Wednesday, April 27, 2011

POST SOME PIX OF YOUR BIKE OR PROJECT



CB 350 Frankenbike

fitting the body work before all the frame mods, and painting.



New forks, frame painted with gray hammertone, swingarm mounted, clipons, stock wheel for now, hopefully a new wheel this week. Have to cut down the front fender. 

AHHHHH, fresh new copper metallic paint! Pretty shiny haven't even shot the clear coat yet! Looks like I still have my Paint Mojo from from year ago. It's coming along slow but sure. A little seat padding, close cell foam rubber, with no upholstery, a few stripes, install the tank badges... okay I have a lot to do.
Motor, shocks, tank, seat, tail light, rearsets will go on shortly, need the exhaust, have to get the electrical bits installed, some graphics and a candle for lighting!
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17 comments:

  1. UnknownApril 27, 2011 at 5:57 PM

    Nice! are you going to reroute the battery under the tail section?

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  2. mjewellApril 27, 2011 at 6:32 PM

    I would like to eventually

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  3. SalParadiseApril 28, 2011 at 4:55 PM

    love that seat..is the frame really that straight and level when stock? 'cause thats a nice line.

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  4. mjewellApril 28, 2011 at 6:13 PM

    It is a pretty nice line! Thanks Sal! It's a natural Honda 70's boxy thing I guess, even the tank carries that square look. Probably an assembly line nicety or something. I do have to weld up a seat support for it, and I'll probably hinge it some way, Not sure what I need to get under the seat, but it's always nice.

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  5. mjewellMay 6, 2011 at 4:09 AM

    Just picked up some enamel for the body work, a really stupid copper metallic color! Hey anyone can do black!

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  6. shaundonMay 7, 2011 at 5:21 PM

    love your project so far. I also live here in saratoga . How do i post a picture of my bike?

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  7. mjewellMay 7, 2011 at 6:38 PM

    You can start a new post and the window will have an icon to add a photo

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  8. shaundonMay 9, 2011 at 9:27 AM

    how do you start a new post?

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  9. mjewellMay 9, 2011 at 11:17 AM

    At the top of the blog page there is a link to start a new post

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  10. mjewellMay 11, 2011 at 5:48 PM

    Come on shaundon where's that cycle photo

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  11. shaundonMay 11, 2011 at 6:57 PM

    this is crazy, i can rebuild carburetors with my eyes closed but i cant figure out how to make new post. I dont create my ow blog right? i cant find the link on the top of the page to start a new post. Even consulting the blogger help guide has left me clueless.

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  12. mjewellMay 22, 2011 at 8:10 AM

    Okay I got it, you have to log in first, then at the top of the page next to your e-mail address is the link to start a new post. I know the blogger instructions are sketchy at best! Maybe we're too mechanical for all this technical stuff?!

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  13. shaundonMay 31, 2011 at 5:33 AM

    thanks for clearing up the posting issue. i knew something was missing

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  14. Roland TumbleJuly 7, 2011 at 12:23 PM

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  15. mjewellJuly 8, 2011 at 4:05 PM

    ALMOST! I'm really cheap. The color I really wanted was $117 a quart, he showed me the cheap section, I picked this, it was $14 a quart.... SOLD!

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  16. mjewellOctober 2, 2011 at 9:55 AM

    Almost had to call in the troops for electrical help. Turns out the starter was shot luckily I had a spare. The starter completes the loop for the whole bike so now the motor spins. Next up lights!

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  17. mjewellOctober 17, 2011 at 4:34 PM

    Have some of the lights working, and the horn sounds just wonderful (not really) Have a great spark at one cylinder but the left one has nothing. Looks like the plug cap may have been replaced at one time. Hoping it's not the coil, yikes. If I can get a spark the carbs and pipes will be one REAL soon!

    It's amazing how bad electrical connectors can become in just a short 40 year period. Most of the wires are a brittle as pretzel rods. and don't get me going on all the ground wires on this poor thing!

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