What a beautiful bike ... raw ... simple ... You are a good worker .... impressive !!! Your work gives me lots of ideas for mine. My father gave me the same bike ... but i have much work to improve it I would watch your videos ... again and again Thank you so much
can't believe how sweet and awesome sounds your bike. In love with the semi-rust tank also. Kinda make me want to copy that style right away.. cheers from chile!
You could also "blue" your tank. By "blueing" I am talking about using the same process that gun makers use to make their guns blue.You can do it with chemicals. As long as your tank is carbon steel and not stainless you can either "chemical blue" your tank or "rust blue" your tank. Just look up firearm refinishing here on youtube.
Incredibly beautiful build, watched all of your Episodes and extremely enjoyed them! I'm building my own Café/Brat Style CB550 since June and there's a question you could definitely help me with!:) Could you please measure the length of your Shock (eye to clevis) and the difference between the highest and the lowest setting? That would be incredibly helpful!:) Thank you very much and kind regards from Germany!:)
really nice build, thinking of going with the rust look on my cb. What clear coat did you use and have you had any problems with gasoline spoiling the finish?
Jose, I would recommend you do it yourself. Get the basic tools you need and make sure you consult with this "guy" for assistance and guidance as you do the work. I think you'll be much more satisfied with the bike when you have done the work yourself. My first build was just my design, and I had someone else do most of the work. I ended up selling the bike. My second build I have done almost all of the work myself; stripped the bike down myself, took off all of the parts I didn't want, etc. Purchased all of the aftermarket parts and started putting it together. Along the way I bought tools that I needed for a specific task, and I always consulted with my friend. I will not likely ever sell this bike. I recently won an award for the bike, and am still working on it doing some more of the detail work. Apologies for the long post, but hope you decide to do the work yourself, you won't regret it!
Hi man, i really fell in love with this rusted gas tank look Can you tell me wich exact method did you use for the rust on this episode and not the final one ? Did you use the beer and salt or did you use Vinegar + hydrogene peroxide + salt ? or an other method ? Thanks for all of these videos !
Hey brother, beautiful bike. Watched the whole build series and am curious as to where you had your seat made. I'm at the seat stage and need to bite the bullet. I saw you pointed someone else to the Q&A video saying you talked about it there, but I didn't see anything. If you could point me in the right direction I'd appreciate it. Thanks!
I love your bike and videos. I want to build a cafe racer now bc of you haha. I think I'm getting a 1978 cb550 only thing is I don't really like the tank :/
Did you had to re-jet after the initial setup? I also have similar setup - individual pods and 4-1 exhaust. Also what's your airscrew setting and needle clip position? Thanks!
Great Job, Iooking forward to see those changes you're talking about! Just for letting you know: The problem with having open carbs "out of tune" is not a shitty running engine at first hand but a lack of cooling. So you might overheat your engine and kill your gaskets... not inevitable but there's a chance to. TL;DR: Tuning your carbs is not a thing to do for yourself, it's for your engine.
Hey, I have a cafe cb550. I've been following your build and it looks and sounds great. I might have missed it, but I've gone through the comments and video and can't find where you got your seat made up. I really like the look of the 20" seat, where is it from?
Hi! First of all I am in love with your bike! Not a thing I would change!!!! I'm am currently making a cafe/brat bike and it's honestly not gonna look too far off from yours! What handlebars did you use!?!? I'm new to the whole bike scene and am not sure what size bars to get. Thanks a lot!!!
Amazing job! Thank you so much for putting up all your build vids . This winter I will be starting my project (good old uk winters) keep up the good work dude .
Hey, I have a question I'm thinking about getting one of there Cb550's and I just wanted to know out of your experiences with the bike what are the down sides of having it & how reliable is it ? Thanks.
Hi man, i really fell in love with this rusted gas tank look Can you tell me wich exact method did you use for the rust on this episode and not the final one ? Did you use the beer and salt or did you use Vinegar + hydrogene peroxide + salt ? or an other method ? Thanks for all of these videos !
Hi! Can you please tell me if that's a biltwell helmet and biltwell bubble shield, if yes which shield color is it? Love the bike and the helmet combo as well! Thank you!
Congratulations you worked your ass off transforming a nice original bike that had some collector value into a home made POS with very little to no value. This cafe/bobber fad reminds me of the chopper fad back in the 70's when untold numbers of Harley's and Triumph's were turned into ridiculous contraptions by pot smoking Peter Fonda wannabes.
