Topic: My new winter project $500.00 1980 CB650 soon to be cafe racer

[71olds]

Well Its starting to get cold here in New Jersey & to keep me from going stir crazy this winter I figured I needed a winter project.

Last year much to my wifes dismay I dragged my 98 XR650l into my basement to replace the blown motor & it turned into a real labor of love & came out real nice. (now covered in mud again )

Before


After



Anyway I did not want to blow the motor in anything else so I figued I needed a project. I thought about USD forks & going supermoto on the XR but I like dirt so What would be fun cool & not break the bank

A Japanese Cafe Racer.

So what do I need.
1) wire wheels
2) solid motor
3) cheap (my budget was 750.00)
4) over 500cc

Here is what I got 1980 Honda CB650 looks pretty darn good for a 30 year old $500.00 bike IMO

Showed up guy was asking 900.00 started & ran if the choke was on all gears worked no smoke

Front brake was dragging bad
Oil leak (shown)
offered 500 He shot it down
offered 500 & told him my plans & assured him it would be loved & restored shot me down again
one last time offered 500 & told him I would send emails with the progress of the bike & he finally said OK

Here she is down in my basement getting ready to be torn apart.





any clue where this oil is leaking from

[kslrr]

Your oil leak is most likely from your rocker covers.  Mine leaked until I Heli-coiled the threads in the cam/valve cover.

[scunny]

+1 on the rocker cover. might just be the seal. good choice on sohc, the 650 has a nice wee jaunt in it's step.