Thread: bobber project, take 2: '79 XS650

Nice bike in the background too.. is that a Trek?

Originally Posted by Bio248

Originally Posted by Bio248

it's also raining today. i can put them on, but i'm not riding this death trap in the rain.

never said did you ride it yet just asking if you got them on Mr KING

two of them.

Originally Posted by Bio248

two of them.

but did you put them on your bike?

bought a set of straight bars and a new throttle assembly over lunch.

also gonna make the sport bike levers i have work on this bike because the stock ones are crazy, crazy long and hard to work with. clutch will need some adjusting now because the cable is super long, but i'll figure it out. maybe it just needs the clutch plates replaced...

got the velocity stacks on.




also tested a tail light i was going to run on the first version of the project. works perfect. just need to drill a couple new holes in the license plate bracket and wire it up.



and, because i felt like sharing how it sounds. a quick walkaround. heh. (****ty phone content, yay)

VIDEO0009_zps1520133c.mp4 Video by Bio248 | Photobucket

yay an update. its looking good

it's not even close to "done", hah.

Glad to see you can make use of that tail light. I really like the look and it will fit the bike.

yup yup. i made jackie help me because holding the wires together and pulling the brake is pretty difficult even with my fairly long arms. works like a champ and it'll be a cinch to wire up. i'm glad i can get rid of the old one for something more compact and nicer looking.

Dammit I want a bike

Cool jeep liberty.

needs LED tail and custom made fenders

I was like What?... scroll back up.


Awesome.

busy week. want to play with it, but don't have time until thursday or friday...then i might as well wait until saturday since i'll have time while it's light out.

What the plan for playing with it?

install/wire the LED piston tail light, install the new handlebars and controls, and play around with the front fender off the old CB750 to see if it will make a good rear fender.

Originally Posted by darkhorizon

Neat.

I just picked up a 76 CB550.. and need tons of parts... Doing a mild cafe build on it, will probably start slow with alot of stock parts aside from bars and rear controls... I still want it to be a 100 mile a day rider.

XceedSpeed

your aftermarket parts location should be here: Cycle Exchange - Cycle X - Honda CB750 Chopper Cafe Specialists

PS, i have a couple parts you might want, too.