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« on: Sep 04, 2007, 22:53:02 »
My Dad and I rebuilt a CB400T (79) year before last. I've decided (actually the bike decided for me when the shift fork became bent), to rebuild it ground up again. I'm thinking a bit more radical this time around though and was thinking of breaking away from the traditional "black frame-silver tank" scheme. Any thoughts anyone? Anyone seen custom colored cafe bikes? Perhaps the act of painting the bike something not so traditional means its not a cafe. I'm hoping for some input.

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« Reply #1 on: Sep 04, 2007, 23:02:20 »
Naw, don't worry about it not being called cafe.
Besides, as long as your paint has a stripe on it it's still a cafe paint job.  Cheesy

There'll still be a place for it on this site - even if you have to move it over to the streetfighter section!
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« Reply #2 on: Sep 05, 2007, 07:52:34 »
I see one every morning
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« Reply #3 on: Sep 06, 2007, 00:32:28 »
So sweet... Damn.. I was thinking of copper too.. Powder coat? What year? Looks like a Norton Frame?
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« Reply #4 on: Sep 06, 2007, 07:33:56 »
Honda through and through

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« Reply #5 on: Sep 06, 2007, 08:22:43 »
Quote from: mysta2 on Sep 06, 2007, 07:33:56
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Mysta - I havent reviewed your thread over at TMW for a while - so this is the first time I saw the fairing... Man that looks amazing, Hope you can get that made up no problem.
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« Reply #6 on: Sep 06, 2007, 13:13:17 »
Oh I have no doubt there will be a ton of problems, but I'm pretty psyched about it. I'm trying to get through Loudbike first before I really jump into 69.

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« Reply #7 on: Sep 06, 2007, 23:00:54 »
Im curious about the battery you used. Its alot smaller than I thought you needed. Is that a NiMH battery? Great page for resource material. Hope you dont mind if I use some of your ideas.

I stripped it down tonight. Off to get blasted tomorrow. Heres some pics.

Naked and ugly.



Where I'm going with it. (CB550 tank)



Just the frame.
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« Reply #8 on: Sep 06, 2007, 23:03:54 »
BTW would you sell a set of those headlight brackets?
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« Reply #9 on: Sep 07, 2007, 08:03:29 »
new favorite pic

I'll need to get a cover for the main switch so it doesn't get filled with grime


everyone always asks me about the Bat-Pac it did not work for me the bike died instead of idleing, this is the one I'll be using for now:
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