Recent content by pirategonzo

Last winter I took down my 76 CB550 cracked the case and all. I bead blasted it and powder coated it. I have a few thousand miles on it since I got it back together and it has held up great, even with getting gas on it. I also have not noticed any heat issues with it. I'll post a picture...

What do I need to get my motor to fire? I have the coils, starter, and the harness from TC Bros. The motor has everything, stator, points, etc. I just want to hear the motor fire. Does anyone have a minimalist designed wiring harness diagram? I am going to need to build one.

Ok, so you have a linkage midway back to the rear wheel. That is where I was a bit confused, I thought there would be way too much flex going straight to the wheel not to mention some odd angles to get there.

I'm looking for the best way to connect forward controls. I have a set of TC Bros and I'm not quite sure how to configure the rear brake. Example Pics appreciated.

Ok, after fiddling around with it if I have the drum in the proper position the wheel spins freely. If I turn the drum say 180 degrees it drags on the rim. On other bikes Ive had in the past the drum never dragged on the rim no matter what position it was in right or wrong. So if I turn the...

I have been playing around trying to get my wheel mounted, I noticed when I tighten the axle the drum won't spin. Is it possible I tightened it too much and damaged something? Could I have pushed the bearing in to where the drum cover isn't touching it? Should I just be looking at replacing the...

Thanks for the info! I will find some spacers for it.

Hi everyone, this is my first build and will probably be the start of many questions ahead. I picked up a frame that is already raked and hard tailed and all the work looks pretty well done. What I don't understand is what they were going for with the chain tensioner. This bike was on the...