Topic: My first Cafe Build 72 500K "Menace to Society"

[Greggo]

Beautiful work on the engine.

[mikemach]

Now for some fun! I took her out on a little test run to find the little problems and bolts that need to be snugged up. Theses are the fun pictures.
Mike

[mikemach]

Thanks Greggo!

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Ok I know someone will notice I'm missing the cap latch button so It will be here this week.
Mike
 

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[mikemach]

I even let my buddy Scott take her for a spin. This guy kept me going to the end. I started on July 6, 2010 with some tools and a mig then I began cutting myself and anything else in the way. I still need to tweek the clutch and adjust the carbs some more. Get a cap latch button and do alot more detailing and I have a few other things to finish it out. I hope you enjoyed this trip and made it to the end.
Mike

[mikemach]

Here she is starting up.
Mike

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[mikemach]

Tried to get the video just to show up.

[tweakin]

Great build.  Love the color of the cases, is it paint or powder?  Whats the color?
Thanks
-tweak

[mikemach]

Tweakin,
 The cases are painted with single stage PPG I'll have to look and see what the color is. It was some I had on the shelf. I sandblasted the cases and sprayed some etching primer on it before I sprayed and its holding fine.
Mike

[Bankerdanny]

Beautiful. I love the red stripe on the rims.