Great pics!
Here is a stand on eBay....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1961-1968-Hon ... 2ee60eea54
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jensey wrote:I have a few original brackets, but I made one out of good material, not / less prone to cracking and/or bending.
jensey wrote:I have a few original brackets, but I made one out of good material, not / less prone to cracking and/or bending.
sdaigle240 wrote:you guys are always so damn helpful! thank you.
I was considering that stand, fair price but not too far off a new repo.
sounds like ive got myself an excuse to make a bracket. looks simple enough and i see cb450/350 stands (just the arm) for like 20$ on ebay.
sdaigle240 wrote:while i certainly cant disagree... and always value your advice, LM
I am who i am because of my routine choices to fabricate items over buy them.
The cost is time, and often failure. The reward is a life time of knowledge.
not a toot my horn comment, but my race car runs on entirely modified suspension. I've extended the control arms. relocated the steering rack. relocated the tie rod mounts etc. that was a ton of work and a ton of time but the skills i picked up have already paid themselves off and the pride of having done it myself is priceless. I'm sure as i get older (31) ill have a lot less energy to take on these ideas. Enjoying it while it lasts!
G-Man wrote:Steve
There are times when buying stuff is the only answer but any investment in education and skills is money and time well spent.
I bought my first hydraulic press and built jigs (not the recent Honda ones) for less than the price of a reconditioned crank. The bike that got that crank is with a collector in Belgium and the whole thing was built out of left-over parts and bits that I'd made myself.
You'll never lose the urge to learn and make parts. That's what keeps us 'young' and enthusiastic. Better to be an enthusiastic amateur than an unenthusiastic professional..... :-)
Just let us know what you come up with.....
To quote my friend from Georgia. "No pictures, and it never happened..."
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sdaigle240 wrote:while i certainly cant disagree... and always value your advice, LM
I am who i am because of my routine choices to fabricate items over buy them.
The cost is time, and often failure. The reward is a life time of knowledge.
not a toot my horn comment, but my race car runs on entirely modified suspension. I've extended the control arms. relocated the steering rack. relocated the tie rod mounts etc. that was a ton of work and a ton of time but the skills i picked up have already paid themselves off and the pride of having done it myself is priceless. I'm sure as i get older (31) ill have a lot less energy to take on these ideas. Enjoying it while it lasts!