"Gloria" CX500 Hardtail

Figured I would throw together a quick build thread for my newest P.O.S., "Gloria" I found her on Craigslist for $600 but worked a trade instead. I gave the P.O. some tools I had in my shop that I wasn't using and we called it good. All told, I figure it cost me about $100. It was hard tailed two owners ago. The guy I bought it from didn't build it, but said he road it a lot. He told me I could ride it home if I liked, I decided to borrow a truck and haul it home. (Remember this later)

Craigslist pics...

Home Safe and Sound

I started taking it apart.. well because it was ugly and looked to have been built by a chimp.. ( no offense to chimpanzees )

Ok, that's a new one... the hard tail was JB Welded on.... Poor Bastage actually RODE this death trap...

Leveled the rear and braced it until I could rebuild the hard tail...

And now for the Concept Sketch..

Time to start collecting parts and get building...

Not a hard tail fan (my ass is sensitive!) but this is a pretty sweet use of a dying old Honda.

Very cool. love the v twin with 'twisted' heads. Love those wheels too.

Do yourself a favor and put it back to a real suspension in the rear.

stuart in mn wrote: Do yourself a favor and put it back to a real suspension in the rear.

Not Happening Stuart. It's not my first hard tail, I know what I'm getting into. If I could come up with a concept that gave me the look of a hard tail, used a center mono-shock, and till allowed two up riding I would do it. I'm open to suggestions...