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My 550F...Nearly there!
Steph550:
Hi all,
Just thought I'd post a couple of pictures of my 1978 CB550F (at last... ;) )
I bought the bike last November and have been spending far too much money on getting her back to her former glory! :P Only a few more bits to go now: crash bars to fit, having one of the side panels repainted, and trying to get a gear shift lever in good condition.
So, here she is!
Steph.
Bitsa (Ralph Wright - RIP):
Hi steph550.
Looks great hope it runs as good as it looks.Post some photos of it before all your work.
Another one back on the road bloody great.
All the best
Bitsa
LesterPiglet:
Lovely bike. I must get a chrome strip for my seat. It makes a lot of difference.
Bitsa (Ralph Wright - RIP):
Steph550.
While surfing on eBay German saw a gear lever on there might be worth a look.
Regards
Bitsa
Steph550:
Thanks both of you :D
Les, I'll have to stop showing you pictures, you keep seeing things you need! :P
Bitsa, thanks for the heads up on the German ebay gear shift, I'll have a look into that. To be fair, she wasn't in bad condition at all when I bought her, but the front of the engine was a bit tatty and the downpipes looked like this:
I had a whole new stainless steel exhaust system hand made for her which has made a big difference. The silencer is subtly different from the original, because I wanted it a bit louder. It sounds great now, really pleased with it. And she runs very sweetly, thank goodness! I haven't had to do any engine work at all, all I'm going to do is overhaul and balance the carbs.
Basically it's just been cosmetic work to get her looking good again, with lots of chroming and polishing! Looking forward to getting her out on the road now ;D
Steph.
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