scheetz31

someones watching Tosh.o

this wont help then

Need to get the seat rail welded up so i dont have to use clamps to hold it together

gotta figure out where to put the petcock ....

...thats what she said

Just got the seat rail made up last week..

and made some templates for the tank cutouts.

Can't wait til Grand Opening

from what ive experienced so far...cafe's seem to be the best "1st timer" bike projects. seems you can pick up a bike for under a grand easy...and everthing else on them is pretty simple to work-on. if you screw something up, it seems easy enough to find a replacement part/frame or whatever. i definitley plan on starting another after i finish this one.

^^its funny u say that. a few months ago i saw them at walmart and snatched them right up...but i was expecting them to be 38 specials...i didnt pay close enough attention. cant return ammo, so i sold them on here for like 10 bucks just to get something out of them. i should have just bought the gun earlier and kept the ammo

taking engine in tomorrow morn to Bore-Tech to have it cracked open and looked over. no idea what the overall plan is for it...well see how much monies its going to be just to get it cleaned up (inside and out) and running. if its nothing rediculous then hope to get it bored out, pistons, and cams...

...will update as i get more info.

http://www.bore-tech.com/

this is all good to hear...i was a little worried about durability since its mostly plastic...but for the price i couldnt beat it for the first gun

Early X-Mas present to me.

Yeah, it maybe a girly gun...but you'll never know im carrying.

Still have to take the class still...Oh, and shoot it too I guess.

So I watched an episode tonight. I'm not impressed. It was the drifting episode. The most entertaining part was the dog pissing on the stage at the end.

+1

Project looks interesting....cant wait to see where it goes.

You might be able to tell, that some of my inspiration came from you cb350rr project you have on the ohio cafe racer site.

bikebandit.com ?

wow...never caught that even though ive been with the show since the start...thanks

I need to get the cutouts trimmed up a bit...the one side looks a little different from the other.

The right side needs some trimming i think...I used a template when i did it, but its hard to get things exact on curved surfaces.

parts back from there bath...

Nice and clean....

As you can see i did cut the tank up a bit. Did it before i took it in to be cleaned...which is good cus they cut me a break on the price.

Who is this "Thomas" that JT referes to in his letter...?

ha...good find

US Top Gear would never be able to come up with something as clever as that.

I like tanner but the others 2 dipshits suck.

They need all new hosts...UKTG hosts work so well together as far as back and forth comical jabs go. These guys are just....flat....they try to hard

just using the stock gixxer brakes and rotors. depending on how things pan out...i ultimatly want to use a spoked front wheel with the dual gsxr rotors and calipers. this means finding a hub that accepts dual rotors and a 1" axle. im loosely referencing a guys build who made the black cb one pg1. and he used a narrow glide harley hub, but had to do some machining. so more research is invovled, and most likely ill just be using a stock gsxr front wheel and brake setup.

Have you seen this one yet? It seems like it's the direction you're headed.

http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2010/07/16/cr-450-clubman-cafe-from-phil-little/

No...but yea, the tank will look like that. I really love those wheels...trying to figure out what it will take to get a spoked wheel on gixxer forks.

Also, pick up early xmas present...

I know its a harbor frieght brand...but it was dirt cheap on c-list and brand new. Itll suit my needs for this project and maybe a few more who knos.

I did just that indeed...ill have pics when i get it back from its bath.

wow...im quite jealous or your tool arsenal. I did manage to source my uncle to bend the seat rail and welding . For christmas, i have it on good authority that ill have a planshing hammer sitting under the tree...so i plan on playing around with the seat cowl

If things dont work out the way im planning, i will for sure get in touch with ya.