CB360 Cafe Project
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cleoncleon
Been Around the Block
Good sir, what size pipe/bends are you using?
I measure 1.5" OD on mine, but... to be sure.
I measure 1.5" OD on mine, but... to be sure.
1976cb356
Twins FTW
Was off work today, so after school I took apart my forks, which was way easier than I thought, and now its soo obvisous what PJ and everyone else was talking about. The spacers lowered my forks a good 2'' which were how big the spacers were. It seems nice and stiff now, to bad I cant ride it. I put my forks back on and the gaiters, which look awesome. I also chopped my sproket cover, which I forgot to take pics of, I am thinking about cutting it up some more, but not for certain yet. Bought some bolts for my headlight bucket, which I thought it would be metric but sure enough it was standard. I mocked up my fender and I am basically going to cut it like everyone esle, sometimes theres a reason why everyone is doing it. But I would love to keep it but the pitting is just bad enough. If you can see in these pics of my seat and where I want to cut it let me know what you guys think, I want to trim up my bum stop all around a good 1/2''. Just feels like its too tall now that I made a new slimer seat pan, and I am off and on, on what todo. I am just now putting up a pic of my brake indicator/switch and wondering if anyone sees any flaws, I haven't seen anyone put a brake switch like this or at all and its making me worry.
P.S. I know the gaiters look werid in some of the pics, just got to get them on right.
P.S. I know the gaiters look werid in some of the pics, just got to get them on right.
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cleoncleon
Been Around the Block
Hell yeah, looks good dude!
So I take it you didn't need the spacer up top; It was stiff enough?
So I take it you didn't need the spacer up top; It was stiff enough?
1976cb356
Twins FTW
Soo yesterday I put my bike up on my aluminum stand and took the wheels off. I took the tires off and striped them down to the hubs. I plan on buying new stainless steel spokes or chrome, and sand blasting the hubs and leaving them that nice aluminum color. I am taking the rims to a local powdercoater for $35 a rim (which seems pretty cheap from what I normally hear).
Today I started cutting on my sproket cover and spent about an hour just trying to get a piece of shiny stainless steel off of an old grill (cooking wise) out back. I plan on cutting out an outline of the design of the sproket cover. I would have finished cutting out the sproket cover but my blade was extremely burnt out.
I also put my spring on my rear kickstand, I used the penny trick, work really well.
I also purchased a cb500t tank for $80! and its clean inside and really straight.
Today I started cutting on my sproket cover and spent about an hour just trying to get a piece of shiny stainless steel off of an old grill (cooking wise) out back. I plan on cutting out an outline of the design of the sproket cover. I would have finished cutting out the sproket cover but my blade was extremely burnt out.
I also put my spring on my rear kickstand, I used the penny trick, work really well.
I also purchased a cb500t tank for $80! and its clean inside and really straight.
1976cb356
Twins FTW
I thought I put in there what color but I guess I didn't ??? . But they are going to be gloss black. And the penny trick, I have seen it more to take off a spring. But you just bend the spring side ways and cram pennies into the spaces in the spring you made by bending it. You have todo it equally on each side so the spring doesnt bend to one side. If you are putting on a spring I just put it in the vice. And once you have all the pennies in it, put in on the kickstand, and it should go right on in the most relaxed position of the stand. To get them out you just put the spring in the most stressed position and should fall out or you might have to pull them out. I bent about 4 cents and I hope the bank will accept them, or I am screwed out of just shy of a nickel. ;D But I hope that sums it up for you.ben2go said:
