Sleek & Sexy CL360

You know, the more I think about it, I might just have a spare tank in the garage. It is in crap condition, but swirl a little diluted muratic acid inside and strip the paint and she's good to go.

The tank is yours if you're interested...and I do indeed still have it. That way you can keep the nice one and paint the crap one.

--Chris
 
Hey Chris, what bike is the tank off of? The seat was cut specifically for the larger 450 tank, it doesn't fit with the original 360 tank.

@ brewtown16: Battery will just go in the regular spot. I'm tempted to get some of those battery packs that I can hide under the seat pan, but my wife's threatening me with divorce papers over how much I've already spent on this (budget) build. ;) Jokes.
 
SausageMahoney said:
Thanks, man. The tank color has been a big issue on this thread-- I am still up in the air. Either I keep it or I'm considering silver scallops on a black gloss.

Technically I'm in Hillsburrito. You should hook up with us for some rides this summer, man. My neighbor has a new thruxton, Valvesprung has the KZ, and we've got another guy on a nice cb550 who wants to do some rides. I really want to do a camping trip on the bikes, and we've been talking about doing the Hells Canyon rally in Baker City.
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Yeah I'm down. hit me up when your rolling.
 
Hahahaha...no take Hillsboro, Or and burrito and you get Hillsburrito, I let you draw your own conclusions as to why that's its nickname ;)
 
Well I hope you guys dig this. After running around town trying to get some last minute hardware tonight, Jordan and I got the front end put back together and the wheels on. Headlamp won't be here for another week (I ordered a 5.75" bobber style lamp) and turns, grips, levers/perches, are still on their way. But at least I got to sit on her for the first time and get a much better feel for how this will sit. I need to adjust the rear shocks because they're at the lowest setting, and there's not much clearance between the tire and the frame, plus that will help to straighten out the profile. Again, sorry for the poor lighting, but I am pretty excited to see this and it makes me want to go ride so bad!

My fat ass sitting on her:

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This photo gets me all hot and bothered:

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Lots of work yet to do, but it feels good to be at this stage!!
 
looks amazing! you have to keep that tank how it is. That thing is sweet. If you didn't already know try Western Cycle Salvage for some parts if you need them. They are here in Portland, near the EXPO center. The guys in there are kinda salty but it's a huge salvage spot for metric bikes.

I'll have to hit u up on my next day off and come out and see your bike in person.
 
looks awesoem! find a used harley dyna headlight for that sucker! you can get them super cheap and it would fit it PERFECT!
 
Thanks everyone for the kind words.

Ran into a couple little issues today... when we put the swingarm back on, there weren't any bushings of any kind. I don't remember taking any off either. There's a tiny gap on either side-- is this an issue I need to take care of?

Also, the pod filters I ordered will not fit with the stock battery housing setup. I'm trying to figure out how to make those ABS packs work, and kill two birds with one stone-- clean up the look and fit the pods. I would rather listen to the death rattle of my firstborn child before run big air boxes on this bike.

Any thoughts?
 
SausageMahoney said:
Thanks everyone for the kind words.

Ran into a couple little issues today... when we put the swingarm back on, there weren't any bushings of any kind. I don't remember taking any off either. There's a tiny gap on either side-- is this an issue I need to take care of?

Also, the pod filters I ordered will not fit with the stock battery housing setup. I'm trying to figure out how to make those ABS packs work, and kill two birds with one stone-- clean up the look and fit the pods. I would rather listen to the death rattle of my firstborn child before run big air boxes on this bike.

Any thoughts?
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If you look at the exploded diagram for the swing arm, it shows a internal bushing, then a concaved shaped washer, and then a flat washer. hope that helps. If you go to http://www.hdlparts.com/fiche_select.asp you can look up your bike and look at the diagram.
 
hey man build looks great. I'd also like to add a vote for keeping the paint on the tank... it adds a nice eclectic pop.
 
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