Perdition
I just wanna go fast!
Hi guys. I've really enjoyed getting to know some of you (and your bikes) since joining the forum and now it's finally time for me to start my own build thread.
A little history on the bike. My 1973 CB450 originally belonged to my Uncle Jeff and was given to me recently as a gift. (Awesome, huh?
) Years ago, Uncle Jeff drove the bike until he wrecked it and was hurt. My Uncle Greg, his brother, then tried to sell the bike for him. He had a buyer but after a couple weeks the buyer decided having a bike was not for him and gave it back to my uncles. The bike then sat in my grandmother's barn/garage for the next 25 years. The garage leaked and the elements were not kind to the bike. The last time she ran (until recently ) was 1986. My Dad and I are making this bike our little project. (He has a 74 450 but that's another story) She's not much to look at but by the time we're done she'll look and perform better than new.
Here's some pictures my dad took with his P&S when we first got her home and started working on the bike:
As you can see she's pretty rusty. We've replaced the battery, points and spark plugs and rebuilt the carburetors. After doing this, she started right up on the first kick after 25 years!! As you can see the tank is in bad shape so right now we have her running on an old lawnmower gas tank. ;D
The engine makes good compression and the past couple nights Dad and I have been working on the timing of the bike so she'll run just right. More pictures from my DSLR and updates to come. We've got quite a few boxes from eBay laying around and big plans for the bike. Stay tuned!
-Trevor
A little history on the bike. My 1973 CB450 originally belonged to my Uncle Jeff and was given to me recently as a gift. (Awesome, huh?
) Years ago, Uncle Jeff drove the bike until he wrecked it and was hurt. My Uncle Greg, his brother, then tried to sell the bike for him. He had a buyer but after a couple weeks the buyer decided having a bike was not for him and gave it back to my uncles. The bike then sat in my grandmother's barn/garage for the next 25 years. The garage leaked and the elements were not kind to the bike. The last time she ran (until recently ) was 1986. My Dad and I are making this bike our little project. (He has a 74 450 but that's another story) She's not much to look at but by the time we're done she'll look and perform better than new.Here's some pictures my dad took with his P&S when we first got her home and started working on the bike:
As you can see she's pretty rusty. We've replaced the battery, points and spark plugs and rebuilt the carburetors. After doing this, she started right up on the first kick after 25 years!! As you can see the tank is in bad shape so right now we have her running on an old lawnmower gas tank. ;D
The engine makes good compression and the past couple nights Dad and I have been working on the timing of the bike so she'll run just right. More pictures from my DSLR and updates to come. We've got quite a few boxes from eBay laying around and big plans for the bike. Stay tuned!
-Trevor
