CB900C Brat

LED brake light / signals added to the rear hoop along with a license plate mount. Bar end mirrors can be seen clearly here, as well.

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4 years ago

Chopped the frame and welded a new hoop to mount the new seat. We also took this time to paint the headlight housing black and swap the cluster for a more modern and sleek speedometer.

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Sam Nichols

@prodbycaleb_ found it on Craigslist in Silverton CO, a tiny town in the mountains. It was in great shape when we got it for only $600

Caleb VanderPloeg

Really clean where did you find this CB

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4 years ago

After struggling to remove the original paint on the tank ourselves, we caved and had a local shop take over and paint it matte black. You’ll notice the new grips in this picture as well.

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4 years ago

With the engine pulled, we cleaned all of the gunk off the pistons and combustion chamber before replacing the rings, head gasket, checking valve clearance, swapping spark plugs, etc. Setting the timing upon reassembly was harder than it looks! We also did compression tests before and after the rebuild.

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4 years ago

The first few steps included removing the bulky bubble windshield, swapping the shocks with some nicer looking bling, and fabricating a small pan to hold the electronics under the seat. This sheet metal pan holds everything aside from the battery. We wanted to swap to a smaller Lithium Ion battery but couldn’t afford one.

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4 years ago