Angry Iron 1981 CB650 Cafe build

[AngryIron]

Well I am a few months into the build but sitting in a motel room reading about everyone else's build I decided to share mine.

Bought the bike on Craigs list with no carb, bought some on eBay then got it started.

I will just post up some pictures to start with if you have questions or suggestions, let them fly.

 

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[cleoncleon]

Haha this is gonna be cool, I'll be droppin in.

 

[Nein_Collins]

I don't think I've ever seen a set of comstars look this good..lol. Mind if I ask how this was done? (drill press? bit sizes?)

Looks good man, i'll be checking in


Gray

 

[AngryIron]

1/2" and 1/4" for all of the holes I started with a hand drill #40 bit piloting in laid out locations. Take your time and do your math when laying out your pattern. Then stepped all holes to 1/4 by hand and stepped up to the 1/2 holes with a drill press. Debure and Bam . I plan on painting them here in the near future.

 

[AngryIron]

Back home from the Road tripbut soon to have to go out again, so busting arse to make some forward progress on the build. Today I finished stripping the paint off of the frame and sing ar first off. Then when into tin binding mode. This is my first real complex metal shaping project. I think I am getting the hang of it though.

The aft fairing looks kind of large now but will be shorter when complete.

 

[AngryIron]

Today I was able to form the left side of the aft fairing and welded it in. I cut both sides down to get it ready for the rear cap to be formed.

 

[BoneDaddy]

Looking good. I really like what you've done to the rims.

 

[TicoCafe]

Nice Job on the Holes on Rear Brake Cover...what size Drill Bit did you use for the bigger holes...3/4"?

 

[AngryIron]

Re: Angry Iron 1981 CB650 Café build

I used a uni-bit on those holes on the brake cover, they are a little larger than half inch but I do not have it handy at the moment. Probably 7/16". I can't believe the wheels are getting this much admiration. I took the easy way out on them, I was planning something way more complex. I do plan on painting the wheels but I think they would be very cool polished out.

 

[AngryIron]

I made a little progress this weekend on the rear cowl

formed the last of it out of a piece of cold rolled 14 gage cut to the general shape of the hole I had to fill.

 

[AngryIron]

another couple of shots of the progress

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Here lately I have to work on the bike when ever or where ever I can so I packed my shit and got it in the wind.