Jfishsolevibe
Coast to Coast
Re: 68 Honda CL175
Cool man!!! Diggin that idea! Cussstttommm!
Cool man!!! Diggin that idea! Cussstttommm!
68 CL175 Project Vicarious
- Thread starter Big R
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Big R
Heaven is so far away.
Re: 68 Honda CL175
Had to take care of some honey-do stuff this morning after I got off work, but made it out to the garage for about an hour.
Got my saddle bag mounts in the other day
Ha! SOOOOOO kidding about that - for the other bike. Enough fooling around. Took a couple pics of the original skid plate to display the abused life of this poor bike. Cracks, welds, dirt, and plain old bent to hell
And got the "new" one bent into shape and got the mounting holes drilled. Remember!! I still have to smooth the edges, cut the slots for air flow, drill a hole for the drain plug, basically trim and polish the whole deal. So go easy on its hideousness
Had to take care of some honey-do stuff this morning after I got off work, but made it out to the garage for about an hour.
Got my saddle bag mounts in the other day
Ha! SOOOOOO kidding about that - for the other bike. Enough fooling around. Took a couple pics of the original skid plate to display the abused life of this poor bike. Cracks, welds, dirt, and plain old bent to hell
And got the "new" one bent into shape and got the mounting holes drilled. Remember!! I still have to smooth the edges, cut the slots for air flow, drill a hole for the drain plug, basically trim and polish the whole deal. So go easy on its hideousness
racing geek
Just a kid with a welder
Re: 68 Honda CL175
Will you be using some spacers (just some tube to slip over a bolt) to bring that away from the motor? It looks like you have it bolted right up to it. Spacing it away will help dissipate heat a lot better.
I'm not sure if you put the little scoop bend thing in the skid plate on purpose or if just sort of happened but that will be WAY stronger then the stock part because of it. Not to mention the slight benefit of directing air upwards to further cool the motor.
Nice work!
Will you be using some spacers (just some tube to slip over a bolt) to bring that away from the motor? It looks like you have it bolted right up to it. Spacing it away will help dissipate heat a lot better.
I'm not sure if you put the little scoop bend thing in the skid plate on purpose or if just sort of happened but that will be WAY stronger then the stock part because of it. Not to mention the slight benefit of directing air upwards to further cool the motor.
Nice work!
Big R
Heaven is so far away.
Re: 68 Honda CL175
If it works well, then of course I did it on purpose But I am going to get some tubing/spacers to keep it away from the case. I should have taken a pic from the side - I can fit my fingers between the plate and the motor right now
Thanks guys!
racing geek said:I'm not sure if you put the little scoop bend thing in the skid plate on purpose or if just sort of happened but that will be WAY stronger then the stock part because of it. Not to mention the slight benefit of directing air upwards to further cool the motor.
Nice work!
If it works well, then of course I did it on purpose
But I am going to get some tubing/spacers to keep it away from the case. I should have taken a pic from the side - I can fit my fingers between the plate and the motor right nowThanks guys!
charlesskelter
Been Around the Block
Re: 68 Honda CL175
It's coming along quite nicely! You going to be using the bike on and off road that you feel you need the skit plate or do you want it for the look?
I'd be worried about you scoop hitting something and sending you into an unintentional endo. The originals were flat so it would help aid in shoving things under the engine, you've got more of a plow going on. Just a thought.
It's coming along quite nicely! You going to be using the bike on and off road that you feel you need the skit plate or do you want it for the look?
I'd be worried about you scoop hitting something and sending you into an unintentional endo. The originals were flat so it would help aid in shoving things under the engine, you've got more of a plow going on. Just a thought.
racing geek
Just a kid with a welder
Re: 68 Honda CL175
To get stuck on something and and cause an endo, the wheel would have to be out of the way. Even when going over something the bike will obviously raise as will the scoop, and when you come back down, it wouldn't really matter which skid plate you have because they will both get hit upwards and most likely take the same damage.
Was the new skid plate made out of the same or similar material as the stock part? I probably should have looked closer before saying it will be stronger...
charlesskelter said:
To get stuck on something and and cause an endo, the wheel would have to be out of the way. Even when going over something the bike will obviously raise as will the scoop, and when you come back down, it wouldn't really matter which skid plate you have because they will both get hit upwards and most likely take the same damage.
Was the new skid plate made out of the same or similar material as the stock part? I probably should have looked closer before saying it will be stronger...
Big R
Heaven is so far away.
Re: 68 Honda CL175
Charles, I have no intention of abusing this bike. It will probably see some trail action but I won't be taking it over rocks and logs. I mainly want the plate for road debris, sticks, and for airflow factor of it.
And the plate is made out of aluminum so it will pretty much crumble under any decent force. Hence, I'll be babying it.
Charles, I have no intention of abusing this bike. It will probably see some trail action but I won't be taking it over rocks and logs. I mainly want the plate for road debris, sticks, and for airflow factor of it.
And the plate is made out of aluminum so it will pretty much crumble under any decent force. Hence, I'll be babying it.
Big R
Heaven is so far away.
Re: 68 Honda CL175
Big news for me - parts bike! Dude on Craigs was cool as shit about the whole thing. Didn't try to BS me about how great the thing was, and after I told him I only needed a couple parts off of it he cut me a pretty good deal. So here's the donor:
The extent of the damage (I don't know how it got this bad - WOW)
Hasn't been inspected since before I was born
And the wheels are damn near perfect
So while I was hacking up the rust bucket I got my tank painted. I know, there's all kinds of orange peel but I want to let that blue cure for a while before I wetsand and throw some clear over top. Besides, it's freakin cold out there. Too cold to paint
Big news for me - parts bike! Dude on Craigs was cool as shit about the whole thing. Didn't try to BS me about how great the thing was, and after I told him I only needed a couple parts off of it he cut me a pretty good deal. So here's the donor:
The extent of the damage (I don't know how it got this bad - WOW)
Hasn't been inspected since before I was born
And the wheels are damn near perfect
So while I was hacking up the rust bucket I got my tank painted. I know, there's all kinds of orange peel but I want to let that blue cure for a while before I wetsand and throw some clear over top. Besides, it's freakin cold out there. Too cold to paint
Jfishsolevibe
Coast to Coast
Re: 68 Honda CL175
YEAH BUDDY!! You bought the junker! Congrats man! Looks like thats a k5? Not sure what the swap would be like on any of those motor parts since yours is the sloper, but otherwise you oughta be good to go!
