# Decided to mod my 10 dollar CB 550... Project Instant Gratification. Grimey Brat. **URL:** \ **Category:** Builds\ **Created:** [July 10, 2012, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/decided-to-mod-my-10-dollar-cb-550-project-instant-gratification-grimey-brat/224485 "2012-07-10T11:58:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 8:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/decided-to-mod-my-10-dollar-cb-550-project-instant-gratification-grimey-brat/224485/101 "2012-08-23T08:47:11Z")
^ I like that as well. Eager to see updates with the BMW E30 lights. ---
**Author:** ![HallockR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hallockr/32/5331_2.png) [@HallockR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HallockR)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 11:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/decided-to-mod-my-10-dollar-cb-550-project-instant-gratification-grimey-brat/224485/102 "2012-08-23T11:08:54Z")
oh my goodness! oh my gawd! ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 11:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/decided-to-mod-my-10-dollar-cb-550-project-instant-gratification-grimey-brat/224485/103 "2012-08-23T11:50:50Z")
The thing about e bummer lights is that they’re like 5.75" OD. So two of them are nearly a foor wide. The light that’s on there is only 7", so running two of the BMW lights might be weird. But we will se how it shakes out. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 2:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/decided-to-mod-my-10-dollar-cb-550-project-instant-gratification-grimey-brat/224485/104 "2012-09-11T14:38:26Z")
Whipped up something new on my lunchbreak… Headlight mount nuts! I machined them to accept a 100 and 50 yen coin that I had laying around from a Japan trip I took about 10 years ago. Came out pretty sweet I think! ![http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b63/ctnewman3/C3B01B6F-627E-419D-BB75-10BB64D2927A-1341-000000DA4DA0EC56.jpg](http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b63/ctnewman3/C3B01B6F-627E-419D-BB75-10BB64D2927A-1341-000000DA4DA0EC56.jpg) ![http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b63/ctnewman3/55AAE4C7-E664-4863-B8FC-0473A583F765-1341-000000F1EF780483.jpg](http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b63/ctnewman3/55AAE4C7-E664-4863-B8FC-0473A583F765-1341-000000F1EF780483.jpg) ![http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b63/ctnewman3/A1CCC174-15FB-4371-9414-143FA2DBD867-1341-000000F2015C8B24.jpg](http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b63/ctnewman3/A1CCC174-15FB-4371-9414-143FA2DBD867-1341-000000F2015C8B24.jpg) ![http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b63/ctnewman3/F5E9B042-674D-4321-9566-60D2FCD7CC06-1341-000000F1F7D2A880.jpg](http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b63/ctnewman3/F5E9B042-674D-4321-9566-60D2FCD7CC06-1341-000000F1F7D2A880.jpg) New grips too. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 2:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/decided-to-mod-my-10-dollar-cb-550-project-instant-gratification-grimey-brat/224485/105 "2012-09-11T14:42:33Z")
LOL ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 2:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/decided-to-mod-my-10-dollar-cb-550-project-instant-gratification-grimey-brat/224485/106 "2012-09-11T14:54:45Z")
They definitely look like big sparkly dildo’s, but I appreciate it. ---
**Author:** ![copperlegend](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/copperlegend/32/7445_2.png) [@copperlegend](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/copperlegend)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/decided-to-mod-my-10-dollar-cb-550-project-instant-gratification-grimey-brat/224485/107 "2012-09-11T17:45:13Z")
You are craftier than Martha Stewart. ---
**Author:** ![Deathproof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@Deathproof](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Deathproof)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 6:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/decided-to-mod-my-10-dollar-cb-550-project-instant-gratification-grimey-brat/224485/108 "2012-09-11T18:28:32Z")
Saw you on this at work today. Didn’t get to see it up close but I’m sure it looks great. ---
**Author:** ![Gus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gus/32/5112_2.png) [@Gus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gus)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2012, 7:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/decided-to-mod-my-10-dollar-cb-550-project-instant-gratification-grimey-brat/224485/109 "2012-09-12T07:30:22Z")
Gnarly ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2012, 7:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/decided-to-mod-my-10-dollar-cb-550-project-instant-gratification-grimey-brat/224485/110 "2012-09-12T07:31:17Z")
sorry man, but those grips look STUPID I get that you’re putting a personal touch on it and making it look wacky-jdmish, but at some point it’s going to stop looking good and start looking gimmicky. ---
