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Weather's getting colder which means I can finally get back into the garage. The exhaust is all welded up and sounds great. I really like these Emgo mufflers. I have the same type installed on my CB77. Not as quiet as stock but not so loud that you can't ride with them for extended periods.

I got the angles worked out and the rest of the exhaust tacked into place. I'm happy with the way things turned out. The bracket on the right side interferes with the current brake linkage setup but I had planned to switch to clevis pins anyways so once that's done I'll have plenty of...

Did you end up using the included mounting bracket or did you have to fabricate one? I used similar mufflers on my CB77 but the included mounting brackets kept vibrating loose.

What do you guys think about this setup for the mufflers? I was thinking about doing a 2-1 like I had done before, but just for fun I dug these out of the parts bin and to be honest I'm really liking the look.

Thanks. I'm still not sure which box the seat is in.

I'm going to make an effort to post more pictures going forward, I realize that not everyone wants to sit through my rambling videos. Hell, I don't even want to sit through them sometimes. I started on the new exhaust today. I had the headers made by a company called J&D Tube Benders a few...

This project is still fighting me at every step. I suppose there's nothing to do but press on.

Finally! Back to work on this project. We moved back in February so the months leading up to that were consumed with finding a house, packing, moving, etc. so no time for bikes. After the move there were (and still are) endless projects and repairs to be done around the house but I think I'm...

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll check those out.

So that would mean that it's not suitable for the stock 3.50 rim, unless I'm misunderstanding what the measurements are referring to. That would explain why the gap between beads of the tire seemed so small compared to other tires I've run on my own CB450. Either way, the decision has been...

One more quick question: would a 110/90-18 have been a more suitable replacement for the old 3.5-18 stock tire instead of the 120/90-18 that I purchased based on the info I found on Common-Motor when I ordered the tires originally? https://www.common-motor.com/honda-cb450-faq#cb450tiresize The...

Will do. I'll follow up with the outcome. Thanks again.

I'll give that a try this evening, wasn't sure how far I could safely push the PSI. Should I be hitting the tread on the side that isn't seated, or the opposite side? Or all the way around? Thanks!

Hey guys, I'm finally getting back to work on my CB450 cafe racer project but I've run into an issue mounting the Dunlop D404 120/90-18 rear tire that was purchased for this bike. I can't seem to get the bead to seat on the inner "shoulder" of the rim. The front tire went on with almost no...

Thanks. I'm anxious to get back to work on it but it's tough to find motivation when it's 30°F in the garage.

The cold weather has really slowed down progress lately but I did manage to get the rearset mounting plates done. I cut them out of some scrap 1/4" steel plate that I had. I rough cut them with an angle grinder and then did the finish work with a file. It was quite a bit of work as you can...

Thanks. As promised, here's the update regarding the return spring. The first one I ordered ended up being too big but it worked as proof of concept. It was off of a VW of some sort and I had just guessed at its size based on a photo in an eBay listing. I should have known better. I ended...

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It took quite a lot of trial and error but I think we finally have a solid solution for the rear brakes. I didn't want mess around with bending the brake rod and trying to make that work, it seemed like that would flex too much and make the rear brake considerably less effective. I thought...

Small but important steps this week. I worked out the location of the rearset mounting points. The tabs were welded to the frame and then I mocked the mounting plates up with some wood scrap (which quickly broke) and then in 1/4" PVC. Once I get all the linkage squared away I'll make the...