Hey guys can anyone help me. Im goin to have a cafe racer done by a guy and I want to know if its worth it having him do it or do it myself. This is what he is going to do. 1981 Honda CB750C Mileage: 27k Included: - Complete teardown to frame - Clean and degrease engine and chassis as needed - Apply 1 coat of POR-15 gloss black to chassis, brake rotors, & brake calipers - Apply 2 coats of Duplicolor self etching primer to forks - Apply 2 coats of Duplicolor gloss black to forks - Replace/reinstall handlebars and grips as needed - Superbike - Replace front and rear tire as needed - Firestone Coker - Apply 1 coat of POR-15 gloss black to wheels - Fabricate/clean exhaust as needed and reinstall - Gloss Black - Clean and reinstall carburetors and air box as needed - Fabricate and reupholster seat as needed - 2 Passenger - Replace speedometer and tachometer as needed - Fabricate rear fender as needed - Replace tail light as needed - Replace turn signals as needed - Repaint fuel tank and side covers as needed - Gloss Black. HELP! WANT TO KNOW IF I SHOULD TRY TO DO IT MYSELF IF ID SAVE THOUSANDS!
Jose Estrada well honestly if there is a will, there is a way. i had close to no bike knowledge and look where it is now! just give it a shot. take it to the shop if you fail at it. its really not that bad
What a beautiful bike ... raw ... simple ...
You are a good worker .... impressive !!!
Your work gives me lots of ideas for mine. My father gave me the same bike ... but i have much work to improve it
I would watch your videos ... again and again
Thank you so much
Great Build. Pleasure to meet you.
can't believe how sweet and awesome sounds your bike. In love with the semi-rust tank also. Kinda make me want to copy that style right away.. cheers from chile!
Looks more like a Brat Style bike to me. Nice build!
That seat is a blast!
GREAT JOB ON THE BIKE...I WOULD CALL IT A CAFE FOR SURE....SOUNDS MEAN!!!
Man I love your bike! This is what kind of style i want my bike to build someday, hopefully it will be sooner than i think :D
Words can't describe this bike
thanks!!
Beautiful !
Looks amazing well done
Great Job!
Do a POV with this bike!
super cool Bro!
+1 on the rusty tank ! That style might look good on my youtube build.
You could also "blue" your tank. By "blueing" I am talking about using the same process that gun makers use to make their guns blue.You can do it with chemicals. As long as your tank is carbon steel and not stainless you can either "chemical blue" your tank or "rust blue" your tank. Just look up firearm refinishing here on youtube.
Amazing
Awesome bike build! What makes this bike pop more compared to other videos i've seen. Could the carbs be the reason?
Remove the tape from the headlight and you'll have yourself one nice bike!
epic build! looks awesome! Sounds amazing!!
Incredibly beautiful build, watched all of your Episodes and extremely enjoyed them!
I'm building my own Café/Brat Style CB550 since June and there's a question you could definitely help me with!:)
Could you please measure the length of your Shock (eye to clevis) and the difference between the highest and the lowest setting?
That would be incredibly helpful!:)
Thank you very much and kind regards from Germany!:)
Video on how you did the paint on the tank?
Looks really great. Can you share your re-jetting specs?
its currently running on stock jets. i have to go back in and re jet over the winter. i will do a video on this.
really nice build, thinking of going with the rust look on my cb. What clear coat did you use and have you had any problems with gasoline spoiling the finish?
Jose, I would recommend you do it yourself. Get the basic tools you need and make sure you consult with this "guy" for assistance and guidance as you do the work. I think you'll be much more satisfied with the bike when you have done the work yourself. My first build was just my design, and I had someone else do most of the work. I ended up selling the bike. My second build I have done almost all of the work myself; stripped the bike down myself, took off all of the parts I didn't want, etc. Purchased all of the aftermarket parts and started putting it together. Along the way I bought tools that I needed for a specific task, and I always consulted with my friend. I will not likely ever sell this bike. I recently won an award for the bike, and am still working on it doing some more of the detail work. Apologies for the long post, but hope you decide to do the work yourself, you won't regret it!
Sounds Amazing!
thanks!!
@@CZeroMedia What exhaust is this?
f.... awesome !! she's beautifull man. did you do it all yourself ?
just picked up a 73 550, looking forward to following some of your progress!
how long did it take you to get it rolling? rough money spent?
Nice Build! I would leave the tank as is. Gives it the 70's look of age and is clean as is. Might use that on one of my builds.
No real fender with stacks?
