76 Cafe "Triple 9"

[Devo26]

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The bike didn't run right, so the first thing I did was bought one of randakk's kits and rebuilt the carbs. I did one half first and then laid them together for comparison. The bike still didn't run right so I made a timing light and re-timed it. Things got a lot better so I borrowed some vacuum gauges and balanced the carbs. As soon as I hit the sweet spot I knew it. She finally started purring like a kitten... I jumped on and could not believe the difference. This is a fun bike to ride! I replaced the timing belt and all of the filters and she hasn't had an issue since.

[Devo26]

Here are my renderings I did over time. Slowly it evolved until I finally finished.

Photochopped 3d tank.jpg

GLCB Cafe with side cover3.jpg

I do 3D design for a living so I took some measurements and designed some new shelter panels around the existing lid. I overlaid the 3d image on the bike to produce the following image.

Photochopped 3d tank.jpg

After seeing some classic dodge car with a similar stripe, I knew that's what I wanted to do for the paint scheme. The following picture was my last rendering I did.

Bumblebee stripe 2.jpg

For some reason it puts my first rendering last?

[ritalz]

You've done some nice work there.

[ericheath]

Awesome!! Thanks for sharing your work.

[ole496]

Wow, that's a great looking bike - nice job!

[Casper]

Great job Devo26. A very fine example of a cafe GoldWing.

[Pony Ruiz]

lots of nice details.

the muffler - aftermarket. bmw, triumph, none of the above?

goes good with the scheme.

100hrs on the shelter....that is some serious time. no matter looks good / you had "fun" right!

[jimmyz3286]

Nicely done. I like your solution to making your vision work. It was what you want so you found a way to create or modify it.

[Norbert R]

Dude my hat is off to you! What a stunning creation - I can see why it took you 3 years ! Wish I had that much patience and skill

[Roady]

You've created a beautiful thing, you can be very proud of that one.

[Brant]

Stunningly beautiful !!

[CYBORG]

i REALLY like this creation. i always say, "its in the details", and you have proven me correct. i like the mufflers instead of the straight pipes. draws the eye back and makes the bike look long and low. i feel your pain on the glass work, and your addiction to polishing. i share both

[BruteSquad]

Beautiful bike! I'm just starting on my journey and look forward to reading your full writeup. This is another good example of something I'd like to shoot for.

[Devo26]

lots of nice details.

the muffler - aftermarket. bmw, triumph, none of the above?

goes good with the scheme.

100hrs on the shelter....that is some serious time. no matter looks good / you had "fun" right!

The mufflers are "Dunstall Style Reverse Cone" from Dime City Cycles. Good quality, good sound and cheap to boot. $55/ea and they bolt right up with a slight bend to the bracket they come with.

http://www.dimecitycycles.com/vintage-c ... 84051.html


I will post some more pictures of the "details" soon

[Easter]

"A+" can't do better than that!