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Re: 'Diamond in the rough'
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 9:24 pm
by steve murdoch icoa #5322
bikeymikey748 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 02, 2020 3:37 pm
AshishNJ wrote: ↑Tue Jun 02, 2020 2:25 pm
...What is that hose coming out of the center of stem ?
It’s the vent tube from my fuel tank. You can see it in this stylin’ pic.
There’s mention of it as ways back in this build thread when I was working on the tank.
What is this? An ad for nail polish?
Re: 'Diamond in the rough'
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2020 6:52 am
by Syscrush
AshishNJ wrote: ↑Tue Jun 02, 2020 7:07 pm
And I thought I was going to build the best out there
What you can do for sure is build the best
for your tastes and needs. That's all any of us can do.
Re: 'Diamond in the rough'
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2020 10:56 am
by bikeymikey748
AshishNJ wrote: ↑Tue Jun 02, 2020 7:07 pm
OMG . I have not seen a CBX this beautiful !
Any more pictures somewhere ?
And I thought I was going to build the best out there
Very kind of you to say, there are pics of it here and there (I’m an unrepentant self-promoter). But Phil took the words out of my mouth. The most important aspect of any build is to make it your own, something that appeals to you.
I was going for a ‘manly aftershave’ sort of pic, but now you mention it...nail polish might be an untested market as well. Stay tuned to this page
Re: 'Diamond in the rough'
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2020 12:46 pm
by AshishNJ
Would love to hear this beast nonetheless
Re: 'Diamond in the rough'
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2020 4:13 pm
by bikeymikey748
More details.
Never impressed with the faux louvers on the RH hose cover (bolts to the clutch cover).
Thought ‘bout painting the sunken areas flat black and then...rediscovered some old alloy speaker covers I had scavenged off a portable radio that I had trash-canned!
A bit of time on the drill press with some carbide burrs to open the cover up, a rough up with my sand-blaster, a re-spray of paint with my hobby gun, and Bob’s yer Uncle
Finished just in time for scotch ‘o clock
Re: 'Diamond in the rough'
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2020 5:27 pm
by jt
That's really nice !!!!!!!!!
Re: 'Diamond in the rough'
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2020 9:20 pm
by steve murdoch icoa #5322
Cool beans, Daddy-O.
Re: 'Diamond in the rough'
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2021 10:22 am
by Syscrush
I'm just checking in to say that I still really love this bike.
Re: 'Diamond in the rough'
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2021 12:01 pm
by hondaman160mph
Beautiful job. Whether you like this style or not is
irrelevant. Your fabrication skills are to be commended.
And because everyone has an opinion, the four bolts on
the rear secondary fender should be black.
Re: 'Diamond in the rough'
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2021 8:40 pm
by bikeymikey748
I'm just checking in to say that I still really love this bike.
Thanks for the love, Phil, it means a lot
Re: 'Diamond in the rough'
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 9:27 am
by Syscrush
My sincere wish is that you hold onto that bike long enough for me to get mine road-worthy and out to MTL again for a proper ride & a beer or two.
Re: 'Diamond in the rough'
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 7:29 pm
by bikeymikey748
My sincere wish is that you hold onto that bike long enough for me to get mine road-worthy and out to MTL again for a proper ride & a beer or two.
Now THAT is something to look forward to. Oh and, zero chance of the ‘X’ leaving my sweaty palms anytime soon
Re: 'Diamond in the rough'
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 8:45 pm
by steve murdoch icoa #5322
Any more Hooliganism and the Surete might relieve you of that beauty.
Re: 'Diamond in the rough'
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2021 10:39 am
by bikeymikey748
Any more Hooliganism and the Surete might relieve you of that beauty.
Steve-O, they’ll never take me alive
Have you managed a ride yet this year?
Re: 'Diamond in the rough'
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2021 8:36 pm
by steve murdoch icoa #5322
Not yet, Mikey.
The roads are still a mess with all the winter debris but the weather looks promising for the weekend.
