loose parts

here's the cb550F with the new tires on there


I guess this is a good time to describe this bike since I've done a little work on it.

The points have two springs instead of one to increase the dwell time and this makes for a sharper engine tune at lower and higher rpms. The front disc brake is off an xs850 as I mentioned previously. The ignition coils are from a 77 gl1000 and produce a higher voltage spark than the stock coils. It has cafe bars on it I got off ebay. The carbies have pod filters on them instead of the stock airbox and the thuderous exhaust is from a cheap aftermarket kit for the xs850. It sounds vicious though and isn't as restrictive as the stock pipes. The filters and the pipes make it easier for more air and fuel to flow through the engine and as a result it's slightly more powerful and sounds a lot nicer.

Modifications coming up for this bike include some hard bags fabricated from 20mm ammo cans, a 12v socket, an ammeter, some fork gaiters and possibly an oil cooler.