Recent content by drgonzo

Re: 1974 Yamaha TX-500 NICE!

Thanks but this is not the final product, I just like to play around with rattle cans. I am just about ready for the tear down and cosmetic redo.

Re: CB450 project. PLEASE comment. :)

Looks like the best BSA ever made!

OK, no more duct tape. Still a few adjustments to make but all in all not bad.

I added some OOS (Old Old Stock) aftermarket shocks that still have damping and are sprung close to right. No doubt they are of top quality since I did see "Made in Mexico" on the shock body when I stripped them...lol. If you look at this thing from just the right angle, with the right kind of...

I figured, why not?

The hose is that long because it's what I had. In the final rendition it will get an appropriate length braided line. I'm using Unifilter foam clamp on filters. Those bars are Norman Hyde "M" bars.

Minor Update A diamond in the rough. A jewel in anybody's junkyard.

just an idea

Yeah, I am going to have to spring for the rebuild parts since mine works a bit sporadically at best. Still lot's to do but it's ride-able now.

Re: your pretty face is going to hell r500 build titan powered What a sweet project. Not the SOS.

The 450 is back among the living. The loss of compression was due to my faulty valve adjustment. Armed with a much better understanding of the procedure I readjusted all the valves and then the compression came back and she fired right up on TWO cylinders. Good times.

I have that set of bars and a similar set off an XS1B psuedo-chop. :)