Nice. Never seen one of these CB175 'slopers'. Here in the UK we got the CD175 'sloper' with the single carb, 4 speed gearbox, pressed steel frame and single leading shoe front brake. They went very well and lasted well unless the centrifugal oil filter was ignored or/and oil changes neglected. Nice to see you doing your oil filter. We did get the later CB17f with the more upright cylinders, rounder tank and rev counter. Nice little bikes. Upright CD175s, not so much. Handling just okay, 6V electriccs and a bit porky but you could mix and match parts and brew your own late CD175 with twin carbs, 5 speeds 12 volts and 2LS brake which would go and handle well.

@EatSleepShift

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, these things are amazing. Honestly changing the wheel bearings, I realised how much weaker the new bearings were that I just put the originals in since they were working just fine. They made them solid.

Simply spectacular!! Great work! Congrats! Hope to ask for some tips in a near future!!

@EatSleepShift

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, anytime

Well just stumbled across your KZread page. Amazing work. Are you a mechonic motorbike or car or an engineer or jack of all trades? Cheers

@EatSleepShift

2 ай бұрын

Thanks, I'm just a hobbyist and learn as I tackle things and make mistakes :)

What did you do to get the giant tank dent out?

@EatSleepShift

3 ай бұрын

So I took it to and old-school panel beater. He was an old man and used a traditional technique. Cut out top part, straighten to shape, weld back in. Grind welds etc..