Topic: '82 cb650sc cafe project

[kerryb]

Took some time out to see if my HF tig welder would actually work.  Actually I wanted to see if I could make more than scrap!  I'm pretty good at turning perfectly good metal into scrap.  What I found out is it's true...without a foot pedal, success is very difficult.  So I had to take some time to add a pedal to see if it would help.  Great news, the pedal works fine once you get your heat range dialed in.  Just not ready to commit my skills to the bike frame yet!

[kerryb]

Back at this after a long distraction, I think I have the airbox solution I was after.  Working on the form for the fiberglass "snorkle".

[Alan F.]

I do like your foot pedal, sometimes things are still just that simple and functional.

[kerryb]

Dusting this off in an attempt to finish it.  Enough paint is done to begin reassembly.

[Godffery]

Hey good to see you're back at it.

[kerryb]

Put the engine back in using the hook method, learned here many years ago...thanks.  I hate new paint!  Maybe I'll just let the scratches occur and call it a survivor instead of a new abomination...yeah, that would lower the stress a lot!

[willbird]

Nice work.

Bill

[kerryb]

Thanks Bill.


I wanted to keep the stock battery for budget considerations, so here's the new battery box.
Most logical place for the solenoid was on the battery box.

[kerryb]

I'm starting to understand why people like motogadget so much.  This harness works great, but hiding it is going to be another matter.

[kerryb]

With just a few re-wraps, the harness is on and hiding nicely.

[kerryb]

These are the parts of my intake tract, hope it works...

[kerryb]

getting impatient, wanted to see what it looked like with more pieces.  Good thing, 'cause
I realized I have no lic. plate light.  It will be part of the seat circuit so there will be only one plug for the seat.

[Godffery]

 Well Good Golly! That's look'n rather Nice! 

[kerryb]

Well Good Golly! That's look'n rather Nice! 

Thanks, It's taken quite a while.  the more I get finished, the more stuff there is still to do! 
Silly Question:  If the fender is mounted to the swing arm to be close to the tire, it seems it should be adjustable fore and aft to accommodate chain stretch...am I overthinkin' it? 

[Godffery]

Well Good Golly! That's look'n rather Nice! 

Thanks, It's taken quite a while.  the more I get finished, the more stuff there is still to do! 
Silly Question:  If the fender is mounted to the swing arm to be close to the tire, it seems it should be adjustable fore and aft to accommodate chain stretch...am I overthinkin' it?

Technically that would be the ideal setup, but pretty tricky to accomplish.  I have done a few 'Huger style' rear Fenders mounted to the swing arm, and usually design them to just clear the tire when it's fully adjuster forward (where it's never actually likely to be) then just let the gap increase to where it ends up when the chain tension is properly set. Overall the gap never seemed extreme or unsightly. Also if the fender is painted black, it tends to blend in with the tire anyway.

[kerryb]

Well, we'll have to see if I can make one that works.

[Godffery]

Well, we'll have to see if I can make one that works.

If you PM me I could send you some pix of a couple I did. 

[BenelliSEI]

Just saw the “snorkel” arrangement. Looks very clever! The stuff nobody ever sees is often the best.

[kerryb]

Just saw the “snorkel” arrangement. Looks very clever! The stuff nobody ever sees is often the best.

Thanks, I'm excited to finish it, to test my ideas, but bummed that my arthritis will prevent me from riding it more than a few minutes.

[kerryb]

Time to update this thread and finish the project.
Fender worked pretty good, but I wish I had made it wider to start with. 

[kerryb]

After test rides, I can report the intakes mods seem to work quite well.  The seat was a real adventure in material handling, but it’s on and rideable.

[kerryb]

Just gotta remember to look down to be sure turn signals aren’t left on.