doesnt look in the best order but works fine matched the tank lock
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carbs where taken all cleaned inside and out then painted ready to go on
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You don't have a spare tacho in that box do you Stuart?
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i do indeed but condition is unknown i will check later see what its like
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little bit of an update havent had much time at the bike but thanks to scott s of the america sohc forum we did a trade he needed shorter rear shocks i needed longer rear shocks to stop the rear end bottoming out, they came all the way from south carolina . Have also made and painted a speedo drive bracket to stop it from hitting the disc and half way through making a rear number plate bracket. Got the horn on as well but going to take it off again and paint the bracket.
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made amazing private reg i got with the other cb550 XOI 5504 8)
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beautiful Stuart ... what length rear shocks did you get . prob need to do that to mine too
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Thanks ewan there 14.25" standard seem to be 12" the guy i got these from said they came off a cb750 if that helps any
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small update
rear brake setup finished just need paint the bracket etc
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bracket made for the brake fluid bottle and throttle cables fitted
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carbs fitted
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had a good few electrical problems which have all been sorted thankfully just a few silly mistakes on my parts
only thing to fix is my horn button
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from experience the bend on the speedo cable is too tight mate
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ahh really i was looking at it again last night thinking the same thing to be honest :'( have to see about changing it
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exhaust trail fit done, the tail piece is not being used its just being used at the moment to work out the design
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more update progress has been slow lately down to the last few little issues to sort out and things i want to redo
got my tank and seat pod back and in primer seat pod needs a little more work i had it back to trim it so it sits clean against the frame
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the two hogs
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wifes uncles new pet
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small update been away in england with work bike is coming on well with very few jobs left will get some more photos tonight just one i have at the moment of the speedo fitted
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the last few parts i need arrived from david silvers
new chain and link
two genuine honda calliper springs
new pull throttle cable as the one i bought from another company 6 months ago was wrong push cabel was correct
2 new bleed nipples
2 new calliper seals
2 stainliss steel calliper pistons
new oil pressure switch
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bike nearly done now
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big update got my seat pod my tank back from the painters (RJs car restoration) and my leather seat done by baron (topsercretevolution)
im over the moon with how it all looks let me know what you guys think.
the tank and seat pod design is all done with paint even the Honda logo is paint no stickers also have all the photo from the painter of the work that went into doing it
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seat frame before
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seat after
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put them on the bike this morning before work
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Love the understated design, very classy!
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I'm not an open triangle fan, but that's a seriously good looking bike.
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That is just pure quality, what a good painter, also love the pipe, everything looks great
Pete
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absolutely stunning work. looks amazing.
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thanks for the great comments everyone im over the moon with how the bike is looking hoping to mot it next week
leather seat home and set in place still needs bolted down to have it sitting flush seat was done in leather with a medium texture
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just a few photos i currently have will get better ones asap
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Very nice stu.its a credit 2 ya.
Whats the braking like for the twin disc front end.i havent converted my as yet,leaving it for the winter nights to tinker
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thanks very much havent really bedded the pads in to much so should get lot better sure next time we meet you can take it a spin
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some good new found the problem behind my bike not charging my brand new rectifier/ regulator that was working has stopped but off course i bought it over a year ago now so cant send it back so had to order a new one