Hi im new to the forum but i wanted to post my build so far.all the work i do myself and im self taught. i bought my 81 cb650 2 years ago for $200. ripped it appart over the winter and did all new top end gaskets, took the frame down to bare metal and painted it satin black, welded a frame loop, chopped the exhaust and welded on some turndowns on it and header wrapped it, threw on some UMI pod filters, pulled off the gauges and center kickstand and a few other unnecessary parts and a ton of other stuff i cant remember.
the bike when i got it. ugly as hell
this is actually the engne crash bar that i cut down and used as a frame loop
1981 cb650 build thread
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everything got taken down to bare metal and then i painted the frame with vht satin roll bar paint
i used the foot pegs from a 90's gsxr that i had laying around. i had to cut down the peg mounts and re-weld them and do a ton of grinding to the new pegs to make them fit right
i painted all of the other parts gloss black to give it a nice contrast with the frame and also got a set of wire spoked wheels and some meaty tires. the front tire is a duro tire i got off of ebay and the rear came with the bike. i wish i took some more pictures of the build but oh well.
i used the foot pegs from a 90's gsxr that i had laying around. i had to cut down the peg mounts and re-weld them and do a ton of grinding to the new pegs to make them fit right
i painted all of the other parts gloss black to give it a nice contrast with the frame and also got a set of wire spoked wheels and some meaty tires. the front tire is a duro tire i got off of ebay and the rear came with the bike. i wish i took some more pictures of the build but oh well.
Re: 1981 cb650 build thread
i cut out part of the fuse cover for a cool look. still trying to find some more pics of the progress
big jump in progress but this is the bike all together, i still need a seat of some sort
big jump in progress but this is the bike all together, i still need a seat of some sort
Last edited by ratrod79 on Wed Aug 12, 2015 12:58 am, edited 1 time in total.
Re: 1981 cb650 build thread
Nice build and a bad ass car!!
1980 Honda CB650z RC03 (café racer)
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Honda CB650 Fours 1978-1980 Owners Workshop manual
My build thread here on HondaCB650.com -- My YouTube channel -- My Instagram
Honda CB650 Fours 1978-1980 Owners Workshop manual
Re: 1981 cb650 build thread
Dos it not have a seat at all?
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