CM450 Revamp pt3

Shock mounts and up-sweep happend last week.

CM450 Revamp Pt 2

Life's short. Loop it.

CM450 Revamp

There's no question the Honda CM series comes with a hideous chud of a frame. A buddy of mine gave me a good deal on this runner and I like a challenge. Choppy choppy.

Ah, that's a better starting point.

Currently working in a shop called Elan Vintage Cycles. Cool dudes. If you need any work/repair/customizing done to your bike hit us up. Rustridermailatyahoodotcom. We won't have a booth at Timonium, but we'll definitely be around.

Timonium

Lowside

Met a couple of the guys from Lowside Syndicate. Good people. Check out their blog and subscribe to a great magazine.
www.lowsidesyn.com
http://lowsidemag.blogspot.com/

Back in the Saddle

Been living in Baltimore, MD for the last couple of months and made some cool friends who are also into building some two wheeled machines. Finally, posting will resume with some new projects.

Relocating

Selling all my shit off, packing a van and moving across the country. Thats what Ive been up to. Life is good. Go get your piece of it and live it to the fullest. Posts will continue. Eventually.

Open up your eyes....

...and let your demons run.

CB progress

Getting there. I want to go scrambler style but my ambitions are larger than my wallet as usual. It will be roadworthy soon though.

Make it work!

I need a bike with a clean title to ride some medium distance adventures this summer but the 500 engine is toast and I have no money to resleeve or nickaseal it. So, I made the frame accept either the 400 or the 500 engine. Dubbed the CBslow, performance is considerably less. 27HP versus the 50HP from the 500. I'll nix as much weight as I can to bring it back around.

Slugged the inside at the connections. Pretty stout. (I hope).

Make yer own mounts.

A little tech tip. When spraying a gloss coat, set the can in warm water (not too hot or the damn thing might blow up). It helps the paint flow a little smoother, gives more pressure, and lets the paint relax a little easier on your piece. Make sure your piece to be painted is a decent temp too. Several light coats at about 12 to 16 inches away will mind the drips. But you already knew that.

CB500T Cylinders out there??

Anyone have '75/'76 CB500T Cylinder jugs laying around with some good life on the stock bore? Let me know. Mine has been over-honed by the previous owner and are out of spec. Oversized pistons are ridiculously hard to find. P.S. Im pretty poor.

Bastard. Currently.

El Bastardo as it sits currently.  Gotta do something for a seat cover. Sounds like a raped ape. Its the bane of my neighbors' existence.

Lazy bike

OK OK, I built one. Now I can calm down and relax. Back to the workshop. (Fun as hell to ride by the way.)

Small Engine Love

Pics snagged from the random interwebs.

CB 450/500 and 350(maybe??)

Dont care what it is really. Looks tits. Cruising around on Bubble Visor. Should be cruising around on one of the bikes but, Im stuck at work.