MiddleClassChops
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Picked up this pile for $200 the other day. Been listening to the Cleveland Moto podcast for a while and those guys have motivated me to build a new to me type of bike. I've built triumph and harley choppers and bobbers before. I started out with several 78 KZ650's. And I've built a 80's xr600r street tracker (check out my blog in my sig for pics of all my builds), but have always wanted a cb360. I'm going to try and make this one a blend of a street tracker and a brat style bike. We'll see how well it works outs.
Got it home on Saturday and by Sunday it was stripped and detabbed. I'm lucky to live close to a vintage cycle salvage yard so I'll be heading there today to pick up one of their many parts bikes. Hoping to make some quick progress on this one. Will be powdercoating all the major components (frame, swing arm, bars, brackets, headlight), nice paint on the tank and then the goal is to not use 1 new piece of hardware but only use nice old oxidized bolts and hardware. The chrome on the wheels will shine up nice, but I'll leave the hubs oxidized. Trying to get a nice blend of old and new going. Lots of really pretty CB's out there, the hard part is putting together something different. I'll make my own bars, pipes, brackets, rear loop and such.
Got it home on Saturday and by Sunday it was stripped and detabbed. I'm lucky to live close to a vintage cycle salvage yard so I'll be heading there today to pick up one of their many parts bikes. Hoping to make some quick progress on this one. Will be powdercoating all the major components (frame, swing arm, bars, brackets, headlight), nice paint on the tank and then the goal is to not use 1 new piece of hardware but only use nice old oxidized bolts and hardware. The chrome on the wheels will shine up nice, but I'll leave the hubs oxidized. Trying to get a nice blend of old and new going. Lots of really pretty CB's out there, the hard part is putting together something different. I'll make my own bars, pipes, brackets, rear loop and such.