CB 500 Tail Mod....

I find it hard to tolerate the stock frame tails on these old Hondas. It's impossible to fabricate a cool seat for them because there is no way to make a custom seat pan work on the open frame style they have. And who wants to see the same old crap You can buy online! I like to alter the frame with some bent pipe to create a finished look to the rear of the frame.

First I find a good place to cut the frame tail off...

 Then I tack a piece of bent pipe in place inline with the frame..

 Once it's where I like it, I weld it in place. Then bend some sheet metal to create a platform to attach the seat pan to. And it really strengthens thing up!

Then I welded in some fabricated pieces to finish up the rough cuts on the rest of the frame. A little primer and paint and it looks like it came from the factory like this!.....