Where did you get those individual throttle style carburetor filters? Been looking for them but I have no idea what they're actually called
Niiiiice, where have you put your indicator lights?
no indicators ;)
CZeroMedia no fucks given
Hi man, i really fell in love with this rusted gas tank look
Can you tell me wich exact method did you use for the rust on this episode and not the final one ?
Did you use the beer and salt or did you use Vinegar + hydrogene peroxide + salt ? or an other method ?
Thanks for all of these videos !
-1 on the rusty tank but +100 for the sound
Looks like jugheads bike Riverdale
Where can I find those grips??
+1 on the sounds great part! Did you remove the muffler completely?
I've been wanting to put a straight pipe on my cx500 but fear it might be too loud
thanks! well its a straight pipe basically. 4 to 1 straight pipe
CZeroMedia Have you gotten any issues as far as getting pulled over for excess noise?
nope!
CZeroMedia Awsome! I'm going to put those onto onto my cx500 haha thanks!
nice! im making some POV riding videos so stay tuned ;)
how fast can the cb550s go?
ooh she sounds amazing! beautiful bike man and I love that rust!
Hey brother, beautiful bike. Watched the whole build series and am curious as to where you had your seat made. I'm at the seat stage and need to bite the bullet. I saw you pointed someone else to the Q&A video saying you talked about it there, but I didn't see anything. If you could point me in the right direction I'd appreciate it. Thanks!
And I want one
you should build one ;) i actually enjoyed this build more than a car build
I love your bike and videos. I want to build a cafe racer now bc of you haha. I think I'm getting a 1978 cb550 only thing is I don't really like the tank :/
Yoooo that rustic tank is fucking awesome!!! Fuckkk that’s dope🔥🔥🔥
Is this CB for small or large people. Are u recommend for a 1.90m person?
Take the stupid light tape off. That is a track thing and doesn't fit your other wise beautiful bike.
あなたは誰を殺したことがありますか？私は私が目撃したようにあなたは、しばらく前に男を殺害感じます。あなたは私を信頼することができ、私は魂を教えてくれません。
Sounds,healthy and strong.enjoy the ride,man.😊.
I'm confused what the plastic container next to the brake level....
+bustage87 brake fluid for the caliper/disc brake...
brake master cylinder
monsterman480 that's actually just the reservoir, the master cylinder is underneath it if we have to get specific...
what do I need to do so that a cb650 engine and cbr600rr front forks fits on a cb550 frame?
That engine sounds so beast. Does anyone happen to know if there are people that sell those motors?
How did you rust the tank like that? did you use an acid? Thank you.
Did you had to re-jet after the initial setup? I also have similar setup - individual pods and 4-1 exhaust. Also what's your airscrew setting and needle clip position? Thanks!
where did you get your brown leather seat? also do you have a fuel gauge or fuel light?
What color is your helmets bubble shield ?
sorry for my bad english
your bike is called a "brat cafe" so its basically a cafe racer, but the seat is brat's
Great Job, Iooking forward to see those changes you're talking about!
Just for letting you know: The problem with having open carbs "out of tune" is not a shitty running engine at first hand but a lack of cooling. So you might overheat your engine and kill your gaskets... not inevitable but there's a chance to.
TL;DR: Tuning your carbs is not a thing to do for yourself, it's for your engine.
Hey, I have a cafe cb550. I've been following your build and it looks and sounds great. I might have missed it, but I've gone through the comments and video and can't find where you got your seat made up. I really like the look of the 20" seat, where is it from?
hey thanks for following the build. i actually got it for fairly cheap on ebay. i cant recall the seller unfortunately
Hi! First of all I am in love with your bike! Not a thing I would change!!!! I'm am currently making a cafe/brat bike and it's honestly not gonna look too far off from yours! What handlebars did you use!?!? I'm new to the whole bike scene and am not sure what size bars to get. Thanks a lot!!!
Christian Tuai thanks! im sure i covered this in parts or inmstallation video. if not let me know
Amazing job! Thank you so much for putting up all your build vids . This winter I will be starting my project (good old uk winters) keep up the good work dude .
Hey, I have a question I'm thinking about getting one of there Cb550's and I just wanted to know out of your experiences with the bike what are the down sides of having it & how reliable is it ?
Thanks.
Well that sounds pretty damn nice !
Very cool raw bike you built, nicely done.
The settings on your rear shocks don't alter the actual length, just the preload on the spring pressure ;-)
Hi man, i really fell in love with this rusted gas tank look
Can you tell me wich exact method did you use for the rust on this episode and not the final one ?
Did you use the beer and salt or did you use Vinegar + hydrogene peroxide + salt ? or an other method ?
