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Update on CB175. I tried to assemble the front forks only to discover that the fork seals were the wrong size. After a lot of investigating I found out that all the aftermarket fork seals for sale online are all the wrong size for a CB175, even though the advertising claims a match. They are all...

Sorry no updates lately. My wife and I are adopting and it is consuming a lot of my time. When I get a chance I will be reassembling the front forks. On another note I picked up a CL100. The coil was bad due to someone trying to jump start the bike with 12V when it is a 6V system. The main fuse...

I had read somewhere that a rebel 250 front end would bolt right on. But I don't have a Rebel to take measurements off of. Maybe I can get into a rebel forum and ask someone to measure their bike. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I just got back the wheel hubs and fork tubes from powdercoat. I need to find some wheel spokes as the old ones were bad. I also have to figure out a place to strip chrome off of the rims, as I want those powdercoated. Any suggestions on tires? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

For now I found some stock exhaust on EBay that is in decent shape. I plan a custom exhaust in the future, but bolted these on for testing and whatnot. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

A few shots of the bike so far. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks Brodie! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The frame in the last pic was from a Honda hawk. That is another story.

The front light bucket was, well, a mess. BTW, don't use paint Stripper spray on plastic. It eats it. I had to fix a crack on the edge with some plastic. I then sanded the whole thing smooth to fix my paint removal mistake. I glazed in the imperfections and painted the bucket.

In the last pic you can see the mailbox lock that holds the front of the seat pan down. Kinda cheesy. It is covered by the seat which fastens to the pan via Velcro strips. I wanted to be able to remove the seat quickly and pop open he pan to gain access. The Velcro is extensive and holds the...

For the 69 tank to fit on the 71 bike, I had to fabricate a new tank mount. I started with a piece of rubber mount from a CB350 I think and I notched it to fit over the bolt that holds the rectifier to the frame. I then took the original metal braket and cut it up and bent it to hold the new...

Now please don't hate me for this. I did not want the 175 logos on the side covers. I wanted that real estate to put some of my own artwork on, some different numbers that mean something to me. So yes, I took perfectly good side covers, removed the numbers and filled the holes with plastic...

Also, you may notice in the pic of the seat pan hinged up, I had chopped up and lowered the battery tray significantly to allow clearance of the battery under the seat pan. I remounted the chopped battery tray using bolts that pass into the fender metal and frame.

Here is the bracket I attached to the rear of the frame that the seat would attach to. My original tabs for hinging were cut off and I took this approach instead. The bolts go into original frame threaded holes and pass through bushings and washers to make the joint swivel. See how the seat pan...

I never put a rear fender on, never intended to. The brake light and plate make for a cool stubby rear end. But I may put a short fender under the frame just to protect from rain and debris off the tire. But it won't stick past the end of the frame at all. We'll see.

Here is a shot of where I mounted the resistors under the seat, and a shot of the rear brake light, which is also LED. It has a running light and plate light too.

I started the seat pan with a paper template and cut it to fit the underside of the seat. I laced that over the bike frame and drew on some tabs at the rear for hinging.

I freehand drew and cut a seat pan from a sheet of aluminum that work was throwing out. The seat I am using is a fiberglass seat that came with padding and vynyl cover. Can't remember the outfit I ordered it from, but I can look it up if you are interested. They actually messed the order up and...

I mounted some rear LED signals. These take a current resistor, which I will mount under the seat.

Here are some bars I found that were turned down. Also some bar end mirrors that I haven't quite got positioned yet, will probably point them down under the bars. Depends on visibility. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk