rays650cafe
No quarter given, none taken.
So, your bike doesn't have a kick start. The rear wheel is of a smaller diameter than the front. And horror of horrors, the back of the frame is NOT straight! What are you gonna do? I'm in the same situation myself. Done some stuff to it that I really liked. Never really loved the bike as a whole though. Always something bugging me about the way the bike looks. I chopped the frame and got rid of a lot of hump but, it's still sorta there. I eventually have to face the fact that my bike will never be one of the cool café racer kids. It's not really old or obscure, doesn't have any historical significance, and I've already chopped on it once.
I probably just need to work on the way the bike flows to my eye. And this may be the perfect opportunity. I was going to do the top end seals/ head gaskets. Well, the last head bolt under the main spar is frozen. The motor has to come out, in order for me to get to the offending bolt out with an impact driver. (Hopefully.)
I see this as an opportunity. This will give me the chance to at least make the frame one color of black. Or not. With the bike in pieces, I can start fresh. Work with the shape. Love the hump.
P.S. Looking at some old pictures came across of the initial build not hating the rear fender what do you all think?
I probably just need to work on the way the bike flows to my eye. And this may be the perfect opportunity. I was going to do the top end seals/ head gaskets. Well, the last head bolt under the main spar is frozen. The motor has to come out, in order for me to get to the offending bolt out with an impact driver. (Hopefully.)
I see this as an opportunity. This will give me the chance to at least make the frame one color of black. Or not. With the bike in pieces, I can start fresh. Work with the shape. Love the hump.
P.S. Looking at some old pictures came across of the initial build not hating the rear fender what do you all think?