'78 Special Brat / Cafe Racer Build

Picked up a running '78 special from craigslist with PMA installed kickstart only. Took the battery box out and waiting for Counter Balance brat seat to arrive in a couple days, then plan on cutting the fender and make an electronics pan to hide all the wires.

 

seat came in today

 

Made an cut an aluminum electronics pan under the seat to hide all the wires.

 

Thanks for the info about the fuse box Fred ill look into that. I mounted a Sparx capacitor to the bolts on the cam chain tensioner case.

 

Been ghost and just lurking this is my build so far

 

yeahhh that makes sense, ill remount it when i get the chance

 

I had no problem installing my wheels, I stumbled upon it on an ebay auction about a year ago for under a 100 bones, I think I was the only bidder but I knew they were rare, seems that there was a XS500 version as well.

 

Thanks Fred, always coming through with the knowledge

 

Back again from lurking and getting my bike running from sitting, some of the steel have been rusting nicely. Removed the front fender for now as it looks cleaner. Most of the heavier parts has been removed and or replaced, such as the battery, starter, fenders, original seats, stock triple tree. The bike has been rewired and wiring simplified. PMA with sparx capacitor kickstart only, starts in a couple kicks, anymore than that than I know the carbs need to be cleaned. Next on mod on the bike would be to replace the original Pamco electronic ignition with the new Pamco electronic ignition with integrated advancer.

 

Hey Krob, it's a stock mag rear wheel with two 16" pizza pans bolted together, there is a thread on here that shows you how to.

 

Thanks Coconut Pete!

 

Simplified wiring harness, was able to hide the capacitor and fuse block under the tank. Mounted a toolbox/registration holder to one of the engine mounts. Relocated the speedometer with a L bracket from hardware store.