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I totally had the order off by one which really screwed things up. All pulled out and redone being more careful this time.
I have them getting trued in a local garage.
Closeup of the new Clip-ons and the Oury grips.
Master cylinder still needs rebuilt and painted.
Untitled by ElijahWiegmann, on Flickr
And just a little cardboard mocking up of the seat and tail to get the basic geometries. This is just like Industrial Design School. Frankenstein prototyping...
Learning to lace up my own wheels. I might get someone to help out with the truing up though.
Untitled by ElijahWiegmann, on Flickr
Untitled by ElijahWiegmann, on Flickr
And I'm finally starting to bolt some parts back on this thing...
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All the way down to the spokes...
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Powdercoated rims and spindles
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This shows all the junk I cut off...
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This tuesday I'm planning on hitting Rocky's to meet yinz...
Out of town for work all week. I'll be in touch...
The bike is getting to the point of one thousand tiny little things.
Really my goal is to get it running first and then cleaning up and finishing steps.
After some mods to the frame, I started mocking up some possible lengths to the rear seat tubing.
Untitled by ElijahWiegmann, on Flickr
Untitled by ElijahWiegmann, on Flickr
And started sanding the gastank. Looks slick enough to just straight leave it.
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Beatnic- I'm actually right across the line in WV but work as an industrial designer in the strip district.
Can't wait to get this thing up and running.
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What's up guys? I've been building up a 75 CB500T for a few months now. Based out of Pittsburgh, I'd love to meet up with some experienced engine guys around the burgh as I start entering the tuning phase of this project.
IMG_2993 by ElijahWiegmann, on Flickr
IMG_1234 by ElijahWiegmann, on Flickr
Tear Down on the engine and frame happened the next week.
IMG_1260 by ElijahWiegmann, on Flickr
Engine went into the garage and frame started getting sandblasted
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