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Re: Pinkley's 73... First times a charm
« Reply #75 on: May 11, 2014, 06:11:13 PM »
Snapped a few pics today for the hell of it. Thought I would share them with everyone. I'm going to start on the carb rebuild Tuesday or Wednesday. And take the tires and rims to be mounted and have them checked to make sure they are both trued.
Until next time...


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Re: Pinkley's 73... First times a charm
« Reply #76 on: May 22, 2014, 12:03:15 AM »
So I tore the carbs apart and wow... they were pretty damn filthy! Ran into a little problem though as I was rebuilding my #4...

I was kicking myself in the ass when I heard that thing pop. I only had the damn thing finger tight and didn't even get a quarter of a turn on it with a wrench. It wasn't even tight... luckily I found one within minutes of looking on ebay for a decent price.

Can somebody tell me why the walls are uneven on the needle jet port? They are uneven on all 4 of my carbs. I find it kinda odd...



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Re: Pinkley's 73... First times a charm
« Reply #77 on: May 22, 2014, 12:10:41 AM »
Oh, and I used Chem - dip to clean the carbs. Stuff works wonders!

I soaked them one at a time. The first one I let soak for 10 minutes as a test run. I could tell a little difference with it. I soaked it for another 20 minutes and gave it another good rinse with water and scrubbed it with a tooth brush with a little simple green. I used a torch tip cleaner in all the small ports to knock the gunk loose before soaking them. They turned out great!

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Re: Pinkley's 73... First times a charm
« Reply #78 on: June 06, 2014, 08:46:53 AM »
I got the carbs all back together this morning and mounted up. Let the bowls fill and a few kicks later it was running. Not going to lie... tears of joy! I wish I could figure out how to post a video on here. haha
Today I'm getting the extra seat pan I have sandblasted and the tires mounted and ballanced the rims.

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Re: Pinkley's 73... First times a charm
« Reply #79 on: June 10, 2014, 07:42:35 PM »
After getting the seat pan sand blasted I was kinda disappointed. It looked like swiss cheese. I tried welding a small patch in place of a hole. Wow... it was pretty thin! I had the welder down as low as it would go and still was burning through. 
I decided to put a few thin layers of fiberglass on it to stiffen it up a bit.

After 3 layers of fiberglass I hit it with some sandpaper to knock down some of the rough edges and put two coats of bed liner on it.
It turned out pretty good. Just need to get it reupholstered now.

This is what I'm going for



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Re: Pinkley's 73... First times a charm
« Reply #80 on: July 26, 2014, 04:28:03 PM »
Haven't posted in a while...

Finally after fixing an oil leak and getting the carbs tuned in a bit better, it's officially on the road. Yesterday was my first ride down the dead end road next to my house. It felt awesome knowing that I was riding something that I built. The feeling of accomplishment. 

My wife took this pic from a distance.  Turned out pretty cool!
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Re: Pinkley's 73... First times a charm
« Reply #81 on: July 26, 2014, 06:24:25 PM »
Congrats..........so far 8) 8) :) :)

It sure does feel good riding something that you have touched every part of..........including the oily parts. ;D ;D
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Re: Pinkley's 73... First times a charm
« Reply #82 on: July 26, 2014, 06:54:10 PM »
Quote from: Old Scrambler on July 26, 2014, 06:24:25 PM
Congrats..........so far 8) 8) :) :)

It sure does feel good riding something that you have touched every part of..........including the oily parts. ;D ;D
Thanks! 
It still needs a few things here and there. Nothing major... I'm itching to hop on it and go but I have to get it legal first.
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Re: Pinkley's 73... First times a charm
« Reply #83 on: July 28, 2014, 02:06:15 PM »
Took a vacation day today so I could take the bike in to get legal.

It was nice getting it out on the road.
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Re: Pinkley's 73... First times a charm
« Reply #84 on: July 28, 2014, 04:07:24 PM »
Quote from: Pinkley on July 28, 2014, 02:06:15 PM
Took a vacation day today so I could take the bike in to get legal.

It was nice getting it out on the road.

