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VonYinzer

VonYinzer

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I also have a cb350 rolling chassis, a 350 motor thats getting a buch of go fast goodies, a 360 disk front end (in mint condition), an xl350 tank, and some other fancy shelf art at the moment... See where Im goin' here?
 
VonYinzer said:
I also have a cb350 rolling chassis, a 350 motor thats getting a buch of go fast goodies, a 360 disk front end (in mint condition), an xl350 tank, and some other fancy shelf art at the moment... See where Im goin' here?
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I think you need to stay focused on one particular machine Mr.

But yes, I indeed think you should tell me to shut the f$%k up and do it, ha ha
 
Oh, nothing gets touched until HB is done and runnin'. Just thinking about the next poor bike that I get to ruin. Haha
 
I'm seeing more and more bikes running without fenders or other means of bracing the forks. Is the conventional wisdom that those aren't necessary on the street these days? If so, why not?

I personally think a small front fender adds something to the aesthetics of the front end as well, though I think a fork brace looks good too. It's not like I think a bike without looks bad, just better with.
 
The issue Indie, to me is that it seems that folks want it to be as close to "race ready" as possible, but dont do all the research.
I like a small cut down fender as well, and agree that a fork brace is always a good idea. Honestly a lot of folks dont know what a fork brace is or that your fender is one...
 
IndieSol said:
I'm seeing more and more bikes running without fenders or other means of bracing the forks. Is the conventional wisdom that those aren't necessary on the street these days? If so, why not?

I personally think a small front fender adds something to the aesthetics of the front end as well, though I think a fork brace looks good too. It's not like I think a bike without looks bad, just better with.
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More bracing is always better, in any situation.

And I agree, I'm a fan of fenders. Though only a brace would visualy work here imo.
 
that was in a random pic in cycle source about a year ago... i also fell in love... i hunted for that tank online, and in the process, i stumbled across the build of that bike... now i can't find it... shit.

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ok, i just found it on page 12 of the march 2010 issue of cycle source... it has california tags & the pics are from the "slab city riot" '09... in the pic, it's parked next to the biltwell van & it has a small biltwell sticker on the tail... could it be a biltwell bike?... or does biltwell even build complete bikes?

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there is another pic of it in biltwells myspace pics "bikes we like".
 
Ah, I see. Them Biltwell folks like some stellar scoots.
Well, no matter what, once the chopper is done, and I pay some looong overdue debts off, I think this shall be next up in the garage.
 
Ahh cool. Just something I'd noticed and thought about recently. That bike is gorgeous, by the way.
 
Anyone have any issues running no rear fender? I have a cut down front fender but I'm debating on what to do with the rear fender. I like the look of no rear fender, just not sure what the implications would be to the battery and air filters, etc. (also, my bike is a 74 cb450 k7)
 
As long as you only ride on recently cleaned, dry roads with no rocks or dirt youre fine. Haha... Seriously though, leaving a good bit of the fender or using an aftermarket hugger fender is a good idea. Can save you some real headaches and a fithy bike and back.
 
well considering the roads in pennsylvania never have any potholes and are kept to autobahn-esque standards i think i'll be fine! on second thought, maybe i'll just cut a little off the tail...
 
I live in PA as well, and always trim fenders down a good bit with no issues. Most of a stock fender is there to be extra careful. Theyre always a bit longer than they NEED to be. Look around the site and youll see plenty of ways to trim a fender down to look nice and still perform its duties.
 
that was the bike that more or less brought me to DTT, because previously I was on ADVrider and found their Street Tracker thread then ended up finding that CL450 and from there...I was hooked on the trackers.
 
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