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Damn... did some looking up and yes, it's illegal, only on highways though from what I can tell! So if I stick to city streets I should be okay! As for the paint a family friend down the street paints muscle cars and stuff so I went and bought some automotive paint and had him spray 'em.

Re: Come See My Woody! (1979 CB400Ti) Well, it's finished! (for now). The only thing I want to do is rig an iPhone mount to the bottom bolts of the the triple tree, but other than that, it's done until that old bitch winter forces me off the road. At that point I'm definitely going to add some...

Re: Come See My Woody! (1979 CB400Ti) So I made some progress today. My particular gauge had two yellow wires so there were no need for diodes. For anyone else who might find themselves in the same boat, here's how a Kege Universal 2.5" Mini Speedometer Odometer wires up to a 1979 CB400t...

Re: Come See My Woody! (1979 CB400Ti) Could use some wiring help! Trying to get that gauge in the picture to act as it should... Here's there wiring information... 7 Wiring: The positive electrode of the Neutral: Green line. The positive electrode of the Headlight: Blue line. The positive...

Re: Come See My Woody! (1979 CB400Ti) Yeah those are the only ones I can find on the entire internet (I've explored it all!) They'd be a good option for replacements for sure, but won't give me a little extra length I'm hoping for. Might just be all there is for plug n play

Re: Come See My Woody! (1979 CB400Ti) Make one? I'm nervous to ride on the seat I made myself, haha, shocks I'd be terrified!haha

Re: Come See My Woody! (1979 CB400Ti) Yeah I've seen some shocks get up to $899, $1k! I'm guessing the sub $100 have to leave a little something to be desired, are they still better than the 35yo OEM ones though?

Re: Come See My Woody! (1979 CB400Ti) Okay, so there's no adjusting one without the other than huh? I just want to try to level the bike off a bit, take some of that backward lean out of it, but everything I seem to think of is like pulling a jenga piece in terms of the ripple effect it can...

Re: Come See My Woody! (1979 CB400Ti) I think I like the idea of bringing up the rear an inch or two, however I'm having a hard time finding a Clevis to Clevis style shock. I've found one pair that match the stock length, but nothing in the 14, 14.5" range at all. Anybody have any links for...

Re: Come See My Woody! (1979 CB400Ti) Thanks!

Re: Come See My Woody! (1979 CB400Ti) Still plugging away, my seat, side covers and tank are now out for painting and I pulled off the front tire for changing the tire and truing it up. Today I also finished off my gauge bracket. Cut out of just shy of 1/8" aluminum, painted black and then...

Re: Come See My Woody! (1979 CB400Ti) So more progress to report... I was able to finally finish the seat. I had some trouble with a couple spot sinking in once I put the primer coat on, I don't know if it was a reaction between the glazing spot putty and the primer or if the glazing putty is...

Re: Come See My Woody! (1979 CB400Ti) Just ordinary florist foam... any craft store should have it, I got mine from Walmart. I bet if you went to an actual florist and asked to buy 9 or 10 blocks you'd get a better price!

Re: Come See My Woody! (1979 CB400Ti) So this weekend in between get togethers I was able to add the bar end mirrors, figure out the placement of the speedo (gotta do up a bracket still), chopped down the fender and was able to salvage enough of the front to use as a small back fender, and...

Re: Come See My Woody! (1979 CB400Ti) Rigged up the seat today so it'll use the stock clasps. Used some aluminum just shy of 1'8", cut and bent it, fit the hardware, then bolted on the fibreglass seat to it, hopefully give it a bit more strength. I also added two makeshift rubber bushings in...