Topic: Calendar for 2013 - Lets See your SOHC on the road - FOR SALE!!!!

[derelicte]

Does this count?

Hahaaa.  cool shot.  love the shifter, and cool to see something besides clubmans and drag bars.  Whatcha got going on with the front end?

[xnewmanx]

Hahaaa.  cool shot.  love the shifter, and cool to see something besides clubmans and drag bars.  Whatcha got going on with the front end?

Bars are scratch built.  Front end is an 07 GSXR 750. Way more info in the builds area.

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=111422.0

[bailboy]

Lake Monroe off of Indiana State Road 446 near Bloomington, IN

[HonderCB]

Lake Monroe off of Indiana State Road 446 near Bloomington, IN

Whoa, is that an F or a K?  I'm getting mixed signals!

ps nice bike bailboy!

[bailboy]

She is an F'n'K.  Tank and seat from a 77/78 supersport but the rest is all k3.

[andy750]

She is an F'n'K.  Tank and seat from a 77/78 supersport but the rest is all k3.

How did you get the seat to fit? I thought the hinges were on the opposite side?

thanks
Andy

[bailboy]

We (my dad and I) bought a 77/78 SS parts bike with no title.  We got the tank from it then we measured a few hundred times it felt like.  We then cut the hinges and seat lock off the SS parts bike and welded them on the k3 frame.  Everything lines up perfect.  For the tank the k3 frame needed no modifications, only thing needed was the rubber at the back of the tank where is meets up with the seat.  The original rubber piece wouldn't work so we used a SS one.

[HonderCB]

its not terribly hard to fit the F seat on a K, my father in law has done it to his KO without doing any modification to the K frame so he can switch it back.  He has the seat/cowl and also the seat rail

[andy750]

its not terribly hard to fit the F seat on a K, my father in law has done it to his KO without doing any modification to the K frame so he can switch it back.  He has the seat/cowl and also the seat rail

Do you know how did it as the hinges are on opposite sides. Thanks.


Bailboy- thanks for the info thats what I had kind of thought. Anyway bike looks very good so enjoy!

cheers
Andy

[ChuckG750f1]

Does this count?

Hahaaa.  cool shot.  love the shifter, and cool to see something besides clubmans and drag bars.  Whatcha got going on with the front end?

Man, ya gotta be more careful...loose shoelace is dangerous, you could trip and get hurt

[Bailgang]

How did you get the seat to fit? I thought the hinges were on the opposite side?

thanks
Andy

We got the seat off ebay and it wasn't until we got it and tried mounting it that we realized it wasn't going to be a simple bolt on project. Not only hinging from the opposite side but it wouldn't fit right with the original K tank either. I was able to pick up a trashed 77F as well as a 77F gas tank, did a bunch of double/triple measuring to make sure all would work, removed seat hinges (there's not much of a weld so removing them wasn't a big deal), tacked everything in place and mocked it all up to insure everything fit before final welding the hinges and latch. We needed the hinge mounts from the 77F frame because not only did it open from the opposite side but the hing itself was different. The only other thing I had to do was lengthen the tail of the frame were the grab bar mounts a few inches to accommodate the SS grab bar mount and as my son noted we needed the rear rubber tank mount for a 77F as well. For all you purists out there the original K seat hinges have been saved and any mods I did to frame can easily be changed back to original in case my kid ever wants it that way.

[HonderCB]

its not terribly hard to fit the F seat on a K, my father in law has done it to his KO without doing any modification to the K frame so he can switch it back.  He has the seat/cowl and also the seat rail

Do you know how did it as the hinges are on opposite sides. Thanks.


Bailboy- thanks for the info thats what I had kind of thought. Anyway bike looks very good so enjoy!

cheers
Andy

I'll have to get over there and look at it again, but i think he used the stock F hinges and made new brackets that he bolted to the K frame, but i'm not for sure.  He used the stock K0 wrinkle tank though i do know.

[heffay]

with as many submissions as we are getting, maybe there should be 3 or 4 months that are tribute months, say to stockers/cafes/chops/etc...

or, this could be something that is done on all the pages to deal with the number of submissions and also deal with the print size vs. viewing size predicament.

something like this



or

[longshanks]

these are fantastic srust58!

[Bailgang]

I'll have to get over there and look at it again, but i think he used the stock F hinges and made new brackets that he bolted to the K frame, but i'm not for sure.  He used the stock K0 wrinkle tank though i do know.

Nab a pic of it while you're at it because I'd like to see how he got it to work with the early K tank. Maybe there's a diff between the K0 and K3 tank but our K3 tank was a bit shorter than the 77F tank and with the F seat mounted properly there was a gap between the seat and tank. Could've moved the seat forward to meet it but it didn't look right plus I would've had issues with the seat lock and oil tank if we did.

[chase2034]

finally finished my bike. first trip across the golden gate on a bike.

[Stev-o]

finally finished my bike. first trip across the golden gate on a bike.

Awesome bike and shot! I nominate you for the calendar and for BOTM!!

[bender01]

Back on track. Nice pic Chase2034!

[bytio]

Ride and fly !

[KCbarsos]

great shot chase2034!
very cool bytio!!     

[KCbarsos]

round 2. k3 750. alviso, ca. march??

[Raul CB750K1]

finally finished my bike. first trip across the golden gate on a bike.

Just a technical question: the blurred background has been photoshopped, hasn't it? Otherwise, the hand rail should be in focus, as only the bike is in focus in the picture.

-cool shot IMO-

[BeSeeingYou]

finally finished my bike. first trip across the golden gate on a bike.

Just a technical question: the blurred background has been photoshopped, hasn't it? Otherwise, the hand rail should be in focus, as only the bike is in focus in the picture.

-cool shot IMO-

You can control depth of field (focus range) by the F stop (aperture) settings on the camera.  It's the F stop that has the effect....the lower the F stop the narrower the focus range.  This also allows a faster shutter speed.  The higher the F stop the wider the focus range and the slower the shutter speed.  It's basic photo 101 to learn how to use these two to get the effect you want but with the advent of fully automatic cameras these days it seems to be a lost art.  Don't let the camera make all the decisions for you....most people should be able to hold a camera steady down to 1/30 sec shutter speed so by using the full range of shutter speeds you can pick the aperture that keeps the depth of field where you want it.  The auto focus can also be a pain as you have to know what to focus on to get the depth of field where you want it.  I am guessing that photo was shot at a wide aperture..if it had been at F16 or 22 and focused at the proper point everything would have been in focus.  You can also use it to make the background out of focus too...it just depends on the look you want.

[RAFster122s]

Ride and fly !

Is that with a Tiger Moth? Where is it located?
nice shot

[Eydugstr]

Opheim Illinois 70 cb 750.

Great lookin' bike there, DonR !