Loving the content. Wish I had this kind of instruction when I built my K75S Cafe, which came out great, just had to learn a lot on my own. Picking up a '79 CX500 in a few weeks once I move from LA to Seattle. With the weather change, figured I needed a new project to keep me busy this winter. Still on the fence re: the mono shock or stock backend. I'll be fabbing some things up to see which look fits what I have brewing in my head / photoshop. Def going with the upgraded forks, love the wire wheels, and def going with a rear disc. Electronics, going to follow a similar route to you and go motogadget. Just followed you on IG, looking forward to posting progress once I get going! Thanks again for all the great content and info!
Glad you like it! As far as a rear disc option you should look into a CB900c rear hub as its a bolt on with disc. My original plan with this bike was just that with a goldwing 17 inch rear hoop.
@@BrickHouseBuilds Good tip, I was looking at this from Cognito Motor, was looking at the front assembly as well. cognitomoto.com/products/cx500-rear-hub-disc-brake-conversion?variant=22811889985
Would’ve loved to see some polishing wheel action with compound splattering all over you, the bike, the wall behind, etc. Ha! It get messy enough with my Drexel. BTW, try Harbor Freight for the polishing wheels.
Ive used cheaper wheels and do not prefer them. Id like to try some more legit ones if I get a more extensive polishing project ahead. I do have some footage of polishing the starter that may end up in a video depending on how I edit it.
I noticed you did not torque anything on the inside. How important do you think that step is? Center bolt should be 65 pounds torque I saw on another RU-vid video
I may not have shown it but I would have torqued the clutch spring bolts. The center I used a punch to get it tightened down before folding the locking tabs.
I just watched it again to review and I know I went back to check the spring bolts. I do a lot of stuff like this and have a pretty good feel but don't rely on that alone. I try to show a lot but there is always some boring stuff that gets cut out to keep the videos within a reasonable length.
Ya. I was just wondering that’s all. In the other video i saw the gentleman had a special nut to remove the larger one inside. Im trying to learn as i think id like to tackle a build after this winter. Will be my first build, and im quite “green” as a mechanic
