Hey guys, just wanted to introduce myself here on the forums. My name is Nick and I just picked up my first SOHC CB; a 1981 CB650. I know its reputation around here as the read headed ugly duckling black sheep of the SOHC family but I got her for $400 running and driving and I really wanted to get back on a bike (my last bike, a Suzuki bandit 600, was sold for a car down payment). Her front brakes need to be fully redone before I put her back on the road so I've started in on that and this forum has been an immense help already! I have plans to go towards a light cafe build, nothing to serious though because as soon as I get her road worthy she will probably be a daily runner. Well that's about it for now, here's some pictures of the new girl!
Here's how she looked when I picked her up:
And here is how it sits now after some stripping of excess weight:
