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Fixin' 2 Ride Episode 11: Scaring Away Electrical Gremlins in the CB450 "Failed Cafe Racer"

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One of the bigger costs on your vintage Honda motorcycle is often hidden in the electrical gremlins. Unlike working on the carburetors or engine, the electrical parts are either good or bad and most pieces, if they are non-operable, cannot be fixed by cleaning or wrenching and will just need to be replaced. Luckily we carry almost every single electrical part that can be found on all of the motorcycles we support including modern upgrades for the lights and parts that are no longer up to parr. On the "failed cafe racer" CB450 Caleb goes through much the same story as any bike and works his way through broken gauge bulbs, cut wires, a reg/rec upgrade, and sorting out the old sealed beam lens with a modern H4 bulb in this episode. Follow along as he troubleshoots the harness to end up with a rock-solid electrical system that's actually safe to ride down today's roadways. Make sure you watch all the way to the end to see the project wrap-ups on the screen that show exactly how much time and money has been spent on both motorcycles and stay tuned for more of the "failed cafe racer" CB450 and the "barn find" CB200t rebuild!

Disclaimer: The first half of this episode was filmed well before Covid-19 hit the shores of the US. Since then, we've changed up the format a bit for Fixin' 2 Ride. To keep the people in the shop to a minimum we will be filming each bike individually and featuring the CB450 "Failed" Cafe Racer and CB200 Barn Find bikes in their own episodes. But don't worry this only means twice as many awesome episodes as before.


Products used in this video:

Regulator/Rectifier Combo Unit: https://www.common-motor.com/honda-cb-cl-rectifier-regulator
Electronic Flasher Relay: https://www.common-motor.com/Honda-Electronic-Flasher-Relay
CB450/CB500t K5-K7 H4 Lens & Bulb Conversion Kit: https://www.common-motor.com/honda-450-halogen-headlight
Posi-Lock Blade Fuse Holder: https://www.common-motor.com/posi-lock-blade-fuse-holder
Honda OEM Style Starter Solenoid: https://www.common-motor.com/honda-electric-starter-solenoid
Motobatt AGM Batteries: https://www.common-motor.com/Honda-Replacement-Motorcycle-Battery

About This Series:
The tale of two cycles. One a failed "cafe racer" project, the other a rusting "barn find," both are destined to ride again!


In our brand new "Fixing To Ride" video series, Common Motor's Jessi and Caleb picked up two Craigslist specials for about $500 each - a failed "cafe racer" project and an old "barn find."

Our plan is to turn them both into fully reliable daily drivers for under $1500 bucks each.


These two motorcycles are great examples of what you might come across when searching for your own Vintage Honda project bike. In this series, we'll walk you through everything we looked for in purchasing them, and the types of repairs and obstacles you might come across when you set out on your own quest to buy and fix up an old Honda to make it your reliable "daily driver".


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