fatleon
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Hello all, my name is Leon. This is my first motorcycle/ motorcycle project. Unless you count my 1964 Honda Cub 50cc.
How I got this is a but sketchy. I work part time at a farm, a neighbor was moving and had to get rid of a bunch of stuff. He invited me over to look through his garage and said eveything had to be out by the next night. This Honda was there in a big pile, he thought it was a CB250, but its a 1979 CM185 Twinstar. Initially I didn't want it, I told a friend about it, but his wife wasn't into it. Then i decided to take it. I went to his house late at night let myself into his garage and grabbed everything I thought could be for useful for the motorcycle.
Here it is in his garage, this is the pic I sent to my friend. The fenders were gone by the time I went back for it.
This is after I got it home and started putting together the pieces. Yes my back yard is a mess.
I got one front wheel and 2 rears, one (mostly) complete engine and one bottom end, and various other bits. No wiring, no carb, no seat, no gas tank, no handle bars, no pipes, no chain. Most of what was missing I wouldn't have wanted to use anyway.
Then my uncle gave me a bunch of leftovers from a '73? cl175 he had way back. most of the stuff is pretty weathered, but I plan to use the carbs from the 175, they are in great shape.
My plan for this is to build it up as cheaply as I can. I will build everything I can, so kind of a junk yard/ Mad Max build. I have been working on it off and on since October and will post pics of that soon.
How I got this is a but sketchy. I work part time at a farm, a neighbor was moving and had to get rid of a bunch of stuff. He invited me over to look through his garage and said eveything had to be out by the next night. This Honda was there in a big pile, he thought it was a CB250, but its a 1979 CM185 Twinstar. Initially I didn't want it, I told a friend about it, but his wife wasn't into it. Then i decided to take it. I went to his house late at night let myself into his garage and grabbed everything I thought could be for useful for the motorcycle.
Here it is in his garage, this is the pic I sent to my friend. The fenders were gone by the time I went back for it.
This is after I got it home and started putting together the pieces. Yes my back yard is a mess.
I got one front wheel and 2 rears, one (mostly) complete engine and one bottom end, and various other bits. No wiring, no carb, no seat, no gas tank, no handle bars, no pipes, no chain. Most of what was missing I wouldn't have wanted to use anyway.
Then my uncle gave me a bunch of leftovers from a '73? cl175 he had way back. most of the stuff is pretty weathered, but I plan to use the carbs from the 175, they are in great shape.
My plan for this is to build it up as cheaply as I can. I will build everything I can, so kind of a junk yard/ Mad Max build. I have been working on it off and on since October and will post pics of that soon.