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    Possible Starter Motor Issue

    Hey guys, I have a bit of a puzzler here. I'm working on my CB650 cafe and I am currently redoing all of the switches up front to new push buttons, toggles, etc. I've been cutting wires and reworking everything to the new switches that I've bought. I started with the engine start, connected it...
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    Positioning rearsets

    So I'm down to the last bits of my bike, unfortunately, one of those bits is the rearsets. I had originally planned on doing the rearsets using bike stems as mentioned on another forum, so to do that, I chopped off the passenger peg mounts. Looking back, I really wish I hadn't, as I could have...
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    Powder Coating Question for JRK5892 (Or anyone else)

    Hey man, I see you posting in these forums all the time talking about powder coating. I went with Sherwin Williams auto paint for my current CB650 project, but for the CB750 I just bought I want to get into powder coating. What kind of setup to you use for the gun? Where do you get your powder...
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    Using a CB750 Speedo on a CB650

    So my speedo is busted on my 1979 CB650 that I am working on, but I'd rather not by a $300 NOS part, so I'm looking on eBay. My question is, as long as it's cable operated, wouldn't one from a CB750 work on a CB650? I mean, it seem to me that the gear that determines how to move the needle would...
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    Front Master Cylinder Problem on a '79 CB650

    I just got to the point where I am installing everything on the bars, so the master cylinder, switches, etc, and they master cylinder isn't working. When we first started working with it, we got a cloud of rust that came up when we put in brake fluid. We took it apart and cleaned it with CLR...
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    CB650 Switch Question

    Hey I have a question for you guys. I'm rebuilding my 1979 CB650 and I am trying to figure out what I should do with the old switches. They're plastic and very old, so they look like crap compared to the rest of the bike. I've been searching high and low for a solutions, but I'm not quite sure...
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    Rearsets for a '79 CB650

    Hey guys, rebuilding a CB650 as a cafe racer and I was wondering, any suggestions for the rearsets? I have been searching and I haven't come across any solutions that specifically mention that they work for a CB650. I was thinking about grabbing these: http://guzzino.com/tanorese.html And...
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    1979 CB650 (The redhead of the CB line) Cafe Racer Project [UPDATED July 14th]

    Ok, so I've actually been working on this project for a couple of months now, but I am just now getting around to posting about it. But I have pictures! Anyways, a bit of history. This CB650 was the first bike my good friend had, and learned to ride on. He bought it from some idiot for $500 who...
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    Newbie from Portland, OR

    Hey guys, my name's Ryan, and I'm drudging through the rainy weather out here in the Pacific Northwest, Portland Oregon. Well technically I live in Gresham, Oregon, but no one ever knows where the hell that is so I just say Portland ;) Anyways, I just thought I would say hi. My current...
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