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Colorado

This has blown my mind.

Is anyone selling a Colorado frameset in 54cm?

Serotta Colorado

This is beautiful. A bike like this could convince me to start road riding again.

Can't stop, won't stop.

Thanks for the kind comments.

I've been round the houses in my mind trying to figure out how I want the CB to look. Brat, Cafe, Tracker, Bobber etc. In the meantime, I've sort of fallen in love with the originality of the bike. I don't think I'd like to chop it up or mess around with it too much for the time being.

I do however have a better idea of the modifications I'd like to make. Excuse the lack of photoshop skills.

Today I picked up my first motorcycle for the road. A 1978 CB550k.

I found an old advert on Facebook marketplace, naff photos, no details in the ad. I thought it would be worth sending a quick message with a lowball offer (the ad was 16 weeks old) - now here we are.

The condition is beautiful. It has 11 former keepers, and 37k on the clocks, which I think might be a lot for a bike? who knows.

The plan is to service it, change a few bits such as the massive indicators, and huge caravan-esque rear light, get a smaller metal numberplate, and I might change the seat for something a little more low-profile. I want it to look more minimal, whilst still appearing totally OEM. And any modification I make will be 100% reversible.

The bike is now tucked up safely in my back garden (fits through the house)
I'll work on it over the next couple of months - aiming to have my license by March.

This is excellent. Makes me miss my caad 3

You can squeeze 1.9s in the back of the Straggler!...but only just.

Nice thread, glad to see you're still going.

La Rochelle to San Sebastian is a nice tour.

How much are you looking for?

Damn

Yeah this looks great, nice work!

Would be lovely with some nice metal guards.

Just booked my theory test for the end of January. Is it very different from the car theory?

Also, can anyone recommend a good and preferably free study resource?

From today

The quiet roads look great.

What bike do you use on the road?

Thanks for the fast responses.

I have 31" of door and around 34" of hallway width. Might work.

@Airhead nope, no stairs thankfully.

May be difficult to gauge this, but does a standard-ish size bike (Ducati 748 - XR250) fit through the front door of your London home?

I have a spare room downstairs that I use as a workshop/store bicycles in, and I wouldn't mind taking on a winter project if I can fit it through the front door and round the kink in the hallway.

Ideally fully built up, as It'd be nice to continue to use that room as a parking space once the project is finished.

Depends how wide the door is - door is the standard size in Hackney terrace houses, not wide not narrow.

It looks great!

Are you planning to carry a lot of weight with this? or it's mainly for aesthetics?

Still looking?

Excellent build, well played.

Hello, I'm interested in the bike, but not at £500.

Can you please message me with full photos and the size?

Thanks.

Sold my 182, and decided to bring the Golf out of storage and down to London.

Not sure how soundly I'll sleep with it parked in the streets of Hackney.

Anyone riding Saturday morning?

Does anyone know where i can order prescription lenses from? looking to fit them myself, rather than sending my glasses away and having it fitted.

I'm selling my Clio 182, and thinking to pick up a 60s scooter as a winter project. The plan would be to retain as much of the patina as possible, but make the bike mechanically reliable, and ensure it stays structurally sound.

It's weird. but the prices between a rusty old projects with seized engines, and freshly painted restored items are super close.

Is this normal?

What size are the tyres and mudguards?