Hello,
This is my first attempt at a custom road bike. I was originally on the lookout for an old CB400 to chop but this popped up at a very good price so thought it might be a cheaper project and a good base to learn on as a first project. It was a non runner and needed completely rewiring and it was sporting some pretty nasty accessories.
There was no real plan other than to shorten the frame and remove unsightly objects. Ive saved a few pics from this and other forums for inspiration and pretty much making it up as I go along.
Here's the bike as I bought it
And here's where I'm at.
So far it's pretty much standard mods apart from the seat which was originally intended as a bolt on stop-gap until I got around to welding a seat loop in but I kind of like it now. I think I'll ride it like this for a while before making the decision.
I'm going to change the rear light for something a bit more vintage looking but this will do for the time being. It just needs tuning up now. The previous owner said it kept flooding but turns out the petcock was dripping fuel out continuously and he had the float levels set all wrong, miles out in fact. I rebuilt the tap and both carbs and now it fires up but doesn't run great, but not bad since the last time it was on the road was 1980!
This is my first attempt at a custom road bike. I was originally on the lookout for an old CB400 to chop but this popped up at a very good price so thought it might be a cheaper project and a good base to learn on as a first project. It was a non runner and needed completely rewiring and it was sporting some pretty nasty accessories.
There was no real plan other than to shorten the frame and remove unsightly objects. Ive saved a few pics from this and other forums for inspiration and pretty much making it up as I go along.
Here's the bike as I bought it
And here's where I'm at.
So far it's pretty much standard mods apart from the seat which was originally intended as a bolt on stop-gap until I got around to welding a seat loop in but I kind of like it now. I think I'll ride it like this for a while before making the decision.
I'm going to change the rear light for something a bit more vintage looking but this will do for the time being. It just needs tuning up now. The previous owner said it kept flooding but turns out the petcock was dripping fuel out continuously and he had the float levels set all wrong, miles out in fact. I rebuilt the tap and both carbs and now it fires up but doesn't run great, but not bad since the last time it was on the road was 1980!