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cb550 first attempt - restore and modernise

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Seabeowner:
Welcome aled, I have one very much like yours in the garage. Mine was a US import, but I changed it only slightly to bring it in line with UK spec. but stripped it right down and rebuilt it. Fitted with a Motad exhaust at present, but have parts of the original pipes that are pretty much unobtainable to fit later.
If you want ideas for updating, take a look at member Niko. His started the same, but is now radically changed.

philward:
Welcome Aled - the bike looks a good basis for a rebuild with most looking in good re-furnable nick. I agree with Hairy on the rebuild and with all  the help on here won't be that scary - looking at your carpentry background, your practical skills will be transferable with guidance of the 500/550 experts on the forum. There's some Welsh members on here too who are probably not far from where you are.
Enjoy!
Phil

BigAl (Alan):
And welcome from me too. Excellent timber motorcycle stand!

Alan

kevski:
Welcome Aled, it looks a good basis for a refurb, i would completely strip the motor now you are that far and replace the primary and cam chains along with the tensioner, and the rest is up to you and how you want the finished bike to look, read everything several times as you go take pictures and write things down. i am sure it will turn out fine

aled:
thank you guys! really appreciate the comments and feedback and will for sure consider maybe opening the bottom end,  please do not judge my carpentry skills by the bike bench i have put together , it was a quick half hour build!! haha

as for a more modern look, my goal is to really keep the bike's classic authentic look but tidying the dash area up, maybe upgrading with a digital speedo and modern indicators etc. , lowering the suspension and a smaller seat as im not the tallest person. 

after the engine is ticking over (hopefully) my next step is to strip down and powder-coat and paint all the needed parts. as for electrics and wiring, is an electric ignition a must upgrade as well as the motogadget unit and full re-wire? i must admit i haven't looked into these too much at the moment but i am gathering as much info as i can as i progress.

overall if i could get the bike looking anything similar to rawhide cycles 750 build (hopefully its okay to post other peoples bikes on here) then i would be very happy.



i do not want to get ahead of myself just yet so back to the garage and time to remove some old gaskets it is!

thanks for the comments and appreciate all your help in advance! cheers guys.

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