# 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:** 8
**Author:** ![livin4hockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2012, 3:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/decided-to-mod-my-10-dollar-cb-550-project-instant-gratification-grimey-brat/224485/141 "2012-09-13T15:30:54Z")
Looks robotic…but I kinda like it. ---
**Author:** ![robftw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6bbea6/32.png) [@robftw](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/robftw)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2012, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/decided-to-mod-my-10-dollar-cb-550-project-instant-gratification-grimey-brat/224485/142 "2012-09-13T15:40:26Z")
Newman you might like these 5 3/4 rounds [http://www.ebay.com/itm/251118388049?redirect=mobile](http://www.ebay.com/itm/251118388049?redirect=mobile) alternatively, you might like some of the older 70s/80s cibie lights ---
**Author:** ![AndyB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@AndyB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AndyB)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2012, 5:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/decided-to-mod-my-10-dollar-cb-550-project-instant-gratification-grimey-brat/224485/143 "2012-09-13T17:10:41Z")
I have been following the build and like it. Couple questions though, on the rear fenders you made, why not paint them the green to match the rest of the bike? I personally think that would make the bike look smoother. Also, making the exhaust all black would look so nasty on it. As far as the grips, the gold ones look a lot better, but I think the green and gold would look real good mixed. just my .02. ---
**Author:** ![Axis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/axis/32/5149_2.png) [@Axis](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Axis)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2012, 6:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/decided-to-mod-my-10-dollar-cb-550-project-instant-gratification-grimey-brat/224485/144 "2012-09-13T18:15:50Z")
I like the headlights, would be perfect if you could somehow make them not offset and dual smiley lowbeams or dual highbeam(cross-haired), imo. ---
**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 13, 2012, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/decided-to-mod-my-10-dollar-cb-550-project-instant-gratification-grimey-brat/224485/145 "2012-09-13T18:34:14Z")
> [@Axis](#): > > I like the headlights, would be perfect if you could somehow make them not offset and dual smiley lowbeams or dual highbeam(cross-haired), imo. They are individual units, so I could, but I wanted to have some asymmetry. ---
**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 13, 2012, 6:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/decided-to-mod-my-10-dollar-cb-550-project-instant-gratification-grimey-brat/224485/146 "2012-09-13T18:38:19Z")
Gold flake painted rock shields. ---
**Author:** ![jay\_g](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jay_g/32/111288_2.png) [@jay\_g](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jay_g)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 5:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/decided-to-mod-my-10-dollar-cb-550-project-instant-gratification-grimey-brat/224485/147 "2012-09-14T05:44:03Z")
love the 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:** [September 14, 2012, 5:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/decided-to-mod-my-10-dollar-cb-550-project-instant-gratification-grimey-brat/224485/148 "2012-09-14T05:53:18Z")
the 2 lights look sick! if you need any 7" lights, I have 2 new silverstars upstairs at the pit that I was going to use for the 944. ---
**Author:** ![1sik\_bmw](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1sik_bmw/32/7341_2.png) [@1sik\_bmw](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1sik_bmw)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 7:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/decided-to-mod-my-10-dollar-cb-550-project-instant-gratification-grimey-brat/224485/149 "2012-09-14T07:20:33Z")
I actually like the lights, not as bulky as i thought they would look… one clear and one yellow light would look neat ---
**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 14, 2012, 7:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/decided-to-mod-my-10-dollar-cb-550-project-instant-gratification-grimey-brat/224485/150 "2012-09-14T07:29:06Z")
I saw this on the gram and there seemed to be a lot of negative reactions. Personally I think it looks good. ---
**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 14, 2012, 7:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/decided-to-mod-my-10-dollar-cb-550-project-instant-gratification-grimey-brat/224485/151 "2012-09-14T07:53:38Z")
I’m going to make some buckets for them and see if I like the finished product. The buckets will probably add some BULK. Def doing one or both yellow, though. ---------- Post added at 10:53 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:40 AM ---------- ![http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b63/ctnewman3/Oldparty/HL2.png](http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b63/ctnewman3/Oldparty/HL2.png) ![http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b63/ctnewman3/Oldparty/HL1.png](http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b63/ctnewman3/Oldparty/HL1.png) ---
**Author:** ![Axis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/axis/32/5149_2.png) [@Axis](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Axis)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 9:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/decided-to-mod-my-10-dollar-cb-550-project-instant-gratification-grimey-brat/224485/152 "2012-09-14T09:30:15Z")
One yellow, one crosshaired/smoked! ---
