CB 360 no label parts build!

Stayradmoto

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Hey guys I’m new here! I live on the west coast, play music, and tinker in the garage. Cars, boats, bikes, anything that catches my eye. I don’t make enough money to keep everything I build so I sell some of the things I build. I’ve used this forum for learning and lurking in the past. I’m in process of putting together a bike from parts and thought it would be cool to document it here. I’ve already started but I’m gonna post a lot at the beginning to get it caught up.

To start I have a non running incomplete engine in an untitled frame . I ordered another frame off eBay with a title.

I think this bike will have a bent towards being a cafe but ....I don’t wanna be locked in.
 

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Valves are getting reseated, new guides, seals from Schumann motorworks. Cylinders getting bored locally.
 

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Sweet. Every time it seems like the 360 builds quit happening, another one pops up.
 
Stayrad said:
The titled frame ready to be chopped

What exactly needs to be chopped? There's not a whole lot of surplus metal in the form of brackets or tubes on that frame. It already has a rear loop, so nothing at the back needs to be chopped.
 
teazer said:
What exactly needs to be chopped? There's not a whole lot of surplus metal in the form of brackets or tubes on that frame. It already has a rear loop, so nothing at the back needs to be chopped.

looks like from the untitled frame he has - rear peg mounts, side cover and fender mounts, battery/electrics tray, probably a welded rear hoop

i'm amazed the clean triangle cafe look is still "in" Im starting to see a lot more bikes with side covers on them.

oh... you really need to drill some more holes in that rotor... unless you like grooves - holes need to overlap
 
I'm not going to say not to chop anything, but I prefer to cut things off as I build. You never know what might be able to be utilized. These have a nice bolt in rear hoop that can be shortened, if you want that look. The turn signal brackets may get chopped, but you may find that other aftermarket lights look nice there. The seat lock will likely get chopped. Lots of guys cut off the center stand mounts only to regret it later.
 
Hey sorry for the delay I was getting my Memorial Day partying on yesterday. Good call on the rotors. As for the rear chop I am working on bending up an old set of 7/8 handle bars to fit in like the original one does. If I hate it I’ll start over. Here’s a pic of what I’ve done.
 

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Because of the angle of that picture it looks crooked. Let me try another
 

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Okay it just is a little crooked. I’ll work on it tonight. Keep in mind I have basic tools. I’m just heating this up with a small propane torch and a vice.
 

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Cheers to making it happen with the tools in your garage. Couldnt find a decent price on powder coating so I opted to use my paint sprayer black with a two part clear coat
 

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This was my first time trying this technique. I love it! Little blurry in spots but overall just cool.
 

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The lace needs to be tight against the surface you're spraying too. If you didn't cut out a hole for the fuel filler, then that's why it's blurry in places on top of the tank. You can lightly spray a fixative to the backside of the lace, so that it's really tight to the metal, then spray. They make fixatives that don't transfer to the metal, but any residual fixative that did stick to metal surface can then be cleaned off when the paint is cured.
 
Tank looks great. I actually like that some spots are blurry, it breaks the pattern up a bit.
 
Good call on the fixative. I did cut a hole for the fuel filler but the struggle was getting all of the angles without overlapping the lace. I was looking at tons online and it seemed like most people were doing relatively flat surfaces. Then filling in the curves with a solid color.

Definitely a learning curve.

The hardest part was hanging out in the lace section at Joanns fabrics with all the home school moms
 
Stayrad said:
Good call on the fixative. I did cut a hole for the fuel filler but the struggle was getting all of the angles without overlapping the lace. I was looking at tons online and it seemed like most people were doing relatively flat surfaces. Then filling in the curves with a solid color.

Definitely a learning curve.

The hardest part was hanging out in the lace section at Joanns fabrics with all the home school moms
Yeah, it's a cool technique. I don't do it a lot with paint, but I'm a ceramicist, so I do it for glaze application.
 
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