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As promised...
Rolling chassis photos.
I still have to weld on the outer swing arm plates. I wanted to set it up as a roller to fine tune the shock placement before committing to the location of the outer plates. As it sets, I was 0.75 of a degree off on my fork calculations. I can easily...
I've been stuck, waiting for the wheels and such. I want to double-triple check all of my suspension geometry with it sitting on rubber.
I couldn't see mounting up the rubber, then later pulling it all apart again to ship out for powder. I wanted to save a step.
Work schedule has been busy...
Very happy with these wheels...
It's an odd color to photograph. In the sun they take on so much metallic flavor, they turn orange.
In the shade, they appear more copper. Super sexy bitch-o neat-o.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Honda-CB-/321523841029?forcerrptr=true&hash=item4adc507805&item=321523841029
I just listed my last Café build, a '72 CB350. Great entry level café, low reserve.
Yes, john...a piece of cake! LOL
I did manage to get one outer-swingarm plate made yesterday, despite a killer headache for two days. Grrrr.
The right side is nearly cut out and drilled, still needs final shaping.
I also noticed that the right side of the swing arm around the pivot point is too...
THANKS!! You made me make a mad dash out to the garage to grab the petcock. LOL
It barely clears. LOL the move backwards helped that issue slightly. I hadn't even picked up the petcock to check it.
The crossover tube is very close to the rockerbox bolt, just like the left side.
Well, the tank is on...
Wheeeew. Way deeper of a project than what I expected. The modern GSRX forks were WAY easier to bolt on!!!
One would think that the same brand of tank, only a few years earlier, would be a breeze to adapt. NOPE.
Different animals.
How to do it:
Narrow your CB frame at...
I'm giving it one more shot in the garage today, to get the tank down into the frame where I need it.
You guys have reinforced my persistence to make it work. The tank makes the bike!!!
I've channeled the frame near the wish bone, and it needs another 1/8" per side,
which is a pain in the ass...
These have left for powdercoating...
Going with transparent copper. Apparently its a two-stage process... Chrome, then copper.
Photo's when they arrive, of course.
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