Cheap bits to paint...

Ebay again for a second hand mudguard and, more importantly, a second hand petrol tank.
Both were cheap: the plastic mudguard (inset top right of picture) was under three quid and the tank was £17.50 which included the fuel tap and the sender for the petrol gauge.
For less than 40 quid, including post it gives me the chance to have a crack at painting without being forced to take the bike of the road. It is worth noting that all the paintwork looks in the pictures far superior to its actual condition.
My plan now is to spray the bike in the style of Honda's cute FTR22 (see above), I like the FTR's style but I'm not sure the performance would be enough to survive.
And on the CB450 the white paint with the red and blue along with a set of lower, wider bars, we'll have the look I think.
The Japanese love the little FTR223 and in fact the few that were grey imports into the UK make strong money – Bat Motorcycles had a '94 which they valued at £1,500 earlier this year.