Author Topic: My 76 cb750F1 Cafe build (Read 8455 times)

Rad3on · « **on:** March 03, 2012, 05:45:11 PM »

This is my first motorcycle ever.. and have gotten abit fascinated by the cafe racers so why not make one?
these are the mods i have done so far:
99-07 hayabusa front forks with clipon handlebars
99-07 hayabusa left 6pot caliper and disc
08 gsxr vortex adjustable rearset
yamaha r6 fuel tank cap
knee dents in tank
made a new seat
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and alot more to come, hope to be finished before summer

how it looked the first day i got it

started disassembly right away

removing the ugly

testing out for "the look" hehe

dont like the yellow

just testing to see how it would look with a cafe rear

abit cooler then stock

tank knee dented

knee dented

ready for some lead work on the side to fill the place where the honda badge was

hayabusa forks!

r6 gas cap

making a new triple tree stem

forks on!

checking with wheel and disc

starting to get somewhere

65Ch3v3LL3 · « **Reply #1 on:** March 03, 2012, 11:33:46 PM »

Looking good. Can't wait to see it finished.

KTwo · « **Reply #2 on:** March 04, 2012, 03:25:12 AM »

Nice! How did you go about fitting the spoke wheel on the larger axle? I'm considering a similar swap.

brandEn · « **Reply #3 on:** March 04, 2012, 10:22:02 AM »

Great build so far! Subscribed.

Rad3on · « **Reply #4 on:** March 04, 2012, 11:45:09 AM »

the front axle was a mix of the hayabusa and the original cb axle

here are some more pics with a better camera

gas tank, before welding in the r6 tank piece

started fitting the exhaust so i can make the rest of it

the rearset is coming on

just a pic form the front

and one from the rear

r6 fuel cap

started on the rear piece with a suzuki sv650 rear light

Rad3on · « **Reply #5 on:** March 14, 2012, 02:30:13 PM »

got some work done on the bike

started on the exhaust and got myself a seat from ebay.

here is the exhaust and seat on the bike

from behind

i shortened the seat by 6cm and narrowed it by 5-6 cm so it would a bit sleeker design then the orginal

taped the headlight on to get a look at how it would look

cant wait to start painting it

KB02 · « **Reply #6 on:** March 14, 2012, 04:10:09 PM »

Two questions:
1.) What are your plans for gauges?

2.) Do you have any clearance issues with the 'Bussa/CB Hybrid front end? I would love to get some more info on that set-up.

Rad3on · « **Reply #7 on:** March 15, 2012, 01:18:33 AM »

I have ordered a acewell speedo/tachometer that will be integrated in the upper triple tree

The hayabusa front end fits very good on the cb, only thing we did was to modify the steering stem so that it fitted the lower triple tree

browneematt · « **Reply #8 on:** March 17, 2012, 10:21:17 AM »

Awesome... Im about to put GSXR front end on my 77 CB750f

Rad3on · « **Reply #9 on:** April 08, 2012, 07:07:48 AM »

have done some work on the sidecovers and removed the hole to key on the original seat since i dont have it anymore

some bondo

fiberglassed the seat

sidecovers with filler on them looking alot better without the keyhole

seat done

just go to sand it down and do some bondo work and filler and make a way to attach it to the bike now

brandEn · « **Reply #10 on:** April 08, 2012, 09:10:30 AM »

Your not wasting time. Have you thought about a box swingarm? The stock ones are a bit flexy.

Rad3on · « **Reply #11 on:** April 09, 2012, 01:19:16 PM »

have been thinking about it, but its not in my budget for this year since im taking my license aswell and that costs about 3000 dollar. so maybe next year i will get a boxed swingarm and a little more horespower in the engine

Rad3on · « **Reply #12 on:** May 19, 2012, 03:11:07 PM »

been some time since last time now.. been working on alot of other stuff lately so havent had time for the bike.. but got some stuff done today, so here is the pics

made the frame for the seat and rear light

have also testfitted the new rear shocks

straight from behind.. should get a wider tire on there hehe

and another.. soon im gonna start the final dissasembly and get it painted

benjy · « **Reply #13 on:** May 23, 2012, 12:03:16 PM »

looking great!nice flow to it.

Rad3on · « **Reply #14 on:** May 28, 2012, 01:52:24 PM »

did some painting on som of the parts this weekend.. cant wait to put things back together now

The frame is ready for some filler

the wheels is also ready for some filler

all the parts i painted

the frame in Flat black

wheels became gloss black

calipers is painted a "brembo Gold" color

Rad3on · « **Reply #15 on:** June 03, 2012, 12:04:01 PM »

started to put some parts back to gether.. still waiting for new spokes to put the wheels back to gether

72_350_FOUR · « **Reply #16 on:** June 05, 2012, 07:51:17 AM »

Wow, looking good, you make it look easy !

Rad3on · « **Reply #17 on:** June 07, 2012, 02:27:45 PM »

hehehe not that easy.. alot of trial and error as this is my first bike.. i usually build and paint cars.

here is a pic of a car that i did the bodywork and paint on for a friend

but have done some work on the tank of bike now

me testing the rear seat

started to do the bondo work on the tank

starting to look like something

r6 gas cap.. the bolts will be changed for some allen bolts

hope to get some filler on it tomorrow

Rad3on · « **Reply #18 on:** June 09, 2012, 03:27:39 PM »

i have gotten som filler on the tank and the seat

just sprayed on the filler

tank and seat put on the bike. the tank is abit low as it doesnt have the rubber fitting in the back

its gonna be sitting like this for a while now as i am getting surgery to my hands in a week

jnymdnyt · « **Reply #19 on:** August 31, 2012, 07:19:44 PM »

Nice build! I can see you're really talented.

