break down the cb400f July 28, 2008

ty’s 400f is now a basket case. fucking airbox wont come out.

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tail light. v4 July 28, 2008

moved to the side. i think i hate it.

mirrors, seats, and bars July 26, 2008

i kinda hate bar end mirrors so i mounted my stockers back up, only problem is my new master cylinder didnt have a mirror mount. so i got a $6 emgo mirror pirch and milled it to fit the back of my master.

could have just ordered this one for $20, but what is the fun [...]

i hate petcocks July 23, 2008

got my cb500t tank stripped (man, i hate finding bondo under the finish). but now i have to move the bung. bung and petcock, what the hell were they thinking when they named this shit.

that bung is moving north 3″ to the X. Actually i am having a new bung put in and the old [...]

i can do brakes now. July 23, 2008

i guess its not that hard. people dumber then i am can do it, why not me. regardless, i did it. New braided line (balck line, black bango), rebuilt the caliper (piston was in fine shape, new brake pads, andnew master Nissin cylinder. the adjustable break lever is worth it alone.
and i figured while i [...]

um, what? July 21, 2008

blowing fuses… installed modern fuse block… bla bla bla cb550 bla bla bla…
It was made apparent to me that my family had been talking for about a year about giving my my grandfathers 1965 Harley Panhead. Holy shit! this bike is all i remember of him. funny that its mine now. who would have thought [...]

now that it goes fast, time to stop fast too. July 15, 2008

modern master cylinder for better push. looks pretty cool too. and new custom steal brake lines getting ordered this week from http://www.spieglerusa.com/
black steal and black banjos.

more fins than a fishtank. July 15, 2008

fins are on. more coming. i need to paint my engine at some point too.

gauges July 14, 2008

After my original tach went tits-up, i got a set from a 1975 cb550. slightly different in color and face size. the matching speedo had 18000+ on it. thats way too much. so now its time to do something else. so i decided to rebuild the gauges. well, i fucking destroyed the first gauge. shit. [...]

cb500t tank July 14, 2008

got my cb500t tank on my cb550. had to modify the mounting pins on my frame. might have to mod the tank a little to move it even further forward. it is a bit longer then my super sport tank so it is a bit tuff to shut the seat. the 500t tank and [...]