# Maxwell's '74 cb450 cafe build. **URL:** \ **Category:** Builds\ **Created:** [January 8, 2013, 10:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maxwells-74-cb450-cafe-build/228067 "2013-01-08T10:35:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![focusinprogress](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/focusinprogress/32/7227_2.png) [@focusinprogress](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/focusinprogress)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 8:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maxwells-74-cb450-cafe-build/228067/221 "2013-03-29T08:51:04Z")
[http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=111204.msg1248185#msg1248185](http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=111204.msg1248185#msg1248185) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 9:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maxwells-74-cb450-cafe-build/228067/222 "2013-03-29T09:08:57Z")
^exactly what I was looking for. Thanks dude. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2013, 1:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maxwells-74-cb450-cafe-build/228067/223 "2013-03-31T13:37:45Z")
The other night i rejetted the carbs and slapped them on, buttoned up the wiring, routed the clutch and throttle cables, and fired the bike on starter fluid for a quick sec. She wanted to go in a bad way on the 2nd kick! ![http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/25A87808-9CA5-428D-A825-571633E70334-2758-0000012E82EC09F7_zps3321016a.jpg](http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/25A87808-9CA5-428D-A825-571633E70334-2758-0000012E82EC09F7_zps3321016a.jpg) This LED taillight/ plate light is super bright. Btw the bike is still wired for turns, but im not going to run them. ![http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/5A990B41-73A3-4F66-9B1A-DB8C590BC60D-2758-0000012FC5A26C1C_zps52c272b4.jpg](http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/5A990B41-73A3-4F66-9B1A-DB8C590BC60D-2758-0000012FC5A26C1C_zps52c272b4.jpg) I didnt do much today but i spent a few hrs in the garage after my folks left. Im kind of puttin’ until a few more parts arrive but i wanted to do something unique and give the bike more of a cafe feel. As opposed to the circle speed holes people usually put on their sprocket covers, i did this. ![http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/ACC5D26C-4095-400E-86ED-49DC0E52D72F-2758-0000012E7845F3F8_zps387134eb.jpg](http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/ACC5D26C-4095-400E-86ED-49DC0E52D72F-2758-0000012E7845F3F8_zps387134eb.jpg) ![http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/78005E40-F3C2-46C3-BEF9-0501640ABBC3-2758-0000012E7C0F049C_zps8a3e27cb.jpg](http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/78005E40-F3C2-46C3-BEF9-0501640ABBC3-2758-0000012E7C0F049C_zps8a3e27cb.jpg) ![http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/44B96881-EAA1-4AEE-9D40-0FC2DB682C63-2758-0000012E7131F605_zpsff66d50e.jpg](http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/44B96881-EAA1-4AEE-9D40-0FC2DB682C63-2758-0000012E7131F605_zpsff66d50e.jpg) ![http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/2C44BC94-4BEB-4938-987A-244BF9540127-2758-0000012E8F9AD6C8_zpse5f29d51.jpg](http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/2C44BC94-4BEB-4938-987A-244BF9540127-2758-0000012E8F9AD6C8_zpse5f29d51.jpg) I still need to finish the edges and smooth everything out, but i fucking love it. You can also see how the rearset linkages will look with the copper sleeve, im pretty happy with those too. new 16/33 (1 up 2 down) sprockets are on the way as well as a gold chain. Lowbrow customs has orange cloth spark-plug wire so i returned the fugly yellow and got some orange on the way and besides that im pretty much done spending. The only other thing i need to scoop is some black exhaust wrap from swerve on monday. -Paul ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2013, 7:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maxwells-74-cb450-cafe-build/228067/224 "2013-04-01T07:27:05Z")
Hey, does anyone have a chain breaker tool I could use? I just realized I need one. (I guess I should buy one anyways) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2013, 11:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maxwells-74-cb450-cafe-build/228067/225 "2013-04-02T11:47:57Z")
