Cafe Racer Update and Plans GSXR600 Front End? - CB550 Cafe Racer Build Pt. 74
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- Опубліковано 10 вер 2024
- In today's episode, I show you some of the items that have changed on the cafe racer since 2014 including new gas tank cap, ignition system, voltage regulator and rectifier, anti gravity battery pack, rear sets by cognito moto, and exchaust cut off.
I also get into my future plans of running a GSXR 600 front forks as well as installing new spoked wheels, wider tires, clip ons, grips, brake reservoir, etc.
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Everything you've done to the bike is badass with exception of removing the rear brake. Never never never sacrifice safety for style.
Wow i cant believe ive been watching your videos since 2014 time flies
I still remember pulling up his channel via Jalopnik when he got into the accident while driving his Evo in snow. I've been following ever since as well. Also, look at how much his channel has grown!
@@ThePhillkillv2 damn. OG subscribers. much appreciated !!!!!
no rear brake sounds terrifying, hope you never have to panic stop.
Yeah no rear brakes is fucking stupid.
yeah no rear brakes. No battery cover. no carb air filters or a mudguard. his killing the engine
Really? What is the proper rear to front braking ratio on a bike? Most choppers/bobbers I've built have only had one. Rear brakes are for Snowflakes.
@@thepretentiouspig424 A chopper would be more back heavy, not likely to flip a bike but would probably lock up the front wheel in a panic, but on a cafe racer or sport bike, no rear brake is def sketchy
@@thepretentiouspig424 What a stupid thing to say. Not trying to be disrespectful but you only have 2 wheels. Are you really going to use one wheel to brake? Also suspension needs to settle when you are breaking, the rear brake is built for that, and its more comfortable for normal braking!
Red Kote is the best, I have used it for 30 years. I worked in a radiator shop for many years and we used it on lots of old autos that new fuel tanks weren't available. I have used it on steel, aluminum and fiberglass motorcycle tanks even my dirt track race bike. It was not affected by 108 octane leaded race fuel and Klotz Benol. Great video.
Ik I’m only 16 but finally someone who understands me, bikes and car lifestyle. Love your work on the bike hope to see more videos on things you’ve been up too.
Bought my CB 550 after watching your build. Cognito Moto has so muchvgreat stuff for the 550's. I would suggest the rear hoop with built in break light. They also make a rear disk break conversion for 550's now, bought one for mine. Good luck man, keep up the good work.
DUDE! we have the same taste. I had a 280z and still have a cb550four. great projects. you earned my subscribe.
Awesome bike! The character it has is what makes it interesting from the usual. Have always loved cafe racers and would enjoy building one. Keep it coming man👍
thanks man
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I literally subscribed for this build. I watched every video on it. Thanks for reminding me I need to get off my ass and do something with my bike.
The Dodge Ram’s latest video has so many views already! Your content is above most channels man, hopefully I can make it to mechanical engineering school after the military!
I'm currently starting a CB 550F build. I've had the bike about 6 years but this video gave me some good mod/cafe Racer ideas
Combination lock - brilliant idea! Awesome bike 🔥🔥
Soooo can’t wait for the front end rebuild cus am gonna do that to mine but never done it before. 🙌🏽
oh, i know you cant wait. :D
Hay thật sự, cảm ơn Đức Phúc mang cho mình dòng cảm xúc này!
Top tip, put something between the tire and the intake, if your caught in the rain, water thats flung up from the tire will get sucked into the intake, (not good)😂 learned the hard way.... beautiful bike though!
Great to see you're back on your Cafe!!! Building my own Cafe and watching your videos for inspiration and Reference!! Truly humble guy!! GL friend!!!
Yay! Pumped you'll be continuing the build. BTW I'm pretty sure you live < 5 miles from me and I've got a '75 CB550 I'm working on too! 💪
Dam good job , looks great, sound amazing. Love those open headers
Where are you CZero? We miss the videos.
The bike has no rear brake, so maybe he's riding in hell now
Those carbs looks amazing!!
it sounds like a beast
I really like the modern fork swap on these old hondas. I have a R6 front on my 77 CB750.
I have my honda cx500 and im going to make cafe racer, this is almost the look what im going for, will see what its going to be like after this winter :) nice bike you have!
2019 doesn't feel right if Czero hasn't uploaded a video
Ben Valenzuela feelin the same miss they guy🙁
Hope hes okey
Dden Dden he's good, been posting on IG
hey i did the yellow foam strip light on my bike. the trick is cut the slot spray the foam first then push the lights into the slot if you put the strip in and spray into holes drilled behind it will just go around. its pretty easy not as bad as you think.
thanks man!
