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Winter is back and the Cm saga continues. After a year of tinkering i now understand why these bikes are available so cheap... but its still fun and the budget decides. A new 360 tank, Cb900 shocks, Chopped 2 more inches off the seat and angled the rear sub frame, installed headlight (im not...

Ok, I will look into that.

This article from BIKEEXIF on bulid aesthetics. http://www.bikeexif.com/build-cafe-racer and the DDT thread: CM400C Cafe Garage Build http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=35160.60 from: furyphoto really inspire.

(This is a great website.)

Never having owned one of these bikes before, its been great to have an extra one to look at, rob parts off of and experiment with. I didn't do any photo documentation from then until now. So... here she is now with a new pair of $10.00 moto x bars (Craig's find), cheap grips, Speedo and tach...

The Blue Tach was formerly owned by a woman who managed to lay the bike down on both sides and smash herself up in the process. There were some bent parts and some smashed plastic, but overall very fixable. She signed the title over to a neighbor and it had been in his garage for about two years...

The ride home. Leaning them together worked out pretty good for the leaner.

I bought two 1981 CM400's. They both surfaced on craigs' at the same time, in about the same salvageable condition (with titles). So, for under $500.00 for the pair, I picked them up and parked them in the basement. One is a tach and the other a custom.

Thank you for having such good taste and for documenting it so well. This build has been a HUGE inspiration for my project.