Author Topic: Aluminum side covers CB750K WOW (Read 5064 times)

Bill/BentON Racing · « **on:** December 15, 2012, 06:39:24 PM »

Never saw any of these.......anybody else?

Marc,Thanks,Bill

I polished a little on left side!

Blackandsilver · « **Reply #1 on:** December 15, 2012, 06:43:56 PM »

Nice!!

Win some lose some, it's all the same to me.

754 · « **Reply #2 on:** December 15, 2012, 08:14:34 PM »

Look on the back they may be marked MPD, or Magnussen

Bill/BentON Racing · « **Reply #3 on:** December 16, 2012, 04:29:11 AM »

Nothing nowhere.Randy had a friend make his aluminum tank.Maybe made these? I like em.

Bill

Greggo · « **Reply #4 on:** December 17, 2012, 07:42:10 AM »

Those are SWEET!

mono · « **Reply #5 on:** December 17, 2012, 08:01:31 AM »

someone on my local CL has been trying to hock a set of these for $425. they're cool, but not that cool. seem to still be for sale.

http://toledo.craigslist.org/mcy/3385931587.html

Elan · « **Reply #6 on:** December 17, 2012, 08:13:23 AM »

I was bidding on a pair of those on ebay last year. And I was horribly outbid $:-\$

Bill/BentON Racing · « **Reply #7 on:** December 17, 2012, 01:51:35 PM »

They look like those,no markings tho! Nice gift!

Bill

1000OaksBob · « **Reply #8 on:** July 12, 2014, 08:29:55 AM »

Very interested in finding a pair of these. Sure would appreciate any leads.
Thanks

Bill/BentON Racing · « **Reply #9 on:** July 12, 2014, 03:11:19 PM »

Haha! How intere$ted are you? They are rare and not cheap....but I do want some rods or hi/po crank, so maybe sell them, Bill

BLUE71TURBO · « **Reply #10 on:** July 13, 2014, 11:41:01 AM »

Quote from: Bill/BentON Racing on July 12, 2014, 03:11:19 PM

Haha! How intere$ted are you? They are rare and not cheap....but I do want some rods or hi/po crank, so maybe sell them, Bill

How about some MTC Aluminum rods ( which are in mint condition ) and a little $$ to go along with it ?

BLUE71TURBO · « **Reply #11 on:** July 13, 2014, 11:45:49 AM »

I have a friend who has a set of these cast aluminum side covers on his turbocharged CB750. I do believe they were made by Magnuson ( Supercharger manufacturer ). I have tried for years to get them but he wont part with them.

FrankenFrankenstuff · « **Reply #12 on:** July 13, 2014, 11:58:35 AM »

Pfffssst. I can make those. How many people want them and for how much? I had actually started doing some for the cb550f. Pics....in one of my threads...?

FrankenFrankenstuff · « **Reply #13 on:** July 13, 2014, 12:01:33 PM »

754 · « **Reply #14 on:** July 13, 2014, 12:09:18 PM »

How much ?

BLUE71TURBO · « **Reply #15 on:** July 13, 2014, 09:11:02 PM »

Are those sand casted or hammered out of a sheet of aluminum

FrankenFrankenstuff · « **Reply #16 on:** July 14, 2014, 05:21:37 AM »

Mine was cast aluminum.
I could probably do them for$250-$300 a set?? Straight castings w/ light cleanup. Customer has to polish....

FrankenFrankenstuff · « **Reply #17 on:** July 15, 2014, 06:41:29 PM »

.....and that is why I am not making them. Ha.

Bill/BentON Racing · « **Reply #18 on:** July 16, 2014, 04:43:16 AM »

Yah, they not cheap to make, just sold my used set for $200.00. Need some hi/po rods!

BLUE71TURBO · « **Reply #19 on:** July 16, 2014, 05:34:38 AM »

Quote from: Bill/BentON Racing on July 16, 2014, 04:43:16 AM

Yah, they not cheap to make, just sold my used set for $200.00. Need some hi/po rods!

So my offer wasn't good enough ? Wish i would of known that $200.oo was all it would take to get those covers.

I'll keep looking.......

754 · « **Reply #20 on:** July 16, 2014, 10:35:41 AM »

I dont think 250-300 is bad, just wont sell in big numbers..

Parkwood60 · « **Reply #21 on:** July 16, 2014, 12:57:44 PM »

I have one, the oil tank side, and have been looking fr the other side for years. Cycle X sells them (I thought, can't find them now on their site) and Singh makes hammered aluminum one out of India via Las Vegas or something.

https://www.facebook.com/precisions.singh

FrankenFrankenstuff · « **Reply #22 on:** July 16, 2014, 04:42:25 PM »

OK. How much is a reasonable price for a set or single side cover cast from alloy.?