@@CZeroMedia thanks for reading! here's some more details if your interested you gotta let the foam dry too otherwise its a sticky mess over fill the void slightly cut the foam flush and let the strip compress the foam making the lights tight to the slot i used a piece of tig rod to to make a hole for the LED wire and fish it through the frame tube. also slot needs to be slitly smaller than the lights mine turned out to be about 0.41" I just drilled a hole at either end of what I wanted showing of the strip drew lines connecting top and bottom and followed with a dremel, looks super clean.
love my CB
ahahah "impulse buy nights" are the best and worst nights ever
I love this build man!!
That sounds amazing!!!
That sounds amazing! I'd love to do something similar with an old rebel 450 I have. Not too hardcore of a café but some of the charm they have.
Not worried the wheel is going to throw dirt in your carbs?
Nice to see the bike back
velocity stacks got mesh filter in it!
Damn where has this channel been, UA-cam recommendations needs to step up its game!
I just love your bike!😀👏
Bike is sweet. Love seeing the imagination bro, keep going
where are the new videos? :(
coming soon my man. check my insta if you want daily updates ;)
I’ll buy the clips on set up from you. Great job.
On the fence about tail light and GXR front end. Might take way from the vintage cafe look a Little to much. If anything I would go with anodizing the GSX front end black. Maybe find a metal front fender dump the plastic. Tail light just not sure I would shop around on that one. Awesome job.
You need to get a back wheel fender guard so rocks and dirt and especially water won’t get into those OPEN carbs!
You’re a genius kid. 😮👍🏼
very nice rig
I love how you finished gas tank ….
May I ask . Where you get yours headlight seat and the grips please ….. thank you so much …..
crazy sound bro! thumbs up
Buen vídeo 👍 y muy buena maquina 👍
gsxr forks and r6 forks should be direct bolt on for a 500/550 frame besides the conversion bearings. You can use a harley front dyna glide hub with the correct wheel bearings to fit the forks and then run a spoked wheel. I usually just run a 16" spoked hog wheel in the rear, maybe run some nice excel rims on them. Im fishing a 750 chopper project and 550 cafe right now, text me if you come out to Waterford.
by the way I really enjoy that toggle combo for the ignition.
It’s been a while since iv seen this cb
I would steal that bro looks dope lmao
czero please upload more content. i miss your videos😭
Hey, I love the bike. Think it looks great. I started watching your videos from the rusting the tank videos. Have you had any problems with the clear coat discolouring or chipping off?
Whats up Ish! Bikes looking super mean! Just wanted to say two things- firstly, Ive seen all your builds from the beginning of when you posted them years ago, but I dont remember you saying that your tank is ACTUALLY NOT FROM A CB550. As Im sure you know, Its from the K model of the CB750- basically any year from 69-76! If guys are going for that fuller and larger tank look- the lower profile cb550 tanks that are from all the K versions of the cb500/550s are not going to be the same. Theyre similar but more slimline. But The F tank from CB550F 75/76 and all CB550 tanks from 77-78 are bigger, larger, more "stout" looking and race inspired. Secondly, the GSXR front is basically done to death, but for good reason! Its a huge upgrade to the entire ride of the bike. My favor to you is keep the strategy of this build the same- when approaching the front end. So far youve kept everything budget conscious from the beginning- basically giving alot of us garage guys- a ton of amazing information, advice and most importantly inspo to do it at home on a dime. That being said the easy way to get that front spoked wheel is to do the full Cognito treatment, but its really expensive, so my ask is that you look at the GSXR front end with the harley dyna front wheel solution. This comes with some inherent issues- like drilling out the correct pattern on the gsxr or huyabusa rotors and some spacing issues But for 95% of guys the solution is much more cost effective and makes it doable. Thanks again and keep up the amazing work !
thanks a lot for the reply my man. and yeah, i have realized that my tank is not the original 550 throughout the years :D As for the gsxr, yeah. its def a common direction people take on these bikes but like you said, a much-needed upgrade. cognito for sure would be the easiest solution but at the same time, i need to keep the cost down. i will look into the harley dyna front wheel solution a bit more. i have certainly heard of it but havent researched much into it just yet
Love it and can't wait to see the front-end install. Please configure a rear brake solution though!
yeah im def looking for a solution
@@CZeroMedia you could always look at putting something behind the foot peg? Move your foot back to step on the brake, instead of having it forward, and in the way.
@@CZeroMedia if you're looking for designs, let me know, I could scratch something up. Lol
hmmmmmmmm well the issue right now is that the brake lever hits the new rearset. im not sure if you saw thee rearset installation video but if i could keep the existing location by modifying the pedal, that would be the ideal solution
With the GSXR front end, (brakes) you'd never need the rear brake.
Hey man, I show how to machine the stock 19" front wheel to an inverted front end on my instagram. Also, I machine an led stripe brake light shroud to recess the led into the hoop.
