Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Bocaj Industries - 1971 Honda CL350

A couple of improvements to mention today.  Being the dead of winter here in good old Wisconsin, I haven't gotten much opportunity to get out in the garage and weld.  So the seat sits, still mocked up in cardboard waiting to realize it's full potential as a shiny metal creation.  Oddly enough, I did find enough time to stare at this thing for a while only to realize I don't care much for the line of the front end.  The gauges and headlight bucket are too high as well as the handlebars...So, I decided to tear it all down and try a new approach.  I'll be running new headlight ears moved lower on the trees and will fabricate a new bracket for the tachometer and speedometer to lower them as well.  I've also decided to run clip-on handlebars to lower the stance of the bars while bringing up the angle of the grips for a more comfortable ride compared to the one piece clubman bars I had on before.   The idea is to make the gas cap the highest part of the line of the bike.  In the process of making these changes I've refinished the headlight bucket to match the bare metal tank and polished the hell out of the triple tree.

-Bocaj