Beautiful skies.  Hope the weather held out for you, because I'm sure you had open roads on a Monday.
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Re: Pinkley's 73... First times a charm
« Reply #85 on: July 28, 2014, 04:13:09 PM »


Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on July 28, 2014, 04:07:24 PM
Quote from: Pinkley on July 28, 2014, 02:06:15 PM
Took a vacation day today so I could take the bike in to get legal.

It was nice getting it out on the road.

Beautiful skies.  Hope the weather held out for you, because I'm sure you had open roads on a Monday.

It was a great day! Other than when I ran out of gas less than 500 feet from my house. Hahaha I was too into the moment to worry about fuel! Haha
I could seriously throw a rock and hit my house.   Luckily it wasn't a hot day. Made for a nice little walk to get the gas can.
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Re: Pinkley's 73... First times a charm
« Reply #86 on: July 28, 2014, 04:34:12 PM »
Quote from: Pinkley on July 28, 2014, 04:13:09 PM


Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on July 28, 2014, 04:07:24 PM
Quote from: Pinkley on July 28, 2014, 02:06:15 PM
Took a vacation day today so I could take the bike in to get legal.

It was nice getting it out on the road.

Beautiful skies.  Hope the weather held out for you, because I'm sure you had open roads on a Monday.

It was a great day! Other than when I ran out of gas less than 500 feet from my house. Hahaha I was too into the moment to worry about fuel! Haha
I could seriously throw a rock and hit my house.   Luckily it wasn't a hot day. Made for a nice little walk to get the gas can.

I've done that, too, about a stone's toss from a gas station.  It's not fun having to push the whole bike a block or two, especially in Summer heat.  Lucky for you -- you only had to get the can and not push the bike!
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Re: Pinkley's 73... First times a charm
« Reply #87 on: August 02, 2014, 05:43:18 PM »
Been riding the hell out of this thing! Can't get enough of it!
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Re: Pinkley's 73... First times a charm
« Reply #88 on: July 31, 2015, 10:49:20 AM »
It's been a long while since I have posted on here. I'm still going at it! Had a few downhill episodes in the past year. For one I laid it over only going about 15 mph after hitting a patch of pea grave. :/ It messed up the tank, bars, engine cover, and my pride. Since then I have fixed it all and it looks better than ever.  8)

I'm still looking to get a different exhaust and a few other odds and ends. It's slowly getting where I want it.
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Re: Pinkley's 73... First times a charm
« Reply #89 on: July 31, 2015, 06:27:11 PM »
Looks great.
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"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

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Re: Pinkley's 73... First times a charm
« Reply #90 on: July 31, 2015, 07:25:12 PM »
Just read through the entire build.  Really nice work.  That's a beauty of a bike!
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Re: Pinkley's 73... First times a charm
« Reply #91 on: August 02, 2015, 01:08:25 AM »
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on July 31, 2015, 06:27:11 PM
Looks great.

Thank you! It's slowly but surely getting to where I want it!
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« Reply #92 on: August 02, 2015, 01:09:40 AM »
Quote from: Restoration Fan on July 31, 2015, 07:25:12 PM
Just read through the entire build.  Really nice work.  That's a beauty of a bike!

Thank you! It has definitely been a headache of a project! :D
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Re: Pinkley's 73... First times a charm
« Reply #93 on: April 20, 2016, 07:55:49 PM »
It's been a long while since I have had an update so I'll keep it short and sweet. About a year ago I hit a patch of loose cinders coming around a turn and ended up laying the Ole girl over.

After a hair over  $1000 in damages, I made the bike look better than it did the first time around. Despite having to sell a few of my guns to come up with the funds, I'm pretty happy of the outcome.

I also bought a brand new 2015 Victory Vegas 8ball. :)



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Re: Pinkley's 73... First times a charm
« Reply #94 on: April 20, 2016, 07:59:15 PM »
A few more pics :)

I have to show off my Vic. Most of my money has been going into parts and upgrades for it. The Honda is right where I want it to be. :)



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Re: Pinkley's 73... First times a charm
« Reply #95 on: April 20, 2016, 10:31:23 PM »
The 750 looks great.  Nice shade of blue and I like the decal.
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"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

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Re: Pinkley's 73... First times a charm
« Reply #96 on: April 21, 2016, 06:33:27 AM »
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on April 20, 2016, 10:31:23 PM
The 750 looks great.  Nice shade of blue and I like the decal.
Thanks!

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