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I am picking up the new project bike in a few weeks, so I thought I would start another build thread to document my progress..Please let me introduce you all to Project "Speed Hole" --->
The starting point is a super clean 1974 Honda CB450 I picked up from fellow 1/2 Faster Indy John.
The bike is super clean, complete, and has 13,000 original miles on the clock.
The plan is to strip the bike down and remove/get rid of/toss EVERYTHING that doesn't need to be their. I want to make this bike as light (and light looking) as possible to go with the whole hardcore cafe/racer look I have in my head. If you think Project "Slim" was stripped, just wait till u see this bike when I am done with it ! Their will be a heavy use of Speed holes on this project (much more than the last). I also have some really cool ideas I am gonna use on this project that I don't wanna give away (until they are actually done on the scoot)..
As on my last two bikes, I plan to keep this thread updated as much as I can, and as always will answer whatever questions may come up..
I wish I could find nice bikes like that to start with,but really clean ones ain't too cheap in the rust belt.
You can find nice ones,but man you would think they were made out of gold or something.
Nice(as in NOT junk,titled and RUNS good) examples of just about any CB will start at around $500.00-600 and go up from there.
I miss the days when you could easily find a sweet ass CB/KZ 750 for $750-800.00 that only needed polished up and gas!
Living in Chicago makes finding these bikes quite easy. Allot of urban dwellers use these kinda bikes for daily transport, so coming across them in perfect running shape isnt rare. Plus the vintage motorcycle
"community" is pretty tight, so really all you need to do is put the word out and you usually
find what you are looking for in no time...
Nice(as in NOT junk,titled and RUNS good) examples of just about any CB will start at around $500.00-600 and go up from there.
I miss the days when you could easily find a sweet ass CB/KZ 750 for $750-800.00 that only needed polished up and gas!
I def. have a "look" in my head for how I want this project to turnout, now I just have to make it happen...
It is def. gonna follow the same lines as my other CB450 I built --->
But I want this one to be even more stripped down/and give off more of a "racer" feel...
Happy New Years !
I figured I would update this alittle to keep an accurate log of this build..
I had been tossing the idea around of making this bike a hardtail, and after seeing a mockup pic of another users 350 project I was/am sold (see below) -->
So now the plans for the brown CB450 are gonna be a badass little racer/bobber deal.
Not like it is a change from how my other bikes have rode (with being so low to the ground), but no matter what you do you cant beat the look of a hardtail..Plus with me living in the city come spring this will be the perfect bar hopper. And if I ever need to actually put some miles on a bike I always have the Monster...
So the plans are to hardtail the the thing, prob. do a 21'' front and 19'' rear (or something along those lines), and do another funky routed exhaust as I did on the green CB450. Besides the major changes, I am going to go as simple as possibile on this build (atleast to get it rideable). All switches will be tucked away in the headlight bucket, as I want the bike to be as clean as possibile. I plan to run a small solo/spring seat with some sort of ribbed rear fender (no front of course) to keep the "bobber" look going. I am going to keep the electric start becasue I know how I am, and dont see myself ever owning a kick only bike (don't have the patience nor the back for that)..So a small battery box will have to be built and tucked somewhere on the rear section.
I will post some pics once I pickup the bike, and we get the thing torn down.
I have a Harley 883 hardtail Pro-Street project I HAVE to get done by next summer.
It's a low mileage(1,600mi.) 2005 883 XL standard,rubber mount engine and a Red Barron 200 Weapon frame(I plan to run a 180 section tire on it).
I really like the look of the bobbers and pro-street style bikes.
Choppers are cool,but as I see it just aren't as ridable or handle as well as they need to to make them enjoyable. I want a bike that will actually TURN!
I'm building mine to be as practical as a hard tail style bike can be(raked,but stock length forks,rubber mounted engine.spring seat,180mm rear tire etc.)
Yeah,I KNOW the words hard tail and practical shouldn't be used in the same sentence!
The first of many purchases for the new project --->
The 21'' wheel/dual disc setup is gonna go nice with the whole speedster/racer look I am going after.
Either going to stick with the stock 18'' out back, or relace the 19'' from the front for the rear (not sure as of yet). Once I get the hardtail rear section on the bike I can mock everything up and see how it looks.
Going to start ordering parts for the build, and as usual will document my progress..
Stay tuned...
Said to be a 21'' wheel laced to a Honda hub, with dual discs.
We shall see if it is when I recieve it (if not I can always sell it - I got it for a killer price)..
Said to be a 21'' wheel laced to a Honda hub, with dual discs.
We shall see if it is when I recieve it (if not I can always sell it - I got it for a killer price)..
Isn't it amazing what you can get if you simply ask in the right places or know the right people???...
Geezzz... There's a rumor buzzin around that someone on this board got a cb450 frame w/ papers, forks, wheels, seat, motor, carbs, electricals, OEM mufflers, headlight, tail light, fenders,etc..etc... pretty much an 80% complete bike but in parts for $200!!!... WOW... what a deal!!.. LOL!!!... ;D
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