Nixon - '72 CL450 - Updates and Upgrades
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tWistedWheelz
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Re: Nixon - '72 CL450
WOW
Great job on that paint Flug, it looks perfect! Very clean, Nixon should shape up to be a down right impressive scoot!
WOW
Great job on that paint Flug, it looks perfect! Very clean, Nixon should shape up to be a down right impressive scoot!
Flugtechnik
My bike is not transportation, it is a respite
Re: Nixon - '72 CL450
Alright, I know I've been slacking, but we all know how life gets in the way of our hobbies.
I am currently working on the cleaning and painting the back wheel. It will probably be more work than the front. I also bought a cb350f tank. I mocked up the bike with the shorty shocks I got and dropped the trees on the forks 2" to get an idea of how everything is going to look.
So, now my dilema. I think the tank is too short (front to back). I will not be using that seat. I am going to make one out of aluminum.
I didn't think I would ever do this, but I am going to ask for your opinions. Right now I think I am going to try and get a cb750f tank for it. I think that will have the longer look I am going for. However, I will have to have some knee dents cut into it.
So, what do you guys think? cb350f or cb750f tank?
Alright, I know I've been slacking, but we all know how life gets in the way of our hobbies.
I am currently working on the cleaning and painting the back wheel. It will probably be more work than the front. I also bought a cb350f tank. I mocked up the bike with the shorty shocks I got and dropped the trees on the forks 2" to get an idea of how everything is going to look.
So, now my dilema. I think the tank is too short (front to back). I will not be using that seat. I am going to make one out of aluminum.
I didn't think I would ever do this, but I am going to ask for your opinions. Right now I think I am going to try and get a cb750f tank for it. I think that will have the longer look I am going for. However, I will have to have some knee dents cut into it.
So, what do you guys think? cb350f or cb750f tank?
tWistedWheelz
BUILT NOT BOUGHT!
Re: Nixon - '72 CL450
Well I am a big fan of the CB350f tank (go figure), but I see your delima with lenght. The CB350f tank may not work due to length, but I think the 750 tank will look pretty massive atop that engine. I think a Honda S65 or S95 (same tank I believe) would look pretty good on there. Like this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/GAS-FUEL-TANK-HONDA-S90-SUPER-90-60S-VINTAGE-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem19c06412c3QQitemZ110601966275QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories
But I really am not sure how much longer that is than the CB350f tank. Not sure what this tank is from, but it looks pretty cool and its deminsions are listed by the seller: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cafe-Gas-Tank-Honda-Cafe-CB750-CB550-Vintage-No-Reserve-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem1c17e32cd5QQitemZ120659848405QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories
There is something for you to toss around in your thinkbox, I am sure you will find something fitting as your taste seems to have a nice sense of class.
Well I am a big fan of the CB350f tank (go figure), but I see your delima with lenght. The CB350f tank may not work due to length, but I think the 750 tank will look pretty massive atop that engine. I think a Honda S65 or S95 (same tank I believe) would look pretty good on there. Like this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/GAS-FUEL-TANK-HONDA-S90-SUPER-90-60S-VINTAGE-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem19c06412c3QQitemZ110601966275QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories
But I really am not sure how much longer that is than the CB350f tank. Not sure what this tank is from, but it looks pretty cool and its deminsions are listed by the seller: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cafe-Gas-Tank-Honda-Cafe-CB750-CB550-Vintage-No-Reserve-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem1c17e32cd5QQitemZ120659848405QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories
There is something for you to toss around in your thinkbox, I am sure you will find something fitting as your taste seems to have a nice sense of class.
Flugtechnik
My bike is not transportation, it is a respite
Re: Nixon - '72 CL450
Yes, I am worried that it may be too big, but not too long. I like the look of the CR450, but I don't want to spend the money on or have an actual race tank. I want it to be somewhere between stock and the CR450. I just want it to kind of remind you of the CR450.
I won't have a fairing (at least I don't think so) and I do plan on shortening the frame rails in the back, but I want the frame to match the seat I build, so I will have to do it in order.
Get the tank I want
Design a seat to compliment the tank
Modify the frame to compliment the seat
I will try to find the length of a cb750f tank and see how much longer it is. The stock cb450 tank goes just past the downtube on the frame (see the front edge of the seat). I would like the tank to go past that, perhaps to that first side cover bracket.
Yes, I am worried that it may be too big, but not too long. I like the look of the CR450, but I don't want to spend the money on or have an actual race tank. I want it to be somewhere between stock and the CR450. I just want it to kind of remind you of the CR450.
I won't have a fairing (at least I don't think so) and I do plan on shortening the frame rails in the back, but I want the frame to match the seat I build, so I will have to do it in order.
Get the tank I want
Design a seat to compliment the tank
Modify the frame to compliment the seat
I will try to find the length of a cb750f tank and see how much longer it is. The stock cb450 tank goes just past the downtube on the frame (see the front edge of the seat). I would like the tank to go past that, perhaps to that first side cover bracket.
CresentSon
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Re: Nixon - '72 CL450
I'll try to remember to measure mine when I get off in the morning. I will say that it is pretty massive.
I'll try to remember to measure mine when I get off in the morning. I will say that it is pretty massive.
Flugtechnik
My bike is not transportation, it is a respite
Re: Nixon - '72 CL450
Thanks Slice. It was a lot of painstaking work, but not as much as I expected. I just wish the brushed finish showed up better in my pics so you guys could see it. I think it looks awesome. Since I used a gloss clear over it, it is matte and shiny at the same time.
