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CB550 cafe racers with stock airbox

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Laverdaroo:
I wanted a stock air box and have bought side panels but the osh required trying to get all the bits second hand was cost prohibitive. I've still spent £150 on a filter set up but if I could find all of a 'used one' for sensible money I'd much rather have one. There was very little of anything on the bike and had already been robbed of the good bits before I got it so never even seen one complete!.

Charlie J:

--- Quote from: alexdecker on February 28, 2022, 04:28:30 PM ---
--- Quote from: Trigger on February 28, 2022, 12:00:18 AM ---There is pictures of two flat tracker 550's with standard air boxes half way down this page >>http://www.sohc.co.uk/index.php/topic,24825.75.html

If you want to spend days trying to get your bike to run and spend £££ on jets for the carbs, work out why your pistons are burnt out and then still scratching your head why you have a flat spot. Then fit pods.

If you want a riders bike that starts easy, pulls well all the way through the rev range. Stick with a air box  ;)

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That's exactly it. I just want to keep the stock airbox. And if possible, not cut into the frame around the seating area. I'd like to use the stock seat pan and seat, and just shave it a little in size and get some nice leather on there. But I can't visualise it completely, and nobody seems to have done it. Or taken pictures of it at least.

I could of course be the first :) But gonna start in photoshop first :)

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I don’t know if this helps, but here are a couple of photos of my bike with the stock seat that has been shaved down and re-covered. The frame has not been cut and the airbox is retained.

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taysidedragon:
I modded my 400f by altering the seatpan, adding a foam hump and getting it recovered. Standard airbox and no cutting of the frame. Standard seat lock and hinges retained.

Kelly E:
Here's my 74' CB550 K with the stock airbox.

alexdecker:
Thank you all for this. Please keep them coming if you got some nice images!

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