I figure a proper introduction might be in order. I joined up here to learn more about the old triples, as. I had my eye on a weathered 550. I have been around bikes all my life, and currently have several Goldwings in various forms. My dad had an early 380 back in the day, and always liked looking at it. I like to tinker, so this project came about, and I figured it would be fun to have! This will not be a complete restoration, but more of a resto-mod.
So, here is the old girl I picked up for $100...we will see in time if it was worth it!
It does run, just not well...one of the crank seals is sucking air, so I know a crank rebuild is in it's future. The carbs have been recently rebuilt by the prev. owner (who I met on a Wing forum). He was going to do a rebuild, but lost interest once he added up what it would cost.
She is a tad crusty out front!
Not sure how it was sitting for a time, but the back is pretty good!
I have decided to pull the front end off, and put a Hayabusa front end on it, and pull the rear off and put a GS500F swing arm and rear wheel to slightly modernize it. I have thought about shaving the head on it when it gets tore down, but other than that, she is going to be a runner. Possibly some newer exhaust too!
One thing that needs attention is the gauge cluster...can the lenses be changed out on these?
Anyway, that is the project in a nutshell...if the pictures are to big, I do apologize, and will try to resize them. The IPad I am working on may not represent the true size of things.
