Author Topic: Checking in from San Diego - CB500 Cafe Project underway! (Read 4314 times)

derkafer · « **on:** October 16, 2007, 12:49:12 PM »

Hey all! Checking in from San Diego, CA. Heres a pic of my bike as I bought it. Its currently undergoing some fabwork in my shop (garage). Ill post more pics as I collect em.

steven400/4 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 17, 2007, 12:13:23 PM »

welcome nice bike
from the uk

steve

sly_riptide · « **Reply #2 on:** October 23, 2007, 08:49:33 AM »

Nice, simple look you have there. Welcome.

BARDAR · « **Reply #3 on:** October 28, 2007, 09:52:29 PM »

Hey looks almost like my friends 500 also in SD!

derkafer · « **Reply #4 on:** October 29, 2007, 02:55:03 PM »

Quote from: BARDAR on October 28, 2007, 09:52:29 PM

Hey looks almost like my friends 500 also in SD!

Yea? Maybe I bought it from him... was he in PB?

BARDAR · « **Reply #5 on:** October 29, 2007, 09:46:26 PM »

Oh no it's actually a she.. one of the PRMC chicks, about three of em ride CB's. Will you be ridin' to M vs. R in January?

derkafer · « **Reply #6 on:** October 31, 2007, 07:29:21 AM »

Planning on it. Got a ways to go before shes finished tho... Hopefully Xmas gifts will be parts!

BARDAR · « **Reply #7 on:** November 01, 2007, 08:27:47 PM »

Right on. I got my '77 550F about a year ago and still doing some stuff here and there. I have a couple of compressed discs in my lower back so the clubmans will have to be replaced with either a drag bar or superbike bar, and maybe add one of those small Viper fairings. See ya at MvR '08.. or sooner!

derkafer · « **Reply #8 on:** November 02, 2007, 01:33:10 PM »

Getting there:

savannahcafe · « **Reply #9 on:** November 02, 2007, 02:55:56 PM »

Looking good man!!

jdawg · « **Reply #10 on:** November 03, 2007, 05:13:11 AM »

Looking pretty sweet.

Care tp fill us in how you fabed your rump hump? old tank or from scratch?

derkafer · « **Reply #11 on:** November 05, 2007, 09:18:47 AM »

Yea- its actually a front fender from a kawasaki something-a-rather with a piece of steel from the side of an old oven welded to either side. The sides are then pie cut and re welded, then hammer & dollied nearly to death. Its starting to shape up okay, I think.

The tank is stock CB500T, less the paint.

kslrr · « **Reply #12 on:** November 05, 2007, 09:53:08 AM »

Welcome from just north of you in Perris. Where is this years M vs. R?

BARDAR · « **Reply #13 on:** November 08, 2007, 01:20:14 AM »

http://www.tonup-sd.com/

Einyodeler · « **Reply #14 on:** November 10, 2007, 05:02:12 PM »

Welcome and looking good!
I`ve always wondered how a 500T tank would fit on one of these.
Is the tunnel underneath those tanks wide enough to clear the dual coils, and how is the fit on the front mounts?

olds-cool · « **Reply #15 on:** November 11, 2007, 08:57:00 AM »

Quote from: Einyodeler on November 10, 2007, 05:02:12 PM

Welcome and looking good!
I`ve always wondered how a 500T tank would fit on one of these.
Is the tunnel underneath those tanks wide enough to clear the dual coils, and how is the fit on the front mounts?

x2

derkafer · « **Reply #16 on:** November 12, 2007, 07:08:38 AM »

Quote from: Einyodeler on November 10, 2007, 05:02:12 PM

Is the tunnel underneath those tanks wide enough to clear the dual coils, and how is the fit on the front mounts?

The underneath fits fine, actually. The front mounts are in the right spot, theyre just closer together on the tank. I just shaved about 1/4" off of the rubber mounts, and it slides right on the front. Laying it all the way down on the rail tilts the bottom line of the tank back too far for my tastes, so I welded about 1" of rectangle stock to where the end of the other tank sat. The 500T tank sits atop that with some rubber stoppers and levels out nicely.

BARDAR · « **Reply #17 on:** November 25, 2007, 02:25:34 PM »

How's progress?

derkafer · « **Reply #18 on:** November 26, 2007, 06:56:09 AM »

Got the tail lights frenched into the back, not much more. Clutch went out on my daily driver (87 GTi) so thats been taking away my time and money.

BARDAR · « **Reply #19 on:** November 28, 2007, 12:09:33 AM »

I feel that. My daily work beater ('87 Turdcel) broke down and I had enough of it so I junked it and bought a newer used car. Last time I rode my bike I was still recovering from severe lower back pain.. was too antsy I just had to ride!!! Needless to say I spent the next couple of weeks taking things easy to recover from that ride. $:-\$
Just changed the oil on the bike but debating whether or not to get back on yet. The clubmans may have to go first.

robscb350f · « **Reply #20 on:** January 09, 2008, 07:53:20 PM »

Welcome to the site from another fellow San Diegan!

BARDAR · « **Reply #21 on:** January 09, 2008, 11:14:38 PM »

M vs. R in 10 days!

derkafer · « **Reply #22 on:** July 29, 2008, 01:43:52 PM »

Done.

spdiii · « **Reply #23 on:** July 29, 2008, 10:19:06 PM »

Very good! I like it

void909 · « **Reply #24 on:** July 30, 2008, 02:04:10 AM »

Tail lights are cool what are they, how did you do it?

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