Author Topic: Salt Racer CB 750 OZ style (Read 169844 times)

MRieck · « **Reply #450 on:** November 24, 2013, 08:12:37 AM »

Quote from: johno on November 23, 2013, 01:46:18 PM

Had to go into the bad city yesterday and was randomly walking down a street and come across a good old fashioned speed shop, couldnt resist, went in for a look at all the car stuff and monkey see monkey buy thing happened. Came out with a few goodies, I dont really need them but a pair of wire twisters and stainless wire, for the axle and sump bolts, some heat cover for the fuel lines, a longacre good electrical ignition switch with an oil light adapter,( so Peter doesnt have to look at numbers just red light or go) and also some tyre softener. why the tyre softener you ask ?

I like the Longacre products. DEi is good stuff too. Make sure those rubber manifolds don't leak big guy.

johno · « **Reply #451 on:** November 27, 2013, 03:55:56 AM »

Speaking of big fella's, your work of art arrived today Mike, I unpacked it tonight........might take it to bed with me

I reckon it will be better than sex !

Seriously guys it looks special, evan to an old timer like me . What you have done to the port floor is very very special.
Thanks mate.
regards Johno

Bill/BentON Racing · « **Reply #452 on:** November 27, 2013, 04:22:02 AM »

Your manifolds shipped yesterday. Sent two to make sure, Good Luck mate!

Bill
First Class mail,6-10 days.

johno · « **Reply #453 on:** November 28, 2013, 04:10:40 AM »

pm sent Bill, cheers johno

johno · « **Reply #454 on:** November 28, 2013, 04:18:28 AM »

Just cleaned out the oil return holes to optimise them.

johno · « **Reply #455 on:** November 28, 2013, 04:20:55 AM »

No pussycat alloy mounts on this baby, 316 grade stainless

johno · « **Reply #456 on:** November 28, 2013, 04:24:11 AM »

I trimmed the gear selector cover for less windage and more easier access to the sprockets. just hit it with yellow just to see what a yellow crankcase might look like.

johno · « **Reply #457 on:** November 28, 2013, 04:29:28 AM »

Was reading on a thread somewhere that its easy to get confused with sprocket ratio's and they suggested colour coded sprockets to make life fool proof........if thats possible ..............so paint I did, so far 17 and 18 teeth 320 chain
johno

johno · « **Reply #458 on:** November 28, 2013, 04:33:51 AM »

Lot of height under the bike , I wonder if I drop the rear shocks to 2 inch shorter ? what it would do to trail

johno · « **Reply #459 on:** November 28, 2013, 04:37:16 AM »

Not sure it is clear or dark enough but I jumped on CAD to see whar 2 inch shorter shocks would do, the result is nearly 2 degrees rake and 10mm more trail, still plenty of room under the bike so I ordered the shocks from cycle x ebay

johno · « **Reply #460 on:** November 28, 2013, 04:46:09 AM »

just in case you blokes think I have been a bit slow I have just finished last weekend doing an engine swap and reconditioning the new motor for my son, the bike was my dads who left it to Matt when he passed away. The engine was shot and was the cause of the drama, dad was early 70's still riding hard when the cam bolt came loose and jammed up the top end , locked the motor up and spat down the road. I bought the bike home for Matt but it sat around for a couple of years until I had the inclination to do the job, so Matt bought an old 83 engine and I went over it , bottom end , rings, tidy the ports and valvegrind etc
Anyway it took me more time than I thought but is now finished and running well. I had to do it so I could concentrate on my Honda

johno · « **Reply #461 on:** November 28, 2013, 05:05:22 AM »

All finished with plastic back on. Its a 1985 yammy XJ 900 with a 1983 transplanted engine in, Matts smiling as it took him about 2 years to get me to do it, now I'm in the dog house with the missus for getting him on a big bike , bloke cant win either way

johno

Retro Rocket · « **Reply #462 on:** November 28, 2013, 12:04:38 PM »

Quote from: johno on November 28, 2013, 04:33:51 AM

Lot of height under the bike , I wonder if I drop the rear shocks to 2 inch shorter ? what it would do to trail

It will give you more trail which is fine....

