"Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
07/15/2018 at 20:29 • Filed to: Two Wheels Good
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"Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
07/15/2018 at 20:29 • Filed to: Two Wheels Good | 8
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The Buell has been stealing all of this little bike’s thunder! That’s about to change. :) Firstly, thank you again to the Oppo who is the reason for all of this. <3 <3
Between the bikes, I’ve already covered about 1,000 miles with the distance about equally divided. I love this little bike a lot, though admittedly I wish it were maybe a little faster. I’m not sure if I’m keeping the Rebel long term (especially if Decay sells his VTX1800 after salting it up) however I do at least want to fix it:
1) New tyres.
2) New tank.
3) Loosen the triple tree, straighten the bar.
4) Remove the saddle bags added by the PO.
If I do decide to keep it, my plan is to partially murder it out. All silver bits will become black, with some orange accents like the wheel spokes and levers.
The idea is to copy a “Night Rod” bike, but leave the Rebel’s brilliant orange paint intact.
In the meantime, I’ve completed my first task, removing those awful bags:
Before
After
More adventures on two wheels await!
Stephenson Valve Gear
> Mercedes Streeter
07/15/2018 at 21:10 |
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Sounds like a cool plan, I look forward to seeing the results!
I think I have those same bags on my bike, but I didn’t like how they flop around and look sloppy using the original “mounting system” ... if you can call a piece of pleather wedged under the pillion a mounting system. I made some metal plates that bolt under existing bolts on the chrome supports for the back fender, and bolted the bags to those plates. Keeps the bags in place very nicely. Just a thought if you decide you want bags on it:
M.T. Blake
> Mercedes Streeter
07/15/2018 at 23:41 |
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Looks a lot like the 71 CB450 I owned and never restored. Retro > Modern.