"rotundapig" (rotundapig)
11/26/2013 at 21:22 • Filed to: None
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"rotundapig" (rotundapig)
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The interim owner didn't treat the bike very well, so along with the somewhat benign neglect, there was also water in one of the cylinders and the crankcase. I'm thinking that this means the engine and gearbox will need a lot more attention that I anticipated, but I'm sure it'll be a great learning experience and it seems like a 2-cylinder engine is the perfect first engine to rebuild.
When I'm done, I'm thinking the bike will look like a mix of these bikes:
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Kailand09
> rotundapig
11/26/2013 at 21:23 |
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Second one is sexy as hell. Good luck man looks like fun.
Bandit
> rotundapig
11/26/2013 at 21:24 |
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I'm not a huge motorcycle guy, but I have always loved the style of these cafe bikes.
Grindintosecond
> rotundapig
11/26/2013 at 23:14 |
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Know what? You're not far away from a good result. Looking at the other pictures, I think a new nice fork, clip ons and some good new paint/seat + some metal treatments all around will make a really nice bit of style there.
6shelBfan6
> rotundapig
11/26/2013 at 23:39 |
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I used to have a CB550 SS and this was the inspiration for my build. I planned to do something similar except light metallic blue and white. Sadly nothing ever came of it. One day...