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〜I built a motorcycle based on Prince's "Purple Rain" in Japan, so I'll show you the process of making it.〜

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Build a Prince’s “Purple Rain” motorcycle CM400T in Japan（No. 10）~English edition~

投稿日：2026年3月3日 更新日：

I’m building a motorcycles for Prince “Purple Rain”（No. 10）

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This article is also the 10th.　This time is the production of sissy bar.　The “Purple Rain” motorcycle sissy bar has an orthodox shape.
I searched for something that can be attached to CM400, but I couldn’t find it, so I modified the current sissy bar and made it.

プリンスパープルレイン　バイク　prince purplerain　motorcycle

Cut the purchased iron bar and make it.

プリンスパープルレイン　バイク　prince purplerain　motorcycle

decided on this form.

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Fix with gas burner and flux.

Cannot be fixed.

プリンスパープルレイン　バイク　prince purplerain　motorcycle

ＣＭ４００Ｔシーシーバー作成

ＣＭ４００Ｔシーシーバー作成

Failure.　I was in trouble, so I consulted my grandfather who was a welder.

ＣＭ４００Ｔシーシーバー作成

My grandfather has a welder, so I let him use it.

プリンスパープルレイン　バイク　prince purplerain　motorcycle

Fix and weld the sissy bar.

プリンスパープルレイン　バイク　prince purplerain　motorcycle

I tried it too. It was difficult because it was my first time.

プリンスパープルレイン　バイク　prince purplerain　motorcycle

プリンスパープルレイン　バイク　prince purplerain　motorcycle

I had my grandfather finish it.

プリンスパープルレイン　バイク　prince purplerain　motorcycle

It is welded so it is durable.

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Scrape and finish.

プリンスパープルレイン　バイク　prince purplerain　motorcycle

プリンスパープルレイン　バイク　prince purplerain　motorcycle

I will also remake the stay part of the sissy bar.

プリンスパープルレイン　バイク　prince purplerain　motorcycle

プリンスパープルレイン　バイク　prince purplerain　motorcycle

It is made by welding steel plates.

ＣＭ４００Ｔシーシーバー作成

It is the back view of the burly grandfather.

プリンスパープルレイン　バイク　prince purplerain　motorcycle

 

プリンスパープルレイン　バイク　prince purplerain　motorcycle

Hole for fixing the backrest.

プリンスパープルレイン　バイク　prince purplerain　motorcycle

I managed to shape it.　It took 2 days.

プリンスパープルレイン　バイク　prince purplerain　motorcycle

In the future, we plan to adjust the attachment to the car body and send it to a plating company.

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