theholybull
Active Member
My dad has a pair of cushman scooters, we restored one last winter and the other is currently all assembled awaiting its painted parts before we call it done. I currently have 5 bikes but nothing small enough I can ride with him and feel like I'm part of the club. I originally wanted a rigid frame z50 to turn into a cafe racer. Upon embarking on my search i found them nearly impossible to find. I was lucky enough to stumble upon another rarity, you guessed it, an 1971 honda sl70. These bikes im told are quite hard to find and when in pristine original condition can fetch over 5k. This makes the little Sl the most valuable bike i have.
I dont usually mind cutting up a bike but after a compelling conversation with a collector and turning down an offer of more than twice what i gave for the little SL i decided not to take the cut off wheel to the frame.
Here are some photos of the little guy before tear down.
The tank is shot, the steering stop had busted off the frame and both sides of the tank has the dents to show it. the inside is also completely full of rust and still had a quart of what I'm told "At least 25 year old gas." I decided it needs to go. The previously mentioned collector hooked me up with a tank and some other bits that I'm missing.
I want an aggressive fat tired bike so i got these,
110/90/16 for the front, and 120/70/14 for the rear. I was worried about clearance on the front, in fact i still am so the stock trees were swapped out for a set of xr80 trees that are about a half inch wider. I wont know if the tire will fit until i get it mounted after everything comes back from powder.
i know i want a cafe look so i pulled the seat off my RD and test fitted it on the SL
When my tank showed up i took the cut off wheel to the factory tank and removed the back half and mocked up on the factory seat pan. I didnt weld it up yet. I'm going to wait until they come back from blasting, there is a ton of rust on both parts but with it screwed together you can get the idea.
Now this is how the bike looks.
its just a waiting game now. i drop all the bits off to powder tomorrow, my big bore kit is on its way, and my electrical components should be here on Saturday.
Thanks for looking
Bull
time for a drink
I dont usually mind cutting up a bike but after a compelling conversation with a collector and turning down an offer of more than twice what i gave for the little SL i decided not to take the cut off wheel to the frame.
Here are some photos of the little guy before tear down.
The tank is shot, the steering stop had busted off the frame and both sides of the tank has the dents to show it. the inside is also completely full of rust and still had a quart of what I'm told "At least 25 year old gas." I decided it needs to go. The previously mentioned collector hooked me up with a tank and some other bits that I'm missing.
I want an aggressive fat tired bike so i got these,
110/90/16 for the front, and 120/70/14 for the rear. I was worried about clearance on the front, in fact i still am so the stock trees were swapped out for a set of xr80 trees that are about a half inch wider. I wont know if the tire will fit until i get it mounted after everything comes back from powder.
i know i want a cafe look so i pulled the seat off my RD and test fitted it on the SL
When my tank showed up i took the cut off wheel to the factory tank and removed the back half and mocked up on the factory seat pan. I didnt weld it up yet. I'm going to wait until they come back from blasting, there is a ton of rust on both parts but with it screwed together you can get the idea.
Now this is how the bike looks.
its just a waiting game now. i drop all the bits off to powder tomorrow, my big bore kit is on its way, and my electrical components should be here on Saturday.
Thanks for looking
Bull
time for a drink
