…on the cb650 the other night right before a ride.

I found a used set on eBay for $27. Got them in the mail in a few days.

• lubed them with various cleaning / greasing shit
• cleaned the throttle sleeve and put a thin layer of grease between the sleeve and the handlebar to keep it smooth
• made sure the mushrooms were feelin fresh
• since I had all the tools out, I took the 450 throttle cable apart too and lubed it up, to make sure both bikes cables were feelin smooth as shit

I’m always curious as to how people mount their custom seats. Well, this is my design. I welded 3/16″ steel bar and tapped them out for M10 1.25 screws which mount from the top and will be covered by the seat padding.

Stripping paint is messy.

Helped Andrew raw out his 360t tank.

I’ve been back from Japan/Korea for two weeks and been trying to spend all my free time on my 360t. I worked out two big improvements in my opinion. First I lowered the gauges by remounting the bracket under the triple tree instead of on top. Even know its only half an inch (if that) i feel it really helps to tuck them down. I thought this would be a quick fix, but course it wasn’t. I had to file down the triple tree and bend the bracket to get it to fit.

The second big thing I did to the front end was take off my horn (still trying to figure out where to put it) and re-wired my key to where my tool box use to be. This REALLY cleans up the front triangle a lot! I’m stoked on the look. I’m debating trimming down the fender but havent made up my mind yet.

With the help of Adam and some T9 I also rawed out my tank. Except for some more polishing and some touch up paint, the front end is pretty much complete. Up next is a new seat and hopefully some custom side panels. I’m slowly working my way down the bike.

-Andrew

Before and After.

Before and After… using the same lens would have helped, but you can kinda see how the speedo sits lower.

I’m digging my new key spot… switch the key then kick the bike!