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My first cafe racer, 1979 Limited!

chelseafan250

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Hey guys,
My name is Ben, I'm 18 years old and just graduated high school this past month. Alot of you have been extraordinarily influential in my first motorcycle build. I've been on this site hundreds of times getting help from all of you, and I figured I'd post the fruits of my (and your) labor. Thanks to all the contributors, hope you like it!
 

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Dirtdigger's right. And I prefer this model because I like the open space under the seat. The fuse box is relocated onto the front of the frame, beneath the handlebars and behind the forks. I gotta say, the biggest challenge was hiding the electronics underneath the gas tank, but they do all squeeze in. Another tricky thing was the LED turn signals, which needed a special LED signal relay because those little lights don't draw nearly enough energy to trip the original incandescent relay. She's all finished now, just tuning up the carbs and going over a few little odds and ends. Thanks for commenting!
 
Sure thing. I'm away at college right now, but I'll be home briefly for fall break in early october, so I'll post them then. I'll warn you, unlike the battery the electronics aren't very elegantly arranged. I did arrange them to fit though. The battery was a cool little aspect though. I modeled this build off a bike from Steel Bent Customs, so I placed the battery where I saw they placed it. Then I had a fabricator weld some tabs in place to keep it from sliding around. From there I just bent a strip of 1/8'' aluminum to fit the contour of the battery and bolted it to the tabs. Here's the link to the bike I modeled it after, this might help Claydog:
http://thebikeshed.cc/2013/01/10/cb750-the-hoang-build/
 
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