# 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:** 9
**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:** [February 21, 2013, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maxwells-74-cb450-cafe-build/228067/161 "2013-02-21T11:43:12Z")
[www.jetsrus.com](http://www.jetsrus.com) should have what you need dudeguy edit: [http://www.jetsrus.com/a\_jets\_by\_carburetor\_type/a\_jet\_kits\_keihin\_selection.htm](http://www.jetsrus.com/a_jets_by_carburetor_type/a_jet_kits_keihin_selection.htm) go down to “slow” jets and click each one until you find the one that looks/measures out to be what you have… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maxwells-74-cb450-cafe-build/228067/162 "2013-02-21T11:53:13Z")
kewl. :tup: Stock main jets are 150, so I went 2 up. Stock pilots are 38, so i’ll go 2 up on those too. With the bike breathing and farting better, this should get me dialed in. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 3:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maxwells-74-cb450-cafe-build/228067/163 "2013-02-21T15:11:46Z")
I think you’re probably only going to need to go up one jet size if at all for the pilots. I went up one pilot for vstacks w/ no screens and open headers. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 8:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maxwells-74-cb450-cafe-build/228067/164 "2013-02-21T20:50:47Z")
Sorry i misspoke, i’m buying both 1 and 2 sizes up just to be safe. I’ll definitely start 1 size up when i start tuning though. :tup: ---
**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 10, 2013, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maxwells-74-cb450-cafe-build/228067/165 "2013-03-10T18:04:40Z")
A nice Sunday meant for a productive day. Got my parts back from Craig at Southtowns Sandblasting Saturday morning. Prepped them for paint today, just a minor scuff with a scotch pad and I wiped down any extra sand and fingerprint grease. SS did a great job on this by the way. ![http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/C65B296D-A2AB-4B6F-B546-0409C18B38F8-1085-00000079B76BDAFA_zps78cd3c86.jpg](http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/C65B296D-A2AB-4B6F-B546-0409C18B38F8-1085-00000079B76BDAFA_zps78cd3c86.jpg) Then I got sidetracked and fixed the lip on my car that I hammered a month ago on a piece of ice on i-90… nfg? ![http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/84F5740A-6FA8-4C31-AACE-97898E38FB65-1085-00000079D7BF3599_zpsd175b18e.jpg](http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/84F5740A-6FA8-4C31-AACE-97898E38FB65-1085-00000079D7BF3599_zpsd175b18e.jpg) I had to wash the car too, long overdue, lol ![http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/C05E1DCE-3CF4-43DF-B8C4-FB4305483623-1085-00000079D9C54256_zps639e4fa8.jpg](http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/C05E1DCE-3CF4-43DF-B8C4-FB4305483623-1085-00000079D9C54256_zps639e4fa8.jpg) Popped out the old bearings on the frame. A little heat got them all out. New tapered bearings on the left! ![http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/1C7270EB-29CE-4A77-892F-74C33B07778A-1085-00000079D2A581E7_zps1ca4ba37.jpg](http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/1C7270EB-29CE-4A77-892F-74C33B07778A-1085-00000079D2A581E7_zps1ca4ba37.jpg) Set up a nice paint booth in a corner of the basement. The bike hung nicely on an old punching bag chain. I ended up wetting the floors and I had a space heater running nearby. I sprayed the bike with 2 light coats/ 1 medium coat of gloss black engine enamel which is fuel and chemical resistant. The frame took 2 cans. ![http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/314C8FDD-0BA0-4896-BF58-96D067082DEB-1085-0000007B095E1161_zps2026593e.jpg](http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/314C8FDD-0BA0-4896-BF58-96D067082DEB-1085-0000007B095E1161_zps2026593e.jpg) ![http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/099E692A-DA82-47A7-815F-322432D1ABDF-1085-00000079C0AFFC1E_zps438a038a.jpg](http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/099E692A-DA82-47A7-815F-322432D1ABDF-1085-00000079C0AFFC1E_zps438a038a.jpg) ![http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/E7EC0D11-147D-4DAD-972A-D46ACCB81240-1085-00000079CE6FC5ED_zps92e0f1bd.jpg](http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/E7EC0D11-147D-4DAD-972A-D46ACCB81240-1085-00000079CE6FC5ED_zps92e0f1bd.jpg) Done for the day. I’ll give the frame a week to cure and slap the motor back in next weekend! -Paul ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2013, 6:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maxwells-74-cb450-cafe-build/228067/166 "2013-03-10T18:26:52Z")
captions above the pictures! ---
**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 10, 2013, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maxwells-74-cb450-cafe-build/228067/167 "2013-03-10T18:33:42Z")
lol, i fixed it for you. ---
