Re: 1976 CB360t Slightly modified restore to roadworthiness - Beauty later project
mattfeet said:
Wow...that does look decently close. I might have to check it out. Because of you, Im now leaning more towards keeping my bike as stock as possible instead of going café. We'll see. Thanks for the info!
-Matt
Sure, blame me....LOL.
I am going as stock as possible, with only minor mods that someone (Like me) would of done, say in 1980.
I do not have the patience or time for a museum piece, I like to look at pictures of Cafe Racers, but I neither ride to cafes, nor, at my age, enjoy riding with clip-ons.
I ultimately want my bike not to be a show-room bike, but one that is in very nice condition, runs reliably, and looks (and is) used regularly.
I was looking for side covers, but I would ride without them. Fortunately, I found them. It wasn't going to be a deal breaker.
In keeping reasonably stock, the value will actually remain with it. The cafe racer, while pleasant to view, is often so modified, both chassis and electrical, that 10 years form now, it will be un-repairable because no one understood the simplified wiring. The chassis mods may or may not hold up. But a reasonably clean stock bike, with all the tabs intact, will still have value, even if only to a new cafe-racer creator.
I don't intend to sell the bike for a long time, but I like the idea that is will have intrinsic value as an example of the bikes made in 1976, rather than lose value over time as the mods become a liability over time.
I don't hate Cafe Racers, I actually understand their appeal, but ultimately, a stock bike is even more interesting as the years go by.
How many people admire Choppers from, say the late 40's as much as they would admire a pristine example of a 1948 Harley? See what I mean?
The amount of work to return to stock is no harder or more expensive then the work and effort in making a cafe bike. So close to stock for me..
But I'll still talk to you and admire the handiwork of a well done cafe. Poorly done Cafe's, well, that's a different story.