**Author:** ![LUKE\_L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/luke_l/32/7462_2.png) [@LUKE\_L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LUKE_L)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2012, 7:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/decided-to-mod-my-10-dollar-cb-550-project-instant-gratification-grimey-brat/224485/111 "2012-09-12T07:41:01Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > at some point it’s going to stop looking good and start looking gimmicky. I see Bricktop, Skydiving, and a rad Bike…You dry hump a Mazda and I bang my MR2. What’s “gimmicky”…? I think it is simply tying different things because Road Bike. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2012, 8:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/decided-to-mod-my-10-dollar-cb-550-project-instant-gratification-grimey-brat/224485/112 "2012-09-12T08:52:43Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > sorry man, but those grips look STUPID > > I get that you’re putting a personal touch on it and making it look wacky-jdmish, but at some point it’s going to stop looking good and start looking gimmicky. It’s actually not a personal touch. I’m copying some JDM shit right there: ![http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a204/1313terdferguson1313/japan%20scene/10-12-051017.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/5/b/5b2cc6918cf048796e6b498bb29d0a9d57917136.jpeg) ![http://i1053.photobucket.com/albums/s476/johnnyrainbow13/japan%20chopper%20scene/242.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/2/b/2b05b2e7f8a99a0fe134b785b39f3a3d6bf74ce4.jpeg) Also, I have several colors. Trying to hone in on what I like. I bought six pairs of grips to mix and match (at 40 dollars a set, haha) ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2012, 9:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/decided-to-mod-my-10-dollar-cb-550-project-instant-gratification-grimey-brat/224485/113 "2012-09-12T09:13:29Z")
> [@newman](#): > > Whipped up something new on my lunchbreak… > Headlight mount nuts! I machined them to accept a 100 and 50 yen coin that I had laying around from a Japan trip I took about 10 years ago. Came out pretty sweet I think! rotary table or cnc? ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2012, 9:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/decided-to-mod-my-10-dollar-cb-550-project-instant-gratification-grimey-brat/224485/114 "2012-09-12T09:40:06Z")
You are an artist ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2012, 10:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/decided-to-mod-my-10-dollar-cb-550-project-instant-gratification-grimey-brat/224485/115 "2012-09-12T10:15:06Z")
> [@travisn](#): > > rotary table or cnc? rotary table. It’s hard to find a free CNC here. ---
**Author:** ![superfan99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@superfan99](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/superfan99)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2012, 10:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/decided-to-mod-my-10-dollar-cb-550-project-instant-gratification-grimey-brat/224485/116 "2012-09-12T10:32:59Z")
I saw the grips yesterday, and I was wondering what the deal with the different colors was. Thanks for the explanation. ---
**Author:** ![XwalkerX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xwalkerx/32/7598_2.png) [@XwalkerX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XwalkerX)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2012, 1:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/decided-to-mod-my-10-dollar-cb-550-project-instant-gratification-grimey-brat/224485/117 "2012-09-12T13:08:10Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > sorry man, but those grips look STUPID > > I get that you’re putting a personal touch on it and making it look wacky-jdmish, but at some point it’s going to stop looking good and start looking gimmicky. gtfo ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2012, 1:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/decided-to-mod-my-10-dollar-cb-550-project-instant-gratification-grimey-brat/224485/118 "2012-09-12T13:33:42Z")
> [@LUKE\_L](#): > > I see Bricktop, Skydiving, and a rad Bike…You dry hump a Mazda and I bang my MR2. What’s “gimmicky”…? I think it is simply tying different things because Road Bike. i don’t dry hump a mazda. I DD’d it for 2 years, put 50k miles on it and sold it. It was relatively fun transportation. I haven’t owned it since december. This bike is awesome, I just think that at some point, the silly, wacky colored stuff is too much. A few cool touches is awesome. American Choppers comes to my mind when I think “gimmicky”, just too much in the way of themed parts. I’ll shut up now, just wanted to clarify for ya. I know that newman will continue to do what he wants to do. What is cool to him is all that really matters. I am mearly shitting up the internet tubes with my opinion. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2012, 1:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/decided-to-mod-my-10-dollar-cb-550-project-instant-gratification-grimey-brat/224485/119 "2012-09-12T13:37:46Z")
I understand what you mean, but I don’t think it’s there yet. When you see the bike in person the grips aren’t really as much an eye fixture as you’d think. Plus I have several color options… 🙂 I don’t want to get to this point: ![https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/421673_10151231043654365_809658933_n.jpg](https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/421673_10151231043654365_809658933_n.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2012, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/decided-to-mod-my-10-dollar-cb-550-project-instant-gratification-grimey-brat/224485/120 "2012-09-12T13:39:31Z")
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