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CB550 cafe racers with stock airbox
Nurse Julie:
Here's some more pics of Triggers bike.
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alexdecker:
Thank you so much for the pictures - that helped a bit. Those Stanley indicators look a lot like stock, but its of course a very untrained eye looking from here :)
Are you both using the stock electrical system, or did you do any upgrades to that? Can't figure out if its good enough for me really. I wanna take some longer trips on my bike, but I hardly ever ride with the light on during daytime, and with a proper charged battery, I have had no problems, as long as I rode et regularly. I even let it sit for three months during the winter, before I took it apart, and it came to life on the same battery.
I guess the reason for upgrading should be stronger lights maybe? Or just the ability to ride with them on always.
Trigger:
Stanley made indicators for Honda so, yes they are stock on the black 550 :o
I run standard points and everything electrical on all our bikes with no problems whatsoever and thousands of miles every year. All I have done is upgrade to stronger head light bulbs and always ride with the lights on.
Julie's black 550 had a new £25 battery on it when i built it 4 years ago and is still going strong. The bikes sit in storage for five months during the winter months with the batteries removed.
If a battery lets you down , then kick start it to get you home and put a new one on. If a battery lasts 5 years and cost £25, that is only £5 a year ;) I consider that cheap as, just had to get a Land rover battery replaced at £350.00 :o
Sesman:
Batteries….My 1200BMW battery finally went west in France last year after 6 years loyal service. An French ‘accumulator bandit’ had my trousers down for £180😭. I’d intended to replace it before the tour, but never got round to it.
alexdecker:
--- Quote from: Trigger on March 11, 2022, 07:34:56 AM ---Stanley made indicators for Honda so, yes they are stock on the black 550 :o
I run standard points and everything electrical on all our bikes with no problems whatsoever and thousands of miles every year. All I have done is upgrade to stronger head light bulbs and always ride with the lights on.
Julie's black 550 had a new £25 battery on it when i built it 4 years ago and is still going strong. The bikes sit in storage for five months during the winter months with the batteries removed.
If a battery lets you down , then kick start it to get you home and put a new one on. If a battery lasts 5 years and cost £25, that is only £5 a year ;) I consider that cheap as, just had to get a Land rover battery replaced at £350.00 :o
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Haha, sorry. I am still accumulating Honda knowledge, and as you surely have picked up, both in this thread and all the others, I still have quite a long way to go. Stanley made Honda indicators - check! :)
Can I ask what headlight bulbs? And what tail light? Glad to hear about the stock thing. I am keeping the airbox on mine, and wanted to keep the electrical system if possible. so glad to hear it works out! Usually only read horror stories about it :o
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