Thanks for all of these videos !
whats the name of your helmet? and by the way, wow bike!
does it pass emission test with straight pipe set up?
what are the front forks called ? i need new ones
why dont you put a spoiler on it... and led lights
Very nice man.Good job.
I know its an old vid i wanted to see how it runs i found a 76 cafe racer..for 3k buying it this week its mint..and i think a great price...
Great build thred vid series from start to finish!! Love to see a riders view and sound vid.. And put the badges onto there's bike!!!!
Where did you buy the handlebar controls? Grips, control clusters, brake and clutch levers etc. love the grips
Hi! Can you please tell me if that's a biltwell helmet and biltwell bubble shield, if yes which shield color is it? Love the bike and the helmet combo as well! Thank you!
TheGeri91 yes it is. i talk about it in my build series :)
Hey ..
Nice build!
do you have done anything to you tank after it is rusty?
it looks like you have given clear coat or something like that?
yes just a clear coat paint
Hey man mine is a cm400 that's my pic just wanted to say love the rust look
this is beautiful.
Is there a vid where you showed how to make the seat?
what a great build man!!!! congratulations!!!!. for the exhaust system is it just megaphone or running with baffle?,such a lovely sounds..
its a karpy exhaust. yoshimura 4 to 1 replica. no baffle.
ok,thanks!! super great sound + beautiful build you got there,keep it up!!
love the bike man, well down and to be honest the rusty disorganized look suits the bike really well in my opinion
Hey man just curious about the X on the head light, i saw it quitte a few times now and was wondering what's the purpose of it ? Is it esthetical ?
+Jaeger Maester this was answered I'm the q and a video :)
pretty sure it was once for if the headlight shatters the tape kinda holds it together but now im pretty sure its just a style
In the back day, it was a sign for a street racer vehicle.
It is more like a Brat. Nicee! :DD
Great job. Excellent build. Unique. I love that tank.
Congratulations you worked your ass off transforming a nice original bike that had some collector value into a home made POS with very little to no value. This cafe/bobber fad reminds me of the chopper fad back in the 70's when untold numbers of Harley's and Triumph's were turned into ridiculous contraptions by pot smoking Peter Fonda wannabes.
+Jack B lmao Haters gonna hate!
+Jack B Kook alert.
what machine did you used for it?
tire sizes front and back please
Hey guys can anyone help me. Im goin to have a cafe racer done by a guy and I want to know if its worth it having him do it or do it myself.
This is what he is going to do.
1981 Honda CB750C
Mileage: 27k
Included:
- Complete teardown to frame
- Clean and degrease engine and chassis as needed
- Apply 1 coat of POR-15 gloss black to chassis, brake rotors, & brake calipers
- Apply 2 coats of Duplicolor self etching primer to forks
- Apply 2 coats of Duplicolor gloss black to forks
- Replace/reinstall handlebars and grips as needed - Superbike
- Replace front and rear tire as needed - Firestone Coker
- Apply 1 coat of POR-15 gloss black to wheels
- Fabricate/clean exhaust as needed and reinstall - Gloss Black
- Clean and reinstall carburetors and air box as needed
- Fabricate and reupholster seat as needed - 2 Passenger
- Replace speedometer and tachometer as needed
- Fabricate rear fender as needed
- Replace tail light as needed
- Replace turn signals as needed
- Repaint fuel tank and side covers as needed - Gloss Black.
HELP! WANT TO KNOW IF I SHOULD TRY TO DO IT MYSELF IF ID SAVE THOUSANDS!
Jose Estrada have you ever worked on a car or bike? Or enjoy tinkering around on machines?
Most ive ever done was change my radiator of my car lol.
Jose Estrada well honestly if there is a will, there is a way. i had close to no bike knowledge and look where it is now! just give it a shot. take it to the shop if you fail at it. its really not that bad
What jets did you change to??
where can i get those grips man??
that looks really good. Great job. Its even going to look better when you get the exhaust wrapped
thanks im looking forward to the wrap
Hey man what tires did you use?
dude can u give me a list for tires handle speedometer so I can have a direction to follow
God this thing is beautiful.
That is just literally exactly what I want, down to the helmet and gloves lol
nice work!! Great design and color scheme! Well done!
A great build! Well done!
Jughead Jones's bike 😍
Can I borrow your sync kit?
Lovely build sir !
Just curious where have you placed your oil tank? BTW you bike looks really cool
The CB 500/550 doesn't have a oil tank only the CB 750
I love this bike!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Who rebuilt your engine?
#DOPE