Recent content by kzcafe82

ok thanks for the ideas. Keep them coming. Any ideas where i can find a good selection of brat style type parts?

from what I can tell I rides and handles very well. I just got it though and have had minimal riding time, just a few hot laps around the lot.

I picked up a 1972 Honda CB 175 today. Its in darn good shape. I plan on doing a mild to moderate brat-style build. I will probably go with a low profile seat with a brat-style type upholstery. For the handle bars I am most likely going to put some drag or enduro bars with bar end mirrors...

Im diggin your seat. Did you make it? Is it on the original seat pan?

Ok. That sounds like a good idea. I will play around and see what I can come up with. Thanks. :)

Oh ok I see what you are saying. Check out my build thread. You can find it on my profile under my posts. I have quite a few pics posted. The seat is deep enough to cover the rails but even if it wasnt it would still follow the lines of the frame. It is relatively straight. Check out the pics...

Yes I would assume so. I am sure he has done it on multiple cars in his days of painting. Haha. Now I have to figure out what color to go with. I dont plan on painting my frame. I am going to leave it black so I need something that will go nicely with the black frame. I have a few options to...

Do you think the vinyls will look nice under the clear? I am thinking it will. Actually come to think of it, my uncle told me when he was sanding down the tank that that is how the the original orange stripe was. It was a decal under the clear.

Super nice job! Your bikes look fantastic.

ok thanks. I will make sure I have that done.

Not yet but a few people have asked for pics so ill try to get some pics one of these days and ill post them. What I ended up doing was putting hard rubber spacers between the frame and the seat which gave me enough clearance over the battery box. it doesnt actually touch the box.

I am at the point in time where I have to decide how my bike (82 kz550) is going to look. I have a professional painter that is willing to paint my bike for free...my uncle. Because he is doing it for free, I do not expect him to go over board with the paint so I am not going to ask him to go...

WOW! That is unbelievable! Did you create the paint schemes or did you leave it all up to your friend? Because of the high cost im considering going light on the visuals and doing something minor with some vinyls. There is a local guy that prints and applies vinyls to race cars, tractor...

That paint job is awesome. Im currently in the process of trying to decide how I want my bike painted. What am I looking at spending if I go for a unique paint job like yours? I am just looking for a ball park figure, obviously it varies depending on the situation. Thanks in advance to anyone...

I havent relocated my battery and I do not have intentions to as of now so that would be difficult to maintenance as well. I also think my way will be effective because the spacers are actually hard rubber which will reduce vibration. The reason I needed a spacer is so that I could clear the...