CarKid1989
New Member
My name is Kevin you guys have an amazing forum here (been reading for months and months) Ill see if ummm i can make my own Cafe style bike
Here it goes:
This is my first bike. 1974 CB200 with 3800ish miles. Its way to nice in my eyes to tear up and cut up, and being a student in college paying for myself, money is tight...so this project will be a low buck porject and all mods must be able to be undone so i can return it to stock.
This is how it was when i got it:
It was sitting in a shed for around 25 years so the chrome was oxidized, the whole bike was covered in dust and crap and the aluminum was pitted and dull. Lucked out though as no animals made their homes in it.
Started tear down just mainly to clean it up more but i got carried away.
then to this..
Cleaned it up a bit. Brillo pads on the chrome, degreaser, wax, the works.
to this
Kept stripping it down, and as of 11:00 ON january 29, 2010 this is how it stands:
I also got new tires, tubes and all that and they are currently being installed, so i hope to have them by end of next week.
My inspiration came from this bike, and i hate to say i wanna "copy" it cause that kinda defeats the purpose, but i really dig how it looks. Its so simple but super clean...it works.
So i guess now im looking for:
-drag bars
-an extra front fender (so i can chop it up )
-an extra seat pan so i can build a seat for myself.
Any input or suggestions? Tips/tricks?
Im open to em and i love to learn more so...
Thanks
Here it goes:
This is my first bike. 1974 CB200 with 3800ish miles. Its way to nice in my eyes to tear up and cut up, and being a student in college paying for myself, money is tight...so this project will be a low buck porject and all mods must be able to be undone so i can return it to stock.
This is how it was when i got it:
It was sitting in a shed for around 25 years so the chrome was oxidized, the whole bike was covered in dust and crap and the aluminum was pitted and dull. Lucked out though as no animals made their homes in it.
Started tear down just mainly to clean it up more but i got carried away.
then to this..
Cleaned it up a bit. Brillo pads on the chrome, degreaser, wax, the works.
to this
Kept stripping it down, and as of 11:00 ON january 29, 2010 this is how it stands:
I also got new tires, tubes and all that and they are currently being installed, so i hope to have them by end of next week.
My inspiration came from this bike, and i hate to say i wanna "copy" it cause that kinda defeats the purpose, but i really dig how it looks. Its so simple but super clean...it works.
So i guess now im looking for:
-drag bars
-an extra front fender (so i can chop it up )
-an extra seat pan so i can build a seat for myself.
Any input or suggestions? Tips/tricks?
Im open to em and i love to learn more so...
Thanks