My Cafe Racer - Almost done

Working on it for about a year or so - I have a 4 year old and a 15 month, so I only get to work on it during nap time and after they go to bed.

Here is what I started with. Cost $425 with a title.

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Carved out a tail.

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Before

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After

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Detail the engine

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Blast & prep the frame for paint

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Start to put is back together

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Rolled it out for the first time today

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Started on the 10th kick (first eight I forgot to turn the key on)

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Had a new speedo face made to match the paint

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Next to its big brother

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190 - 180 - 120 rear tires

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360T?

I have fond memories of those bikes from when I was a teen in the 70's.

Nice build.

Opps. Yeah, it is a 1974 Honda CB360 with the front wheel and pipes off of the 1975 CL360.

Looks real good, fantastic detailing. Did you hand polish those pieces or get them chromed or what?

Damn it. I really like that. I like that a lot. Thanks for making it look eleventy billion times easier than I know it really is.

Super cool bike, man. Have a blast with it!

Your kids have the coolest parents in town.

You've doomed my Twinstar with inspiration.

Dripping with cool, so much want! Thank s for posting

Very clean. Very nice. Love the details like the red contrast on the stator cover.

What are you running for shocks? Mufflers?

I bow in humble respect of your polishing skills.

I wish I could take credit for the polishing. But I can take credit for finding a guy who does good work and is cheap.

I have polished in the past and hated the mess. I started on the front hub and figured that I needed something other then a cheap bench grinder. Then I found this THIS GUY Notice the pics.

He charged me $200 for all the items on the bench plus he got the rust off the rims (the chrome is still damaged, but at least not as visible). I probably would have spent that on a buffer wheel and supplies. Sure, I would have them now, but I probably would still be buffing and not this close to riding.

I still need to have the upper triple clamp and bar clamps done. I may do them myself this time. I also have some stainless bolts and nuts that I need to do as well as the velocity stacks.

Did you polish those? Good lord!

Wow he's good they looked Electro polished to me

Absolutely phenomenal. Good work.

Hi guys I'm Shiny Mike and I'm the guy that did the polishing work on the cb.I'm always looking for work.You can contact me at michaelpiwinski@yahoo.com .Thanks Shiny Mike

Mike,

Where am you?

In reply to MikePiwinski:

Nice job Mike

Nice build Rusnak

In reply to Woody:

Hi thanks for askin'.I'm in Parma Oh,just outside of Cleveland.I'll travel some for enough work.I've also done a lot using the mail.If you go to craigslist Cleveland motorcycles and and type in polishing you can see more of my work.The black 82 GS1100e is mine.Wanna race!?Just kiddin (I'm toooo old).Shiny Mike

the caps in my post above is a link to his craigslist ad

"I have polished in the past and hated the mess. I started on the front hub and figured that I needed something other then a cheap bench grinder. Then I found this THIS GUY Notice the pics. "

Stunning bike!! LOVE IT!!

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I really like how you have dual exhaust to the left, right, and center.

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I want to go there.

Welcome Mike. I think I speak for most of us here when I say we like your work.

Very, VERY nice work.

Thanks for the complements.

My wife now wants me to restore her a Norton like in the movie One Week but I am getting sick of her having faster bikes then me.