So, been signed up on here for ages and know the CX cops a fair bit of a beating on here when anyone posts one up but I thought what the hell, it's been a bit of a running build and I'd stick it up for scrutiny and suck it up
Bought it about 4 years ago now for $425AUD, was someones daily rider so mechanically Ok but cosmetically....
Spent as little money on it as I could, already had a triple bypass done on it but it missed pretty bad, a good claen of the carbs sorted that out, ended up with a rough looker but a good runner. Then it was time, knowing mechanically it was good, to make some changes.
Still went with the idea of as little money as possible, seat was bought from Roc City Cafe in the US (I'm in Australia) the rest of the gear was sourced on a budget or made by me (like the seat pad).
Up until a week or so ago it looked liked this, some mechanical work was done, forks tweaked, carbs jetted, rearsets made (in the process of chopping the shifter to move it back to suit). Total cost was still low, painted by a mate for $30.
Then I picked up a fairing of a Laverda race bike, made a bracket off of the steering stem and mounted it up this past weekend. Kept the same headlight as it was a good size, the worst bit was cutting the hole in the fairing.
Next is to paint the brackets, tidy the wiring nest left there now it's not in the headlight and sand off the sticker imprints in the fairing where it was made off of another race bike fairing at some point.
And that's where it stands now, I've put the glass back in the headlight, mounted some flush indicators on the fairing and now need to get the paint sorted. All up still a cheap bike and great for a quick blast on the weekends.
Cheers
Steve
Bought it about 4 years ago now for $425AUD, was someones daily rider so mechanically Ok but cosmetically....
Spent as little money on it as I could, already had a triple bypass done on it but it missed pretty bad, a good claen of the carbs sorted that out, ended up with a rough looker but a good runner. Then it was time, knowing mechanically it was good, to make some changes.
Still went with the idea of as little money as possible, seat was bought from Roc City Cafe in the US (I'm in Australia) the rest of the gear was sourced on a budget or made by me (like the seat pad).
Up until a week or so ago it looked liked this, some mechanical work was done, forks tweaked, carbs jetted, rearsets made (in the process of chopping the shifter to move it back to suit). Total cost was still low, painted by a mate for $30.
Then I picked up a fairing of a Laverda race bike, made a bracket off of the steering stem and mounted it up this past weekend. Kept the same headlight as it was a good size, the worst bit was cutting the hole in the fairing.
Next is to paint the brackets, tidy the wiring nest left there now it's not in the headlight and sand off the sticker imprints in the fairing where it was made off of another race bike fairing at some point.
And that's where it stands now, I've put the glass back in the headlight, mounted some flush indicators on the fairing and now need to get the paint sorted. All up still a cheap bike and great for a quick blast on the weekends.
Cheers
Steve