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Finally-- Pix of the Zook, if'n you're curious!
07/19/06 at 19:39:24

Let's see if I can give this whole picture thing the ol' college try...

You can see my old Honda CB500T pipe and mirrors, circa 1975.

The paint is a Ford color from PPG, used in black-out parts on the Mustang (or so they told me). Still has more sheen to it than I was expecting, but looks good and is very thick-- this paint is tough.

Note the tie-down hooks in place of the sissybar and bracket on rear fender, and the Drag Specialties signals front and rear. Also note my rear lights, ordered direct from the UK. Nowhere near the quality I hoped they would be, but they still look just like I wanted them to look. Couple all this work with the K&N drop-in filter, re-jet, white spacer removal, a couple of oil changes, and the head plug fix, and I'd say 2006 has been a pretty productive year thus far.

A thousand miles a month keeps things happy in the sump!

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SAMM Serious Thumper Offline No lay down crotch rocket for me Posts: 576 Portland Oregon Gender:	Re: Finally-- Pix of the Zook, if'n you're curious Reply #1 - 07/19/06 at 21:40:08 Nice job .... I really like the pipe and tail lamps !!
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Brewbrother Serious Thumper Offline Just lending a helping hand. Posts: 953 Gender:	Re: Finally-- Pix of the Zook, if'n you're curious Reply #2 - 07/20/06 at 03:27:17 Looks excellent. Did the honda can mount without an adaptor??
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enophile Full Member Offline 1998 Savage, black, mostly stock Posts: 116 Morgantown, WV Gender:	Re: Finally-- Pix of the Zook, if'n you're curious Reply #3 - 07/20/06 at 04:39:54 That's great. Funny, I was thinking about finding some old Honda round mirrors for mine and was trying to imagine how they would look. I like them!
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Reply #4 - 07/20/06 at 06:21:59

Brewbrother wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:07:

Looks excellent. Did the honda can mount without an adaptor??

Indeed it did. Much to my surprise.

The mirrors look good, but you can't see much in them at highway speed. Very buzzy. This might change somewhat when I get the new S40 bars/risers this winter, but I'm not counting on it. I always just look over my shoulder when changing lanes on-highway anyhow, so it doesn't affect me too much.

The 500T was supposed to be my first bike, but turned out to be pretty knackered and near impossible to repair (they were only imported for two years, 1975 and 1976), so it's nice to be able to use a couple parts off that machine in customizing my "other" first bike, the Zook.

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Dragon King Senior Member Offline Posts: 400 IL Gender:	Re: Finally-- Pix of the Zook, if'n you're curious Reply #5 - 07/20/06 at 07:45:58 very nice I do like the pipe.
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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: Finally-- Pix of the Zook, if'n you're curious Reply #6 - 07/20/06 at 08:17:36 I like the tail lamps, nice job.
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vroom1776 Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 2110 Gender:	Re: Finally-- Pix of the Zook, if'n you're curious Reply #7 - 07/20/06 at 08:45:46 Way cool!
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Kropatchek Serious Thumper Offline Why more than 1 cylinder? Posts: 1457 Alphen a/d Rijn Netherlands Gender:	Re: Finally-- Pix of the Zook, if'n you're curious Reply #8 - 07/20/06 at 10:12:25 Nice looking bike. Now stop wrenching a ride the da%%mn thing. Greetz Kropatchek 8)
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Island_Biker Ex Member	Re: Finally-- Pix of the Zook, if'n you're curious Reply #9 - 07/20/06 at 10:32:06 I really like those taillights. I find the long stems are always getting caught. kicked, or bent.
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ncsparky Ex Member	Re: Finally-- Pix of the Zook, if'n you're curious Reply #10 - 07/20/06 at 14:52:27 Yeah I really like the way the rear fender looks smooth with those tail lights. Nice job. SC
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torque Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline 2008 nightster,flat od green and black Posts: 748 rock hill,S.C. Gender:	Re: Finally-- Pix of the Zook, if'n you're curious Reply #11 - 07/20/06 at 16:18:53 i see some waves and orange peel on the fender...somebody needs to get sanding
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Reply #12 - 07/20/06 at 17:41:10

torque wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:07:

i see some waves and orange peel on the fender...somebody needs to get sanding Wink

Haaa, but friend that was the point! Orange-peel is completely hot now, thanks to this bike.

Or not. Whatever.

And yes, I've greatly reduced the number of times I've kicked my rear signals as I get off the bike, now. That was a refreshing discovery about the little bullet lights.

Thanks all for the comments.

Grin

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Reply #13 - 07/20/06 at 18:05:57

Banger wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:07:

Indeed it did. Much to my surprise.

The mirrors look good, but you can't see much in them at highway speed. Very buzzy. This might change somewhat when I get the new S40 bars/risers this winter, but I'm not counting on it. I always just look over my shoulder when changing lanes on-highway anyhow, so it doesn't affect me too much.

The 500T was supposed to be my first bike, but turned out to be pretty knackered and near impossible to repair (they were only imported for two years, 1975 and 1976), so it's nice to be able to use a couple parts off that machine in customizing my "other" first bike, the Zook.

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I hate to break the news to you but the mirrors are "buzzy" no matter what you do. I rode a cb550 for many years and there is no fix for it. I tried everything including custom fit cushions in the mirror mounts. Just the nature of the beast.

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Reply #14 - 07/21/06 at 03:37:04

Brewbrother wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:07:

I hate to break the news to you but the mirrors are "buzzy" no matter what you do. I rode a cb550 for many years and there is no fix for it. I tried everything including custom fit cushions in the mirror mounts. Just the nature of the beast.

No big deal. I'll just continue checking the old-fashioned way before lane changes.

On a slightly related note, I saw a CB550 of 1970s vintage roll through an intersection not too long ago on my way to work. Those old Hondas seem to hang onto their loks pretty well...the paint was still phenomenal orange sparkle over gold sparkle. 'Least I think it was. The ol' boy was moving pretty fast!

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