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20 Aug 2023 16:11 - 20 Aug 2023 16:15 #888533
by Kelly E
The Rust Bros. Garage Collection
1974 Honda CB 550 K0
1975 Honda CB 400F Super Sport
1977 Kawasaki KZ 1000 LTD
1980 Suzuki GS 1100E
1982 Honda CB 900F Super Sport
1983 Honda CB 1100F
1984 Honda Sabre 700
1984 Honda Interceptor 1000
1990 Moto Guzzi 1000
1994 Kawasaki ZG 1000 Concours
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74' CB 550 K0 was created by Kelly E
Today we put the carbs back on my 74' Honda CB 550 K0. It still has the stock airbox so installing carbs ain't no picnic. We built this bike in 2020 from a beat up roller with the motor on the floor and the top end in boxes. The PO cleaned off the old head gasket with some kind of spinning disc and managed to put hard to see low spots. We had cleaned it up and missed a dimple near #3 during assembly. It held for a few rides before #3 was at 65psi so we pulled the head off and took .004" off the head and .002" off the cylinders.
The bike is #449 of the first 500 CB 550 K models when they changed from the 500-4 to the 550-4. I didn't alter the frame to build the bike because of that. Even the seat still uses the original hinges and lock, I did alter the seat pan. We made a few improvements like converting to needle bearings in the swingarm, tapered roller bearings in the steering head, clip-ons with a 70mm rise, custom made rearsets built with all Honda parts, custom seat, Progressive fork springs and Hagon shocks. The goal was to make it look like a cafe bike built in the 70's.
We'll probably sell it as soon as we have it sorted out and reliable.
The bike is #449 of the first 500 CB 550 K models when they changed from the 500-4 to the 550-4. I didn't alter the frame to build the bike because of that. Even the seat still uses the original hinges and lock, I did alter the seat pan. We made a few improvements like converting to needle bearings in the swingarm, tapered roller bearings in the steering head, clip-ons with a 70mm rise, custom made rearsets built with all Honda parts, custom seat, Progressive fork springs and Hagon shocks. The goal was to make it look like a cafe bike built in the 70's.
We'll probably sell it as soon as we have it sorted out and reliable.
The Rust Bros. Garage Collection
1974 Honda CB 550 K0
1975 Honda CB 400F Super Sport
1977 Kawasaki KZ 1000 LTD
1980 Suzuki GS 1100E
1982 Honda CB 900F Super Sport
1983 Honda CB 1100F
1984 Honda Sabre 700
1984 Honda Interceptor 1000
1990 Moto Guzzi 1000
1994 Kawasaki ZG 1000 Concours
And more
Last edit: 20 Aug 2023 16:15 by Kelly E.
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20 Aug 2023 18:51 #888539
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1974 Z1A
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Andrews 1X Cams
Delkevic 4 into 1
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Scotty
1974 Z1A
1015
welded Z1 crank
Andrews 1X Cams
Delkevic 4 into 1
Superbike bars
530 conversion
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