svtfmook
New Member
This has been a year of work so far (haven't really pressed too hard to get it done). Been working with SS Speed and Kustum on this project. It's nearing completion, just need to make the final tweaks then wire it up. Going with a LiPo battery and Centech fuse panel, salvage what we can from the donor bikes, all new wiring and connectors. I have an LED tail with integrated turn signals that is going to mount around the rear hoop just under the cowl. Need a different muffler also.
Frame is burnt orange, tank, seatpan and headlight bucket is Subaru pearl white.
Here's the pics of the full build
I picked up 3 bikes, a 71, 72 and 73 CB450. the 71 was an unfinished bobber project, the 72 was a cafe and the 73 was a parts bike.
my kids playing on the bikes while still on the trailer
this was the cafe, dirty, rusty, etc
i put the kids to work with the tear down
we decided to go with the 71 frame since it wasn't hacked up and had a clean title
during tear down, we found some bad weld spots, so we reinforced two joints by welding in some steal corners
over the past year, this was hot i racked miles on my bike, yes, there's 2 entire motorcycles in my hatch
did some polishing
did some painting
and some baking
wheels are not trued yet, however, going to tear them down again and have the rims powder coated white
hoop welding
laying color on the frame
test fitting the cowl it needed to be notched by the rear shocks to drop lower
test fitting
prepping the cowl, tank and headlight bucket for paint
the exhaust, which did not fit as planned, needs to be reworked, new muffler
subaru pearl white base laid
we made a bracket to drop the gauges lower and mount the ignition switch
pearl was laid on the base (potato phone pics do not do it justice)
together for the most part now
right now it's on a spare set of wheels, just need to get it going for the DGR ride at the end of the month. afterwards, its being torn back down for the winter, rims, frame and some parts will be powder coated.
Frame is burnt orange, tank, seatpan and headlight bucket is Subaru pearl white.
Here's the pics of the full build
I picked up 3 bikes, a 71, 72 and 73 CB450. the 71 was an unfinished bobber project, the 72 was a cafe and the 73 was a parts bike.
my kids playing on the bikes while still on the trailer
this was the cafe, dirty, rusty, etc
i put the kids to work with the tear down
we decided to go with the 71 frame since it wasn't hacked up and had a clean title
during tear down, we found some bad weld spots, so we reinforced two joints by welding in some steal corners
over the past year, this was hot i racked miles on my bike, yes, there's 2 entire motorcycles in my hatch
did some polishing
did some painting
and some baking
wheels are not trued yet, however, going to tear them down again and have the rims powder coated white
hoop welding
laying color on the frame
test fitting the cowl it needed to be notched by the rear shocks to drop lower
test fitting
prepping the cowl, tank and headlight bucket for paint
the exhaust, which did not fit as planned, needs to be reworked, new muffler
subaru pearl white base laid
we made a bracket to drop the gauges lower and mount the ignition switch
pearl was laid on the base (potato phone pics do not do it justice)
together for the most part now
right now it's on a spare set of wheels, just need to get it going for the DGR ride at the end of the month. afterwards, its being torn back down for the winter, rims, frame and some parts will be powder coated.
