1979 CB650 Brat. -New photos

timeless_kris

New Member
Here's my latest build -'79 CB650 (tank is off an '81) Bought two years ago not running, ended up just being a matter of cleaning the carbs out properly and fired right up. After that I Stripped the bike and altered the frame a bit to accept the new tank and eBay seat, made sure I could tuck most of the electronics out of the way, built a battery box, painted pretty much everything that could be painted, rebuilt/rejetted the carbs and added the stacks, as well as rebuilt the forks, lowered them 1.5" and added knock off emulators. This winter I plan on adding 14" ikon rear shocks, GM HEI ignition conversion and a clutch that hopefully won't slip as well as tires that will stick to the road a little better. Thanks for looking. (Sorry the pics aren't in any sort of order. I'm horrible at build threads)
 

Attachments

  • IMG_0475.JPG
    IMG_0475.JPG
    2 MB · Views: 472
  • IMG_0017.jpg
    IMG_0017.jpg
    317.3 KB · Views: 479
  • IMG_0018.jpg
    IMG_0018.jpg
    506.9 KB · Views: 489
  • IMG_0020.jpg
    IMG_0020.jpg
    960.5 KB · Views: 457
  • IMG_0019.jpg
    IMG_0019.jpg
    1 MB · Views: 471
  • IMG_6361.JPG
    IMG_6361.JPG
    629 KB · Views: 516
  • IMG_6357.JPG
    IMG_6357.JPG
    681.7 KB · Views: 467
  • IMG_6355.JPG
    IMG_6355.JPG
    751.2 KB · Views: 497
  • IMG_6354.JPG
    IMG_6354.JPG
    700.2 KB · Views: 488
  • IMG_6170.jpg
    IMG_6170.jpg
    2.1 MB · Views: 529
  • IMG_6169.jpg
    IMG_6169.jpg
    2.4 MB · Views: 531
Re: 1979 CB650 Brat.

Wow....That thing is a beauty! Really impressive work. Couple of questions, is that a generic chinese ebay seat? How did you get your carbs so clean?
 
Re: 1979 CB650 Brat.

randy lahey said:
Wow....That thing is a beauty! Really impressive work. Couple of questions, is that a generic chinese ebay seat? How did you get your carbs so clean?

Thanks man! It is a generic eBay seat. This winter I will probably stuff a gel pad in there and add a small amount of padding as well as get it re-upholstered with higher quality materials but for now it's better than a plank of wood. I had the carbs ultrasonic cleaned, but I also painted them before reassembling.
 
Re: 1979 CB650 Brat.

Where are you getting parts from? I am on a 650 build but missing one new piston.
 
Re: 1979 CB650 Brat.

TheCoffeeGuy said:
Where are you getting parts from? I am on a 650 build but missing one new piston.

So far I haven't had to dig into the engine, luckily as it sat for 14 years. But between dime city, siriusconinc and my local Honda dealership (Valve seals and misc engine seals have been surprisingly cheap there) is where I've gotten everything. If I end up tearing the engine apart it will be getting a dynoman "big" bore kit.
 
Re: 1979 CB650 Brat.

timeless_kris said:
Here's my latest build -'79 CB650 (tank is off an '81)
index.php

That is beautiful, great work! Love the tank paint and the seat color, did you paint the tank?
 
Re: 1979 CB650 Brat.

MitchellSK said:
That is beautiful, great work! Love the tank paint and the seat color, did you paint the tank?

Thank you, I did all the paint and metal work myself, except bending the rear hoop as I don't have a tubing bender (or place to put one) yet
 
Re: 1979 CB650 Brat.

Here's version 2.0. This winter after testing compression and getting 60psi on 2 cylinders I decided to rebuild the engine and make some other improvements, it got:

Dynoman 10.5:1 cr 674 big bore kit, mike rieck stage 2 ported head with 550 valvetrain/kibblewhite springs (so I can throw a monster cb550 cam/hardweld rockers in this winter) gm hei ignition modules powering dyna .5 ohm coils, motogadget m-unit, turn signals, hagon 2810 shocks, tires that stick to the road, cone engineering muffler and a better quality seat upholstered locally (made the pan myself from fiberglass) amongst other things
 

