First things first. Lose the centre stand and the side panel tags. No problems... a quick hit with the grinder, and she'll come up a treat. WRONG! Try around 4 hours of grinding and hand filing - not all in one hit as is true to my form though. 15 mins here, 15 mins there, 5 mins before I jump into the car for work.
Ugh. Hand filing is the pits. But comes up a treat.
Next problem. Welding new bits on. I have access to a MIG and an ARC welder, but the owner, unfortunately can weld, but not good enough for the CB. And me? Never welded in my life. Does soldering speaker wires count?
A call to my friendly local crash repair/ frame straightener/ custom workshop, reveals somewhere between $440 and $800 should get me what I want done to the frame.
The idea? Satin black epoxy paint, a hoop welded to the subframe, tags for a rear fender and 'inner guard', and maybe a little stiffening here and there. The rear end of the bike should end up looking like the CRD (Cafe Racer Dreams) bike below.
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