Hey all, I wanted to introduce myself and my new project bike! I've been seeing all sorts of sweet cafe racer projects all over the internets and thought it was high time I try to build one of my own. And as a lifelong fanatic of cars of bikes who's never torn down an engine, i thought I owed it to myself to finally just DO IT.
After scouring craigslist for a few weeks, I came across this CB350 that I would make mine. (Yes that is the living room of my apartment that I've turned into a makeshift workshop)
Another shot of the living room workshop. I have the most understanding wife in the world.
One down, one to go:
As some of you have probably found, the phillips head screws are all disasters and half of them get stripped when you try to take them out. Screw extractors work 99% of the time, but for that 1%, time to break out the welder.
Tore down the engine, looks like I'll need new pistons!
Anyway, I plan to contribute some good progress reports to this thread, but more often than not, I will probably be asking for help! (My next post will be a case in point.)
After scouring craigslist for a few weeks, I came across this CB350 that I would make mine. (Yes that is the living room of my apartment that I've turned into a makeshift workshop)
Another shot of the living room workshop. I have the most understanding wife in the world.
One down, one to go:
As some of you have probably found, the phillips head screws are all disasters and half of them get stripped when you try to take them out. Screw extractors work 99% of the time, but for that 1%, time to break out the welder.
Tore down the engine, looks like I'll need new pistons!
Anyway, I plan to contribute some good progress reports to this thread, but more often than not, I will probably be asking for help! (My next post will be a case in point.)