Bought my first bike..

[82BlackHawkBobber]

Bought my first bike back in late Nov.  1982 Honda CB450SC.
currently in the process of "bobbing" it out.
disassembled the bike(removed engine, all wiring, fairings, all lights, etc.)  bassically just a rolling frame right now.
in the process of stripping the old paintoff the frame.
my brothers working on the wiring(currently need a new CDI box)

my plans for "mods"/things i need to replace are:
fuel tank(previous owner put drag bars on it, and hammered in the corners of the tank to allow him to turn... )
CDI box,
re-wire bike,
bullet turn signals for the rear, ill need a brakelight as well...
id like to get controls from a harley sportster (on/run, turn signals etc.)
new headlight but same style as OE (headlight was all screwy and siliconed....badly) 
id like a new brake resevoir/lever and clutch lever as well - if possible id also like them off a harley sporster,
im thinking of rhino-lining the frame once its ready for "paint", but im not 100% sure yet.
i need to replace the forks - i would just get the seals replaced but it appears someone else has messed with them....many times.

anyways....i cant think of anything else for now....but ill post "progress" pics as soon as i can.

[Hangster]

  welcome to the forums , congrats on the bike and have a look at the project threads for some kick ass ideas on bobbers (teamnaptime is a rockin)   

[hppants]

Welcome to the group - looking forward to reading about your project.

[detdrbuzzard]

hello and  to NHF 82blackhawkbobbe. the handle bars on your bike is 7/8" and sporster bars are 1"

[82BlackHawkBobber]

hello and  to NHF 82blackhawkbobbe. the handle bars on your bike is 7/8" and sporster bars are 1"

i know, i checked that when i got the idea for the sportster controls n crap.  my brother has an 08 sportster 883(which i absolutely love, but i think harleys are WAY over priced)  and i really like the....simplicity, of the controls.  Also i think it would give my bike a slightly more modern look to it.  I'll have to double check everything, but i believe all i need are different risers and handlebars.  at first i was thinking of just getting a complete tree/fork set off a sportster and swaping them, but it would cost way more than it would be worth.

[82BlackHawkBobber]

here are some more pics.  more to come as well.  brother welded the license-plate bracket right behind the seat.  yes i checked the clearance distance from the tire with weight on the bike.  im going to replace the shocks with black ones anyways.

[Custom82Hawk]

looking good so far, there's a lot you can do with that bike, i've got quite a few posts and some videos of my 82 450 bobber.  might give ya a few ideas :)

[happycommuter]

my brother has an 08 sportster 883(which i absolutely love, but i think harleys are WAY over priced)  and i really like the....simplicity, of the controls.

Have you actually used them?  Admittedly my experience is attempting to start the engine and having the right blinker start flashing, but I've read about how downright dangerous they are:

The indicators were ... devices with a significantly worse UI than even BMW manage (yes, it is possible) - one clickless feedback-free button on each bar, push once to indicate, again to cancel...made much worse by the addition of 'intelligent' self-cancelling, which cancelled the indicator at its own whim, based only on an algorithmic combination of time & instantaneous turn angle. So, you'd start to indicate, look at your knackers to check that yes, in fact, you were indicating, & then it would spontaneously stop. When you pushed the button again to cancel it you'd actually start it up again...

In one 30 minute test-ride I was caught out several times & nearly flattened once because of this 'feature' ...I indicated right on approach, & while thu'penny bitting round this mini-roundabout... the indicator self-cancelled & a van decided that I was turning right as indicated, & overtook me mid-roundabout on the inside.

http://www.goingfaster.com/angst/haylockreview.htm

[82BlackHawkBobber]

yes sir.  my brother used to let me ride it (back before a cop ran a red light and totaled his VW....leaving him with just the bike)  and i never had any problems with it. 

[82BlackHawkBobber]

stripping the paint/bare frame

[Brittles]

The indicators were ... devices with a significantly worse UI than even BMW manage (yes, it is possible) - one clickless feedback-free button on each bar, push once to indicate, again to cancel...made much worse by the addition of 'intelligent' self-cancelling, which cancelled the indicator at its own whim, based only on an algorithmic combination of time & instantaneous turn angle.

 

Time has nothing to do with the signals canceling. It's based on distance and/or lean angle only. Believe it or not, this feature actually works good (better than any bike I've ever ridden with self canceling signals) though I could see how it might not work very well in a roundabout.   

      82BlackHawkBobber ................chop away.

[82BlackHawkBobber]

thanks brittles!    this is a weekend/day off project, so ill get to finish stripping the paint tomorrow, repaint it (with some sort of bed-liner)  then look for a tank, CDI box,possibly the coil/plugs as well, order the harley controls, and go from there   

[hppants]

signals canceling. It's based on distance and/or lean angle only.

Brittles, does the 700s have this feature?  It would be hard for me to tell.  As a newb, I'm probably not leaning near enough... 

[Brittles]

signals canceling. It's based on distance and/or lean angle only.

Brittles, does the 700s have this feature?  It would be hard for me to tell.  As a newb, I'm probably not leaning near enough... 

No, not self canceling on the 700s.

[teamnaptime]

sweet another custom hawk !!

welcome to the forum 

[82BlackHawkBobber]

aight, after being lazy for a few weeks i finally re-painted the frame. used krylon grill-paint.  worked wonderfuly.  might put one coat of bed-liner on it too. 
I also got my new turn signals in from amazon.  wanted black ones but all they had was chrome.....so i painted them as well. looks like they came black!    kinda mocked up the rear turns 4 pics.

[82BlackHawkBobber]

brother also got creative with the old muffler    made an ashtray out of it, an old bike chain, bike sprocket, and pos wrench.  pretty cool really. 
anyways - ive been searching for a tank close to, or the same as OE.  main issue im having is finding one with a wide enough channel/tunel to fit the frame.  wht other tanks (if any) will fit this frame?  i was possibly thinking the older rebel tanks, buuut im not sure.   id like somthing like the OE tank, or a harley sportster peanut tank.  any ideas?....without modding the frame.

[Zugzug]

Tons of tanks on ebay. Most of them are made with tabs so all you have to do is drill and tap.

[goeatnails]

the guy you got it from is a moe...when you put drags on a honda you can flip the headset around so the bars get like 3" of extra reach...good luck man and long live the custom hawk

[jerjohn]

I still have my old tank if your interested. It needs to be cleaned and coated. I see youre in texas, PM me with your location maybe we can work something out.