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SOHC.co.uk Forums => CB500/550 => Topic started by: codarmyman on April 27, 2016, 10:17:12 PM
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Hi all,
Only joined last week, briefly my son and I have purchased a CAT C CB550F1 with the view to restoring it.
Not sure of the time frame to completion as it is going to be a project whereby we will do a little at a time when we can. I would like to bring the bike back to its former glory, but I think my son has designs on making it into a café racer style bike, so not sure which way it will go yet!
Initial picture shown below followed by the stage I have stripped the bike down to at this point in time.
Will probably be asking lots of silly questions about cleaning and replacement parts etc so apologies in advance!
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Engine is ready to come off.
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Coda, go for it with your son, it'll be great time together. You've got an entire bike, you're in front already.
go for it, I started with this
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160502/e5e40a17e5d1b4f73ecaf134f7a22ad6.jpg)
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160502/a89a600a3f5972aaf6b7ec392d6f8d9c.jpg)
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160502/a4890e94c175f66c55a3b394240aa19a.jpg)
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160502/02268b1d85abd73e98dc73eea37e80d4.jpg)
2 1/2 years later and $4,000, ended up with this
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160502/da26b3e8f774934ffa48e5fdedfc9663.jpg)
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160502/df0bee08509584744f4444782f782ce8.jpg)