It's nice to have the starter working again with that new solenoid. The motor smokes a little, mainly noticeable when idling. The oil rings in this 555cc kit are one-piece, which supposedly is not ideal for keeping the oil out of the combustion chamber. The engine seems to have burned some oil, although it's hard to tell for sure since there were some oil leaks (crank seal) to fix when it first was running back in July. Anyways, I added half a quart to the crankcase.
The spark plugs have a tan color, looks like the jetting is okay. It's running 100 mains in cylinders 2-3 and 98's in 1-4. Needles are set at stock position (4th notch from the top) and the bike is running the stock Honda CB550F jets - not aftermarket stuff.
The Honda is pretty fun to ride! Recently I picked up a '79 KZ1000 and it has a lot more grunt. I haven't been riding the KZ much because the carbs that came with weren't properly cleaned and tuned. That will be my next project - getting the KZ going. At this point I imagine I will hang on to the 550 Supersport indefinitely. It seems to be one generation behind the KZ1000, looks a bit more antique and it's easy to handle because of the lower weight.
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