my cafe/bobber bofe racer? FINISHED..rear set pix as requestd for relocate ideas

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im also most likely going to paint my exhaust black
 
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I like it!!! i like it alot actually! i would def NOT do checker board pleather, black is clean and simple... very nice man
 
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Solid black seat! I like the tail section, I assume you'll be stuffing a brake light in the rear
 
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sweet! thats great to hear!
ya when i stood back and lookd at the fabric i was like heellllll no.lol. thats what i get for listening to my buddy.lol.

yes i put in a wall about 2" into the tail from the back to mount the tail light.
 
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I was thinkin, what do you guys think of longer shocks in the back to lift that back end a bit higher? or can this be achieved with a different tire size?

also what do you think of the square headlight? flow well? or should i go round?
 
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HATE IT! you asked.... but it does not flow very well at all... what is the lenght eye to eye on the shocks, if i have longer ones ill trade you
 
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awsome! lol. i kinda hate it to! any suggestions as to where i can get a relatively inexpensive round set up?

the shocks on there now are 12" i believe. maybe at the most 12 1/2".
im down to trade if you got something thatl work, thatd be rad.
 
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what would be perfect is to track down a CB350 lamp, they are smaller and would look diff, yet can still be used on ears. that would be trick
 
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ahhh 12 - 12.5 are pretty much the standard shock.. you can look at dirtbike shocks they are bigger but hen you have to worry about drive train allignment issues i would imagine
 
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il check them out on ebay.

i guess il try and fit a taller tire when i take it in to get new ones. that'l probably do a little bit of a lift.

i considered making extensions for the mounting points, but then concluded they would look kinda tacky and ghetto rigged.lol
 
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what do you think of this light. its nice and small, i could make a bracket to mount it, or holes in the sides.

i like both this and the cb headlight.
i actualy have an old suzuki light at home but the bucket is junk.
i saw some nice small black off road lights at harbor freight that i think might work, so i might try and rig one of those up, that way i dont have to paint.
 
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found this on craigslist, 70's cb350 headlight, high and low beam work.
although i think its 6v, and my bike is 12v, so id have to swap out the bulb.42$ shipped.
what dou you guys think?
 

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Re: my cafe/bobber/cafe. bofe racer? build. leaning more towards cafe.lol

That's not too terrible of a price. It looks to be a 7". How big of a light were you wanting?
 
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ya the guy doesnt wanna go lower on the price,
something not too big, i dont want a huge light either,
im thinking seeing as how im going to have to make it work elactrical wise, i might be better off getting the 6" light at harbor freight and just make mounting holes in it. plus its already painted black.

heres a pic of the harbor freight light, just gotta remove the bottom mount bracket and bam,lol, got myself a light.
 
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I like the idea of using a bullet light on your bike. Something like this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Motorcycle-Headlight-Chopper-Bullet-Cromed-Style-6-in_W0QQitemZ220515156781QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotorcycles_Parts_Accessories?hash=item3357ba432d

Maybe paint the body black and leave the bezel chrome....your bike has that feel to me.
 
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man, on a headlight, i would get a headlight, that harbor freight thing sucks! i have them on my buddies quad, they put out a flood style lite not what you want on the bike... i would imagine that someone on here has a CB light for you, post up in the wnated section
 
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hurley209 said:
found this on craigslist, 70's cb350 headlight, high and low beam work.
although i think its 6v, and my bike is 12v, so id have to swap out the bulb.42$ shipped.
what dou you guys think?

CB350s were 12V. If that's an early steel shell, then it's a good one but still pricey. You can usually find those at wreckers or swap meets for less than $20.
 
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cool, thanks for the quick replies guys. much appreciated.
 
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The longer shocks will help to speed up your 'turn-in' but you'll want to upgrade your forks as well...you may find them a bit mushy.
 
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ch ch ch ch check it out! wa wa whats it all about!!

lol.
so i went into the upholstery shop, asked how much a small piece of black vinyl would cost, and the lady hooked me up for free!
so here is the new and improved seat! pan is different also!
looks way better than the checkers.
let me know what you guys think.
 
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