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Excess brakeline with pictures

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Well I finally have time to work on my bike, too bad it's so late in the year. On the brighter side of things there still is plenty of riding to be done. Anyway my project.

I have an L model 450; I would like to transform into the 450 E style bike. That requires swapping the tank, seat, and tail section. That part is all fine and dandy once I find the parts at my local salvage shop. In addition to this I am going to get new mini-turn signals.

I also installed new handle bars which brings me to my question. As you can see from the pictures I have a big loop of extra brake line after putting on the new bars. What should I do with this? Can I tuck it inside the triple tree? Get a shorter brake line?


Thanks in advance!!!

Notice the extra brake line. It is actually a loop that sticks out about 6 inches straight to the left.

hBars2.jpg


Not bad from the other side, will be better once I have the black 2-1 exhaust on with pod filters and the rejet. Oh and don't forget the polishing job I have ahead of me.

hBars4.jpg


This is the seat, tank, and tail piece I want to get.

450E.jpg
 
Seems like an awful lot of work to do, especially when you can just get an "E" or "S" model for not too much money,...
 
I'd get new cables. Order the ones for the E or S model. Should fit much better.
 
renobruce said:
I'd get new cables. Order the ones for the E or S model. Should fit much better.
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Brilliant! =D> Now why didn't I think of that? :-k


UncleMike said:
Seems like an awful lot of work to do, especially when you can just get an "E" or "S" model for not too much money,...
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That's a good point, but I already have two bikes, and I enjoy the work. Besides if I am going to buy a new bike you can bet it's going to be at least twice the displacement as a 450!
 
Well, to each their own.

I'd just make a bike totally my own, rather than trying to make a doppleganger of a bike that's already out there.
 
UncleMike said:
Well, to each their own.

I'd just make a bike totally my own, rather than trying to make a doppleganger of a bike that's already out there.
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I agree with you. It will be my own by the time I am done, I'll be sure to keep everyone updated. It's not my intention to make a replica of the 450E, but to use some of its styling. Especially its seat; the seat on the L model is HORRIBLE!

Have a good one! :D
 
hipster said:
Especially its seat; the seat on the L model is HORRIBLE!
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Couldn't agree more. We'll compare our 450L's when we're both done modding them. They've gotta be better than stock, right?
 
Mike,
How close are you to Elmira or Corning, NY? I'm about 20 minutes from Elmira and 40 from Corning and Binghamton.
 
Good to know, maybe sometime we can meet up.... after I get my bike in good working order that is.... 8O
 
Funny you should say that, I'll be there this Sunday!
small world....
 
forget the new tank and tailpiece, your bike would look badass with a low cafe style seat.

somthing like the one on here looks like it would work.

78cb550.jpg


you may have to do a little fabrication to get it to work.

that woud be cheaper and look better than changing the tank and bodywork.

just my $.02. it is your bike after all.
 
sagent.... you are dead on. That is what I want, a seat like that!
What model Honda is that? Do you know of any other models that have a similar seat? Many thanks.


sagent said:
forget the new tank and tailpiece, your bike would look badass with a low cafe style seat.

somthing like the one on here looks like it would work.

78cb550.jpg


you may have to do a little fabrication to get it to work.

that woud be cheaper and look better than changing the tank and bodywork.

just my $.02. it is your bike after all.
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hipster said:
sagent.... you are dead on. That is what I want, a seat like that!
What model Honda is that? Do you know of any other models that have a similar seat? Many thanks.
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lol :lol: what can I say, I know my cafe's

the bike pictured is a 78 honda cb550 I am unsure of wherther or not the seat is stock, probably not.

I got the pic from www.caferace.com they have links to a few cafe racer parts places so start your search there

if all else fails you may be able to get a custom seat made but that will be expensive. I have to believe that there are seats out there that would work. and then there is always ebay. If I come across anything I will post it.
 
Thanks again sir.
There is a guy near me that has about 4 tractor trailers (just the trailer, not the tractor) sitting behind his house and an old barn filled with misc. bike parts from all vintages. I'll see what he has. It's always a treat going to see this guy, walking through is back yard with dogs at the ends of their chains trying to bite your leg off, stepping over old bikes and quads sinking into the ground, and not to mention the character he is....
I bet there are a lot of eclectic bike collectors like this guy around the country.

sagent said:
hipster said:
sagent.... you are dead on. That is what I want, a seat like that!
What model Honda is that? Do you know of any other models that have a similar seat? Many thanks.
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lol :lol: what can I say, I know my cafe's

the bike pictured is a 78 honda cb550 I am unsure of wherther or not the seat is stock, probably not.

I got the pic from www.caferace.com they have links to a few cafe racer parts places so start your search there

if all else fails you may be able to get a custom seat made but that will be expensive. I have to believe that there are seats out there that would work. and then there is always ebay. If I come across anything I will post it.
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sagent said:
forget the new tank and tailpiece, your bike would look badass with a low cafe style seat.

somthing like the one on here looks like it would work.

78cb550.jpg


you may have to do a little fabrication to get it to work.

that woud be cheaper and look better than changing the tank and bodywork.

just my $.02. it is your bike after all.
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I love it. I want it. I need it. This is exactly the kind of seat I've been looking for since I got my 450. How do I make this happen?
 
Actually after thinking about it, If you knew a good way to re-cover the seat you could cut down the foam in the L seat. What a lot of people do for foam is to just take an electric turkey carving knife and go to town. If you left the step up from the L seat and shaped the back portion into a kind of half dome it would look perfect. Problem is that you will definately need a new cover, But that is still cheaper than a whole seat pan etc.


It would look somthing like this:

Lcafe.jpg


as opposed to before:

hBars4.jpg



... I apologize for the poor photoshop quality, the only Image editing program I have at work is mspaint.
 
I like the modified seat very much. The only thing is I have never covered a seat before and know NOTHING about it. What does it cost? How do you do it? Are there different style covers? How would I find one that fits my application?
I guess a search of the forum is in order... Thanks for the info and the photo editing/preview.

Take care
 
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