royalrogue
New Member
Hello all,
I have read so many of these first posts during my time lurking here that I feel I should keep everything short and sweet. (EDIT: I just finished the post and clearly failed this from the get go, off to a great start!)
Thus, I present the first post of my first build and first thread.
Me: I am a resident of the great white north's capital city, just finished university, live with my beautiful girlfriend, perpetually broke, no garage space, no real experience, and as no one cares about that, that's enough about me. Oh, and I found this site after laying down my old RD350LC years back and have been happily following along ever since.
The build: I have no idea, something brattish probably, I have visions of what it will look like but, like everything else in life, those tend to get beaten down, burnt to ash, blown away and cast into oblivion only to return triumphantly like a ragged phoenix, only completely different and like nothing I ever thought I could envision. Shit, I'm ranting. Anyways, I don't know about the bike but I do have more of an idea about what the thread will be. This is not going to be a walkthrough thread, I haven't the time or energy keeping that up, nor a Q&A mess that leads to thousands of pages without really ending up anywhere, and it is not going to be something that will be cutting edge, as I'm broke (see above) and inexperienced. Instead I decided to make a thread to give back to the members of DTT, the ones who answer questions (both complex and redundant), post how-to's, share mods, bikes, photos, motivation and inspiration. This shall be the fruits of your labour, per-say, a total moron who shall follow the trail forged by others and hopefully not burn down his apartment or ruin his relationship in the process. So, I promise to take plenty of pics, and answer any or all questions, and I only hope that you gents sit back and enjoy the ride.
Onto the bike (red, with a donor cl350) when I first got it. ($400 from a farmer, true to form)
Blah, it was an ugly duckling that couldn't quack, so beat it with a wrench until it would croak, and then the ground froze and here we are. Here happens to be my ultra mordern, exaggeratedly hip, and rather tiny apartment... specifically the kitchen's breakfast bar. This is where we shall begin, and pretty much stay, for the remainder of this journey into motorcycle enlightenment.
Anyways, as everyone has seen a million tear-downs and likely done it all themselves, let's move along to where some of this shit is at now:
Bars and bits: Salvaged, stripped and sanded. Levers were cut, probably too short.
Gauges: Cleaned with vinegar and bled with a sharpie. LED magic to ensue.
Carbs: Cleaned, enough. New gaskets, jets and K&N's
Cables: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Cloaked in sleeves from China.
Switches: Originals with slots to run external cables and more sharpie makeover.
In Progress: oversized CB550 tank from the online marketplace. It will be naked and made to fit, somehow.
Looking ahead: A seat, crafted from marine vinyl, a gardener's pad, and my tears.
That's it for tonight,
Also, cheers and prayers to the vets and their families, lest we forget.
I have read so many of these first posts during my time lurking here that I feel I should keep everything short and sweet. (EDIT: I just finished the post and clearly failed this from the get go, off to a great start!)
Thus, I present the first post of my first build and first thread.
Me: I am a resident of the great white north's capital city, just finished university, live with my beautiful girlfriend, perpetually broke, no garage space, no real experience, and as no one cares about that, that's enough about me. Oh, and I found this site after laying down my old RD350LC years back and have been happily following along ever since.
The build: I have no idea, something brattish probably, I have visions of what it will look like but, like everything else in life, those tend to get beaten down, burnt to ash, blown away and cast into oblivion only to return triumphantly like a ragged phoenix, only completely different and like nothing I ever thought I could envision. Shit, I'm ranting. Anyways, I don't know about the bike but I do have more of an idea about what the thread will be. This is not going to be a walkthrough thread, I haven't the time or energy keeping that up, nor a Q&A mess that leads to thousands of pages without really ending up anywhere, and it is not going to be something that will be cutting edge, as I'm broke (see above) and inexperienced. Instead I decided to make a thread to give back to the members of DTT, the ones who answer questions (both complex and redundant), post how-to's, share mods, bikes, photos, motivation and inspiration. This shall be the fruits of your labour, per-say, a total moron who shall follow the trail forged by others and hopefully not burn down his apartment or ruin his relationship in the process. So, I promise to take plenty of pics, and answer any or all questions, and I only hope that you gents sit back and enjoy the ride.
Onto the bike (red, with a donor cl350) when I first got it. ($400 from a farmer, true to form)
Blah, it was an ugly duckling that couldn't quack, so beat it with a wrench until it would croak, and then the ground froze and here we are. Here happens to be my ultra mordern, exaggeratedly hip, and rather tiny apartment... specifically the kitchen's breakfast bar. This is where we shall begin, and pretty much stay, for the remainder of this journey into motorcycle enlightenment.
Anyways, as everyone has seen a million tear-downs and likely done it all themselves, let's move along to where some of this shit is at now:
Bars and bits: Salvaged, stripped and sanded. Levers were cut, probably too short.
Gauges: Cleaned with vinegar and bled with a sharpie. LED magic to ensue.
Carbs: Cleaned, enough. New gaskets, jets and K&N's
Cables: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Cloaked in sleeves from China.
Switches: Originals with slots to run external cables and more sharpie makeover.
In Progress: oversized CB550 tank from the online marketplace. It will be naked and made to fit, somehow.
Looking ahead: A seat, crafted from marine vinyl, a gardener's pad, and my tears.
That's it for tonight,
Also, cheers and prayers to the vets and their families, lest we forget.
Building a cb360 at the moment, very similar bike, Nice to see another fellow rider rise a poor old neglected bike from doom! Good luck with the project! Will be checking out your progress. Look's like she'l be awesome!
