Popular Post triumph...tristan Posted May 3, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 3, 2018 So mid last year i saw this bike pop up on trademe and i had to have it, i was originally trying to find myself a small bike but somehow i ended up with this! I purchased the bike sight unseen so there was a big risk of it turning out to be a dud, I took the gamble and i have not regretted it, the bike is such a thrill to ride it really makes me feel like im in the 70s haha! The bike wasent perfect, its missing the left hand side cover the mud guards are pretty dented up, the rear tail light and one of the indicator lens were broken the tyres were worn and it was deregistered but i guess thats to be expected with a old bike. It looks like someone has put some love into it once upon as it has some ducati mufflers fitted and it had been converted to twin disc. My original plan was to get the bike road worthy then turn it into a bit of a scrambler, So i ordered new light lenses and tyres and got the bike to a road worthy standard, i took it in for the re vin and to my surprise it passed, its so much dam cheaper then revinning a car also, which is a bonus. Now that the bikes on the road im trying decide if i keep it original or change it up, if i was to change it up i dont think i could bring myself to cut anything of permanently, so i was mabye just going to remove the dented guards, put a smaller rear light on and put some lower bars on. Its only been on the road for a few days but its been going awesome! the floats seem to keep getting stuck tho so it drips out fuel when i leave it sitting, so i assume some carb rebuild kits should sole that, and the engines pretty noisy at idle, would anyone know why? the bike seems to run really well, from researching i found out that they are a typically noisy motors because of something to do with the clutch basket and the timing chain, has anyone had any experience with these motors? The day i got the bike Old vs New, they are pretty full on! but they actually look really good on the bike They are Dunlop k70 Tyres Wheels and tyres on the bike, it looks so good with out its mud guard on. This is how she looks now, im really liking the factory look to be honest. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Gruntfuttock Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 Yeah looks great, agree is too good to hack so stick with bolt-on mods. Sweet buy. (Got a CB360 project-in-waiting in the shed, similar lines) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abarth Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 Man thats sweet, love the factory colours on the tank. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bronze Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 please don't scrambler it, scramblers are fucktarded, that's super sweet in that state. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triumph...tristan Posted May 3, 2018 Author Share Posted May 3, 2018 @Lord Gruntfuttock Thanks for that! Awesome I also love the cb360s I always thought they would be a lot more fun and nimble, I look forward to seeing your build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datlow Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 Has that red got any metallic to it? Looks lush Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triumph...tristan Posted May 4, 2018 Author Share Posted May 4, 2018 @datlow Yeah it does have some metallic in it, the tank has a few imperfections, but its such a nice factory color and paint scheme. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triumph...tristan Posted June 21, 2018 Author Share Posted June 21, 2018 So another deal came up for some more cb500/cb550 stuff, i couldent pass the deal up so the other week i jumped in the ute and picked up this hoard of honda goodness! The green one is actually a super good example, its all complete theres just alot of patina! the plates still in the system so that will make it super easy to get it back on the road, I really wanted to make my original cb into abit of a cafe/brat but it was just to good to hack up, and even this green one is just to good, I proabally wont have time to do the green one, so that may possibly be coming up for sale soon, but thats not guaranteed yet, but then it also came with this red one its missing a few parts, but that makes it a perfect candidate to build into to something sick! i wont feel bad about cutting bits off! theres just no plate! so im really hoping it wont be a big hassle getting it back on the road! it also came with a couple of engines and a heap of spare parts! super stocked with all this stuff! so i gave the carbs a clean on both of the bikes chucked some spare engine bits on the red one, and i manged to get them both running which is a massive bonus! 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi808 Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Getting old bikes revinned isn’t as hard as doing cars. I wonder if it is worth getting it revinned as stock as possible before bratting it? My dad has put a heap of old bikes back on the road most of which were dead reg. I’ll talk to him tonight and see if he has any tips. Also, nice work not chopping up the red bike. Looks mean stock as rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triumph...tristan Posted June 21, 2018 Author Share Posted June 21, 2018 @kiwi808 Awesome! That would be sweet if you could ask him! Any information would be super helpful, I would hate to Chuck money at it then the refuse to re register it, I gave the transport agency a message so I'm hoping they come back with a positive reply. Thanks man yeah I'm super stocked that I keeped it all original, it's such a comfy bike to ride as is haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Fucking swoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carsnz123 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 9 hours ago, kiwi808 said: Getting old bikes revinned isn’t as hard as doing cars. cars aren't hard either. as long as its up to wof standard you should be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdotlowe Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Beautiful bikes! I've registered an old Honda with no ownership history or proof of registration - it's not as hard as it seems! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triumph...tristan Posted June 23, 2018 Author Share Posted June 23, 2018 @kdotlowe sweet that's awesome news! So all you had was a chassis number and that was enough for them? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdotlowe Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 On 6/23/2018 at 19:52, triumph...tristan said: @kdotlowe sweet that's awesome news! So all you had was a chassis number and that was enough for them? Pretty much. I went to Blue Wing Honda who confirmed that my chassis number was a bike sold by Honda NZ in the 70's. I did have a number plate on it, but it wasn't in the system. They did let me keep the black plate too which was cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voteforpedro Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 On 21/06/2018 at 21:21, triumph...tristan said: So another deal came up for some more cb500/cb550 stuff, i couldent pass the deal up so the other week i jumped in the ute and picked up this hoard of honda goodness! The green one is actually a super good example, its all complete theres just alot of patina! the plates still in the system so that will make it super easy to get it back on the road, I really wanted to make my original cb into abit of a cafe/brat but it was just to good to hack up, and even this green one is just to good, I proabally wont have time to do the green one, so that may possibly be coming up for sale soon, but thats not guaranteed yet, but then it also came with this red one its missing a few parts, but that makes it a perfect candidate to build into to something sick! i wont feel bad about cutting bits off! theres just no plate! so im really hoping it wont be a big hassle getting it back on the road! it also came with a couple of engines and a heap of spare parts! super stocked with all this stuff! so i gave the carbs a clean on both of the bikes chucked some spare engine bits on the red one, and i manged to get them both running which is a massive bonus! Hi Tristan. Do you still have the green cb550? If so, what are your plans for it? Interested in selling it? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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