tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75431223831318246742011-04-21T11:46:06.179-07:00Thuggity McThuggersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11571231981521568692noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543122383131824674.post-41056708780188522852008-11-02T12:33:00.000-08:002008-11-10T20:02:00.139-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Xj3y_Mcepv0/SQ4SyyyrTmI/AAAAAAAAABU/fx3nUOQY5Dg/s1600-h/3a7c_1_sbl.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Xj3y_Mcepv0/SQ4SyyyrTmI/AAAAAAAAABU/fx3nUOQY5Dg/s320/3a7c_1_sbl.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264165678279773794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Xj3y_Mcepv0/SQ4Sk_WEGkI/AAAAAAAAABM/4dUbK6Rt1i8/s1600-h/BlkMiniBulletAmberLit350.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Xj3y_Mcepv0/SQ4Sk_WEGkI/AAAAAAAAABM/4dUbK6Rt1i8/s320/BlkMiniBulletAmberLit350.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264165441131256386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Xj3y_Mcepv0/SQ4SkcV177I/AAAAAAAAABE/NSTYwakxrkw/s1600-h/img-4438.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Xj3y_Mcepv0/SQ4SkcV177I/AAAAAAAAABE/NSTYwakxrkw/s320/img-4438.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264165431735087026" /></a><div><br />I've been ordering as much stuff for my bike as my poor wallet can afford  and still unfortunately still have a lot more things to look for before this bike really even starts to take shape as a cafe.  so far i have bought a cb550 brake caliper in great condition because as you can see in the previous post, my stocker is garbage... couldn't stop a reluctant turtle.  anywhoo... also got some bright new turn signals coming, ruthlessly biting <a href="http://www.austincaferacer.com/">Austin cafe racer's</a> style on this one.  As to the sad amount of corrosion on the exhaust, i'll be sandblasting it and painting the whole thing hi-temp black, then doing some header wrap, black of course.  <div><br /></div><div>So as it stands right now, here's the complete proposed  parts list.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Header wrap</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">front and rear signals</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); ">front brake caliper</span><br /></div><div>rearsets</div><div>cafe seat</div><div>drag bars or tarrozzi clip ons</div><div>napoleon bar end mirrors</div><div>rear shocks</div><div>new rubber (avon roadrunners)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7543122383131824674-4105670878018852285?l=dopemanattire.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Thuggity McThuggersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11571231981521568692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543122383131824674.post-78286723412674591812008-10-30T19:36:00.000-07:002008-11-02T13:13:40.820-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Xj3y_Mcepv0/SQ4X-tOwylI/AAAAAAAAABs/HBYqjyy8IKM/s1600-h/IMG_0985.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Xj3y_Mcepv0/SQ4X-tOwylI/AAAAAAAAABs/HBYqjyy8IKM/s320/IMG_0985.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264171380503530066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Xj3y_Mcepv0/SQ4X-YoCg4I/AAAAAAAAABk/K_Fx-ppFbtU/s1600-h/IMG_0984.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Xj3y_Mcepv0/SQ4X-YoCg4I/AAAAAAAAABk/K_Fx-ppFbtU/s320/IMG_0984.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264171374972404610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Xj3y_Mcepv0/SQ4X98jD6KI/AAAAAAAAABc/aMHz89EiSqQ/s1600-h/IMG_0983.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Xj3y_Mcepv0/SQ4X98jD6KI/AAAAAAAAABc/aMHz89EiSqQ/s320/IMG_0983.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264171367435331746" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Xj3y_Mcepv0/SQpw891AemI/AAAAAAAAAAw/5u2mqMRAuaI/s1600-h/IMG_0983.jpg"><br /></a><div><br /></div><div>Here's my bike,  it's a 1973 Honda CB500K2 with just over 14k  miles.  the previous owner must have painted it, and put on the aftermarket exhaust, luggage rack and turn signals, i don't believe any of these are stock... </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7543122383131824674-7828672341267459181?l=dopemanattire.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Thuggity McThuggersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11571231981521568692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543122383131824674.post-89492379063858328862008-10-30T19:20:00.000-07:002008-10-30T19:25:21.285-07:00this is the real story of one motorcycle, picked to live in a garage, be worked on, and have it's transformation taped, to find out when bikes stop being polite and start getting cafe'd<div><br /></div><div>THE CAFE WORLD.  Nor Cal</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7543122383131824674-8949237906385832886?l=dopemanattire.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Thuggity McThuggersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11571231981521568692noreply@blogger.com0