Electrics were upgraded with the addition of a Dyna Electronic Ignition, programmed to deliver optimum performance from Mabel’s Keihin CR Racing Carbs and Performance Tuned 4-into-1 Exhaust System. Positioning Mabel’s rider correctly for Ton Up riding was done by swapping out the CB’s stock pegs for DCC Original Rearsets and by replacing the stock bars with DCC “Speed” Bars fitted with Nissin Controls and 2.5″ Mini Gauges. Handling improvements come from front and rear Progressive Suspension with 2″ shorter fork tubes and a 7-way Adjustable Steering Damper to avoid nasty surprises when exiting the twistys. Mabel also features a long list of Dime City Cycle upgrades such as fresh cables and fuel lines, new lighting, velocity stacks, plenty of polishing and some sweet details like a Dime set into the top clamp retaining bolt.
“The aim of the Mabel build was to create a bike that had the had the fit and finish of all our high end custom builds using as many off the DCC shelf parts as possible vs. making custom ones. This way we could show our customers what they could build in there own garage. There’s nothing majorly complex or difficult on Mabel, the most difficult thing was the rear brake (it’s cable drive, not linkage) in the end, we wanted to convey that gorgeous custom builds can be done with off the shelf parts too for those who might not have all the high end fab skills.”
