New Member from Los Angeles

[Gqxphil]

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to introduce my self, My name is GQxPhil. I picked up a 1972 Honda Cb450 yesterday. This would be my very first bike that i have owned. It fires up right away. The owner before replaced the fork seals and gators. Runs great carbs just cleaned, New battery, and New fuel lines. The kick start fires up with one kick (first bike i have ever kicked started).

My Plans:

Change the tires
Change or revive the drive chain(revive as in cleaning it off and soaking it in motor oil and letting it drip dry) if i was to change it im not sure of the size, i think its 530 non oring 110 link and just cut it down. Again not sure
Lower the suspension
Mount a cafe seat pan and seat, cause it shorter

and ride it.

Future plans:
Hopefully trans form it into a cafe racer style
Clubman handle bars
Rear sets
Change the tach and odm to a single digital one , maybe a acewell
ETC...

But for right now i just want to get on it a ride it safely.

Any advice if greatly appreciated.
Gqxphil

 

[haircuttergirl]

She's a pretty little girl. Welcome to dtt. Looking forward to the progress

 

[Keiff Hardcore]

ride the living shit out of it. you have a very good looking bike to begin with, and after a few hundred miles, you will find out what it is that you would like to do to it without back tracking or changing it 2/3/4 times.

 

[Gqxphil]

ride the living shit out of it. you have a very good looking bike to begin with, and after a few hundred miles, you will find out what it is that you would like to do to it without back tracking or changing it 2/3/4 times.

I plan to after i change the origanl 1972 tires off of it lol. Same goes for the chain once i figure what chain to actually get.

 

[Keiff Hardcore]

I plan to after i change the origanl 1972 tires off of it lol. Same goes for the chain once i figure what chain to actually get.

definitely.

i have found through cars[ all 10 of them] that as you drive them you find out what they really need through your eyes, rather than what you see initially, which can actually make it worst.

 

[HolyRoller]

That bike is gorgeous... welcome to DTT.

I would drive it for a while as well. Get to know it, and feel the things you don't like about it. No bike is perfect... there will be some things you detest.

Just out of curiosity, how many original miles on that little beauty?

HR

 

[Gqxphil]

That bike is gorgeous... welcome to DTT.

I would drive it for a while as well. Get to know it, and feel the things you don't like about it. No bike is perfect... there will be some things you detest.

Just out of curiosity, how many original miles on that little beauty?

HR

Thanks for the warm welcome. It had 7322 miles