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14K on Speedo
Just clocked 14K on the 550 tonight. 2203 miles in just over a month. The bike is running great too!
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Third times a charm…..
Still battling with the right fork seal. Completely cleaned the lower fork tube with super fine steel wool this time around. Cleaned up one of the original fork seals to re-use and it looks like it’s finally going to quit leaking. Almost put 2000 miles on the bike since the first ride back on May…
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Installed Sport Wind-Screen
I guess I’m getting old. If I’m going on long distance rides with the CB 550 I need something to block some of the wind. I have a full plexi-glass fairing, but I think it ruins the looks of the bike. After some serious web surfing, I purchased a National Cycle Deflector Screen DX. More…
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Back to stock gearing, and RC cone installed
After searching hi & low, I’ve found some of the original parts for the CB 550. I was mostly interested in finding the 17 tooth front sprocket for the bike. The 15 tooth sprocket used to drag race is not too bad for in town riding, but it just doesn’t cut it out on the…
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CB 550 Fork Seals
The right fork is leaking on the CB 550 so fork seal replacement is in order. Rather than pay top dollar for oem Honda seals, I just ordered some generic 35mm x 48mm x 11mm seals from 4 into 1. The original boots are long gone from this bike and the dust seal boots that are…
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New rubber
Ordered tires, tubes, and rim strips from BikerBandit. On recommendation from over at THE SINGLE OVERHEAD CAM FOUR OWNERS CLUB, I purchased Shinko 712’s. Installed the front yesterday and the rear today. It’s been on again, off again rain the past couple of days, but tomorrow promises to be sunny and warm. A perfect day to…
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Hit 12000 miles.
Bike is back on the road after 29 years of sitting in Pop’s garage. Odometer clicked over 12000 miles today! 234 miles traveled since I got it running. More parts coming soon. So far, so good!
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Welcome to my motorcycle journal…
I started riding 53 years ago when I was just 13. As I recall, Pop brought home a mini-bike and after having it about a week, he loaded me and the bike up and we went to the Honda dealer. For some reason Pop wasn’t happy with the mini-bike and decided we needed a motorcycle. …