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Yup. If your bike has already been plated in Alberta you won't have an issue BUT if you need to get an inspection to get your registration they'll hold you to all the regulations. That is; UNLESS you know somebody.
Hey this is an awesome build, seems similar to what I'm doing, I'm working on an 82 nighthawk 450 going the tracker look with it too, excited to see how this goes
Just ordered a jet kit, new gas cap seal, petcock and throttle tube. That should handle the little bits. everything else I should be able to get locally easy enough.
Changed the tires today (video to come) got a bunch more painting done and swapped my new pegs on. I'll get the wheels painted throughout the week then re assemble the bike next weekend if all goes well.
Everything I read said a cb450 wheel should be a bolt in affair in the rear. Well that's not true. The cb uses a larger diameter axle, and a narrower swing arm. The overall axle length is the same. I can make the swing arm holes bigger easy enough but I'm going to need some longer spacers. Uhg. What a pain
I'm sure I will eventually. The problem with that is it means I actually have to pick a color. I saw an all original 550/4 at the bike show this weekend in this amazing orange color that I really liked. Maybe I'll go with something like that.
Machinist found! just need to get my measurements.
originally i was going to just make fill plates, but i need an electronics box anyway so im going to build that into that section, it'll eliminate the empty space but not be flush with the frame. Once that is in if it still looks like crap ill do fill plates as well.
going to buy a caliper at lunch so i can measure my spacers.
brought my speedo cases home and tried to put the speedo back together, the ring is just screwed though.... may have got a custom face for nothing hahaha
picked up some 1/8 flat bar and made proper seat mounts. I can lift the bike with them so that should be good enough. Made a little electronics box, my first time using cardboard engineering and threw my head light together in between coats of paint n everything. Still need to open up the swing arm for my 20mm axle. but man its close to going back together!
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Just read through the build and its coming together nicely.
Also, thanks for posting a video on the tires, ill be using it as reference once I start cleaning my rims and putting on the new tires. They happen to be Shinko 712's as well.
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