**Author:** ![checko](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/checko/32/5422_2.png) [@checko](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/checko)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2013, 7:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maxwells-74-cb450-cafe-build/228067/168 "2013-03-10T19:25:43Z")
Looks good dude! ---
**Author:** ![Kramer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/97f17d/32.png) [@Kramer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Kramer)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2013, 10:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maxwells-74-cb450-cafe-build/228067/169 "2013-03-11T10:03:38Z")
now i can have many faps to that ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2013, 11:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maxwells-74-cb450-cafe-build/228067/170 "2013-03-11T11:12:52Z")
I forgot about your PM. I think + one main and no pilot change will work for you ---
**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 11, 2013, 1:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maxwells-74-cb450-cafe-build/228067/171 "2013-03-11T13:31:45Z")
> [@newman](#): > > I forgot about your PM. I think + one main and no pilot change will work for you Oh keww, I forgot about that too. I’m thinking this will be my starting point and i’ll see how well it is dialed in once I get it back together! ---
**Author:** ![Kamilitaryman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/839c29/32.png) [@Kamilitaryman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Kamilitaryman)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2013, 2:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maxwells-74-cb450-cafe-build/228067/172 "2013-03-11T14:51:22Z")
This thing is gonna be sweet! I can’t wait to see the final outcome. Good luck! ---
**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 11, 2013, 3:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maxwells-74-cb450-cafe-build/228067/173 "2013-03-11T15:34:21Z")
Thanks dude! Loving that Nissan build of yours… keep that coming too! ---
**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2013, 3:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maxwells-74-cb450-cafe-build/228067/174 "2013-03-11T15:55:09Z")
looks nice, I’m glad to see it sandblasted and painted. ---
**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 12, 2013, 11:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maxwells-74-cb450-cafe-build/228067/175 "2013-03-12T11:38:03Z")
I took the frame upstairs to let it cure in a dryer environment, and I took off all the masking and plugs on lunch today. 1 noticeable run, and a few spots of orange peel. For the most part I am SUPER happy with it, and it will look really nice once the bikes back together. -Paul ![http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/CEB8FC77-874A-4C53-8049-D4EAD9F904B1-2813-000001F115080DDB_zpsf2fdf4d6.jpg](http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/CEB8FC77-874A-4C53-8049-D4EAD9F904B1-2813-000001F115080DDB_zpsf2fdf4d6.jpg) ![http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/61DF3FDE-B779-40AE-8366-68401356225C-2813-000001F19BD73DC0_zpsffcd14ba.jpg](http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/61DF3FDE-B779-40AE-8366-68401356225C-2813-000001F19BD73DC0_zpsffcd14ba.jpg) ---
**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 13, 2013, 3:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maxwells-74-cb450-cafe-build/228067/176 "2013-03-13T15:47:31Z")
Everything else came out great. I hit the engine mounts with gold engine enamel rated to 650deg. Tapered bearing cups are in the freezer ready to press on. This thing should go back together quick now! ![http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/B11D2791-BC95-416D-A277-1DE3DAAD2084-2813-0000025D8B3910C8_zpse5a26c0a.jpg](http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/B11D2791-BC95-416D-A277-1DE3DAAD2084-2813-0000025D8B3910C8_zpse5a26c0a.jpg) ![http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/77594F82-AAEE-42C4-BAF7-60793B9DF618-2813-0000025D861489AA_zps83f10f5f.jpg](http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/77594F82-AAEE-42C4-BAF7-60793B9DF618-2813-0000025D861489AA_zps83f10f5f.jpg) ---
**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 16, 2013, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maxwells-74-cb450-cafe-build/228067/177 "2013-03-16T15:44:16Z")
The finish line feels in sight. Lot’s done yesterday and into today. I used new stainless hardware wherever I could, and red loctited everything. bearing cups in. ![http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/4D695924-4D23-49C3-8064-320D4AF55F03-1044-000000F8196C2C26_zpsdc1a2466.jpg](http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/4D695924-4D23-49C3-8064-320D4AF55F03-1044-000000F8196C2C26_zpsdc1a2466.jpg) tapered bearings packed and the triple tree went on easy. ![http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/2CD4E57C-26BA-4A85-8895-E941BDE39427-1044-000000F782D574E2_zps59ece1ea.jpg](http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/2CD4E57C-26BA-4A85-8895-E941BDE39427-1044-000000F782D574E2_zps59ece1ea.jpg) progressive rear suspension and