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Offline bwaller

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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #150 on: March 05, 2016, 10:11:55 AM »
Sand is better than nothing, however I remember seeing it done using lead, and that really worked great. Want to guess how long ago that was?  ;D
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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #151 on: March 05, 2016, 10:27:26 AM »
Quote from: bwaller on March 05, 2016, 10:11:55 AM
Sand is better than nothing, however I remember seeing it done using lead, and that really worked great. Want to guess how long ago that was?  ;D
You trying to kill the guy, Brent???? Smelting lead produces very bad stuff  :o
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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #152 on: March 07, 2016, 11:48:27 AM »
Couldn't get my cone layout app on the phone to do what I wanted, so took a lucky guess using the inner and outer of a roll of masking tape.  Lucky guess!





Need a bit of tidying before welding on a belt sander, which I don't have, but I like the overall shape.
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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #153 on: March 07, 2016, 01:12:11 PM »
The overall shape does look good.  I bet those suckers are going to be LOUD.  ;D
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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #154 on: March 07, 2016, 02:05:09 PM »
Yes, going to have to rig up something temporary to get it through the test for the road, won't matter if it runs like crap for that 5 minutes each year
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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #155 on: March 07, 2016, 06:07:30 PM »
Every time I see unbaffled megaphones like that, I think of Lord Moonpie's racing exhaust on "Doctor D" Dave Hiller's 750F and Vincent's CR for the street.  Doctor D's can wake up half of Seattle with his pipes on the dyno. 
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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #156 on: March 19, 2016, 02:04:15 PM »
1/4 of the exhausts done, well nearly, not going to put the megas on until the swingarm, rearsets etc. are in place.

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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #157 on: March 30, 2016, 08:59:07 AM »


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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #158 on: March 30, 2016, 11:26:48 AM »
36 cuts and welds later.......



Need the footrest hangers finished now, before I can finish the exhausts.
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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #159 on: March 31, 2016, 11:04:46 AM »
Bit more mocking up today, need to bring the lower ones (upper in pic) in a bit I think.  Definitely not going to interfere with the wheel spindle
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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #160 on: March 31, 2016, 05:22:38 PM »
Are you sure those will not scrape when you lean the bike over?
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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: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #161 on: March 31, 2016, 11:49:42 PM »
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on March 31, 2016, 05:22:38 PM
Are you sure those will not scrape when you lean the bike over?

Probably, this was just a mock up to see if they were any where close to being ok.  I'll be tweaking them further.
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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #162 on: April 01, 2016, 12:52:50 PM »
Just for you CB750CafeRacerFan
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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #163 on: April 01, 2016, 01:44:56 PM »
Now we won't have to call you Sparky!
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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: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #164 on: April 01, 2016, 07:44:48 PM »
Tremendous work...would be just slightly even more tremendous with more upturn.  Ha ha turn up the up turn and they will be truly tremendous.
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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #165 on: April 02, 2016, 01:06:43 AM »
Thankyou, I do intend turning up the upturn, but am going to wait until after upturning the upturned bike to get the upturn correct
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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #166 on: April 02, 2016, 01:46:48 AM »
that will be awesome
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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #167 on: April 02, 2016, 02:08:19 AM »
And provide clearance, Clarence.  ;)
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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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2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #168 on: May 02, 2016, 01:27:54 PM »
Exhausts finished, stuff going for paint this week, so I'll be back in a few weeks/months for your opinions on my planned paint job. (I know the forks are backwards
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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #169 on: May 02, 2016, 02:30:12 PM »
Very Nice. Are you able to change the oil without moving the pipes or are you going to install a remote filter and oil cooler?
What color scheme for your tank, etc, are you going for? 


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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #170 on: May 02, 2016, 02:46:20 PM »
Those pipes look like they took some time to weld up.  I am not an exhaust expert but do the sharp bends at the exhaust port present any flow issues?  I like how tightly the tubes tuck on the bottom of the frame.
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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: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #171 on: May 02, 2016, 02:57:08 PM »
I'm no expert either!  But there is about 60mm straight pipe before the bends which are 3 x 30 degrees.  I'll be surprised if it runs at all after I'm finished!  Running well will be an added bonus
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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #172 on: May 02, 2016, 02:59:53 PM »
Quote from: RAF122S on May 02, 2016, 02:30:12 PM
What color scheme for your tank, etc, are you going for? 

It's a secret, but be warned, the wife picked it
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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #173 on: May 02, 2016, 03:35:06 PM »
Interesting funny video on the importance of good gas flow
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Re: and so it begins, cb550k under the knife
« Reply #174 on: May 02, 2016, 06:32:07 PM »
Quote from: DMcD on May 02, 2016, 03:35:06 PM
Interesting funny video on the importance of good gas flow
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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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1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
2016+ Triumph Thruxton 1200 R (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,170198.0.html) - Sold
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