Bill/BentON Racing · « **Reply #23 on:** July 16, 2014, 05:36:09 PM »

Quote from: BLUE71TURBO on July 16, 2014, 05:34:38 AM

Quote from: Bill/BentON Racing on July 16, 2014, 04:43:16 AM
Yah, they not cheap to make, just sold my used set for $200.00. Need some hi/po rods!

So my offer wasn't good enough ? Wish i would of known that $200.oo was all it would take to get those covers.
I'll keep looking.......

Jon, would rather have taken yours, but he emailed me before you posted.....damn, oh well, guess he's happy! Just told Sam, I wished I'd known, Bill

Jim F · « **Reply #24 on:** July 16, 2014, 05:41:53 PM »

or send them up and have them copied out of carbon fiber from the guy that I bought all of my stuff from
much lighter than cast or formed Al.

Fastbike · « **Reply #25 on:** July 16, 2014, 07:30:45 PM »

Cmon' Jim, what fun would that be! Can't polish carbon fiber

.

FrankenFrankenstuff · « **Reply #26 on:** July 16, 2014, 07:33:06 PM »

I can chrome carbon fiber....Hey Bill, didn't I send you a chrome set for calender girl bike?

BLUE71TURBO · « **Reply #27 on:** July 16, 2014, 08:01:04 PM »

Quote from: Bill/BentON Racing on July 16, 2014, 05:36:09 PM

Quote from: BLUE71TURBO on July 16, 2014, 05:34:38 AM
Quote from: Bill/BentON Racing on July 16, 2014, 04:43:16 AM
Yah, they not cheap to make, just sold my used set for $200.00. Need some hi/po rods!

So my offer wasn't good enough ? Wish i would of known that $200.oo was all it would take to get those covers.
I'll keep looking.......
Jon, would rather have taken yours, but he emailed me before you posted.....damn, oh well, guess he's happy! Just told Sam, I wished I'd known, Bill

It's all good Bill.

I should of pm'd ya right away. $:-\$ Snooze ya loose as they say.

As for the selling cost Frankenstuff.....

? Good question. Some years back i looked into having a company produce some covers using the sand cast method......

The start-up cost was real high ! The only way to get some of the cost down was to make the plug for the mold myself. In order to make the plug properly you have to take the original side cover and section it into 4 separate pieces, bond it back together so that the part is about 15% larger ( to compensate for shrinkage when the poured aluminum cools down ). That's if you get it right the first time. Needless to say i didn't have the funds to start that adventure. $:-\$

If Frankenstuff has the method down pat to where the parts fit right in the frame, and the demand is there, it's up to him what he wants to charge for them. I know i really want a pair, just gotta find the funds.....

FrankenFrankenstuff · « **Reply #28 on:** July 17, 2014, 07:51:37 AM »

I learned a bit about it when doing my alloy points cover. I even bought all of the tools from the pattern makers shop at the foundry I am using. Ha.

SINGH PRECISIONS · « **Reply #29 on:** July 21, 2014, 03:29:37 PM »

Hey All

I am Singh, Owner/Founder of Singh Precisions.
The Alloy side covers in the original pic looks like one of my early hand made ones.
I make side covers (tanks, seats, etc) by hand hammering alloy from scratch.
The sidecovers have all stock dimensions and mounting tabs. They mount over the frame just like the stock side covers.
I have these side covers in Stock. Let me know if anyone is interested.

Polished Side covers - 245 $
Brushed - 210 $
Shipping anywhere in the world - 35 $

Thanks
Singh
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Old Scrambler · « **Reply #30 on:** July 21, 2014, 03:43:11 PM »

Very Nice

POPS 911 · « **Reply #31 on:** July 21, 2014, 04:06:54 PM »

And I though JESSIE JAMES [ West Coast Chopper now Austin Texas Fab shop ] could pound metal into shapes, this person SINGH PRECISIONS is a TRUE CRAFTMANS.

Parkwood60 · « **Reply #32 on:** July 22, 2014, 09:58:04 PM »

There you go, Signh himself has joined the thread. I totally plan on buying a pair from him, but tires and shocks are more important than cosmetics at the moment. I'd love to buy a tank too. Formed, polished aluminum is so beautiful looking.

You know what lighter than cast or pressed AL, or even carbon fiber? Nothing at all!

BLUE71TURBO · « **Reply #33 on:** July 25, 2014, 10:55:39 PM »

When it comes to custom side covers.... I'm staying with Frankenstuff.

FrankenFrankenstuff · « **Reply #34 on:** July 26, 2014, 08:26:05 PM »

Ahhhhh! Thanks dude. For what its worth, Made in America and I give tax money to uncle Sam.

Ricky_Racer · « **Reply #35 on:** July 28, 2014, 02:34:58 PM »

I've had a set of these in the past. The MPD (Magnuson) cast side covers are heavy and had a nasty rep for falling off at speed. Whomever bought them, you might want to fix some lanyards so you don't have to retrieve one that a truck has driven over!

RR

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