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Re: Double shot of Cafe
Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2017 9:22 pm
by Jeff L
Heres the basic set up.Have to raise the shocks a little bit to clear the axle nut, but more or less this is it.Im gonna strip them down & polish them. Think Ill have to get different springs for them cause they are really stiff.
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Re: Double shot of Cafe
Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2017 7:25 pm
by Jeff L
So the shocks im using for the front, I think they are a rear shock for a single shock bike.Like I mentioned they are really stiff.Came up with the idea of taking the springs out of the old shocks on the rear of the bike. Cut some off the top, & heated up the coils & bent them to sort of flat. A little more tweeking along with grinding the end flat, I think these will work. Once I take the new ones apart, Ill know how much needs to be cut from the old springs. Eventually they will be sent out for chrome with other parts.
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Re: Double shot of Cafe
Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2017 5:21 am
by gearhead1951
You do know that cutting down the spring makes it stiffer ?
Re: Double shot of Cafe
Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2017 7:53 am
by Jeff L
Even so, they will be softer than the springs that are on there now. If it turns out they are to stiff, maybe sill look for some old external fork springs & try cutting that down.
Re: Double shot of Cafe
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2018 8:15 pm
by Jeff L
Made the rockers (not thrilled with the shape, but I can change that). Also made some of the more boring stuff... rocker studs, axle, & rotor mounting studs. After measuring for the brake caliper & floating mount, seems there’s interference with the shocks. Gonna look for a drum brake, so that’s it for the front end until I track one down. Might start on the tank.
Re: Double shot of Cafe
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 10:33 pm
by Jeff L
Look what I picked up (would’ve been a good buy at twice what I paid). I think drums look so much nicer than discs.
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Re: Double shot of Cafe
Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2018 11:54 am
by Dusty-Dave
Is that a Honda brake? The Yamaha I used on my 50 looks almost the same but it is mirror imaged to this one with the plate and levers on the other side. Those old duel leading shoe brakes look so much better than a disc and work pretty dam gooder.
This Triumph vented conical hub Duel Leading Shoe was my best find sofar.
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Dusty
Re: Double shot of Cafe
Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2018 1:11 pm
by Jeff L
It’s honda. I like the comical hubs too, had them on the other build. Was considering putting them on the Honda, but this one looks great. I had made a screen for my conical front hub
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Re: Double shot of Cafe
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2023 9:05 pm
by Jeff L
I had a stroke of luck, came across another bike with a title. This ones a CM450. Also came with 2 engines. The CB is a much nicer looking bike but I already have one title to deal with. Anyway I stripped it down & got it up on the table. Everything that I wanted gone is cut off & I did make slugs to stretch the swing arm 1 1/2".Desided to go with 2 1/2",this is how it sits in the pic. Now to go get some tubing bent up & start putting the puzzle together.
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Re: Double shot of Cafe
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2023 10:57 am
by budoka
oh yeah, chopping it up! what are the plans for this one? continuing with the same, but with this frame, etc?
can't wait to see what ya do!
take care,
-dan
Re: Double shot of Cafe
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2023 9:21 pm
by Jeff L
Yes sir…same basic plan, course now the rear ends a little more involved.
Re: Double shot of Cafe
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2023 9:24 pm
by Jeff L
Re: Double shot of Cafe
Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2023 10:21 pm
by Jeff L
Re: Double shot of Cafe
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2023 8:31 pm
by Jeff L
Re: Double shot of Cafe
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2023 11:50 pm
by railroad bob
Cool projects.