Honda CB516 Cafe

[Mace53]

So I bottled the custom bracket idea. I fitted up a test one and I wasn't happy with it.



So I did this instead.







Oh and I assembled the engine casings to get a feel for what the colours will look like in the frame. Bear in mind the unpainted will be painted black one I have it overbored.





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[Mace53]

Slow progress

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[paul G]

Looking good 

[cantarauk]

Hi Mace

Great job so far keep it going. Two questions - what shocks are you using and then who did your seat cowl( loving it)



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[Mace53]

Hi Mace

Great job so far keep it going. Two questions - what shocks are you using and then who did your seat cowl( loving it)



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Thanks. I built the seat myself from sheet steel and tube bars in a ring roller. I then welded it together and put two 6mm bolts on the underside. It was the first time but I'm happy with the overall stance of the seat.

I'm afraid that I can't remember for the life of me where I got those rear shocks. I think I got them back in 2012 so my memory has failed me on that one!

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[Mace53]

Here is a couple of shots during the fabrication process.







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[Niko]

Slow progress

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Finished mine last week....just waiting for registration....



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[Niko]

Slow progress

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Finished mine last week....just waiting for registration....



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[Mace53]

Looking good. Are they bullet holes on the tank?

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[Niko]

Looking good. Are they bullet holes on the tank?

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Yes.....I live in Stoke.


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[Niko]

Looking good. Are they bullet holes on the tank?

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Yes.....I live in Stoke.


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[cantarauk]

Good skills on the seat building I am very impressed

[Seabeowner]

Nice looking minimalist bike. Is bike an import? A lot of imports are not suitable for restoration to original, but certainly suit the cafe racer style. Not so many projects like this on the UK site, but good to see individual skills/ideas. Is it 1st UK registration? Let us know if all goes ok with a heavily modded import.
If they are TEC shocks on the back they are great for original look, but a bit soft. And I read somewhere that if you remove the front guard then a lower brace across the forks was recommended.

[Mace53]

Its been a while since my last post so I have a few updates.

I've finished rebuilding the engine myself with brand new stainless Allen bolts and seals etc. I found the lower crankcase by far the hardest part. Getting the gear selectors in was tough.





However I stripped an already damaged thread on the lower crankcase on the lower oil cap on the offside of the bike. Given that it appears to be just a drain plug I have slapped some high temp jb weld in there for the time being.



I'm now in the process of building the wiring harness myself. New pamco electronic ignition went on which I got from the good blokes from 4 into 1.





Not long now.





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[hairygit]

I hate to tell you, but that oil cap is not just for draining, it seals the end of the main oil feed to the main bearings. Chances are once the heat and vibration act on it, that jb weld may let go, as that gallery has full oil flow and pressure running in it. If the plug let's go, you will get covered in very hot oil, and the engine will sieze in seconds. Sorry, but better to know now than find out while riding it.

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