Finally getting a chance to get on here after a crazy week. Anyways, I am very honored to be here. I grew up around dirt bikes and quads and owned an 82' CB750 for about three years before I decided to build a bike. This is my first build and I learned most of what I was doing by stalking this forum as well as hondachopper.com. This is how I found my bike on CL last Nov for $500:
Unfortunately like most of my projects, I got excited to get started and only took one before pic. The motor is a 75' CB750 and, like Digger, the frame is an AEE hardtail. One of the first things I did with the build was to trade the gas tank to a guy for a wider rear wheel & tire (170/80-15) that I believe came off of a Shadow. Had to modify the frame to accept the new wheel. Cut out the cross tubes, stretched with a jack and welded in new longer tubes:
Tore down the motor and after seeing the condition of the valves and pistons, I decided to go with a totally fresh top end. New pistons, valves & springs, and some machining and some fresh black paint. From this:
To this:
Went with a Wyatt Gatling stretched curved gas tank that literally fills the entire backbone. Actually had to cut some notches in the back lower part of the tank so it would sit down over where the rear fork legs branch off of the backbone. Oil tank was made by Anything Goes 74. Rear fender is a Jesse James One Ton Ho. Seat is a Biltwell Slimline solo. This pic also shows the initial mock up of the forward controls and brake linkage, both from TC Bros.
After many hours spent welding on various bungs, tabs and fittings, I sent the frame off for a silver vein hammertone powdercoat:
CycleX carbs and pipes:
Got rid of the Santee electrics box, a little to big, bulky and chrome for what I was going for. Got a new rec/reg unit and a $15 ebay electronics project box and made a new wiring harness:
Polished the fin tips of the elec. box to match my motor:
On the motor. Blue switch is for headlight, black is for turn signals. No controls and no wires on the handle bars:
That's all I have time for right now. I will post some more a bit later. Kind of feel like I'm rambling a bit, apologies if I am, but I spent the last 8 months building this sucker and kind of enjoy talking about it. Thanks again and best of luck to the other awesome bikes nominated this month!
~Z-MO