CALfeRacer
Fat man on a little bike
Well, I'm finally home for the summer and ready to re-start work on my 79 CB125S, my first bike. As some background, I eagerly started my first custom build on a $75 bike, which probably wasn't the best idea. After doing everything in the wrong order in my eagerness to finish it, I ended up moving away to college without really finishing the bike. Now that I've gotten some real riding experience, I realized how much needs to be done to this bike to make it solid. So here goes:
1.Putting on chopped rear fender. In WA you're required to have two fenders. Fender is painted, just need to mount.
2. New seat to accommodate rear fender. And the old one is uncomfortable.
3. CB350 Stator and custom harness. This will give me 12V, making lighting a lot easier. Stator is on the way, working on a harness design now.
4.Clean up "dash" by getting headlight ears, then making a custom bracket for my speedo and idiot lights. Speedo bracket is made, just need to get headlight ears.
5.Rearsets. Stock pegs are bent and won't work with the drag bars. Not doing rearsets anymore
6. Soda Blast engine. It's kinda grimy and since this really isn't a "rat bike cafe hybrid" anymore the engine needs to be properly cleaned.
7. Steering lock. Somewhere along the line a PO cut off the steering stop tab on the frame. I'd rather not smash my nice new painted tank with the bars.
8. Fab a better battery box. Old one is kinda so-so on quality.
9. Tune carb. Need to figure out float height, idle screw settings, and jet adjustments.
10. Get title/registration
11. Other minor cosmetics I can't think of right now.
12. Ride the piss out of it
13. Add items to this list because I'm sure s**t will come up.
I'm excited to get started, and will be editing this list and posting pics, etc. as progress is made. Looking at Sunday or Monday as my first big work days, since it is out at a friend's house. Below is a before pic and how it sat when I last worked on it pic.
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2. New seat to accommodate rear fender. And the old one is uncomfortable.
3. CB350 Stator and custom harness. This will give me 12V, making lighting a lot easier. Stator is on the way, working on a harness design now.
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6. Soda Blast engine. It's kinda grimy and since this really isn't a "rat bike cafe hybrid" anymore the engine needs to be properly cleaned.
7. Steering lock. Somewhere along the line a PO cut off the steering stop tab on the frame. I'd rather not smash my nice new painted tank with the bars.
8. Fab a better battery box. Old one is kinda so-so on quality.
9. Tune carb. Need to figure out float height, idle screw settings, and jet adjustments.
10. Get title/registration
11. Other minor cosmetics I can't think of right now.
12. Ride the piss out of it
13. Add items to this list because I'm sure s**t will come up.
I'm excited to get started, and will be editing this list and posting pics, etc. as progress is made. Looking at Sunday or Monday as my first big work days, since it is out at a friend's house. Below is a before pic and how it sat when I last worked on it pic.