dp_ice
New Member
Hello everyone, new member checking in. I recently got my first bike, a 1980 Honda CM400A, and have been wanting to make some changes to it. This was what the bike looked when I first rode it home:
The previous owner had kept in really nice shape and well maintained. He also did a nice flat black paint job on it. Also, let me preface this by saying that I am far from handy and have no experience working on bikes. However, with this bike I hope to learn a thing or two and become a little more skilled.
The first thing that I did was take the leather saddles off. They were nice, but I didn't have a need for them with the riding that I was doing.
After taking those off and cleaning it up a little bit, I did an impromptu shoot with my roommate.
(my tire pressure has since been taken care of)
Now I love the clean look of this bike and the condition that it was in, but something inside me really wanted to make this bike look mean. So I decided that I was going to do some cafe inspired work to it!
After browsing these forums I became really inspired and excited to get to work! I figured that the easiest place to start was with the rims. After applying some plasti-dip, the current state of my bike is below
Now, I've only had this bike for a short while and I've still got plenty left to do. My list thus far includes;
So yeah, that's it as of now. I thought it would be fun to share my progress with you guys.
I'm really excited to get going.
Thanks for checking it out!
The previous owner had kept in really nice shape and well maintained. He also did a nice flat black paint job on it. Also, let me preface this by saying that I am far from handy and have no experience working on bikes. However, with this bike I hope to learn a thing or two and become a little more skilled.
The first thing that I did was take the leather saddles off. They were nice, but I didn't have a need for them with the riding that I was doing.
After taking those off and cleaning it up a little bit, I did an impromptu shoot with my roommate.
(my tire pressure has since been taken care of)
Now I love the clean look of this bike and the condition that it was in, but something inside me really wanted to make this bike look mean. So I decided that I was going to do some cafe inspired work to it!
After browsing these forums I became really inspired and excited to get to work! I figured that the easiest place to start was with the rims. After applying some plasti-dip, the current state of my bike is below
Now, I've only had this bike for a short while and I've still got plenty left to do. My list thus far includes;
- new handlebars and mirrors
- wrap exhaust
- new lights
- maybe a new seat
- more stuff as I think of it
So yeah, that's it as of now. I thought it would be fun to share my progress with you guys.
I'm really excited to get going.
Thanks for checking it out!