Thanks Slice. It was a lot of painstaking work, but not as much as I expected. I just wish the brushed finish showed up better in my pics so you guys could see it. I think it looks awesome. Since I used a gloss clear over it, it is matte and shiny at the same time.
CresentSon
Over 1,000 Posts
Re: Nixon - '72 CL450
1978 750 SS tank is 23" front to back. 21" from rear of tank mount to rear of tank. Hope it helps.
1978 750 SS tank is 23" front to back. 21" from rear of tank mount to rear of tank. Hope it helps.
Flugtechnik
My bike is not transportation, it is a respite
Re: Nixon - '72 CL450
Ha! I was just about to ask if you got around to measuring it. Thanks! I tried to scale it off a pic I found and got 22" so I was close. I'll see how that looks when I stop by my parent's tonight. I would be cutting some knee dents in it so it won't be so wide at the back. Also, I found some pics of one Noel put on a cb550 and it didn't look wacky. I would guess the 550s and 450s would have similar engine/frame sizes.
CrescentSon said:
Ha! I was just about to ask if you got around to measuring it. Thanks! I tried to scale it off a pic I found and got 22" so I was close. I'll see how that looks when I stop by my parent's tonight. I would be cutting some knee dents in it so it won't be so wide at the back. Also, I found some pics of one Noel put on a cb550 and it didn't look wacky. I would guess the 550s and 450s would have similar engine/frame sizes.
Flugtechnik
My bike is not transportation, it is a respite
Re: Nixon - '72 CL450
I got some more work done on applying the brushed finish to the parts. These haven't been cleared yet but I got a new phone so I thought I would take some pics. I'm still working on the rear wheel. I also printed out a full size picture of a cb750f tank and taped it to the bike to see what it would look like. I definitely think it looks more like what I'm after than the cb350f tank. Now I just have to find one that I can afford. I've got some mods in store for the tank that I am going to keep under wraps until Nixon's unveiling. She also got some parts for Christmas including some clipons and a new battery from DCC as well as the tail light and blinkers that are going on the back of the seat when I make it.
I got some more work done on applying the brushed finish to the parts. These haven't been cleared yet but I got a new phone so I thought I would take some pics. I'm still working on the rear wheel. I also printed out a full size picture of a cb750f tank and taped it to the bike to see what it would look like. I definitely think it looks more like what I'm after than the cb350f tank. Now I just have to find one that I can afford. I've got some mods in store for the tank that I am going to keep under wraps until Nixon's unveiling. She also got some parts for Christmas including some clipons and a new battery from DCC as well as the tail light and blinkers that are going on the back of the seat when I make it.
sxecafe
You think the Carpet Pissers did this?
Re: Nixon - '72 CL450
Love to look of the brushed al. Did you say how you did that?
Also, I'm pretty sure i said this earlier but I got my 750ss tank a week ago and although I love it, it's mad long, longer than I thought it would be. Just a word...
Love to look of the brushed al. Did you say how you did that?
Also, I'm pretty sure i said this earlier but I got my 750ss tank a week ago and although I love it, it's mad long, longer than I thought it would be. Just a word...
Flugtechnik
My bike is not transportation, it is a respite
Re: Nixon - '72 CL450
I use 320 grit sandpaper and a lot of patience. You just have to always rub it in the same direction to get the brush mark pattern right.
Yes I know the tank will be long, but that's kind of what I want. A CRish tank. Hopefully I'll get one soon. There's one on ebay now, but I'm on the fence about it. May be a bit too rusty.
sxecafe said:
I use 320 grit sandpaper and a lot of patience. You just have to always rub it in the same direction to get the brush mark pattern right.
Yes I know the tank will be long, but that's kind of what I want. A CRish tank. Hopefully I'll get one soon. There's one on ebay now, but I'm on the fence about it. May be a bit too rusty.
Flugtechnik
My bike is not transportation, it is a respite
Re: Nixon - '72 CL450
sXe, Do you have any idea if there is a difference between the different years of the original cb750f tanks (75-78)? It's hard to tell with the pics online as the proportions get messed up. I think I'm going to go for the one on eBay right now. The rust seems mostly on the bottom and it is hard to find old tank with no bondo.
EDIT - I was just reading through your 550 build and saw the tank you were talking about. Yes, that is quite large. I think after I cut the knee dents in, it will fit a bit better. I won't be as big as CCRider's tank! I am looking for a bigger tank as I got horrible range on my old tiny CL450 tank.
sXe, Do you have any idea if there is a difference between the different years of the original cb750f tanks (75-78)? It's hard to tell with the pics online as the proportions get messed up. I think I'm going to go for the one on eBay right now. The rust seems mostly on the bottom and it is hard to find old tank with no bondo.
EDIT - I was just reading through your 550 build and saw the tank you were talking about. Yes, that is quite large. I think after I cut the knee dents in, it will fit a bit better. I won't be as big as CCRider's tank! I am looking for a bigger tank as I got horrible range on my old tiny CL450 tank.
Flugtechnik
My bike is not transportation, it is a respite
Re: Nixon - '72 CL450
No, there is a rusty on in Wisconsin that ends tomorrow.
I also just noticed you have your tank set back a bit. Is that to clear the from tubes on your frame? I only have one frame tube in the center in front of the engine so I'm hoping to keep mine a little further forward. I'll put it as far forward as I can until it just clears the bars at their stops.
Nice builds by the way. I just started reading through them.
No, there is a rusty on in Wisconsin that ends tomorrow.
I also just noticed you have your tank set back a bit. Is that to clear the from tubes on your frame? I only have one frame tube in the center in front of the engine so I'm hoping to keep mine a little further forward. I'll put it as far forward as I can until it just clears the bars at their stops.
Nice builds by the way. I just started reading through them.
