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Digging it. You sticking with a stock tank, or something else? Sent from my iPhone using DO THE TON

Painted the shocks, mounted the seat properly, replaced the master cylinder and lever, fabbed upper fork covers w/welded lower profile headlight ears, and added a fork brace created from the stock fender.

New DIY upper fork covers and welded headlight ears, as well as the fork gaiters, front brace, and compact master cylinder.

Swapped in a new small round black master cylinder, I'll have to get pics soon.

A few updates this season:

Picked the headlight up through Speed Moto Co: http://www.speedmotoco.com/wire-mesh-cafe-racer-headlight-halogen-motocycle-p/meshy.1.htm

This season I've removed the gauge cluster, installed a new chain, and painted the fork lowers.

Haven't finished mine, but I still like the KZ550 precisely because they're unloved. Sent from my iPhone using DO THE TON

After having trouble tracking down old jaw guards, I started just making these: Still love the originals though! Sent from my iPhone using DO THE TON

Haven't gotten to do much lately other than commute to work on it, so here's how it looks dirty: Sent from my iPhone using DO THE TON

Got the plate lights mounted, soldered on, and sealed up. Sent from my iPhone using DO THE TON

I wish I knew how to weld up exhaust properly - I'm jealous of the smaller earlier twins that can just keep an eye out for cl360 pipes and throw them on, though I bet they're getting rare. I was glad to get ~3 inches of extra clearance by tossing the crossover box on this one, though it may...

I had to trim 1/3" off the end of the throttle tube to get the Biltwell grips to sit right against the throttle properly. Hacksaw and file will take ya two minutes, and look a million times better! Great progress so far! Sent from my iPhone using DO THE TON

I really like that front fender, especially how it mounts. I can probably fab something similar from my stock front fender. The seat is quite long, but my reason for modding the bike to fit the seat was to make seat swaps easy. I've tried my hand at making my own seats (see the other hawk...

Well, tires are a clear next step, and I'd like to weld clevis mounts to the frame to be able to run taller Progressive shocks. After that, figuring out fenders. It's a work in progress, with the caveat that I want it rideable in between mods because it's summer. Any thoughts on what else to...

I'm digging the spoked wheels! Were the axle diameters the same, and you made spacers to center them in the swingarm / forks, or are the axles and spacing literally identical? Sent from my iPhone using DO THE TON

If anyone is looking for an easy solution to the CB400's strange frame shape, I found that current triumph bonneville seatpans require very little modification to sit pretty well on the CB, and help cover some of the side rail. Sent from my iPhone using DO THE TON

My Triumph Bonneville T-100 seat came earlier than expected, so here's how it fits the profile of the CB400T with no modifications (just sitting on the frame rails): Next step is to investigate mounting the seat by only modding the bike. (I'd like any Bonneville seat to essentially...

Wired the clutch safety circuit closed (just gotta be careful not to start it in gear) in order to avoid relying on the finicky neutral safety switch. Also redid an old botched wiring job, and now it starts immediately, runs well, and is on the road! Sent from my iPhone using DO THE TON

Some more work done today - cut down the wiring harness a bit, blew a few fuses, mounted this temporary seat to be able to ride this week, wired the taillight, mounted the plate, etc.: Sent from my iPhone using DO THE TON