I just place an order for my cafe seat. Its going to take about 2 weeks for them to fabricate it. I had to send them pics of my tank so they could get it just right and give them a deposit. In the mean time I can probably start looking for places in town that can do a stand up job of painting my tank and seat.
The seat will look a little something like this.
Comes from benjie’s site.
http://www.benjiescaferacer.com/home.html
There are three reasons why I like this style.
1. Its slim and follows the lines of the frame. (may reduce some weight)
2. Integrated brake light and license plate holder.
3. Comes primed and ready for paint and its already upholstered.
I can get it in alloy or fiberglass.
The Clymer manual calls for NGK D7ES plugs, but NGK doesn’t make that model anymore. Luckily we can use the NGK D7EA. I picked up four from Old Bike Barn.
http://www.oldbikebarn.com/NGK-D7EA-Standard-Projected-Insulator-Spark-Plug
Old Bike Barn also sells the Honda OEM Oil Filter. I’m going to change the oil the same day I replace the air filters and screw in the new plugs. Can’t wait to get my hands dirty.
There is something so cool about kick starting a motorcycle.
Kick start refers to a method of starting an internal combustion engine (usually that of a motorcycle) by pushing a ratcheting lever with one’s foot. Kick start mechanisms were almost universally a part of motorcycle engines before the mid-1970s, and were phased out of production over the next five years or so as electric starters became standard equipment for engine starting. There were some motorcycles produced that had both a kick starter and an electric starter.
via Wikipedia
I picked up a set of Clubman Ace bars. They wont be as comfortable as the high stock bars but they are going to look cool as shit.
I also ordered a set of new 39mm racing pod filters so I can remove the old chunky stock filter that probably hasn’t been changed out in 30+ years. Evidently the pod filters let in more air to the carburetors. Depending on who you talk to using pod filters will require a re-jetting of the carbs. I won’t know until after I install them.
Every thing already shipped out and should be here by next weekend. I also ordered a new throttle pull cable and new clutch cable.
I picked up a set of teeny tiny rear turn signals to replace the gargantuan ones I removed earlier. The casings are aluminum and the lenses are a smoke amber color. The small signals won’t pass inspection but at least the traffic behind me will know which way I’m turning.
