cbx salvage into bobber??

[circuscbx]

I know that the purists among us (myself included) might cringe at this, but hear me out.....one of my 82s was damaged in a bizarre accident when a semi hit it on a trailer on the interstate at 2 a.m. It was salvaged, and the damage is all to the rear. I was thinking of bobbing it out and ditching the traditional rear. The bags were trashed, as were all of the mounting brackets, the rear cowl, the seat, etc. I am thinking that for the cost (and headaches) of finding replacement parts, I can customize the bike, maybe come up with a new paint scheme, put on a wide rear tire, and have a little fun with this classic bike. I already have another 82, stock mostly, so its not like I am giving up altogether. maybe i am just a little bi-polar??

[alimey4u2]

Not into bobbers much but that sounds like a plan under the circumstances...

[steve murdoch icoa #5322]

Go nuts, Circus and i don't mean that in a bipolar kind of way.
Customize it any way you want. The fact you are repairing/restoring/bobbing the bike instead of parting it out is the important part.

[cbxtacy]

I always liked bobbers

[steve murdoch icoa #5322]

[quote="cbxtacy"]I always liked bobbers [/quote]

I think the real reason you like them George is because you get to use your Sawzall.

[cbxtacy]

and everytime I go into my garage lately the sawzall is closer to my wire wheeled bike then before. I think it's trying to tell me something. My wife's best friends husband is named Bob .

[bobber]

Nothing wrong with a bobber

[EMS]

A single seat cafe racer would be the preferred way to go for me.
A nice seat with a hump, a chrome rear fender, maybe a different tank and low clip-ons! There you go!