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My CB550 K3 Restore Project
heli_madken:
Hi Everyone,
Able to get some more time on the bike. The front and rear mudguards, grab rail and headlamp mounts have gone off to be re-chromed.
I am hoping to get the rims early next week, I hadn't realised Central Wheel build to order so its taken over 4 weeks for them to be ready.
In the meantime I am getting everything ready for lacing, the rear hub was very badly pitted and took a lot of work to get it reasonable -
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Next up is the rear brake shoe mount, doesn't look too bad so shouldn't take that long -
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I have ordered most of the electrical components I need including a new loom and reg/rectifier from Electrexworld, hopefully in a couple of weeks I will have the bike on its wheels and can start installing the electrics.
heli_madken:
Managed to get the front wheel laced. I was kind of dreading it but it went together much easier than I thought it would, perhaps it was beginners luck! -
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Once the first spoke is in place it becomes pretty obvious where the rest go due to the angle of the holes drilled into the rim. Truing was ok and I have managed to get it well within the Honda specs.
Next up is to get the front fork lowers polished, yokes in place and tyre fitted so I can get the bike on the centre stand.
Kelly E:
I use a scissors jack and a square piece of 2x4 under the front of the motor until I get the front end done.
heli_madken:
Thanks Kelly E thats exactly what I did -
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Hope everyone had a good Christmas!
So I got the front tyre on without scratching the rim, polished the fork legs and speedo drive, sprayed the centre of the disc to tidy it up, fitted new taper roller headstock bearings then temporarily assembled the front end -
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Next up is to build the rear wheel, just a little more work on the hub to do but its coming out ok -
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Starting to look like a motorcycle again!
Laverda Dave:
Great progress. What polishing set-up do you have? After 11 months I've just about given up with my polisher/chromer and looking to do the polishing myself. Do you use a custom polisher, what HP motor? What size mops as I imagine getting into the ribs of the brake plate and hub requires a small mop?
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