Denim Phenom

I just put my bike in the back of a van and it's heading to Florida. I'll show you guys what is coming back when it gets here.

Hey guys, ed is on chop cult now and guess what, he's already lowballing everyone and pulling his "how much shipped to here" bullshit. I wish he would go away.

I'm just going to message every dude he tries buying something from to when them. And to let them know he's got the money to pay top dollar.

Ed, I know you're reading this. Watch out.

Jesus dudes, man up! Buy a bike, and hide it at a mates place!

This guy isn't married.

See, my wife won't let me start another one because she hates the idea of me spending money on another bike. Whatever.

Great looking bike! I think I have said that before. 6K is not bad either.

Are you going to build/get something else?

I wish but not this time around. In a couple years I will.

My bike is for sale.

http://www.chopcult.com/MotorMike/classifieds/13588/

Just buy them from pangea speed. Andy designed them and that picture is of his buddy's bike. You probably won't find them on eBay unless you look for front street cycle or special 79.

http://store.pangeaspeed.com/product/zephyr-bars

Pretty sure no one in the Air Force has worn anything but black low quarters since we were the Army Air Corp. Navy wears brown.

Yeah I'd steer clear of the Duc as a first bike unless you have some deep ass pockets. The SV650 is way better. Look into Suzuki GS500s as well for something a little lighter for a first bike.

And dude, the "sweet fixie" of the motorcycle world is the 1970s honda CB. Add a stripped tank and clubmans and you've got a motorized bianchi pista with deep vees.

hilarious. I wish I could rep.

I think you just have to overcome the hesitation of leaving familiar territory. The hardest part is starting and having the confidence that you can fix what breaks and make it there and back.

You'll be fine. Pack lite and bring tools.

hey yall,

like the title says I have a 1977 Honda cb550F Super Sport & my dream is turn it into a cafe racer.

I want to do the work myself & plan on having the project through my years at art school so I will have access to all the necessary tools/equipments.

My question is, where do I start? I do not know a lot about motorcycles in technical terms so I am a little overwhelmed.

Can anyone give me some pointers?

Motorcycles aren't that hard to get into and understand. Buy the manual for your CB and make it your best friend. Read it from cover to cover and every time you work on the bike, have the manual open to that area. It will make every ten times easier.

I'd also suggest doing a thorough inspection of the frame for any cracks, check the bolts/nuts to see if anything needs to be replaced, look for parts that might be worn down, rubber that is cracking from hardening cause those may need to be replaced as well. Hondas are pretty reliable so you should be good to go.

You could find some forums that specify in cafe racers and just look at build threads people put on there. Those are really handy because someone is trying and making mistakes that you can learn from or might have a good idea you could use on your bike.

Cafe racer conversions are pretty easy. A different tail, exhaust, and bars would dramatically change the look of the bike. Some go to further lengths of moving the battery and oil tank which takes a little more work.

With just a little patience/practice you could easily get what you want and post a picture of what you're working with.

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Wild, any closer and the paint job is really bad. You know how the saying goes,"it's good from far, it's far from good".

My paint job is done and the bike is reassembled.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rsakPfz4SdQ/Tj3691AsH5I/AAAAAAAABVI/hz7-A8WY1qA/s1600/newclothesside.jpg

congrats man^

btw CAFE RACER on HD is back! two new episodes premiered.

Was it the Fuller Hot Rod episode?

I saw this sweet cafe'd CB750 outside of a bar in Decatur, GA and it turns out the guy is going to be featured on the Cafe Racer show.

The CB was really nice. They made a custom swing arm with an oil tank hidden in it. Bored it out to 836cc and hid all the electrics in the seat. Plus it's white with a red seat, a combo you can't go wrong with. I wish I had a camera with me when I saw it.

Loved my Honda XL. Reliable as hell and a hoon to ride although mine had a lot of bottom end noise. I'm sure it was just because I rode around at redline all day with that.

Oh and I crashed my CB750F A cyclist in the bike lane 5 meters in front of me cuts me off and I hit him dead on. I bailed off the left side of the bike and slid to a halt while the bike went under a car. I'm okay, just some bruises but the bike is totalled. 5 spots on the engine where it's leaking oil profusely and a fist sized chunk in the clutch cover missing. The right fork is bent completely in a 45 degree angle and the wheel is pushed up past where the fender used to be.

Sorry to hear that dude, glad you're ok. Most importantly, are your jeans ok? (jk)

I hate 250 models of anything. I feel like they are a waste of 4,000 especially since you'll get over it really quick.

Just get a dirtbike like Jack has that comes in a street model and ride it. Id want something with a lot of travel living in NYC.

I didn't realize he got banned. I sprayed some 2 part clear coat on my bike before I left so it's had 9 days to cure. I'll post pics of my shitty paint job when I get back from hotlanta.

Lolz for dayz.

It will indeed. You da man.

I'm currently vacationing in Florida and there is this sweet CB750 chopper down the street.

Yellow. Super stretch and rake. Spikes!

Ah man, that shit was golden too. Dang.

Buy that shit!!!!

I've been bored on my r and r so I decided to paint some panels on my bike. It looks like shit and when I finish i'll post pictures. Mostly fish scales, one endless line panel on my oil tank, and Im gonna do circles and triangles on one half of my gas tank.

Douche bag.

He isn't bad at reading, he just neglects to do it, at all. I'm surprised he's lasted this long in life.

Ed is a noob.