CB360 Brat Progress

Well the CB360 is almost done. It's been a while since I posted on it so I'll try to catch you up in one shot. I seemed to work out all the small stuff that goes along with building a bike. Got the light mounted and the brakes all sorted out. I needed to tackle a seat so I got out the sheet and started pounding away. got it all pounded out and took it and some ostrich skin I had at the house to a local upholstery shop. They did a killer job and the color really compliments the bike.

Once that was done, I had a horrible time trying to get it running right. After a lot of research I discovered that these bike and carbs really hate to have pod filters and short exhaust. With that in mind, I sent my carbs off to CrazyPJ in Florida to modify the air jets. The problem isn't so much with the volume of air that they are sucking in, but rather the lack of calm air. I still have the cheap pods on but will be upgrading to some better filters soon.

My buddy Dallas stopped by one day and I told him that I really needed a set of mufflers to get the exhaust extended past the rear axle and quiet the beast down. He just happened to have a set of Harley take offs in the back of his truck. A little cutting and welding later and I had them mounted up.

Now that the bike is all together and my pipes and carbs are done, I've been running it a bit and have some new issues. 1. It will surge initially and stay elevated. That may be an advancer issue so I need to check that. 2. It's also hissing some oil out the seal at the kicker. That worries me in that it may not be getting enough oil flow so I'm gonna make sure it's getting oil in the top end, check the breather and replace that seal.

To be continued...

Triumph Chop - Mock Up

Latest mock up. Picking up my motor this week so I really need to get the sissy bar and tail light mount done this weekend.

Also, it's never to early to exposing the kids to metal fab!

1975 CB360 Brat - Part 3 - Brake Rotor

Started drilling my brake rotor. 93 holes times 2 drill sizes, 186 pulls of the lever.

1975 CB360 Brat - Part 2 - Inspiration

Started going through the process of obtaining a title for this bike. Went to DMV and paid $7 to get the name and address of the last titled owner. Paid another $3 for a certified letter to that address that will hopefully be returned to me. Next step is to take that unopened letter to the Motor Vehicle Investigator and have him run the VIN and give me a title.

Other than that, ordered 2 Dunlop K70's 4.00x18, bought a front caliper, kickstand, master cylinder, gasket set, wheel bearings, tapered neck bearings, gaitors, and some other odds and ends to kick this thing off. Also found my inspiration bike. Not going too custom on this build, pretty run of the mill.

1974 Honda CB360 Street Tracker Brat Build -1

Picked up this pile for $200 the other day. Been wanting to building a street tracker/brat hybrid for a while now and this is the perfect platform for it. First order of business was to strip the whole bike and detab the frame. Ground it all smooth and it's now ready for reassembly.

Set of Rabbit Ears for a Chop Cult Buddy

A guy from Chicago saw my build on Chopcult and wanted a set of 1" bars in the same style. 

Triumph Chop - Rabbit Ear Bars

Work on the bike has been pretty stagnant lately so I decided I would try and get some bars done this weekend to kick it back into gear. 

Started out making some aluminum inserts for the top clamp since I had a 7/8" hole to fill. Then bent up some 7/8" DOM and made some bungs that got welded into the bottom and threaded for 1/2-13. I haven't welded in the brace yet, but you get the idea. Will post some pics of the finished product when I get it done.