My Cafe Build
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Superstock
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Cornandp : the 650 cam has higher lift and more duration and makes a lot more power and you can buy them for a few bucks from salvage yards, this plus CB750 carbs and you have a significant power increase ( I also have 550 barrels with the maximum over bore Honda pistons, a CNC valve job, a skimmed cylinder head, ported cylinder head ( I did the porting), undercut transmission gears, heavy duty clutch and springs, electronic ignition, and high output coils). Anyone who wants tuning and setup info just email or PM me.
Nuhawk: all those machines are mine (cars also). JIM
Nuhawk: all those machines are mine (cars also). JIM
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SuperBike
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From: Beaverton, OR
Cornandp : the 650 cam has higher lift and more duration and makes a lot more power and you can buy them for a few bucks from salvage yards, this plus CB750 carbs and you have a significant power increase ( I also have 550 barrels with the maximum over bore Honda pistons, a CNC valve job, a skimmed cylinder head, ported cylinder head ( I did the porting), undercut transmission gears, heavy duty clutch and springs, electronic ignition, and high output coils). Anyone who wants tuning and setup info just email or PM me.
Nuhawk: all those machines are mine (cars also). JIM
Nuhawk: all those machines are mine (cars also). JIM
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SuperBike
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From: Beaverton, OR
any exhaust recommendations, I am keeping the stock headers, should I go 4 into 1, or should I stick with 4 into 2? Also after that I need to choose between low mount, high mount, under engine or under tail. Any opinions would be helpful as I am having trouble deciding.
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The problen is finding a good 4 into 1: they are not made anymore 
except for MAC which works OK but not as good a the OEM four pipe system I am running (which works better than you would think). First choice Yoshimura (out of production) 2nd Kaz Yoshima (out of production) 3rd Kerker (out of Production). Start you EBAY / Craigs search now.
except for MAC which works OK but not as good a the OEM four pipe system I am running (which works better than you would think). First choice Yoshimura (out of production) 2nd Kaz Yoshima (out of production) 3rd Kerker (out of Production). Start you EBAY / Craigs search now.
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I will probably build my own pipes though... so any tips on that?
I am trying to build this bike on a total budget, less then a grand total, including the amount paid for the bike, tires chain battery, misc seals etc. I guess if I found a really cheap set of pipes then I might swing for them. But I have the ability to build them too.
I am trying to build this bike on a total budget, less then a grand total, including the amount paid for the bike, tires chain battery, misc seals etc. I guess if I found a really cheap set of pipes then I might swing for them. But I have the ability to build them too.
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Well I decided to modify the stock tank for now. I may still build an aluminum tank later, but for now I will just modify the stocker. I can always sell it later anyways. So here is a few shot of the process. This will take a little while but should be pretty cool when done.
then I cut that section out
then hammered a piece of steel to fit in there like this.
then I cut that section out
then hammered a piece of steel to fit in there like this.
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You are on a role! I had a link with many other links for Honda CB500/550 stuff and the sight is now gone. I was going to send it to you and reference some 4 into 1 pics which you could use as a guide; pipe length is important and I think you could get close using the photos of exhaust on bike as a guide. I will keep looking.
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You are on a role! I had a link with many other links for Honda CB500/550 stuff and the sight is now gone. I was going to send it to you and reference some 4 into 1 pics which you could use as a guide; pipe length is important and I think you could get close using the photos of exhaust on bike as a guide. I will keep looking.
Yes please, any info would be great.
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So I started the seat pan, I still need to attach it to the bike, the I will make a contoured foam seat and I may possibly make the cover as well although I may farm that out so it will look better.
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Project LED tail light
thanks for the complements everyone.
Alright so the gears are turning and since I can't seem to find a tail light I like I am going to fabricate an LED tail light from some scrapped parts off of wrecked cars.
Here you see a LED circuit board. I like this one because of its simplicity. There are two independent loops accounting for 4 wires -+ very easy. The plastic housing it is on is ugly and will not work in the tail as there is no way to evenly distribute the leds. I remove the circuit and the LED board from the plastic and am left with photo 2.