This CL175 tank I had kicking around looks pretty rad, albeit not the best fit. Throwing it up here for a laugh. ![http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/7307E6C3-B2CD-4975-BDC0-AB596BA63761-4524-000002465E738DBE_zpsf0581024.jpg](http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/7307E6C3-B2CD-4975-BDC0-AB596BA63761-4524-000002465E738DBE_zpsf0581024.jpg) -Paul ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2013, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maxwells-74-cb450-cafe-build/228067/226 "2013-04-02T11:55:46Z")
that sprocket cover looks cool :tup: ---
**Author:** ![GV1390](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gv1390/32/5432_2.png) [@GV1390](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GV1390)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2013, 6:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maxwells-74-cb450-cafe-build/228067/227 "2013-04-05T06:25:06Z")
Bump. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2013, 6:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maxwells-74-cb450-cafe-build/228067/228 "2013-04-05T06:34:58Z")
I actually had a bump of my own today, unlike the other fuckers here. Nothing major, as I am still waiting on a new sprocket and chain as well as a few other bits in the mail. I was hoping to get it rideable this weekend but I don’t even have fucking tracking on the sprocket/chain yet. Shit. Anyways, I returned the fugly yellow spark plug wire and picked up this orange shit from lowbrow. The kit was actually cheaper than the wire was per foot so I got it, and I have NGK 5ohm resistor caps for the plugs. Sweet. ![http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/6AD7B717-F020-4321-85DA-31EBDB72086F-875-000000714435A5E2_zps0043f106.jpg](http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/6AD7B717-F020-4321-85DA-31EBDB72086F-875-000000714435A5E2_zps0043f106.jpg) Yesterday I picked up some black exhaust wrap from Paul at Swerve. He hooked it up as usual. :tup: Then about an hour later, a dude from WNY sportriders sent me a message about some slashcut mufflers he had no use for anymore that would fit my bike. I was skeptical until he sent me a picture. They are RAD! The only thing that I need to sort out is how I am going to end the pipes as the tips get in the way of the rearsets kinda… I’ll prolly cut the pipes down an inch or 2 and toss an angles brass end piece on, wrap it and call it a day. These pipes are so much lighter and ride the lines of the bike so much better than the stock ones. I’m pumped. ![http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/6432907E-716B-4CBC-8B26-1F0B6FEDFDA0-875-000000714B6D02ED_zps670436da.jpg](http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/6432907E-716B-4CBC-8B26-1F0B6FEDFDA0-875-000000714B6D02ED_zps670436da.jpg) ![http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/1EB789DB-0217-401B-BDA4-B903CBA6BB63-875-000000714862432C_zps4ed534df.jpg](http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/1EB789DB-0217-401B-BDA4-B903CBA6BB63-875-000000714862432C_zps4ed534df.jpg) ![http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/E8E0898F-C91B-4861-9CC7-F50AD0D1BA60-875-000000714EBC274E_zpsce7f52dc.jpg](http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/E8E0898F-C91B-4861-9CC7-F50AD0D1BA60-875-000000714EBC274E_zpsce7f52dc.jpg) -Paul ---
**Author:** ![Kramer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/97f17d/32.png) [@Kramer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Kramer)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2013, 6:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maxwells-74-cb450-cafe-build/228067/229 "2013-04-05T06:44:49Z")
looking good man! ---
**Author:** ![GV1390](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gv1390/32/5432_2.png) [@GV1390](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GV1390)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2013, 6:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maxwells-74-cb450-cafe-build/228067/230 "2013-04-05T06:47:52Z")
Looks good! Hopefully you can get those parts in! It’s supposed to be nice out this weekend. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2013, 6:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maxwells-74-cb450-cafe-build/228067/231 "2013-04-05T06:49:21Z")
> [@GV1390](#): > > Looks good! Hopefully you can get those parts in! It’s supposed to be nice out this weekend. Yeah I know. I’m pissed. I put the order in Tuesday. Unless they just didn’t send the tracking email… so much for 48 hour turnaround on all orders. SHIT. ---
