Hello from Cincinnati!

[SolarFreak]

After spending hours digging through posts, I should probably do the whole introduction thing right?

Late spring this year I laid my hands on a neglected 1982 Honda CM 250C. Two months of fighting to get the title straight and three carb cleanings later it screams! (Well, for a 250...) Never really been all that interested in motorcycles until I had one... Strange?

A guy a work with brought up the topic of turning it into a cafe racer, and after looking... I'm hooked.

I haven't really made much progress in cafe racer direction yet. Just recently got the last of the holes in the gas tank soldered shut, new tires and a chain, etc. Just been way to much fun running around on it to tear it down. But now with cold weather coming - the real fun begins!

I've finally managed to settle on my first mod... Completely new electronics. Not the off the shelf kind, but new timing / CDI / gauges etc based around an Atmel AVR micro-controller. I'm only about halfway through the schematics stage, but I will be starting a thread...

 

[gk45011]

Welcome!

What part of Cincinnati? There are quite a few people on here from the Cincinnati area as well as a good showing with Cincinnati Cafe racers on FB. I am also building my first cafe. I was always a vintage bobber type until i saw these beutiful machines and realized i could have the comfort and the perfomance all in one great looking package.

Start a build thread if you haven't yet.
GK

 

[Tim]

And a few of us that just drove through Cincinnati on our way South to the annual Mama Said meetup in Alabama! Make sure you get there in October 2013!

 

[SolarFreak]

Welcome!

What part of Cincinnati? There are quite a few people on here from the Cincinnati area as well as a good showing with Cincinnati Cafe racers on FB. I am also building my first cafe. I was always a vintage bobber type until i saw these beutiful machines and realized i could have the comfort and the perfomance all in one great looking package.

Start a build thread if you haven't yet.
GK

In the same part of Cincinnati as the "Greater Cincinnati Airport"... That is, Norther Kentucky actually, but close enough to call it Cincy!

I do work in Cincinnati proper, but live in Independence, KY. I regularly pass Fuel in 52, and intend to make it there some Saturday morning.

Build thread will be coming. The bike has already undergone a few rounds of modifications, mostly just trimming the fat. I removed the battery, and added a bank of caps (about 30KuF). It needs a small battery for proper lighting at idle. I'm going for minimalistic. Like I said, I'm starting with the electronics, and once I have a fairly complete schematic, I'll start a build thread. I'm getting close the schematics. Just need to flesh in the lighting and rectifier/regulator side of things. CDI, timing and display are mostly complete. Still have to make a few decisions on the Tach and speedometer display. Either going to be on the LCD, or a LED array.

I scored a nice leather trench coat for cheap that I'm going to use for the leather for the seat too!