Attachments

  • IMG_1793.JPG
    IMG_1793.JPG
    5 MB · Views: 357
  • 19905134_10156009303227565_7246286697095537135_n.jpg
    19905134_10156009303227565_7246286697095537135_n.jpg
    104.5 KB · Views: 363
  • 19554513_10155962575202565_7687911105210135323_n.jpg
    19554513_10155962575202565_7687911105210135323_n.jpg
    97.7 KB · Views: 337
  • 19449540_10154990636134006_344877596_o.jpg
    19449540_10154990636134006_344877596_o.jpg
    240.4 KB · Views: 323
  • 18268501_10155767767547565_7330081719689134945_n.jpg
    18268501_10155767767547565_7330081719689134945_n.jpg
    126 KB · Views: 359
Dude that bike looks rad and the paint job is out of this world. Kudos man, cool looking ride! How long have you been airbrushing? Too cool!
 
The Jimbonaut said:
Dude that bike looks rad and the paint job is out of this world. Kudos man, cool looking ride! How long have you been airbrushing? Too cool!

Thanks man, I've been doing custom paint for roughly 5 years now. This was just a quick job as i have a lot on the go for other folks but I'm happy with the outcome.
 
Beautiful bike. I think the new tyres are much better, nobblies on a road bike ???. I like your bike a lot but for me, a small front fender and some holes in front disc would make even better looking. hey just my opinion, great bike as is, enjoy it. ;)
 
Popeye SXM said:
Beautiful bike. I think the new tyres are much better, nobblies on a road bike ???. I like your bike a lot but for me, a small front fender and some holes in front disc would make even better looking. hey just my opinion, great bike as is, enjoy it. ;)

Thanks man, yeah I agree the knobby tires just didn't feel or look right to me on this bike. It may get a fender in the future if I can find something half decent, but I'm thinking of swapping the forks out in favor of something updated with better brakes so I might wait until then to address that.
 
Subscribed, very cool looking bike I hope to get as professional looking finish with my 79 cb650z project. Did you keep the original rear mudguard or buy an aftermarket one and modify it?


Sent from my iPhone using DO THE TON
 
1fasgsxr said:
I agree...version 2.0 is much better looking. Very nice ride.

Thanks man!

Blano said:
Subscribed, very cool looking bike I hope to get as professional looking finish with my 79 cb650z project. Did you keep the original rear mudguard or buy an aftermarket one and modify it?


Sent from my iPhone using DO THE TON

Thanks. I kept the factory rear fender, filled all the holes and recessed it so it tucks into the frame hoop a bit
 
Decided to take a few close up photos of the paint and such. For anyone wondering the bike is based in UPS brown, and has gold pearl sprayed over black on the sides of the tank and some of the engine covers as well as hand spun copper leafing. Engine and wheels are sprayed in tamco epoxy primer and so far everything is holding up great. Frame and lower forks are also sprayed in tamco black basecoat and hi-impact clear, however I don't think I'll be using that particular clear again. I've dealt with more durable clear coats that don't have the "Hi-impact" label. Also figured I'd post some photos of my hand painted m-switches, done with gold 1shot. (if you look closely at the last photo you'll be able to see the rear turn signals mounted on the upper shock studs, for the brackets I just shaped some aluminum angle the old fashioned way with a grinder/hand file as I'm not quite as equipped as some of the more established bike builders on here, but it does the trick. Front signals just wrap around the fork tubes right under the top tree.)

Thanks for looking
 

Attachments

  • 18402672_10155783770862565_3295544217979756398_n.jpg
    18402672_10155783770862565_3295544217979756398_n.jpg
    72.3 KB · Views: 456
  • 18403462_10155783770847565_7305147181582663601_n.jpg
    18403462_10155783770847565_7305147181582663601_n.jpg
    69.1 KB · Views: 471
  • 18341900_10155783770882565_8315026253545591862_n.jpg
    18341900_10155783770882565_8315026253545591862_n.jpg
    70.1 KB · Views: 464
  • IMG_0430.JPG
    IMG_0430.JPG
    1.6 MB · Views: 288
  • IMG_0454.JPG
    IMG_0454.JPG
    1.7 MB · Views: 297
  • IMG_0455.JPG
    IMG_0455.JPG
    1.7 MB · Views: 303
  • IMG_0457.JPG
    IMG_0457.JPG
    1.7 MB · Views: 325
Back
Top Bottom