CB450 Cafe Racer
- Thread starter sweenz
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So the bike is coming a long slowly but its moving. I got the motor off of the bike and finnaly got the cyclinders removed. That was a project in its self. the cylinders are rusted up. Some one left the fuel on and gas in the tank. Now i just need to get the cylinders bored out. Just waiting on money.
Flugtechnik
My bike is not transportation, it is a respite
Awesome! Welcome to the party.
CresentSon
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Sounds like you have plenty to do. Dig in with both hands, and most of all enjoy it. This process is lik raising a kid sometimes. It is a lot of work, cost alot, but if you are patinet and you care enough you will be both surprised and proud of the results.
Flugtechnik
My bike is not transportation, it is a respite
Nice. What kind of bars are those? They don't look like they would be very comfortable. Luckily if you do end up not liking them, bars are easy to change. Good start. What's next?
They are the bars that wre on the bike. There are pretty comfortable. They look real good from the front. So far it looks like the motor is next. Other than the cylinders the engine does not need any work. So iam waiting on money to come in to get the cylinders bored over, so in the mean time iam painting the block and head. So i have aready apint the center of the engine with aluminum paint, evey thing except the side covers. But i need a little help in what i should do with the side covers. the aluminum paint looks rael good, so should i paint them or should i polish them. Keep in mind that the cylinders are going to be black with the edges of the fins polished. So let me know.
Flugtechnik
My bike is not transportation, it is a respite
Like this?
Polishing is a pain and you will have to maintain it (repolish it) from time to time. If you are happy with the aluminum paint, go for it. However, if you want the supershiny polished look, there is no substitute. My silver bits have a brushed finish and then are getting cleared. It's a LOT of work though.
I thought those looked like flipped bars. I have a feeling once you start riding it, you'll find they are not comfortable and you will want them to angle back a bit more. But then again, you may love it. Everyone is different.
While you have the engine apart, check the valve seats and the cam followers. I had low compression due to valve leakage and I had to replace one of my exhaust cam followers because it was overly worn.
You gonna put rearsets on her?
Polishing is a pain and you will have to maintain it (repolish it) from time to time. If you are happy with the aluminum paint, go for it. However, if you want the supershiny polished look, there is no substitute. My silver bits have a brushed finish and then are getting cleared. It's a LOT of work though.
I thought those looked like flipped bars. I have a feeling once you start riding it, you'll find they are not comfortable and you will want them to angle back a bit more. But then again, you may love it. Everyone is different.
While you have the engine apart, check the valve seats and the cam followers. I had low compression due to valve leakage and I had to replace one of my exhaust cam followers because it was overly worn.
You gonna put rearsets on her?
Yeah i am going to put rear seats on it. Have to save up the money though. CB450 rear sets are hard to find, and when you do they are not cheap. The engine was just gone thru before me and my dad got the bike, so the engine is good. And if not, no big deal, i ll fix it. right now, just need to get it running.
Flugtechnik
My bike is not transportation, it is a respite
sweenz said:
Ummmm, huh? As far as I know, CB450 rearsets don't exist. I'm adding some mounting tabs to my frame for a set of R1 rearsets I got off ebay for $30.
Well i found so that i cam buy from Omars dirt track websitehttp://www.rearsets.info/photo2.html#honda. The CR450 rearsets and alot of parts cross over. But on this website it is a clubman CR450 which is very close and almost the same frame and other parts as the CB450.http://www.omarsdtr.com/club17.html
Flugtechnik
My bike is not transportation, it is a respite
Ah, they look like standard universal rearsets that will go through the passenger peg bracket with the connecting rods already worked out for you.
You should contact Dime City Cycles to see if they could put something together for you. I know Herm has already designed some for his 450.
You should contact Dime City Cycles to see if they could put something together for you. I know Herm has already designed some for his 450.
Flugtechnik
My bike is not transportation, it is a respite
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They are still working on their website...
www.dimecitycycles.com
Try searching for post from thewingdpiston and Herm21 if you want to see some of their work. If you've seen some badass 450 on here, it was probably one of theirs.
They are still working on their website...
www.dimecitycycles.com
Try searching for post from thewingdpiston and Herm21 if you want to see some of their work. If you've seen some badass 450 on here, it was probably one of theirs.