I might come 'a knockin' for some bits!! Haha
YEAH BUDDY!! You bought the junker! Congrats man! Looks like thats a k5? Not sure what the swap would be like on any of those motor parts since yours is the sloper, but otherwise you oughta be good to go!
I might come 'a knockin' for some bits!! Haha
Re: 68 Honda CL175
Looking good!! And Gawd that is some cancerous looking rust on that frame.
Hey, I read in another thread here somewhere that you aren't supposed to wetsand metallic paint. just a heads up you may want to look into it, or you may know better?
Looking good!! And Gawd that is some cancerous looking rust on that frame.
Hey, I read in another thread here somewhere that you aren't supposed to wetsand metallic paint. just a heads up you may want to look into it, or you may know better?
Big R
Heaven is so far away.
Re: 68 Honda CL175
That's the one and the same. No title for it though. But I can take that nasty old frame and throw it in our scrap metal pile at work - it all melts the same! I don't know what I'm gonna do with the motor, if somebody needs it I'll donate it (after pulling some small stuff). If it ends up sitting til next winter I might look into getting some carbs and exhaust and making a go-cart of some sort.
Yeah Jfish, if you or Cortez need anything it's just going to be sitting around.
And Diesel - that was GoodForNothing's tank on his fighter. Believe it or not, that blue isn't metallic. The silver that I used on the frame is metallic and here's a pic of what that blue will finish at
VonYinzer said:
That's the one and the same. No title for it though. But I can take that nasty old frame and throw it in our scrap metal pile at work - it all melts the same! I don't know what I'm gonna do with the motor, if somebody needs it I'll donate it (after pulling some small stuff). If it ends up sitting til next winter I might look into getting some carbs and exhaust and making a go-cart of some sort.
Yeah Jfish, if you or Cortez need anything it's just going to be sitting around.
And Diesel - that was GoodForNothing's tank on his fighter. Believe it or not, that blue isn't metallic. The silver that I used on the frame is metallic and here's a pic of what that blue will finish at
charlesskelter
Been Around the Block
Re: 68 Honda CL175
So is the tank just so full of orange peel it looks metallic? Because in the picture it looks great. In fact I was a little bummed since I was thinking of going with a blue flaked tank on mine.
So is the tank just so full of orange peel it looks metallic? Because in the picture it looks great. In fact I was a little bummed since I was thinking of going with a blue flaked tank on mine.
Big R
Heaven is so far away.
Re: 68 Honda CL175
Yeah, there is THAT much orange peel. And the way the flash on the camera hits doesn't help at all either.
But hell yeah Charles! Rock the blue flake on your tank! One of the reasons I'm going with blue (besides personal preferance) is because it is an original color for these bikes.
Yeah, there is THAT much orange peel. And the way the flash on the camera hits doesn't help at all either.
But hell yeah Charles! Rock the blue flake on your tank! One of the reasons I'm going with blue (besides personal preferance) is because it is an original color for these bikes.
Big R
Heaven is so far away.
Re: 68 Honda CL175
I'm tired so this is gonna be a quicky. Threw down some clear last night before work and let it cure overnight. Drained the oil that I had in the tank this morning and ran about 2 tanks of gas through it before filling it up and tossing it on the frame.
Ta-freakin-da, I'm going to bed
I'm tired so this is gonna be a quicky. Threw down some clear last night before work and let it cure overnight. Drained the oil that I had in the tank this morning and ran about 2 tanks of gas through it before filling it up and tossing it on the frame.
Ta-freakin-da, I'm going to bed
tWistedWheelz
BUILT NOT BOUGHT!
Re: 68 Honda CL175
Looking nice, where did the PO of your donor bike keep it stored? In his salt water aquarium!
Looking nice, where did the PO of your donor bike keep it stored? In his salt water aquarium!
VonYinzer
Over 10,000 Posts
Re: 68 Honda CL175
Looks great man! Has a real 60s Ducati racer feel with the silver/blue combo. All the Harley guys wont know what to think with us rollin around the WestPenn on these little things. We have to hit up the car shows this summer. Gonna' hear a lot of "I used to have one of those, than I bought a real bike..." from bearded guys with "live to ride" patches on there new leather vests.
Looks great man! Has a real 60s Ducati racer feel with the silver/blue combo. All the Harley guys wont know what to think with us rollin around the WestPenn on these little things. We have to hit up the car shows this summer. Gonna' hear a lot of "I used to have one of those, than I bought a real bike..." from bearded guys with "live to ride" patches on there new leather vests.
Jfishsolevibe
Coast to Coast
Re: 68 Honda CL175
MAN! I love the inlayed speedo - Ive gotta do something like that man
MAN! I love the inlayed speedo - Ive gotta do something like that man
Swapmeet Louie
Put some metal in yer eye....
Re: 68 Honda CL175
Big R....
Bike looks rad.... Super clean looking. Cant wait to see some pics of it in some natural light. Paint looks like it's going to POP!
Louis
Big R....
Bike looks rad.... Super clean looking. Cant wait to see some pics of it in some natural light. Paint looks like it's going to POP!
Louis