Is that a Open carb? man i can imagine how much dust coming inside. But its really nice bike
How the hell did you pass safety inspection to get it registered without rear brakes?
no such thing as inspection here
Big fan Czero, but no rear brakes definitely sounds like a bad idea
Makes me want to do a cb550 motor swap in my cb350f
Like where this project is going to and am I already subbed for 4 years????
thanks for the support my man
@@CZeroMedia its crazy that i subbed for the evo but i also saw that you did some bike stuff and that is the reason that i subbed
Sick. Ass. Bike. Nuff sed.
these old bikes are pretty dangerous. I have a 77 cb550 and i came from a 2007 r6. First thing I noticed was the suspension sucked and the brakes were terrible. BUT I still love riding it.
Need more videos buddy
I’m looking at doing the headlight tape mod all, does the halogen melt the electrical tape?
Where did you get the ignition switches.
are those velocity stacks? :D
Finally a video on the cafe racer! :)
For the rear tail light just buy a led strip and zip tie it on to the hoop instead of cutting and trying to mount it inside it.
LINK: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01GJGCR9U/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
where you put accu in yo Cb bro? good job bro
What setup did you use for the carbs to get those velocity stacks working?
Geoffrey Berthiaume checkout my build video Playlist for the exact jets and setup I run
Hey man! Building one because of your video's :) What jet sizes do you run in the end? And what are your needle settings?
where you put the battery?
love your videos the bike is awesome1 doing a buildw with an 82 suzuki gs 650. i was seeing if you , or knew of any good videos to help me with some bare bones wiring.
Hi man , how many inches your tires ?
how did you lower the stock front forks?
Possible to connect rear brake to front lever? So sketchy lol.
How so I get rid of the battery box and all that?
check out my cafe racer playlist for all the build videos from the past
What year is the 550? I have a 1978, stock. Nice job.
I want my bike to sound like that I have an 82 cm450e I've completely changed the way it looks I wish I could show you a picture of a before and after but my old phone broke so I lost the pictures of it.
Is there a video for the combination starter? I love that idea
yes. check my cafe racer play list
Is it for sale?
My buddy put a tail light strip on his bike, and it died in 4 months. I don't know if it's the best option.
was it ebay?
how about using a nfc tag as authentication + start switch?
thats def an overkill for a bike people wont understand how to start anyways lol. plus the receiving side would drain the battery even if its got sleep move
CLASSIC OLD
Still
Cool video! Ever take that motorcycle in that outfit to say a 7 eleven to buy something?
all the time :D
Nice! Is that the only type of leather jacket you have? Or any greaser types?
They must love you at 7 eleven you probably spend a lot there
i have two leather jackets i wear on a bike right now. but i usually wear a speed and strength button down thats got inner protective liner
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Cool!
So no leather greaser type biker jackets?
Can you do another bike video in the Levi’s and the leather jackets you have other than this one (showing full front and backsides)....like a gear video
Only just came across your videos. I love them already! The combination lock is so funny and clever too. If you have time please check out my latest riding video from Japan.
this customize supposedly calls 'bratstyle' not cafe racer
I just did a GSX-R 1000 front end swap on my 83 CB550sc. If you need any help. I've been down that road. We really should meet up next year (I'm in Waterford). Cafe meet up or something. If you're getting new wheels you should think about getting ahold of that rear disc conversion setup that you can get from cognito moto. Love the build and the channel. Keep it up my dude.
oh snap! im def up for a meet up!
u look so tired but love you
Just subbed, but I ain't goin to Insta... So post some fn updates already! Haha
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Thoughts on tommyfyeah evo not sure if you watch his channel
The evo 8 is my favorite from the model lineup. Despite the problems with his car I would love to own one myself. What do you think about it?
@@kuro0198 I want to see the finish product of the evo I know it will be good I will say the s15 he build came out amazing.. I would love to see a collab with tommyf and czero
@@manuellopezej1 oh that would be great, czero can help tommy out with the evo
unfortunately, i do not. if i had time i guess i would start watching youtube videos.
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no rear brake??? really???
Shit i see why i don't get any notifications from ya
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No rear brake? That's not good.
exactly. hence the gsxr front end upgrade
@@CZeroMedia lol, a better front-end is important but for me wouldn't replace a rear brake!
why do people want such a thin and uncomfortable looking seat?
i dont believe cafe racers are suppose to be inherently uncomfortable to ride. why not just take the seat off entirely then?
Stay different, everyone runs those cheap strip tail light's. You are creative think of something lol.
hmmmmmmmmmmm you have a good point. now im thinking differently.... :D
CZeroMedia also those strips are barely visible and your tail is angled up, people behind you might not even be able to see it. I have faith you can design a better option
Not looking good.
I built a cb550 cafe in the early 90's but ran a Kerker pipe and it wasnt much if any quieter than your open header. Besides having to make my rear set the main difference between my build and this was I used a Ducati style fairing I got from a swap meet in Pamona. I did the build after hitting a patch of sandy gravel and dumping it one night leaning into a corner. Ride it for 5 more years before I sold it when I started a family.
dang. i always wondered what its like back in the days before the interent. it would be awesome to chat with someone like you!