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Yet another nice rattlecan job - w/pics

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looks good neil...mine did before the gas attack...apparently its time for a new gas cap...i may be able to sand it out and clear again...but im actually looking at maybe a different colour scheme so perhaps it for the best...
 
just to drive you crazy is yet another cb 550 picture\\:D/8-[
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i really liked how it turned out.i have to do another wet sand and one more coat of clear next spring on the tank.i thought why not i have a little bit left in the can.bad call...... it spit out rather than sprayed the last bit
 
Neil: How much was the Spraymax clear? Where'd you get it? That's the two-part stuff where you break open the second part with a thingy on the bottom, right?
 
neil young said:
just to drive you crazy is yet another cb 550 picture\\:D/8-[
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i really liked how it turned out.i have to do another wet sand and one more coat of clear next spring on the tank.i thought why not i have a little bit left in the can.bad call...... it spit out rather than sprayed the last bit
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I did the same thing on mine...cept it didnt spit, but the little bit of clear in the can actually clouded...p!ssed me off cos i had to sand it all off.. live and learn..lol
man where do you keep finding those things??? 550 is a little on the small side for me at this point...had a 76550SS loved it...but that was years and years ago..from there it was a CB750SS and i couldnt go back...750 is where its at for me, maybe someday id like to move up to a nice 78GS1000, that would make an insane cafe...but if i found a nice one id leave it alone.
 
I rattled mine, and think it turned out nice.....but of course I would think that....cuz I did it! It's all a matter of taste, and durability....mine is holding up fine.....if I get tired of the color, I can change it on the cheap!
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TheCafeKid said:
I did the same thing on mine...cept it didnt spit, but the little bit of clear in the can actually clouded...p!ssed me off cos i had to sand it all off.. live and learn..lol
man where do you keep finding those things??? 550 is a little on the small side for me at this point...had a 76550SS loved it...but that was years and years ago..from there it was a CB750SS and i couldnt go back...750 is where its at for me, maybe someday id like to move up to a nice 78GS1000, that would make an insane cafe...but if i found a nice one id leave it alone.
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i find them quite often actually.a guy at work brings the bike trader in religously every thursday,i check KIIJII and craigs list.i could have 20 more 550's in the garage.i just turned one down for $300.00 last week.it was tempting though as it had duel disk brakes already:-D
my first bike was a Yamaha Seca 750.crashed it on the DVP (front tire went flat as a pancake).it was a great bike and i liked the shaft drive.
thing i like about the cb 500 and 550 is that no engine removal is required on a major overhaul.the cb 750 has about an inch of clearance to remove from the frame and thats being generous.
for extra umph i bought that 82 gs 750\\:D/
 
Man..Yanno i cant find a decent shape CB750 SOHC round here for less than 2500 bucks...I paid 450 for my 550, and kick myself for ever getting rid of it ( i got twice what i paid but had about 650 in it including the original price) I could prolly get near 3 times that now...ahh well..someday ill stumble on a Z1 for cheap...that will be my lottery..lol
 
Ya the 750's are not cheap and they are getting harder to find.
i lucked out on my GS.a lot of people know i like to buy and fix up these old bikes so they call me when they know of one for cheap and in good shape.most of my bikes have come from guys who wimp out when there girlfriends or wives tell them it has to go:-D.
 
thats exactly what happened with that 550..guys wife wanted the "death trap" out of the garage...lol
 
Same here. Well it belong to some guy down the road from me and I always saw it sitting neglected on the side of his house. Apparently he stopped riding after it spooked him so he sold it to me for $400. Apparently his wife was glad to see it go. When I went to pick it up she was like oh thank god you're taking it
 
neil young said:
Ya the 750's are not cheap and they are getting harder to find.
i lucked out on my GS.a lot of people know i like to buy and fix up these old bikes so they call me when they know of one for cheap and in good shape.most of my bikes have come from guys who wimp out when there girlfriends or wives tell them it has to go:-D.
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I think Carpy buys them all ...lol..you ever seen pics of his back yard??? Its CB SOHC heaven...
 
no i havnt seen his backyard in any pics.
hes on the SOHC4 site but he dosnt post much.
i looked at his website though.pretty pricey:(
 
yeah but he goes buck @ss on them...they're polished to the teeth. Some even have the 836 bore kit on em. I just want to know how he makes his tanks..i know he doesnt build them completely by hand...they have to be addon to stock facades yanno?? Ive emailed him a couple times regarding having him build me one and on some other things and NEVER has he replied...kinda ****es me off cos for a long time he was a bit of an idol to me..
 
ya i agree with ya that he has built some badass cafes.and i would probably buy one over a decked out Harley.well maybe i shouldnt say that (have you seen the prices drop with the buck lately)
This thread has been totaly highjacked....sorry8-[
 
Yeah Ironriot and i did that to this poor guy last night...move it over to our new thread...TheCafeKid or something like that...Riots a good guy too...we're late night BullChiters...
 
TheCafeKid said:
Yeah Ironriot and i did that to this poor guy last night...move it over to our new thread...TheCafeKid or something like that...Riots a good guy too...we're late night BullChiters...
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You know it \\:D/. Gentlemen shall we step into the other thread?
 
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