I will then take some extra LEDS I ripped from another tail light.
Then I will mount them to the other board for twice the LEDS.
After all this I will mount it to a formed piece of plexiglass and will then have to either find a red plastic or cut red plastic from a wrecked light for a cover. More to come later.
Cheers
Alright so the gears are turning and since I can't seem to find a tail light I like I am going to fabricate an LED tail light from some scrapped parts off of wrecked cars.
Here you see a LED circuit board. I like this one because of its simplicity. There are two independent loops accounting for 4 wires -+ very easy. The plastic housing it is on is ugly and will not work in the tail as there is no way to evenly distribute the leds. I remove the circuit and the LED board from the plastic and am left with photo 2.
I will then take some extra LEDS I ripped from another tail light.
Then I will mount them to the other board for twice the LEDS.
After all this I will mount it to a formed piece of plexiglass and will then have to either find a red plastic or cut red plastic from a wrecked light for a cover. More to come later.
Cheers
Looks awesome man! Keep it up!!!!
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I saw this thread when it first started and it didn't interest me at the time and haven't been back. All I have to say now is, DAYUM! What you're doing to this bike is awesome and I think it's turning out very nice. I can't wait to see what else you come up with for it. Very well done!!!
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I saw this thread when it first started and it didn't interest me at the time and haven't been back. All I have to say now is, DAYUM! What you're doing to this bike is awesome and I think it's turning out very nice. I can't wait to see what else you come up with for it. Very well done!!!
. So I finished the guts of the LED tail light, I have a few tricks under my sleave I will unveil later. I will also post a few pics of my progress tomorrow.I am going to use a Nicole metal hydride battery from a cordless drill as my battery. It weighs maybe 2 pounds and will allow me to bypass having a full size battery, but it will be kick only.
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sorry, the Nicole metal hydride battery cracked me up. I hope there is a good story to this like it was a girlfriend from high school that still sends you nudes or something like that. Or maybe you misspelled nickel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel
Anywho, not razzing you on the misspell, just the capitalizing and chicks name.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel
Anywho, not razzing you on the misspell, just the capitalizing and chicks name.
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SuperBike
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sorry, the Nicole metal hydride battery cracked me up. I hope there is a good story to this like it was a girlfriend from high school that still sends you nudes or something like that. Or maybe you misspelled nickel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel
Anywho, not razzing you on the misspell, just the capitalizing and chicks name.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel
Anywho, not razzing you on the misspell, just the capitalizing and chicks name.
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SuperSport
Joined: Dec 2006
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From: Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada
Wow, when it's time to build mechanical stuff, I'm there, but I wish I could make them as good looking as you do. Awesome job on the tank, welding is easy, but making something beautiful out of sheet metal like this is a few level above, keep posting, me enjoy much !!
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SuperBike
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yeah sheet metal work is a lost art, or quickly becoming lost. I wish I could find some one who was a master to show me the way to become a sheet metal Jedi.
So I sold off nearly the whole lot of parts I pulled off of the bike for $140 so now my project is puting back some of what it will cost me for tires and a chain, plus a few small parts I am sure I will need here and there.
I like the idea of painting the bike pearl white, with a silver stripe down the middle, black frame and minimal chrome. Black rims with silver spokes and hub. That's the thought for now anyways. I will post up more pics real soon. I finished the tail light cut out and am coming very close to have the cowl done. Thanks for following everyone I enjoy writing about my build but I don't think I would if I didn't know people wanted to see so thanks for helping me stay motivated.
Cheers
So I sold off nearly the whole lot of parts I pulled off of the bike for $140 so now my project is puting back some of what it will cost me for tires and a chain, plus a few small parts I am sure I will need here and there.
I like the idea of painting the bike pearl white, with a silver stripe down the middle, black frame and minimal chrome. Black rims with silver spokes and hub. That's the thought for now anyways. I will post up more pics real soon. I finished the tail light cut out and am coming very close to have the cowl done. Thanks for following everyone I enjoy writing about my build but I don't think I would if I didn't know people wanted to see so thanks for helping me stay motivated.
Cheers
I'll come over there personally and kick yer butt... 
