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1974 CB550CR #001

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Articles and Reviews

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3. https://www.returnofthecaferacers.com/honda-cafe-racer/built-to-ride-skog-moto-74-honda-cb550-cr/

    * "Dave Skogerson is a nostalgist. He believes that the motorcycles made by today’s manufacturers have numbed the experience of riding, and we couldn’t agree more."

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2. https://www.bikeexif.com/motorcycle-news-february-26-2023

    * "The entire bike is delightfully minimalistic, wearing only what it needs and nothing more. It’s quintessential café fare; stripped to the bare essentials and “built to ride,” as he puts it."

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1. https://www.autoevolution.com/news/stripped-down-custom-1974-honda-cb550-cafe-racer-is-as-stylish-as-they-come-218417.html

    * "Starting a family was undoubtedly the most significant change in Dave’s life since he moved to the Emerald City, but it wasn’t the only one."

Build Sheet

FRAME:

  • 1974 Honda CB550 trimmed / detabbed

  • Powder coated

  • Bronze swing arm bushings

  • Tapered steering head bearings

  • Sale includes a clean WA title with a collector plate. 

MOTOR:

  • Stock CB550

  • Ported / Polished head

  • MotoGP Werks stainless 4 into 1

  • Yoshimura race replica silencer

  • Barnett Clutch / Springs

CARBURATION:

  • Stock CB550 | 100 mains, 38 pilots, needles 2nd clip down

  • 70mm velocity stacks

SUSPENSION:

  • Shortened fork tubes

  • Hagon race  springs

  • Aluminum top triple

  • Hagon rear shocks

WHEELS & TIRES:

  • Stock powder coated

  • All Balls sealed bearings

  • Stainless spokes

  • Continental ContiGo tires

BRAKES:

  • Nissin master cylinder

  • Stock caliper

  • Cross drilled stainless rotor

  • Stainless braided line

  • Stock rear drum

ELECTRICAL:

  • Custom harness

  • Shorai Lithium Polimer battery

  • MotoGadget m-Unit ECU

  • LED gauges

  • Dyna Coils

  • Dyna ignition

  • 5 3/4” bucket w/ H4 headlight

BODY WORK:

  • Stock CB550 fuel tank

  • Stock fuel tap

  • Bedlam Werks aluminum seat

  • Custom seat pan and upholstery

CONTROLS:

  • Tarrozi rear sets

  • Woodcraft clip-ons

  • MotionPro cables

  • Avon grips

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