**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 17, 2012, 10:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/decided-to-mod-my-10-dollar-cb-550-project-instant-gratification-grimey-brat/224485/153 "2012-09-17T10:36:50Z")
Fresh off the printer… I’m still skeptical on the overall size… I’ll see how I feel about them once they’re mocked up again… ![http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b63/ctnewman3/04324361-59D1-41F6-BB78-B72C15840214-94-0000000104F3DFB6.jpg](http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b63/ctnewman3/04324361-59D1-41F6-BB78-B72C15840214-94-0000000104F3DFB6.jpg) ![http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b63/ctnewman3/D52B514D-D51D-45B1-97FC-F67066351F9C-94-000000011799AABC.jpg](http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b63/ctnewman3/D52B514D-D51D-45B1-97FC-F67066351F9C-94-000000011799AABC.jpg) ![http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b63/ctnewman3/11CCA44B-6535-4DB7-931A-E021E688ACA5-94-00000001110F5A3C.jpg](http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b63/ctnewman3/11CCA44B-6535-4DB7-931A-E021E688ACA5-94-00000001110F5A3C.jpg) ---
**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 17, 2012, 11:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/decided-to-mod-my-10-dollar-cb-550-project-instant-gratification-grimey-brat/224485/154 "2012-09-17T11:28:12Z")
:tup: ---
**Author:** ![Haenszel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e68b1a/32.png) [@Haenszel](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Haenszel)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2012, 11:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/decided-to-mod-my-10-dollar-cb-550-project-instant-gratification-grimey-brat/224485/155 "2012-09-17T11:41:59Z")
Cool to be able to whip things up like that. ---
**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:** [September 17, 2012, 11:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/decided-to-mod-my-10-dollar-cb-550-project-instant-gratification-grimey-brat/224485/156 "2012-09-17T11:48:55Z")
nice duder. ---
**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 18, 2012, 6:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/decided-to-mod-my-10-dollar-cb-550-project-instant-gratification-grimey-brat/224485/157 "2012-09-18T06:17:12Z")
So I mocked them up… I don’t think I like them. It could be that the blue housing isn’t black, but I just think they’d are too big and cartoony. They’d be perfect on something like this, though: ![http://www.hipline.jp/gallery/10/1-l.jpg](http://www.hipline.jp/gallery/10/1-l.jpg) ![http://www.hipline.jp/gallery/10/20-l.jpg](http://www.hipline.jp/gallery/10/20-l.jpg) Maybe I’ll try and paint them black and revisit. Sometimes when I look at these pics I think it’s awesome. Sometimes I think it looks just too weird… ![http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b63/ctnewman3/1D1441E8-30D5-4559-9902-DF3864352B5B-1770-00000091C2571EF1.jpg](http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b63/ctnewman3/1D1441E8-30D5-4559-9902-DF3864352B5B-1770-00000091C2571EF1.jpg) ![http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b63/ctnewman3/5BAB38E3-4EE6-4FED-A4F2-CBF9BA3E742F-1770-00000091BAE995C4.jpg](http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b63/ctnewman3/5BAB38E3-4EE6-4FED-A4F2-CBF9BA3E742F-1770-00000091BAE995C4.jpg) ![http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b63/ctnewman3/456CECCF-53EF-40D5-8D4D-6BBE20ED383D-1770-00000091AE9F715E.jpg](http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b63/ctnewman3/456CECCF-53EF-40D5-8D4D-6BBE20ED383D-1770-00000091AE9F715E.jpg) ---
**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 18, 2012, 6:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/decided-to-mod-my-10-dollar-cb-550-project-instant-gratification-grimey-brat/224485/158 "2012-09-18T06:22:01Z")
> [@newman](#): > > ![http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b63/ctnewman3/5BAB38E3-4EE6-4FED-A4F2-CBF9BA3E742F-1770-00000091BAE995C4.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/d/9/d99a7bd4a24ef1a74a81ec3d993e3d26f67affd7.jpeg) > > ![http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b63/ctnewman3/456CECCF-53EF-40D5-8D4D-6BBE20ED383D-1770-00000091AE9F715E.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/9/8/981471e8d5070001aee0a7f591de3d5cfda1917d.jpeg) > [@newman](#): > > These are just held on with tape… thoughts?? I like the pictures PRE-housing as compared. A little less bulky, and a little more industrial IMO. Looking at the two side by side it’s an easy choice for me, but then again, it’s not my scoot. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 6:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/decided-to-mod-my-10-dollar-cb-550-project-instant-gratification-grimey-brat/224485/159 "2012-09-18T06:24:28Z")
Don’t like that at all. Original mock up looks much better. ---
**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 18, 2012, 6:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/decided-to-mod-my-10-dollar-cb-550-project-instant-gratification-grimey-brat/224485/160 "2012-09-18T06:28:55Z")
Well Unfortunately in order to get the lights into the housings I cut off all the mounting tabs… Think I’ll have to rock the OEM single for now until a new idea presents itself. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/decided-to-mod-my-10-dollar-cb-550-project-instant-gratification-grimey-brat/224485.md?page=7) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/decided-to-mod-my-10-dollar-cb-550-project-instant-gratification-grimey-brat/224485.md?page=9)