Chip Beck CB11 so far.......

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Gentlemen,

Like most of the enthusiasts here, I enjoy buying a new motorcycle, but the process of setting it up so that it suits me is even more fun. Here's a few photos of my CB11 as I photographed it this morning after taking it out of my living room where I worked on it last night and before putting it back into the garage. My first modifications were to rotate the bars slightly forward in the mounts, angle the clutch and brake levers down just slightly, adjust the foot brake and shift levers to suit me, and the elimination of the bulky rear license plate bracket with a new one that I made myself. I replaced the stock seat with the genuine leather seat I had made to my specs by Corbin, replace the stock silencer with a Staintune, replaced the meager factory toolkit with a more complete toolkit under the seat. I have four different sets of handlebars that I'll be trying out one by one to make a selection. Last night I installed a Road Comet faring painted silver to match my side panels. I really, really like the way that faring looks. It went on quickly and easily with quality hardware and everything aligned perfectly. I removed the reflectors from the front fork legs. The next thing I want to attack is the unsightly catalytic converter. I don't know if it's possible to make a stainless heatshield that would cover the collector and the converter or if I'll have a new collector built without a converter but with a bung so the O2 sensor could be hooked up. I'll figure it out. The rest of the bike is so finely detailed and most pleasant to look at with the exception of that collector and converter that looks like it was cobbed together at the last minute with its unsightly welds and odd combination of shapes.

I really like this bike, the way it rides and runs, but especially the way it makes me feel when I roll it out of the garage. All the best.

Chip

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