I've been documenting my build on another forum, so I figured I may as well post the build on this forum as well. I'm aiming for a cafe style bike when done. I bought the bike in the Fall of 2008.
Here's the before shot:
I started accumulating parts for my project on ebay. Here's a few pics of the first mock up with new goodies put on.
What you can see:
GL1000 front end with dual disk and aluminum wheel
Drilled rotors
CBR600 master cylinder
Markland fork brace
Woodcraft clip ons
fiberglass tank (Rickman?)
fiberglass tail
Progressive shocks
Alphabet air cleaners (vintage 70's bling)
Kerker headers
What you don't see:
Dyna coils
Hondaman ignition
MSD wires on NKG plugs
Progressive fork springs
Adjure Tribar H4 headlight
Trimmed GL fender
GL aluminum 17" rim laced to CB hub
I spray canned the tail section white to match the tank and slapped everything together just to ride it a bit at the end of fall -kind of a shake down run before the winter tear down. I didn't have a chance to snap a pic of how it looked then.
When the snow started falling, I took out the engine, stripped down the frame:
Stripped frame in hand, I proceeded to chop and modify -passenger peg mounts removed, turn signal mounts shortened, oil cooler tabs welded on. For the engine, I unbolted all the aluminum covers for polishing and/or modification:
At that point, I was staring at a dirty and paint-flaking engine, so in an effort to be "efficient", I attempted to bead blast the engine in my driveway -that was a mistake. I ended up getting glass bead in places where they shouldn't be which required complete engine disassembly and cleaning. The engine was running great with no leaks and only 9600 miles on the clock -I didn't plan on taking it apart.
Here's the cases on the stand getting ready to be clearcoated (Eastwood's Extreme Diamond clear) and a pic of the engine getting put back together:
With the frame back from the powdercoater, I mocked it up again:
Also added stainless braided oil lines:
I'm currently reassembling the bike. The fiberglass still needs paint, but I'm dealing with the tank seeping gas through one of the seams -that will need to be addressed before I send the stuff off to the painter. Our first local bike night is at the end of this month (April), and I'm hoping my bike will be good to go by then. This is where I'm at so far.
