Thought I should introduce myself and say hi and thank you for the help. This forum has been indispensable in making my 500 my own. I've had the bike for 3 years or so and without this forum I never would have gotten her back on the road.
Somewhat of a barn find bike. '71 cb500 that hadn't been on the road since '83. Set up for crusing with the typical stuff wrong (carbs, electrical, ext.), but motor wasn't stuck.
After a little work got to this:
After another winter I decided to Cafe it more:
and after another winter I added 550 jugs/pistons, 650 cam, and a 99 gsxr front end:
Theres still a lot to button up and finish off, but she's on the road and a blast to ride.
Couldn't have done any of it without this site so I thought I should at least share a little so people can learn some do's/don't from me.
Thank SOHC4 for all the help!!
Matt
