1971 CB500 from Houston

[Mike_Le]

Lets see what I can do with some steel wool on this rim.

Fork seal/oil to be replaced.

 

[xb33bsa]

really? i guess i'll find out once i start riding her!

yeah those screens are quite fine and a very small surface area,you would see at least 10-20% loss in power on a dyno, maybe even more you just cannot move nearly as much air thru the screen, it is impossible
screens like that are never used on a performance velocity stack, it is only something some idiot designer came up with when performance was not a criteria
i love the look of the bike tho best bet would be cut out those screens and adapt some large filters to the stacks,that is if you want the bike to perform as good as it looks

 

[jojo]

Re: Carbs

Here goes the fun, carb rebuilding! This is what they look like after you let them sit for years with gas in them. 2 diaphragms were stuck from the gunk, so if anyone else has that issue, easy solution is to just throw the whole carb in boiling water, it expands the metal slightly and the diaphragms will slide right out!

Simple Green soaking....

That hand polish :happy3:

Finished product by yours truly.

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where did you get the velocity stacks?

 

[Mike_Le]

 

[cb400f caferacer]

Thats one sweet looking bike you got there, nice job.
But please kill that front fender!

 

[Mike_Le]

i decided to dual shock side by side under the seat and have a whole custom rear frame with a 1.5 inch kick-up, so I did more cutting, and welding. Im liking how this is turning out. Shocks came from my Harley.

 

[xb33bsa]

cool idea its been done before,how much rear wheel travel?
srisly though this is a joke right ?

 

[Mike_Le]

cool idea its been done before,how much rear wheel travel?
srisly though this is a joke right ?

Never said I'm the first to do it? And whats a joke?

 

[xb33bsa]

the joke is where you are mounting those shocks
they are just the stock harley shocks that were mounted back by the axle on the harley ?

 

[Mike_Le]

the joke is where you are mounting those shocks
they are just the stock harley shocks that were mounted back by the axle on the harley ?

yes, but its not a joke, and have you considered that its in that position for "mock" up purposes? So i can determine the right angle for final mounts?

 

[xb33bsa]

angle has some to do with it, but if you have those that far forward have you considered the fact that they will be way too soft, springing and damping and the fact that you will have a shitload of wheel travel to deal with ?

 

[Mike_Le]

Shock angle mock up.

Homemade gussets for the shock brace.

Anti gravity i'll be running.

Seat pan in the works.

Suspension mounted and ready to roll.

 

[Mike_Le]

angle has some to do with it, but if you have those that far forward have you considered the fact that they will be way too soft, springing and damping and the fact that you will have a shitload of wheel travel to deal with ?

you're actually very wrong, its quite too stiff for my liking when taken off the center stand and load added by my weight (175lbs) i barley get 1 inch of sag.

 

[xb33bsa]

thats better, i thought you were mounting them straight up and down like in the first pic,way forward
you still need to check clearance at full bottom travel carry on it might work ok with those shocks

 

[Mike_Le]

thats better, i thought you were mounting them straight up and down like in the first pic,way forward
you still need to check clearance at full bottom travel carry on it might work ok with those shocks

ok

 

[Mike_Le]

Finally a rear subframe/seat set up I am happy with. None of the things that was available for purchase made me happy, so I just made my own. Time to wrap it later this week. I wanted that aggressive kick up and a floating seat.

 

[Hurco550]

that thing is gnarley man! Nice work

 

[pukhkan]

Mike I follow you on instagram but haven't seen those photos yet the bike is absolutely stunning!

p.s. my cb360 rear end is almost identical to yours and I actually had already built mine then seen yours. great minds think alike I guess.

 

[Mike_Le]

Mike I follow you on instagram but haven't seen those photos yet the bike is absolutely stunning!

p.s. my cb360 rear end is almost identical to yours and I actually had already built mine then seen yours. great minds think alike I guess.

dude that thing is dope! holler at me on IG i'll follow back!

 

[jc914]

That's badass!