A CB550 restoration - well worth a look!

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A CB550 restoration - well worth a look!

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I stumbled on this thread and thought I'd share it with you all:
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?PHPSE ... ic=61393.0
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Well that ended up looking stunning. Very interesting and a bit jealous :thumbup:
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Yes I'm impressed with that .
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very nice indeed.... but he shouldve changed the top yoke.... first thing i noticed was the 1/2 bar clamps...
that'd annoy me.!
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Oh for a big workshop :(
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:thumbup: :thumbup:

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benny hedges wrote:very nice indeed.... but he shouldve changed the top yoke.... first thing i noticed was the 1/2 bar clamps...
that'd annoy me.!
I totally agree about the top yoke - shame that...

What a workshop - I was dead jealous :sad2
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