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My CB550 K3 Restore Project
heli_madken:
Thanks Ted, I enjoy reading your posts hope everything works out for you.
I could not leave this alone so pulled some very late nights and worked between packing to get it done. Some minor imperfections but these will polish out when I get to the flatting stage. In the end I did not go the flake look as my wife said it 'looked too girly' and I trust her judgement!
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Happy with the results not sure how close to original it is but I like it
heli_madken:
Hi Everyone,
Happily ensconced here in Scotland and managed to find time to finish off my 550 project and had my first shake down ride today.
The roads around here are glorious and relatively quiet so had great conditions for a first ride. all went very well the bike rides and sounds fantastic, well chuffed. No leaks or any other problems at all.
I completely overhauled the front brake back in February with new slave and master seals but at the time try as I could it would not bleed so when the removals guys came to take her away she had no front brake at all. We had all sorts of delays and our stuff was in storage until mid April. When the container finally arrived I had to ride the bike down a ramp to unload and expected no front brake but was amazed to find a good firm lever! So if you are having problems bleeding a brake just put it in a container and leave it for a couple of months and it will sort itself out.
I am really happy with how my bike has turned out and looking forward to some good rides around some fantastic Dumfries and Galloway roads, thanks for all the help I was given during the rebuild everyone -
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Johnny4428:
Looking fantastic, enjoyed the entire write up on this project, also like this colour on the 550k3. Same colour as my 750k3 will be eventually. Give us a shout if you ever venture this far north.
heli_madken:
Thank you! After messing about with flake I have found that the colour from RS-Bike Paints has enough sparkle in it for my taste and I am really pleased with how the bike looks in its new colour.
Johnny4428:
I have a question regarding rear pillion grab rail, it doesn’t look like the right part, I’m sure it should have a bit more of a curve upwards towards the rear, in fact in your pics it looks as if the grab rail is actually holding up the rear of your seat? Maybe just the photo angle.
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