Re: New member
Posted by Al-X on Mar 05, 2014; 3:12pm
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/New-member-tp4049015p4049029.html
That seat was one of the first things I bought for the bike. I found it on ebay and liked it immediately because it was shaped like no other cafe style seat I'd ever seen, conventional but slightly different. The guy that made it called it a Roman Helmet because the peak or crest was like that of a helmet. Whatever. I thought it was really cool. Since so much time has gone by, I don't know if I can find his name. Now, the problem is how to install lights. I thought about Frenching in some lights but thought I would end up butchering that thing, so I decided on recessed LED, which I did a not so great job. You can see the patch job I did in the unpainted pics. Like I said, I learned a lot from building this. In the end, I ended up chopping most of it away except for the hump. I guess having gone so slowly with this project due to moving, work, and then three kids, I had a lot of time to think about this cb. Being a sport bike rider has a huge influence on the direction my cafe projects take. I started it up last summer and man, that was so satisfying!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myQEL8DDMX8&list=PL5dGd0GgWzCQDBUefig6LmA&feature=mh_lolz
"Roman Helmet" seat cowl. When I started this project, I drove a pick up with off road tires. It was quite butch. Now, I'm a Vandal.
Building one wheel out of three!
Rear wheel was fine (no pits or internal corrosion), but I tore it down to polish the hub, relaced it, and mounted new rubber.
Learning how to design rear sets! First attempt. Fail!
Trying to rebuild original master cylinder. Fail! Bought one. Doh!
Didn't have the aluminum plate to make a tach/speedo bracket so I bought a $30.00 Carpy's bracket. Fail! I did use it to make a template for what became the final piece. So, thanks Carpy.
Made one out of steel and powder coated it. Took me a few tries to make one look decent. Yesssss!
eBay score - a NIB tach!
My son when he was 3. He will be 6 in April. I started on this bike when he was almost a year old! Ha!
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/New-member-tp4049015p4049029.html
That seat was one of the first things I bought for the bike. I found it on ebay and liked it immediately because it was shaped like no other cafe style seat I'd ever seen, conventional but slightly different. The guy that made it called it a Roman Helmet because the peak or crest was like that of a helmet. Whatever. I thought it was really cool. Since so much time has gone by, I don't know if I can find his name. Now, the problem is how to install lights. I thought about Frenching in some lights but thought I would end up butchering that thing, so I decided on recessed LED, which I did a not so great job. You can see the patch job I did in the unpainted pics. Like I said, I learned a lot from building this. In the end, I ended up chopping most of it away except for the hump. I guess having gone so slowly with this project due to moving, work, and then three kids, I had a lot of time to think about this cb. Being a sport bike rider has a huge influence on the direction my cafe projects take. I started it up last summer and man, that was so satisfying!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myQEL8DDMX8&list=PL5dGd0GgWzCQDBUefig6LmA&feature=mh_lolz
"Roman Helmet" seat cowl. When I started this project, I drove a pick up with off road tires. It was quite butch. Now, I'm a Vandal.
Building one wheel out of three!
Rear wheel was fine (no pits or internal corrosion), but I tore it down to polish the hub, relaced it, and mounted new rubber.
Learning how to design rear sets! First attempt. Fail!
Trying to rebuild original master cylinder. Fail! Bought one. Doh!
Didn't have the aluminum plate to make a tach/speedo bracket so I bought a $30.00 Carpy's bracket. Fail! I did use it to make a template for what became the final piece. So, thanks Carpy.
Made one out of steel and powder coated it. Took me a few tries to make one look decent. Yesssss!
eBay score - a NIB tach!
My son when he was 3. He will be 6 in April. I started on this bike when he was almost a year old! Ha!
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