CB650 - CAFE RACER UPDATE

CB650 - CAFE RACER UPDATE 

Today's main mission was test fitting the new seat pan with the gas tank to see what kind of adjustments I will need to do in order to make it fit properly.  I was pleased to find that it is going to work out nicely.  The rear end of the bike frame will need to be cut down a bit, but that won't be difficult.  As you can see from the picture, the seat pan doesn't sit flush up against the tank.  This will not be the case when all is said and done.  I will be having an upholstered seat made to fit inside the pan and then it'll get bolted down through mounting tabs that will be welded onto the frame. I'll help tackle that next week.

As it turns out, I think I'm going to pick up some new tires even though the ones on it currently aren't terrible.  They're just faded a bit and tell it's age.  I will have to put in a call to Mountain Motorsports to find out what kind of tires would be affordable but still look nice.  I've gone through them before as they always seem to have the best prices.  The wheels will be getting taken off anyway because they are going to be painted black, so I might as well update the tires in the process.

The rear taillight will actually be installed in the rear of the seat pan.  I'll have to cut a hole for it to pop out of right there on the backside where that half circle is.  I can't give the painter the tank, seat pan and side covers until all of these adjustments are made so I need to get this stuff going.  Having the paint done usually takes 3-4 weeks.  I'd like to have this project done in the second or third week of March if possible.

The front forks are a bit spongy so they will most likely need some fluid, but I'm not quite sure how that works as I've never done it before.  This will be one I will need help walking through.

The other thing I got done today was installing two of the four turn signals.  These little bullet, black and clear turn signals went on pretty quickly, look nice and fit with the theme so I'm happy.  They are rather discrete, which I like and will last much longer than the plastic ones I installed on my last build.

Not bad right?  Circles…circles…circles.