Recent content by mmmcoffee

Looking forward to it!! I'll probably ask all sorts of stupid questions along the way, anxious to get started but the wife has me doing a bunch of 'house stuff' like painting, tiling, etc... She's nesting (we're expecting our first in January) and we're having a big pig roast for Labor Day...

400 Automatic? It has something like 22 HP in all it's raw fury! :P Guess I'll have to get it built then we'll have a race... lol And ty for the welcome! :)

Hey all! Well, I'm new to this site and new to building bikes. 15 Years ago I rebuilt my '68 Chevelle but had help from a friend. I wouldn't necessarily say I'm great with tools but I'm teachable... heh My project I call the 'The Slowest Cafe Racer Ever' Project aka (SCRE) since the bike is a...

So what I'm going to do first is to make sure the motor runs. It DOES turn over but no idea what kinda shape it's in (speedo says 14K if that can be believed). The last time the bike was registered was in '98. After making sure the bike runs, then going to start tearing it down, finding the...

Re: 1978 CB 400A - The lowest Cafe Racer Ever Project... Pics that didn't post in the original post for some reason... heh

Mornin' everyone! Well, a lil while ago, my wife and I purchased a 1978 CB 400A (in pieces) with the thought that we'd work on it together and have it as a replacement to her Ducati Monster (sold that bike and my car to help purchase a house). Our thought was to create a lil Cafe Racer but when...