Recent content by williamsr815

Yes, I made a mistake with the first taillight and the plate caught the tire and everything folded up underneath. with this light, the plate is now about 2 inches further away from the tire and bent out more. I reinforced it for two main reasons, vibration and I don't entirely trust the epoxy...

Well here's an update to the seat. I destroyed the rear taillights on a pothole: I took it upon myself to build a better, stronger one. I started with an LED trailer light and epoxied it to an aluminum bracket I made. Then I made some reinforcements with more aluminum stock and...

So the other day I was riding and hit a pretty big pothole. When I got home this is what my taillights looked like. So I decided to use an LED trailer light I had laying around and make a new one that was much sturdier. Here are the results: It is ten time brighter and fills in the rear...

I finally got my rear section put together. I ordered some red LED light strips to add a second running light and brake light since this dinky little tail light doesnt put much out. Waiiting for some bad weather to sand and repaint everything and add a black stripe down the middle.

thanks, I put a ton of time and work into making this thing and I'm really glad how it turned out. Now i want to get a better coat of paint on it to make it really shine. Ill look into those fenders, thanks for the tip.

Does anyone have any recommendations for a new front fender? Preferably a plastic one so i can chop it down to the size and shape that i like. I'm hesitant to buy anything online without seeing it first since i have no clue how they mount. Also, does anyone have a creative idea to break up the...

It looks like it would be difficult to mount the cap with the contour of that tank but with some body work of course it can be done. As for mounting i would think a quality sealant like some PRC and some stainless hardware would be adequate since making a clean weld on it would be extremely...

Well for anyone that followed my short lived build thread that I had on here, I finally finished my cafe style seat for the most part. For those of you that didn't see it, didn't care then but care now, or just forgot about it, here it is...

Well i made some progress this week over spring break. I finished 90% of the body work and rebuilt the caliper and forks. I went ahead and put the front end back together all i need to do is get a new brake line and bleed them. Hopefully thins week i will get paint on it and make some...

I have been considering tapering the foam front to back in order to clear the hinge because if i level the foam as the hinge, there wont be enough cushion for my boney ass. Im probably going to do a very thin layer of padding on the back since in a normal riding position i wont even be making...

Thanks for the info about the snaps, i will have to search for them. I have regular fabric snaps that i may be able to rivet on but i haven't quite gotten there. As for the size, i have gotten that from a few people and it might be a little larger than most but i have not been a fan of the...

I Made some progress over the past few days. I ran out of gas for my welder so i just tacked on what i could until i get more monday. I sprayed the inside of the tank with a rubberized paint to keep stuff from rattling around inside all the time. Once i get everything welded up im going to...

Well my winter project this year is to tear into my CB400TII and the biggest hurdle so far is creating a seat that i like. I am going to go with the cafe style because i have no need for a passenger and i really like the shape of the tank i found. I have been working on the seat for about a...