**Author:** ![GV1390](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gv1390/32/5432_2.png) [@GV1390](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GV1390)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2013, 6:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maxwells-74-cb450-cafe-build/228067/232 "2013-04-05T06:56:11Z")
Where did you order from? DCC usually gets me stuff pretty quick. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2013, 7:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maxwells-74-cb450-cafe-build/228067/233 "2013-04-05T07:15:57Z")
DCC didnt have the 110link gold chain in stock so the order held with NO notification. I was just on the phone with them and he bumped it up to a 120 link gold chain they had in stock at no additional charge. I guess they’ve had record sales for the past 2 weeks and they are pretty swamped. I’m not overly concerned. I’ll just have to get it on the road early next week. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![GV1390](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gv1390/32/5432_2.png) [@GV1390](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GV1390)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2013, 7:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maxwells-74-cb450-cafe-build/228067/234 "2013-04-05T07:22:47Z")
At least yours will be out soon, lol. Hopefully my hoop gets made and welded on along with my seat getting mounted this weekend! If so next week I’ll be swapping a bunch of Nick’s stuff on and get her going. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2013, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maxwells-74-cb450-cafe-build/228067/235 "2013-04-05T07:39:08Z")
> [@GV1390](#): > > At least yours will be out soon, lol. Hopefully my hoop gets made and welded on along with my seat getting mounted this weekend! If so next week I’ll be swapping a bunch of Nick’s stuff on and get her going. Get it going kiid! I need to have someone weld a hoop on mine. I think it’ll really ‘finish’ the tail section nicely. I’ll sort out the exhaust and rearsets linkages this weekend. Once the chain and sprocket are in i’ll be ready to ride. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2013, 12:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maxwells-74-cb450-cafe-build/228067/236 "2013-04-06T12:27:41Z")
![http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/6F770EC6-D818-4CBC-BC1D-F494FE25862E-1510-000000D61DA30D1D_zps839c73a4.jpg](http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/6F770EC6-D818-4CBC-BC1D-F494FE25862E-1510-000000D61DA30D1D_zps839c73a4.jpg) I finished the shift linkage 100% and wrapped the exhaust. Copper tips and sleeved linkages really make it pop. Just waiting on parts now:tdown: ---
**Author:** ![focusinprogress](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/focusinprogress/32/7227_2.png) [@focusinprogress](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/focusinprogress)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2013, 10:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maxwells-74-cb450-cafe-build/228067/237 "2013-04-06T22:30:27Z")
the copper turndowns look weird as 90\* angles…45\* would have done it I think… just my $.02 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2013, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maxwells-74-cb450-cafe-build/228067/238 "2013-04-07T15:46:26Z")
> [@focusinprogress](#): > > the copper turndowns look weird as 90\* angles…45\* would have done it I think… just my $.02 Read my mind. i wasn’t liking how i wrapped it towards the copper end and I felt like the metal ties looked like shit too. i cut the wrap back to the band clamp and cut the copper tip down. I like it much better this way. ![http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/D2C7E88F-3908-4E8D-B180-3F2D7ED166EF-3037-0000017F6033E883_zps0f073de5.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/f/3/f3385db2183b63f7e2f59ec8fdaf463b26b7ca14.jpeg) ![http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/07D3FFF5-CE4B-4E9D-9CBB-AA3B9B70D6BE-3037-0000017F63D02174_zps150dc11c.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/8/5/855dac667bf092b4006d02de950f184e16cdad6c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![focusinprogress](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/focusinprogress/32/7227_2.png) [@focusinprogress](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/focusinprogress)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2013, 5:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maxwells-74-cb450-cafe-build/228067/239 "2013-04-07T17:20:31Z")
MUCH better ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maxwells-74-cb450-cafe-build/228067/240 "2013-04-11T12:31:22Z")
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