1981 HONDA CB650 CAFE RACER UPDATES 3/27

1981 HONDA CB650 CAFE RACER UPDATES 3/27

Today I stopped by the painters to see how Bruce was coming along with the gas tank, seat pan and side covers.  He'd gotten quite a bit done already which was great but he had a few questions he needed me to clarify for him before he proceeded.  The side covers still had the two holes in them from where the badges attached and he wasn't sure whether I wanted to keep those or have them patched up.  I told him to go ahead and patch them up since I wasn't planning on putting those old cruddy 650 badges back on.  These covers should look pretty sweet afterwards!  The side covers are going to be a gloss black color but the tank and the seat pan will have a different color.  I'm not going to share what that is yet though.  Not until it's all said and done.

I also made the executive decision to have the brackets for the tank badges covered up since I won't be putting those back on either.  They would lower the quality of the look once the paint job is looking fresh.  I was going to use some clear coat decals like I did with the last build but I opted out.  Part of me wishes I had some kind of small detail on the tank, but the other part of me wants to try something different this time around.  Since I'm planning on selling this build once it's done, I don't want to get too deep into it financially because that's when I end up losing money or can't sell it.  The bike market is not great right now but I'm hoping it'll pick up as we get closer to summertime.

This bike will definitely be able to stand the true test of time after I'm done with it.  That's it for now, check back this weekend for more updates!