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Offline shaun

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new to the site .building a cb500f cafe
« on: July 02, 2012, 08:32:31 PM »
got this bike a bit back now and just made a start on it , the bike was sat in a garage for about 10 years ,it  was in bad shape when i got it out
but it was all there .1st i striped the engine out and cut most the crap off it for a look ,got the tank off and put the some dents in there .next job sort the rest of the frame out then mount a seat on it then start on the engine . dont no much about these bikes .spent most my time on bobbers and choppers and putting bike engines in scooters .just got my sportster cafe racer on the road , but always  wanted to do a honda ,love this site loads of good info  8) 8)


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Re: new to the site .building a cb500f cafe
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2012, 08:13:04 AM »
Welcome Shaun.
Good luck on your project if you get stuck you know where to come and ask.
Bitsa
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Re: new to the site .building a cb500f cafe
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2012, 09:17:39 AM »
Welcome Shaun, good luck with project that looks a very busy workshop better than the poky little place I have.  :)

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Re: new to the site .building a cb500f cafe
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2012, 10:38:51 AM »
A nice line in Featherbed production you have going on, including a decent frame jig, I'm jealous :P
Tom
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Re: new to the site .building a cb500f cafe
« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2012, 03:20:25 PM »
thanks for the welcome lads  8) the nortone rep frames are made to take the big jap engines gsxr1100 .triumph hinkley .and sportster .and i may try a cb750 in one  ;D .also just dropt on a cb750k 1978 so i fink i have my work cut out for a bit now lol

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Re: new to the site .building a cb500f cafe
« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2012, 03:36:28 PM »
Ahhh...  (penny drops)

I saw a Hinckley Triton at Netley Marsh last summer. Looked awesome with a Trident 900 motor and a featherbed frame. I remember thinking how much work had gone into it.
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Re: new to the site .building a cb500f cafe
« Reply #6 on: July 03, 2012, 05:24:26 PM »
Hi Shaun, I like your workshop, good luck with the Honda,s, you can never have too many projects, plenty of guys on hear with cb500 ,s so you should be ok when it comes to wanting information
Pete

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Re: new to the site .building a cb500f cafe
« Reply #7 on: July 04, 2012, 09:21:36 AM »
againe thanks for the welcome;)

 

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