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June 2023. Re-Linked the photos in this thread that have been missing for a long time, in case anyone was interested. This bike is currently in a state of undress, and I am trying to find time for a few new upgrades and to get it back on the road. Having a 3-year-old is interfering with time...

Thanks for the compliments! This bike got a few more goodies last summer. Now has rear sets from Dime City, The clubmans got swapped out for clip-ons to make the riding position more comfortable. I replaced the pod filters with 4" aluminum velocity stacks, which look awesome, and improved the...

Yep, just opens to a little pocket to keep my paperwork. I really wanted to use the brass zipper from the vintage jacket I used for the leather. A bit unique, and practical for a photocopy of my insurance papers (in a Ziploc bag!)

Re: CM400C Cafe Garage Build - Seat Complete!! The seat is finally done. While I'm not a professional upholsterer, I'm pretty happy with the results, (and the cost! $20 for an old leather jacket, $30 for foam, thread, glue and supplies) Here are some photos of the bike in its current state...

Re: Re: CM400C Cafe Garage Build - Ready for Leather Thanks for the heads up, they got lost in a server clean up. Fixed as of June 30th 2014. :)

Re: CM400C Cafe Garage Build - Ready for Leather Seafoam Seat Foam---Ready for Leather.

Re: CM400C Cafe Garage Build - Lots of progress New Teaser photos! Well, She's insured, back on the road. Still futzing with the seat, but I have the layer of soft foam on, and it's very comfy. Its been a bit of a busy week, so fighting to find time. At least I can ride though!

Re: CM400C Cafe Garage Build - Lots of progress New Teaser photos! tick,, tick,, tick,, tick, BOOM! She lives! Back together today, crank for 5 seconds, and roar. It's a fair bit louder without the H-Box in the exhaust. I am getting a bit of a hammering noise, so I will re-check the...

Re: CM400C Cafe Garage Build - Lots of progress New Teaser photos! I chopped the frame just behind the original cross member that the fender bolts to. I cut the front of the fender down and used a BFH to shape it to fit the cross member. I used the two original mounting holes on the top...

Re: CM400C Cafe Garage Build - Lots of progress New Teaser photos! Hopefully it will look a lot better by the end of the weekend!

Moto Mucci?

Great clean & tidy build! I'm interested to know about the belt drive. What parts/bike is it from? how do you like it? I'm working on an electric conversion and am considering a belt drive. Any info you have would be appreciated.

Re: CM400C Cafe Garage Build - Getting close to back on the road I am soooo close, here are a bunch of teaser photos: 8) I picked up a little 6" bench grinder on sale for $30 Used it to brush the grime off my header collars (before & after) Here they are on the bike with some new paint...

Re: CM400C Cafe Garage Build - Getting close to back on the road 80% re-assembled today, and looking good! the new paint on the frame and rims looks great, like it just rolled out of the factory. Still to do before getting it back on the road: -new gasket for the clutch cover (or figure out...

Re: CM400C Cafe Garage Build - Getting close to back on the road THANKS, It is a pleasure to have a place to work. As long as I keep it clean it will keep motivating me to keep working.

Re: CM400C Cafe Garage Build - Getting close to back on the road I got the top end rebuild finished, the engine back together, and adjusted the valve clearances last night. The valve clearences were all a bit tight, but just barely, It has been a while and a few thousand km since I did them...

Re: My Precious - CM400C Cafe - It's in Paint It's hard to describe the lusciousness of the velvety satin black rattle can on my Comstars, it looks like liquid love. If I didn't know any better, I would think it was powdercoat (until it scratches of course)

Re: My Precious - CM400C Cafe(ish) - Top Ended! As promised, a few more photos: Chopped frame ends welded shut Degreased, needs some rust removal and sanding First coat of Black Satin Wheels being degreased Ugly but functional seat pan, rust painted and ready for upholstery.

Re: My Precious - CM400C Cafe(ish) - Top Ended! Heaps of progress today, 8 straight hours of bike time! *Welded up the open tubes on the chopped frame *Detabbed frame *Chopped, fabbed and fit a new shorty rear fender *finishing fit on the seat pan, and a grind and coat of rust paint *Sorted...

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