rear swingarm back on. ![http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/8B0BF230-0CFD-4D6F-91CD-1D2BD8D42486-1044-000000F7728A7618_zpsa9198cbd.jpg](http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/8B0BF230-0CFD-4D6F-91CD-1D2BD8D42486-1044-000000F7728A7618_zpsa9198cbd.jpg) cb550 front forks on, chopped and painted front fender, lightweight headlight ears, clip-ons, stainless brake lines and new bolts/crush washers on, fork gators on, and all new hardware throughout. i dont mind some of the pitting on the forks, i plan to go to inverted forks in the near future. for now they will work just fine and have been rebuilt. oh yeah… the rearsets too. ![http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/FA467928-10BF-45AC-ADCF-9611901BD9D5-1044-000000F9EF713447_zps8ec4f05b.jpg](http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/FA467928-10BF-45AC-ADCF-9611901BD9D5-1044-000000F9EF713447_zps8ec4f05b.jpg) ![http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/DC36A666-BA8A-42EB-A792-1D9C3F26AF26-1044-000000F79F089A1D_zps8b78e047.jpg](http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/DC36A666-BA8A-42EB-A792-1D9C3F26AF26-1044-000000F79F089A1D_zps8b78e047.jpg) this brake line was a little less flexed with clubmans, lol ![http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/652728D7-86B5-4EFA-B2B1-4EDF63E050ED-1044-000000F791D5784A_zps273763a7.jpg](http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/652728D7-86B5-4EFA-B2B1-4EDF63E050ED-1044-000000F791D5784A_zps273763a7.jpg) original reservoir rebuilt ![http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/13D6280C-4AF6-460D-B21A-8CC608796524-1044-000000F796209AEE_zpsf43ca1be.jpg](http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/13D6280C-4AF6-460D-B21A-8CC608796524-1044-000000F796209AEE_zpsf43ca1be.jpg) my mother gave me this years ago after a bad accident. i know its kinda cheesy, but i like it and put it on the fender ![http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/756113D8-EF98-4718-BE8B-45B01EBFD6CE-1044-000000F7A770B5EE_zps06c71374.jpg](http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/756113D8-EF98-4718-BE8B-45B01EBFD6CE-1044-000000F7A770B5EE_zps06c71374.jpg) ![http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/30304BDB-25C2-46C3-8166-39930603C9A1-1044-000000F9550DF244_zps611988d8.jpg](http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/30304BDB-25C2-46C3-8166-39930603C9A1-1044-000000F9550DF244_zps611988d8.jpg) rear tire teaser ![http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/7E57EE5C-4BF1-409E-B612-6CC99C1E40E8-1044-000000F7A32E84BF_zps53e1a416.jpg](http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/7E57EE5C-4BF1-409E-B612-6CC99C1E40E8-1044-000000F7A32E84BF_zps53e1a416.jpg) another just to see. ![http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/A3B2CAE3-0B7A-4385-84E0-40373FD02B7F-1044-000000F78A76AEB4_zps10861b92.jpg](http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/A3B2CAE3-0B7A-4385-84E0-40373FD02B7F-1044-000000F78A76AEB4_zps10861b92.jpg) engines going in next, mounts ready to go. ![http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/34687A4B-FF6D-4180-83AD-56C422111BC1-1044-000000F7AB71AD94_zpsc2c4e4f9.jpg](http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/34687A4B-FF6D-4180-83AD-56C422111BC1-1044-000000F7AB71AD94_zpsc2c4e4f9.jpg) this is about as clean as its going to get. i basically just degreased it. ![http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/BEEBE1E5-0DBE-4A87-8A94-1477B8554E82-1044-000000FCFC62D738_zpsfe645f6b.jpg](http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/pmaxwellh/BEEBE1E5-0DBE-4A87-8A94-1477B8554E82-1044-000000FCFC62D738_zpsfe645f6b.jpg) I’ll probably toss the engine back in this week and start buttoning up the wiring. Getting close! -Paul ---
**Author:** ![Kramer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/97f17d/32.png) [@Kramer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Kramer)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 8:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maxwells-74-cb450-cafe-build/228067/178 "2013-03-18T08:53:18Z")
cant see any of the pics but looks like your making some solid progress homo. ---
**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 18, 2013, 9:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maxwells-74-cb450-cafe-build/228067/179 "2013-03-18T09:21:35Z")
> [@thunderbunnycrisis2](#): > > cant see any of the pics but looks like your making some solid progress homo. It’s the work network here. I can’t see them either, but for others it should be just fine! ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 10:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maxwells-74-cb450-cafe-build/228067/180 "2013-03-18T10:25:09Z")
They make a banjo brake switch that would allow you to eliminate that BS stock fitting and multiple hoses. They’re pretty rad. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maxwells-74-cb450-cafe-build/228067.md?page=8) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maxwells-74-cb450-cafe-build/228067.md?page=10)