My CB Bobber

**Henryinva** · 01-24-2009, 10:11 PM

Hi,
Name is Henry and I am in Roanke, Va. Been reading this forum for a while now and finally joined up and am posting some pics of my 74 Cb450 that I am building from more or less, scratch. I realize this is a Rebel site, but hey, my CB's kin....
Anyways, bought this CB for 100 bucks and promptly cut it in half! Heres what I started with and where its at now.
Let me know what ya think of it!

Henry

Link to all my build pics:

http://community.webshots.com/user/Henryinva

**SOCKinside** · 01-25-2009, 01:17 PM

wow the bike looks really good, i was looking into those seat springs, how tall are they and do they work for u?

**Henryinva** · 01-25-2009, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by SOCKinside

wow the bike looks really good, i was looking into those seat springs, how tall are they and do they work for u?

Thanks for the compliment on my build, its appreciated!

The springs are 3 inches tall. I put them on for looks for the most part as my front seat mount is not hinged and the mount is 2 inch wide 3/16 steel bar. So, theres not much give there. Bike wasnt built for comfort, more for looks. People I've talked to say that they give you a decent ride, but the bike is a rigid so take that into account. Built for round town and bar hoppin, not for cruising 100 miles up the road. Like I said, mostly for looks. If your looking for comfort, rear swingarm and a set of shocks.

My two cents..

Henry

**AlabamaRebel** · 01-25-2009, 06:58 PM

Nice ride man! Good work.

**Henryinva** · 01-25-2009, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by AlabamaRebel

Nice ride man! Good work.

Thanks, lotta hours in it...

Henry

**AlabamaRebel** · 01-25-2009, 09:47 PM

I can imagine. I've got quite a few in my bobber project so far, and it's not near as clean as yours.

**SOCKinside** · 01-26-2009, 12:13 AM

yeah mine is only good for bar hoppin too, no shocks either after extending the swing arm i just made drop bars to replace the shocks and slammed it. as of my seat its just a piece of aluminum. thats why i was thinking of those hairpin springs,looks good. thanks for the info.

**Henryinva** · 01-26-2009, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by SOCKinside

yeah mine is only good for bar hoppin too, no shocks either after extending the swing arm i just made drop bars to replace the shocks and slammed it. as of my seat its just a piece of aluminum. thats why i was thinking of those hairpin springs,looks good. thanks for the info.

Well, I think that these springs look cool as hell compared to the regular wound springs that everyone has. The wound springs supposedly give a cushier ride, but coolness won out on my bike.....If you want a little cushion though, hinge the front seat mount and then use wich ever you decide on.

picking up my two cents now.....

Henry

**AlabamaRebel** · 01-26-2009, 02:31 PM

I thought about going with a springer seat on my bobber at first, but changed my mind when I thought about ride quality. Right now the Rebel is going to be my primary ride. In about 10 months i'll be getting something bigger. Then I plan to start all over and do some interesting stuff. I'm playing around with the idea of an air ride suspension, and maybe an air ride seat. If, I can make it fit. I may even look into going with a single sided swing arm. That should make for a unique looking bobber.

**Henryinva** · 01-26-2009, 02:50 PM

No doubt on the single sided looking unique. Im thinking of trading my old Porsche for a GS750 right now, that would be my next build. We'll see if the guy comes thru on it.

Henry

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