So lately I've been working on something without four wheels, I'm going to be building a Cafe Racer out of what was a free(this is good) Honda CL350, circa 1972. Spending most of my time stripping it, hunting for parts, and planning what to do next. This is going to be my ongoing project, so I'll update it quite frequently, or as often as I get parts, I'm also going to try to photo-catalog everything, which is essentially the hardest part of a total rebuild, remember where everything goes.

Basically the plan in the end is to have a machine that has everything it needs on it to haul ass, and not much else. Idea is to use a hopefully inverted front end with dual disc brakes, taken from a modern sportbike, thus getting the clip on bars with a decent sized tire. Using a wider rear wheel to fit some modern rubber and achieve a rear disc brake, with all this comes the need to stiffen the chassis, which I will do with boxing the members and fully welding all the seams. I will also be removing unnecessary brackets and other hooly dooly until I am satisfied. I am not going to reveal too much to start with, but here are some pictures to get everyone cringing at the long road ahead of me.

Remember, always wear gloves when handling things that are basically covered with a layer of surface rust, everywhere.

Before the total dissembly:


Note the kicker.

After near total break down, still wanted to keep it rolling, that's the only reason the wheels and what not are on there.





Enjoy, as I mentioned, I'll be updating this relatively often, so stay tuned.


Steve