Thanks Harisuluv
Yes, I'm going for more stock than not (at least that's what I think I'm doing).
I really like the look of the the F0 model, especially the stock 4-1 exhaust and muffler. However, I'm not doing a restoration.
I'm thinking about the following changes cosmetic-wise:
- Paint the tank and rear cowl black (they're currently this color but need to be re-done)
- Put on the '75 cb400f bars
- Install bar-end mirrors
- Install adjure diamond cut headlight
- Maybe make custom face-plates for the speedo and tac
- Maybe install some accessory gauges - oil pressure, voltage, clock? - but only if I can do it with older style gauges (I want to keep a vintage look, if that makes sense)
- I not sure what I'm going to do with the seat. I would like to add some subtle character here, but with a vintage look. I saw Dagersh's thread where he had Pirate Upholstery make a brown leather seat
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=35057.msg1120581#msg1120581. I wanted to do something similar, but it turns out leather isn't really practical for a touring bike (unless I'm very diligent about putting a seat cover on every time it rains), and I wanted a mix of mostly black and some brown (which I'm not sure is even possible), oh... and it's extremely expensive.
Otherwise, I just want to build a clean, great performing, highly reliable, long lasting bike I can ride hard and take on long trips.