bwaller · « **Reply #463 on:** November 28, 2013, 12:24:08 PM »

johno where did you find the 520 sprockets with the 530 center width? I bought some from JT a few years ago and haven't had luck finding them again.

johno · « **Reply #464 on:** November 28, 2013, 01:29:52 PM »

Hi Bwaller,
Snows heading your way I believe, so you will have the whole winter to calmly get them from Cycle X. They do 520 sprockets and kits, also offset.
I tried JT for rear 520 but they couldnt do it and referred me to another engineering firm in England
cheers johno

voxonda · « **Reply #465 on:** November 28, 2013, 01:54:16 PM »

Hey Brent,

You can turn them down to 520, do that all the time.

Cheers, Rob.

bwaller · « **Reply #466 on:** November 28, 2013, 01:57:15 PM »

Too late johno, some snow arrived yesterday, quite wintry looking today! I'll check CycleX.

Rob I have turned some but man they are hard, you can hear the squealing for miles.

Tintop · « **Reply #467 on:** December 10, 2013, 12:10:34 PM »

johno - this was just posted on the vintage forum over here, might be the swing arm solution for you, 3" over.

http://www.vrra.ca/board/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=20674

johno · « **Reply #468 on:** December 11, 2013, 04:17:02 AM »

Thanks Tintop,
Thats a nice looking arm. the back axle width is OK and the front pivot is pretty close, it has some room to machine off in needed, the 3 inch over is good as the Suzuki std is approx 2.5 inchs longer than the honda and if the arm is 3 inch over then that is a total of 5.5 inchs more than Honda , the salt regs say 10% more wheel base max so approx 5.5inchs. allowed, would be good piece.

I purchased a suzy GSX F 600 back end complete on ebay last week and its on its way. I would have made an offer, what do you reckon it is worth $750

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Tintop · « **Reply #469 on:** December 11, 2013, 05:18:26 AM »

Sent a message to find out the asking price.

Tintop · « **Reply #470 on:** December 11, 2013, 06:31:57 AM »

Got a reply on the Calfab swingarm johno- $400 Cdn including a new log to be applied.

Old Scrambler · « **Reply #471 on:** December 11, 2013, 05:54:10 PM »

Johno..............that's a nice looking swingarm........BUT.......be careful of the distance from the U-brace to the axle. I don't think an 18-inch wheel with an 80 or 90 profile tire will fit.

I'm trying something similar.........so far 4 alloy boxed swingarms were dismissed............but I have another dozen or so to try. My builder has a bike grave-yard..........lots of metal items sticking out of the snowbanks.

johno · « **Reply #472 on:** December 12, 2013, 04:15:12 AM »

Thanks for the tip,
At this stage I am looking at a couple of rear options. 3 setups, light and high 18 ", medium height 18"and dumped Low 17", and will be taking all 3 , what ever turns pete on he can use.
I cant wait to find out what the go is and focus on improving that rather than making up general setups.
The more I talk to people the ol confidence takes a few hits and that leads to trying several options.

Been setting some time frames to make the cut and I have been covering a bit of ground lately and should be starting the final engine build on Jan 1st finished mid Jan, then frame finished end of Jan, Dyno engine first week Feb and do some road testing somewhere in the middle of nowhere mid Feb ready for the last week of Feb......its a plan anyway.

I have been taking some pics but my photo bucket link is stuffed for the second time in two years and cant post anything, hopefully they can sort things out for me.

ciao

Old Scrambler · « **Reply #473 on:** December 12, 2013, 08:24:00 AM »

That's a plan.............hopefully successful

I'm in the same bucket

but happy to spend more time on the planning and gathering of parts then doing the www-thing.

My wife informs me she won't mind if I spend a lot of time on bikes the last two weeks of the year.............but I will be 2500 miles away from home......so only on the internet.

BTW.........'83 Suzuki GS750E swingarms are a close fit but need to be spread at the rear.

johno · « **Reply #474 on:** December 18, 2013, 03:58:05 AM »

Got my pistons back from HPC couple of weeks ago, skirts baked moly and tops ceramic.
might need this if the weather is hot.

Thanks Tiny

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Author Topic: Salt Racer CB 750 OZ style (Read 169844 times)