I'm in the process of swapping a hayabusa fork as well and I was hoping you could answer 2 questions I have.

1. Did you grind off the upper headtube stopper (if that's what it's called) from the cb750 frame or did you grind the one from the hayabusa upper triple clamp?
2. If you did, what is stopping the handlebars/clip ons from turning and hitting the tank.

here is a picture below of my confusion. I kinda know the answer but just wanted to make sure before I start grinding stuff off.

thanks in advance.

Rad3on · « **Reply #20 on:** February 09, 2013, 04:36:14 PM »

Been awhile since i have done anything with the bike since i started getting problems with my hands last spring.. started loosing the feeling in my fingers

so i had to go the docter and i had severe carpel tunnel in both my wrists. So i have gone to some operations and havent been able to work on the bike until now

But now i have taken the engine apart and fixed it up, polished and painted it before reassemble. Here are a couple pics of it almost done

Rad3on · « **Reply #21 on:** February 13, 2013, 02:48:04 PM »

painted the tank and some parts today.. here is a couple fast iphone pics.. gonna wet sand them and get more clearcoat on this weekend

Rad3on · « **Reply #22 on:** February 14, 2013, 10:34:02 AM »

took some better pictures today.. but still iphone pics

ill probably gonna put the engine in the frame this weekend

eelliiss · « **Reply #23 on:** February 14, 2013, 03:19:26 PM »

Good work.

Free Booter · « **Reply #24 on:** February 14, 2013, 03:57:35 PM »

I like the more organic cowling effect over the very geometric headlights. nice juxtapositions of form.

apetersonboy · « **Reply #25 on:** February 14, 2013, 07:57:53 PM »

Could you maybe do a seperate thread/ short explanation on how you did the gas cap?? I want to do that exact thing but didn't know if it was possible or not!

Rad3on · « **Reply #26 on:** February 16, 2013, 02:53:45 PM »

the gas cap wasnt to hard.. bought a dented r6 tank of ebay for about 50 dollars and cut out the part where the filler cap is located and welded it into the cb tank.

got some work done this weekend aswell

its starting to look like a bike again

finally got the engine back in the frame!

started some test assembly

The headlight will be lowered and moved closer to the bike for a tighter look

just had to try the wheels on to see how it will look like

Im gonna change the color of the calipers to black instead as i feel that the bronze on them crash abit with the rest

some more shots of it

and some more... cant wait until spring to try it out

testfitted the speedometer aswell

and i am going to remember my real camera tomorrw and take some better pictures

Retro Rocket · « **Reply #27 on:** February 16, 2013, 03:03:15 PM »

Such a shame to do all that work then use those sh1tty rear shocks, you've spent money on everything else. why scrimp on the shocks, especially after putting a cartridge style front end on it....? Seriously , throw the shocks and buy some good ones...

Rad3on · « **Reply #28 on:** February 16, 2013, 03:14:32 PM »

actually this bike has been buildt on a very tight budget, as bikes and parts are really expensive in norway.. alle the work that has been done on it is done by me and with a little help from a couple frinds. the shocks can be replaced in the future when i have saved up enought cash. And i have just bought a 1967 Camaro ss/rs 350 that im gonne fix up aswell so im a little low on cash

Retro Rocket · « **Reply #29 on:** February 16, 2013, 03:26:25 PM »

Nice choice of car....

Rad3on · « **Reply #30 on:** February 24, 2013, 04:16:44 AM »

got the tires on the wheels now and moved the headlight lower

CafeDawg · « **Reply #31 on:** February 24, 2013, 11:50:28 AM »

Great workmanship! A really well thought out build and it shows. Looking forward to seeing it come all together.

Respect
CD

Rad3on · « **Reply #32 on:** February 24, 2013, 01:09:08 PM »

thanks! glad to hear people like the work i have put down

cant wait to drive it this summer

Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er · « **Reply #33 on:** February 24, 2013, 08:34:39 PM »

That's turning out real sweet! Looks as good as that Mustang. You do good work. You have sao much black I like the contrasting bronze color!

deafcaferacer · « **Reply #34 on:** February 24, 2013, 08:38:16 PM »

shaping up very nicely!

Greenducky55 · « **Reply #35 on:** February 25, 2013, 09:45:34 AM »

I like it it remind me of my original plans for mine looks good!

Free Booter · « **Reply #36 on:** February 25, 2013, 10:08:09 PM »

This is looking really nice. Great work.

Rad3on · « **Reply #37 on:** April 28, 2013, 02:32:24 PM »

been awhile but have gotten some work done

the brake spacer is almost done in this picture

here you can see the spacer all done ( the disc have been taken off to be painted again)

we have begun the wiring! cant wait to hear it turn over again

fr33man · « **Reply #38 on:** July 04, 2013, 03:16:56 PM »

any update soon? =) more info on stem and spacers wanted

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Author Topic: My 76 cb750F1 Cafe build (Read 8455 times)