I like the 19" rear wheel, gives it an old time Brit bike look. Well suited for a cafe bike.
I just worry it's going to look like a DONK with the wheels that large. We'll see how it pans out. As of right now I've put the brakes on this project until I finish some other higher priority bike stuff.
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- Thu May 16, 2013 8:35 am
- Forum: Restoration Projects
- Topic: cab77 Dreamhawk project
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- Tue Apr 23, 2013 12:40 pm
- Forum: Restoration Projects
- Topic: cab77 Dreamhawk project
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Messing around some more in photoshop. I will probably fab up my own kickstand soon so I don't have to prop it up against stuff or have it sitting on the jack to keep from falling over. I think I can get a cl/cb350 one to work, just need to make a beefy bolt on mount.
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- Mon Apr 22, 2013 8:41 am
- Forum: Restoration Projects
- Topic: cab77 Dreamhawk project
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- Fri Apr 19, 2013 9:45 pm
- Forum: Restoration Projects
- Topic: cab77 Dreamhawk project
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Spent my lunch break in the sun figuring out the front end. The necks are the same dimensions for the bearing races, cups, etc. The main problem was the lower fork lock tab welded to the hawk frame, and the taper of at the top of the neck. First I cut off the tab, then I flared the dust shield to ...
- Thu Apr 18, 2013 10:24 pm
- Forum: Restoration Projects
- Topic: cab77 Dreamhawk project
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Started tinkering on this one again. I took the front end off the cl77 frame I got out of my recent acquisition. The fork lowers are aluminum, and I really like the steering damper. I removed the old crusty lower boots off to find some amazingly clean surfaces. Not a speck of rust or corrosion! What ...
- Thu Apr 04, 2013 12:38 pm
- Forum: Restoration Projects
- Topic: cab77 Dreamhawk project
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- Thu Apr 04, 2013 10:23 am
- Forum: Restoration Projects
- Topic: cab77 Dreamhawk project
- Replies: 32
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