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So here is the bike that I am working on. I purchased it from a private seller in Gurnee IL. Aparently the person that owned it rode for ~4,000 in 1975-1976 and left it in storage till recently, and began restoring it. He ran out of funds and sold it to the guy I bought it from. He rebuilt the engine, swapped the rear suspension and forks with a CB400 and salvaged carbs from a parts CB450 bike. He replaced the bars with clubmans, took off front turn signals, and mirrors, and left a cafe style mirror on the left. He also replaced the stock exhaust with some of his own making (I love the thermal wrapped headers!).
Future/Current plans: I am restoring the engine case and heat transfer fins to their former shine with a lot of elbow grease. The seat has been replaced with a Saddlemen replacement cover. I need to buy an exhaust clamp for the pipes since they were bolted together with 2 screws (very wobbly). I am also looking to replace the brakelight with something cooler, and then just repaint the tank and side covers to a wine red color.
Here is the bike when I initially got it:
Here is the new replacement seat cover:
Here is the polishing job thus far:
Future/Current plans: I am restoring the engine case and heat transfer fins to their former shine with a lot of elbow grease. The seat has been replaced with a Saddlemen replacement cover. I need to buy an exhaust clamp for the pipes since they were bolted together with 2 screws (very wobbly). I am also looking to replace the brakelight with something cooler, and then just repaint the tank and side covers to a wine red color.
Here is the bike when I initially got it:


Here is the new replacement seat cover:

Here is the polishing job thus far:

