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This is Rockit's 1976 Honda
CB550 aka "The Baby Seal"
Rockit has a huge list of modifications and it sounds like he's
not done yet.

The Baby Seal is one of the smoothest bikes I have ridden. This
bike rides well throughout the streets of San Francisco but also
loves to go on adventures up over the bridge and to the beach..
Its a 5 speed and pulls hard through all gears while constantly
asking for more power
Specs
* Clip on handle bars - For this go for the best clip ons you can
find. I had some really nice Vortex 35mm clip -ons but I lost them..
The Vortex clip ons have a great angle and they are slightly longer
, which is great for handle bar controls and brake master cylinders
.. I really had to stuff mine in and get a little creative with
the wiring. but it could have been a lot easier. I also had to use
a dremel to cut into part of the handle bar controls.
* Dyna S Electronic Ignition- This works out great for timing issues..
and hassle free tune ups ,,, no more playing with points.... This
ignition has to be installed properly ...I ran into a few issues
at first. It should not be connected directly to the battery for
power.... It should connect to the wiring harness.

* Custom signal lights- This can be done easy, well you just have
to keep track of your positive and ground wires.. then just disconnect
and then reconnect.
* Progressive front and rear suspension- The rear suspension is
done just by popping off the rear shocks and then throwing the new
ones on. There are a few different ways to do the front. I took
my front wheel off then slid the forks down through the triple clamp.
Squeezed out all the old fork oil replaced the springs. You can
also do this by not taking off the front wheel. You can push the
front forks down from the handle bars to to squeeze out fork oil.
Then unscrew the top of the forks while they are still in the triple
clamp and then replace with new springs
* New caps and regulator- My battery was constantly draining out.
I thought it was not getting a charge, but I now believe it was
my electronic ignition being connected to the battery.

* Modern smooth steering bearings- The Orginal bearings are these
ball bearings that can can start to get stuck or create little divets
.. that cause your steering to wabble at high speeds.. To do this
you will need to take off your front wheel and forks. Then take
off the top and bottom triple clamp. You will then need a shim to
bang out the ridge of the old bearings from the top and the bottom.
To put in the new bearings there is a special tube-like tool you
will need. The new bearings fit on top of this tool and then you
will have to bang it in to the stem , the top and bottom.

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