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      1974 Honda 550~Four – Old school Café Racer build

      Lets prep the motor for paint.. Yes I’m painting the motor, yeah… I know I’m going to F it up, blaa, blaa, blaa.. But your going to have to trust me on this, or not, either way no worries.. lol..
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      1974 Honda 550~Four – Old school Café Racer build

      Here’s all of the bits and pieces associated with a clutch, again just incase anyone is curious, that is. Please note everything looks good so I’m not doing a clutch job, but if I was this was the time to do it!, you would replace the friction disks, pads and springs, torque everything down to...
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      1974 Honda 550~Four – Old school Café Racer build

      Inspecting the clutch and pressure plates for wear,.. Man.. everything looks real good. No signs of wear or heat, nice
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      1974 Honda 550~Four – Old school Café Racer build

      Clutches lets take a look here.. Worn clutches will show black or blue heat marks, plus you’ll be able to the thickness of the pads themselves.. Sorry, I know you probably already knew that.. hahaa Here’s what the inside looks like, just incase know one has seen it?.
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      1974 Honda 550~Four – Old school Café Racer build

      Here were entering the discovery phase Wow.. everything looks good, no surface damage, no wear on anything, I’m outing it back together, well that is after I replace the head gasket, but luckily all is well team.. nice..
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      1974 Honda 550~Four – Old school Café Racer build

      So progress continues forward with the motor work, think of this as the before shots.. J
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      1974 Honda 550~Four – Old school Café Racer build

      I managed to make some small progress forward, I’m fab’ed up one of the new side covers.. I’m not exactly sold on it yet, but I’m close.. hahaha I’m going try something a little different on the other side and see if I like it better.. More pics to follow...
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      1974 Honda 550~Four – Old school Café Racer build

      Now. Lets do a little polishing and see what it looks like, remember I don't wont to go too much here, just a dull metal sheen.
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      1974 Honda 550~Four – Old school Café Racer build

      Here we go… Now progress is being made.. we do like forward progress. Here’s what we, the raw material..
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      1974 Honda 550~Four – Old school Café Racer build

      So progress continues with the following, removal of the motor, striping the old paint off and simi buffing the frame.. Last of the bits and pieces before the motor removal The one man way of removing a motor.. Lets hope I’ll have some help getting it in..
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      1974 Honda 550~Four – Old school Café Racer build

      I would love too.. I looked at it, but it's sealed.. So I don’t know.. I pretty much gave up at that point.. I might / should call the dealer and see if they can help me with it..
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      1974 Honda 550~Four – Old school Café Racer build

      Thank you sir.. I do to, Well at least I hope so.. ;) Here's a thread I did on polishing, if this helps.. time wise... I would say right around 35+ hours.. If I can finish up the frame, motor bits ets and have under 100 hours in for polishing I would be shocked.. I actually budgeted 200 hrs...
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      1974 Honda 550~Four – Old school Café Racer build

      Now lets add tire and shook I’ve been working on and see what we have, Actually we have the making / first look of the “old school” look I’m go for.. Right on!. Just so were clear.. the whitewalls are painted on one side only.. I wanted to see what it would look like...
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      1974 Honda 550~Four – Old school Café Racer build

      Here’s what my part bench is starting to look like Now its time to turn my attention to the rear wheel, it sure needs some help. Here’s what it looks like after a few minuets Ooo yeah, I also removed the rear arm lets see where this goes, I’ve got an idea.. hahaa
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      1974 Honda 550~Four – Old school Café Racer build

      After everything was dry it looked a little different.
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      1974 Honda 550~Four – Old school Café Racer build

      So now with everything that needs to be removed as been and now it time to take it outside for a bath..
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      1974 Honda 550~Four – Old school Café Racer build

      All of the wiring is out the bike (safety) I might add. This does not look good, I’m going to pop of the head and see what’s going on here.
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      1974 Honda 550~Four – Old school Café Racer build

      Well that’s enough “fluff” for now, its time to serious with it, it strip it down and actually start the project.. I’ll need to update this to electronic ignition If slim bikes are in, I’m screwed, this looks more like a hipo.. hahaa
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      1974 Honda 550~Four – Old school Café Racer build

      Here’s a before and after shoot.. I defiantly think all of the polishing is paying off.
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      1974 Honda 550~Four – Old school Café Racer build

      After the seals arrived, I rebuild the front shocks and slapped everything back on the bike, just to see what it going to look like before the real progress commences. Woow.. I haven’t even started anything on this side yet.. hahaha
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