i started with stock lights. then to these:
still like those, but everyone uses them and i have other plans. then to queen lights (no pics), then to these:
those were cool, but bigger then i wanted and hard to find. once i did find them, i wrecked 2 of them before they even got on my [...]
Had to hang my cb500 again to do another round of wheel switching. Like last time, once i had the wheels back on i had to lower it back down. So i got the back wheel down by releasing both straps with no problem. BUT i could only get one of the straps released on [...]
CB550 did great on its first few rides after its recent work. Took it on the freeway for the first time, (i90, i5, 405, and 167). max speed: 88mph so far. still felt like it had a lot more head room.
here are a few things i learned while riding today:
1. running out of gas at [...]
last night i got a 1980 honda cb 650. complete but not running. ran a few years ago. probably need the usual refreshings. i was gonna chop it and give it to my father. he really is more of a chopper guy then i am. BUT i did a lot of reading, and have decided [...]
wrapped my headers in black wrap. cut down on the heat so much in the front. should really help on the over heating at lights. looks like a really fast black mummy.
but… um.. while installing the headers back on. i broke 2 fucking header bolts! god damn it. so its off to NCVH for a [...]
yesterday i made an aluminum side mount bracket for my plate. getting ready to lower the back and cut the fender.
yesterday Ty and I swapped wheels from the cb500 to the cb550. it had better tires, so it seemed a good option until i can afford new tires. hung one bike in the garage and the other in was on a jack. Man, it was scary. thought the garadge was gonna collapse.
and i cut the [...]
modded my 550 to start in any gear instead of having to be in neutral. this is good since it was dying at lights. had to bypass the neutral safety switch at the starter solenoid. just had to ground the switch. works like a charm.
My honda cb550, its my riding project. the shop had it jetted for open pipes. thats 4into4. but the owner before me put on some lame ass harley style pipes. so it ended up as 4into2 look with no baffles. anyways, on my rides i was having a really hard time getting a good [...]
i let my father ride my CB550 (he has one of his own), and sadly, he crashed it! i was horrified. but he is ok, a little scuffed up . My bike on the other hand is a bit sadder. Now i get to put on new clubmans (mine folded like a bitch), an [...]
