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my 650 bobber

Postby cb650 bobber » Wed Jun 02, 2010 1:45 pm

i did it posted my bike but i think i posted it in tech. so im doing it again heres my bike let me know what you think. its almost finished
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Re: my 650 bobber

Postby Volker_P » Wed Jun 02, 2010 2:18 pm

Quite succesful oldtimer look. Reminds me a bit to 1930's bikes. Just install a carbide lamp and a straight spring rear suspension (sorry, would be "Geradewegfederung" in German) and sell it for a really horrible price to a collector. :D
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Re: my 650 bobber

Postby cashoes » Wed Jun 02, 2010 4:17 pm

good looking bike, i was looking into a hardtail found a universal on tcbrothers website but im kinda thinking about welding swing arm i saw one done and looked pretty good just trying to weigh pros and cons.... did you buy hardtail or make it?
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Re: my 650 bobber

Postby cb650 bobber » Wed Jun 02, 2010 4:51 pm

i made the hardtail first i welded straight to the swingarm to keep everything lined up then made the rest of it. it came out real good im still surprised. i also sent a pic of the swingarm welded it looks good also
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Re: my 650 bobber

Postby greg » Sun Jun 13, 2010 7:12 pm

i am just starting a hardtail on my 81
the only difference between the look i am going for and yours
is i have the ugly old comstars

good looking bike

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Re: my 650 bobber

Postby cb650 bobber » Mon Jun 14, 2010 8:27 am

thanks greg. good luck with your build hope it comes out good. if you have any questions i will try to help you out oh and the rims i got a good deal on that *bay . real cheap and real nice

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Re: my 650 bobber

Postby Clutch » Tue Jun 15, 2010 3:24 pm

Hello all I'm new to this site..I Just started chopping up my cb650 to a bobber ,but I would like change the comstars to spoke rims with the rear being able to use at least a 180 to a 200 rear tire any suggestions?

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Re: my 650 bobber

Postby cb650 » Tue Jun 15, 2010 6:19 pm

You'll have to do something with the swing arm most likely to go that wide.
Did you clean the tank out?!?!?!?!

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Re: my 650 bobber

Postby cb650 bobber » Tue Jun 15, 2010 10:17 pm

im not sure you can cause the tire might rub on the chain.
you have any pics of the bike

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Re: my 650 bobber

Postby Volker_P » Wed Jun 16, 2010 1:30 am

Welcome here! :D
The narrow engine and frame of the CB650 seems no the best basis for this kind of modification. For my stock 130/90-16 rear tire, there is already a cutout in the stock chain guard. Playing around with spacers and spokes may allow for 140, but for more you'll probably need new ideas. If you like to keep the frame you'll probably have to make a hard tail (or mount a wider swing arm elsewhere but between the center frame structures) and still turn out with a quite asymmetric rear unless you have a good idea for engine-chain-rear sprocket alignment, maybe another sprocket cam in front of the rear wheel or so.
Without such things, I'd say the bike of bodydropcris indicates what you can do about tire width, still one or maybe two sizes more should be possible with a spoke wheel then.
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Re: my 650 bobber

Postby Clutch » Wed Jun 16, 2010 10:09 am

We removed the swing arm and made it to a hard tail.. Well I could settle for a 140 ,but most of all I really want spokes .. Any suggestions to where I can look around to buy a set that would fit?
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Re: my 650 bobber

Postby cb650 bobber » Wed Jun 16, 2010 10:46 am

sweet your bike looks DAM good already i got 1 rim (SPOKE ) on eb*y for 21.00 it was 99 cents and 20.00$ to ship it. it is a good rim so the deals are there good luck

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Re: my 650 bobber

Postby cb650 » Wed Jun 16, 2010 5:48 pm

The 650 standards had spokes but it was a 17 rear.
Did you clean the tank out?!?!?!?!

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Re: my 650 bobber

Postby cb650 bobber » Wed Jun 16, 2010 6:54 pm

mr clutch where are you located ? i just got ahold of some spokes front and rear both in good shape i paid 30$ for them if your intrested send me an email at jakepena@sbcglobal.net

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Re: my 650 bobber

Postby Clutch » Wed Jun 16, 2010 9:13 pm

cb650 bobber wrote:mr clutch where are you located ? i just got ahold of some spokes front and rear both in good shape i paid 30$ for them if your intrested send me an email at jakepena@sbcglobal.net



Just sent you an email.. :D


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