decky,
everyone has been instructed to NOT answer your questions till you fill out your bio.
-tex "the dick" mawby
everyone has been instructed to NOT answer your questions till you fill out your bio.
-tex "the dick" mawby
New guy with a CB450...
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Aloha all, so here I am with a new to me 1970 CB450. My last one was a 1970 CL450 and I've also had a 78' CB750 and a 1969 SL350. The twins are my favorite.
This one is exceptionally fugly. It hasn't had tags/registration since 1980, it's been sitting (outside) since 1999, and it has all the "cool" shit from the late 1970s. Mini ape-hangers, freeway pegs, 4" over forks, diamond shaped upholstery, and lots and lots of rust!
I think I'm going to call it "el perrito" because it really is a dog right now. Plans call for a full overhaul on the motor, seat and tank, electronic ignition of some sort, clip-ons and rearsets, and LOTS of cleaning/polishing.
I'm thinking mostly black with orange powdercoated rims for a color scheme.
Anyways it's already torn down and I'm sure you all want some pics, so...
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This one is exceptionally fugly. It hasn't had tags/registration since 1980, it's been sitting (outside) since 1999, and it has all the "cool" shit from the late 1970s. Mini ape-hangers, freeway pegs, 4" over forks, diamond shaped upholstery, and lots and lots of rust!
I think I'm going to call it "el perrito" because it really is a dog right now. Plans call for a full overhaul on the motor, seat and tank, electronic ignition of some sort, clip-ons and rearsets, and LOTS of cleaning/polishing.
I'm thinking mostly black with orange powdercoated rims for a color scheme.
Anyways it's already torn down and I'm sure you all want some pics, so...
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OK, some updates...
Got the motor sent out to a guy in my friend's club. I went over there last week and it looks pretty good inside. Looks like new rings, oil seals and that's about it.
Got my seat from a guy on Ebay.
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I started cutting some stuff and made a "hoop" for the tail.
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Also got some stuff polished (just a low sheen, since I'm gonna actually ride it)
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Got the motor sent out to a guy in my friend's club. I went over there last week and it looks pretty good inside. Looks like new rings, oil seals and that's about it.
Got my seat from a guy on Ebay.
I started cutting some stuff and made a "hoop" for the tail.
Also got some stuff polished (just a low sheen, since I'm gonna actually ride it)
Decky, aside from using the search tool. There's a retailer in socal somewhere that specializes in K&N filters. I got the angled bases so that they cleared my old battery setup. Google it 
Gel batteries are often the way to go for hiding that pesky part of your bike.
As to what tank/seat fits.... try a local bike junkyard and take your current stuff for reference.
None of this stuff is supposed to be too easy to figure out, and that's part of the fun.
cheers.
Gel batteries are often the way to go for hiding that pesky part of your bike.
As to what tank/seat fits.... try a local bike junkyard and take your current stuff for reference.
None of this stuff is supposed to be too easy to figure out, and that's part of the fun.
cheers.
This thing should be dope once you get the cobwebs off the crank case. I love the rear fender on the CL too. That thing is bad ass.
sxe
. I love the rear fender on the CL too. That thing is bad ass. sxe
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So, center part of the lower case has a hole in it!!!! Luckily we have a spare from a free parts motor... It should be done in a few more days or so.
I got the rear sets mocked up, the frame hacked up some more and the seat mounting figured out.
Here's some of the seating arrangement. I borrowed a friend's plasma table and his bead roller for the upholstery pan.
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and here are some of the frame mods I did to get the FZ600 rear sets to work.
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I cut off the passenger peg mounts to the tube, then drilled and set new 1/2" tubing in the space.
Easy P-Z....
enjoy
I got the rear sets mocked up, the frame hacked up some more and the seat mounting figured out.
Here's some of the seating arrangement. I borrowed a friend's plasma table and his bead roller for the upholstery pan.
and here are some of the frame mods I did to get the FZ600 rear sets to work.
I cut off the passenger peg mounts to the tube, then drilled and set new 1/2" tubing in the space.
Easy P-Z....
enjoy
Hey Shane good to see you made it over here
Bike looks awesome!
Now you can join the L.A. CB450 mafia with me & rick and some other guy whose name I forgot.
Bike looks awesome!
Now you can join the L.A. CB450 mafia with me & rick and some other guy whose name I forgot.
Check out this 450...
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Nice job going
Nice job going
black roses with chrome side panels
UPDATES!!!
So, after lots of job-related stuff, a trip to Oklahoma, and a bout with gastro-enteritis; I've been working on the bike some.
Today I sent the frame/wheels/and some other bits off to powdercoat.
dropped the seat pan off with the upholsterer. (going with the ostrich again...)
Got my Acewell computer in the mail today ;D
I also have a bunch of other misc parts ordered/arrived, so I'll likely start re-assembly late in the week.
Pics to come when stuff is back in my hands.
So, after lots of job-related stuff, a trip to Oklahoma, and a bout with gastro-enteritis; I've been working on the bike some.
Today I sent the frame/wheels/and some other bits off to powdercoat.
dropped the seat pan off with the upholsterer. (going with the ostrich again...)
Got my Acewell computer in the mail today ;D
I also have a bunch of other misc parts ordered/arrived, so I'll likely start re-assembly late in the week.
Pics to come when stuff is back in my hands.
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Some pics ;D
Motor nearly ready to go in and some of the carnage from the PO...
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Frame back from powdercoating and seat pan back from upholstery guy.
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Fender mod for the battery to sit nice and snug - I. Heart. Velcro. Really.
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Wheels are out at Johnson & Wood getting laced, they're also mounting the Avon Roadriders I ordered. Hopefully I'll have a roller by early next week, then I can get cracking on re-wiring and then It'll be time to ride it.
cheers.
Motor nearly ready to go in and some of the carnage from the PO...
Frame back from powdercoating and seat pan back from upholstery guy.
Fender mod for the battery to sit nice and snug - I. Heart. Velcro. Really.
Wheels are out at Johnson & Wood getting laced, they're also mounting the Avon Roadriders I ordered. Hopefully I'll have a roller by early next week, then I can get cracking on re-wiring and then It'll be time to ride it.
cheers.
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