Recent content by dgallagher

Just wanted to post a update, I have over 4500 miles on this bike now with no problems I did change the rear sets on the brake side to put them above the exhaust, see pic. This bike was in the September/August addition of Café Racer magazine in the budget builds section, very stoked about that...

these guy's sold me junk mirrors, and never gave me my money back, even after I sent there mirrors back to them. strung me out past the time I could go use the buyer protection from ebay. STAY AWAY.

Also could anyone give me the down and dirty version on how to correctly adjust a cb 450 clutch, there are three locations, at the lever at the clutch end of the cable and at the clutch i.e. big screw. any help would be appriciated.

I have a 74 cb 450 k7 what oil are you using. I put in amsoil synthetic 20w50 motorcycle oil which said it was good for wet clutch however I had problems i.e. clunking in 1st I would like to run some brand of dyno oil that works well with wet clutch. any ideas????

thanks guy's, and thank you swan bike looks great love the mirror and the cat. I may look into the swap to drum but it will be a winter prodject, after rebuilding clutch. thanks again.

I thought about that but just wanted to ride the bike so bad I put that thought aside, How much would that intail, new wheel, cables and handle bar controls? Am I missing anything?

Got the bike finished, sorry I did not post as I was biulding. Many more build pic,s at web site. http://rides.webshots.com/album/579634585eUzthb

I thought I would post this here as well as on my project page. Finished the rearsets, very happy with set up, as I am trying to make this bike look like it was built in the 60's I did not want to use the rearsets I have seen for sale, not that they dont look good, they just would not look right...

Finished the rearsets, very happy with set up, as I am trying to make this bike look like it was built in the 60's I did not want to use the rearsets I have seen for sale, not that they dont look good, they just would not look right on this bike. I had first used the passenger peg as a mount but...

finished rearset for shift side and am working on brake side. The brakes are a little more work but will allow me to keep all the original parts including the brake light switch. I will post more pics hear and on the webshot site when done. thanks Dan

I like it if fits and feels good goooooo.

Ok here is a site I will post pic's as I go. I am working on rearsets now that will use the rear passenger holes but be more forward, maybe even use the existing pegs, like I sais I would like it to look like it was done in the 60's, I think I came up with a way to use the existing brake lever...

Just about finished with the mockup of my cb 450 racer, chopped and sectioned rear fender, added bomber tank and clubmans, and finishing up seat pan mod. Not yet done are the rear sets based on paulsmiths. http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=7970.msg70594#msg70594 nice job Paul. I am...

Just started a cb 450 caferacer, I hope to build it like it may have been done back in the 60's so I won't be stripping it bare. I put on a black bomber tank, cut and sectioned rear fender, modified the origianl seat pan and added clubmans, plan to build my own rearsets and have it painted and...