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Just wanted to share. I bought it for my wife, she thought it was scary. I was stuck with a 250cc tiny fake harley, so I made lemonade.
before:
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after:
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The guy that bought it is in love with it, so I guess that's all that really matters.  [moto]

that's some fine lemonade. fun little project

It taught me a bit about wrenches and mechanics, so now I'm less terrified to turn my own bolts. That's a win for me.

but now I want to get a cb-750 to see what I can make out of it.

That may be the coolest Honda Rebel I've seen. [thumbsup]








But its still a Honda Rebel. ;D

I think you may have overshot you target a little bit and made some kind of lemon mojito.  Good work  [thumbsup]

thanks!  [thumbsup]

I like bikes that scream individuality no matter what they are. That looks good  [thumbsup]

Nice work!

sort of interesting that honda doesn't do sometihing like this themselves with the rebel to make it more beginner friendly for looks.  sure the rebel is still the rebel but it doesn't hurt to slap some cheaper fenders on it and flat paint on it and sell it as a retro look.

good job, very original and it looks like its all very cheap changes you did to completely change the look of the bike.  showing again that sometimes its not about how much money you spend but how you make the mods that count.

what he said :D  haha...

that being said, best.honda.rebel.EVER!

i rode one when i learned to ride and even had one to use after i got my license... i also had a newer style ninja250 to choose from... that rebel never got the love after the ninja showed up.

Man, that bike is full of win.  So much of the stock rebel was kept, but it looks COMPLETELY different.  Solid work.  I'd rock that in a heartbeat.   [moto]  [thumbsup]

Very cool custom. 

mitt

looks sick  [thumbsup], good luck on the 750, this site may help
http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?www (http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?www)

caution
don't click the link unless you want to build a cafe or bobber, because you will

I love that site. I have my kawi build on there. Its on hold till the winter.

I've seen a few familiar names over there

http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=17619.0 (http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=17619.0)

  :o

A Honda Rebel 250 was my first bike, and it served me well all the way through high school. Never broke down, required almost no maintenance, and even went to Montana with me when I worked out there for a summer (no I did not ride it from the Portland Oregon area to Montana, it got trailered). Dumped it a couple of times doing stupid crap and once on a washboard gravel road right after a cattle-guard. Every time I just picked it up, looked it over, started it back up and kept on riding. It currently resides in my father's shop in pieces and my little sister has her eye on it. I told her if she can put it together and get it to run again then she can have it free and clear. It was and still is an all around great beginner bike in my opinion.

The Doc

That's exactly how I ended up with my first bike... my dad's 1000cc Ironhead Sportster.

"Damn thing's been sittin' for 15 years boy, you make it run it's yours."

Two years and a lot of busted knuckles and pinched gaskets later it fired up. My stepmother actually had a Rebel. This thread got my gears turning... my wallet hates you.

DAMN YOU. YOU SHOULD HAVE POSTED THAT BEFORE THE LINK  ;D

DAMMIT!!!!!!!!!! I had work to do. I want my RD back now.

Want.

awesome...............I'd totally like a little rebel bobber like that for runs to the corner store for smokes.............and I don't even smoke.

damn, i should not have clicked on that link.

i already started trolling craigslist for a project.  need to get rid of a del sol that's been parked for some time.  maybe that can finance my bobber project.

awesome rebel.  very jealous.  how was the 250cc around town?  on the highway?  would u do it again with a 250 or go with at least a 500?

I'd stay away from the 250 motor if I were to do it again. I'm 5' 10" and just under 200 lbs. I look like a circus bear on it. The guy that bought it is shorter and slighter - he likes it. The top speed on that thing hitting it hard was about 85mph, and it felt like it was going as hard as it could. Freeway riding was too difficult. It just wasn't that fun to ride. It had little torque. A 500 would be a lot more fun to actually ride. My road has a 45mph speed limit, but this rebel would have been nice for the 25mph neighborhood roads across town.

I saved every part I took off of it and all the mods are reversible. I bought the fabricated pieces (fender kit, seat kit) from blue collar bobbers in Utah and rigged up all the electrical myself. The taillight is a model A script stop light with a side mount license plate holder under it (those parts came from ebay). I had to make very minor real modifications (file things down, create brackets). The kit parts were really easy. I'm a mechanical novice, but I was able to do this without any real issues.

Thanks for all the comments/compliments.

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Here's my lemonade!  This was my first bike.  I'm a collector, not a seller so it was tough getting rid of it.  Made this, and I have to say, I get more comments on her than any of my other bikes including my modded Sport 1000!  Sure it's a 250, but it's fine for around town.  Kinda like a scooter, but better.  I think everyone should have a little toy like this just to bang around town in.  I also have a Yamaha WR250X supermoto.  LOVE that bike.  There's nothing wrong with a 250, just know its limits.

Well done! I was going to go with drag bars as my next mod, but got the M900 instead. Yours sure is pretty.

Simple, clean and well done. [thumbsup]


Shoulda gone triple black though, it didn't need that Rebel badge.

True, but didn't want to re-paint the tank at that point.  Maybe later.  Any other ideas?

 [bang] [bang]
now I have it stuck in my head I want to buy a beater and do the same.

Depending on how much of a beater you buy, you can easily do this sort of bike for under $2,000 with paint. You can get a new-ish rebel in the off-riding season from CL for around $1100 (sometimes less) if you're looking patiently. I bought my 85 for $1300 and dropped about $500 in parts in total. I ended up selling it for $1500 when I got bored with it. The Honda motors are pretty much bulletproof.

Wow that is nice. What handle bars did you use? Been thinking about converting my GF's old rebel in a bobber but need to convenience her it will look good. She doesn't think it will and wants the money instead.  Hoping the pics of your will help me twist her arm abit more.

bluecollarbobbers.com has a straight drag bar kit (and other kits) that are really easy to do.

Correct.  Lance at bluecollarbobbers.com is the guy.  Very nice people!