Author Topic: 1972 CB750 Four K2 -- Rebuilt to NEW OLD STOCK -- PIX ON PAGE 50 (Read 241302 times)

Bill/BentON Racing · « **Reply #975 on:** May 12, 2015, 12:32:39 AM »

A museum piece. .....not, a rider good enough for a museum though! Awesome work Rafi, Bill

edwardmorris · « **Reply #976 on:** May 12, 2015, 09:31:34 AM »

Quote from: Bill/BentON Racing on May 12, 2015, 12:32:39 AM

A museum piece. .....not, a rider good enough for a museum though! Awesome work Rafi, Bill

Thanks Bill!

I turned 33 this year and am starting to feel the old age, feeling tired and lazy all the time, maybe I should be a museum piece

One more night shift tonight, then the rest of the evenings are free (until that changes), so hoping to get a roller this weekend. Missing fork bits issue sorted, so everything is looking good for the moment, fingers crossed!

SKTP · « **Reply #977 on:** May 12, 2015, 10:37:54 AM »

So clean!

calj737 · « **Reply #978 on:** May 12, 2015, 10:43:22 AM »

33 is old? What the Ef? What's that makes us over 50, pre-historic? Bastage!

Youth is wasted on the young

oldhatt45 · « **Reply #979 on:** May 12, 2015, 11:26:16 AM »

Rafi could be my grandson! Wait until he gets to 50. ROFL
But on a positive note, it is nice to see the younger generation taking an interest in the passion we had at his and and keeping it true!!!!!

Keep going Rafi!!!!!!!!

Charlie

calj737 · « **Reply #980 on:** May 12, 2015, 11:28:49 AM »

Quote from: oldhatt45 on May 12, 2015, 11:26:16 AM

Rafi could be my grandson! Wait until he gets to 50. ROFL and now you can't get up

SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan · « **Reply #981 on:** May 12, 2015, 11:33:31 AM »

Quote from: calj737 on May 12, 2015, 10:43:22 AM

33 is old? What the Ef? . . .
Youth is wasted on the young

I was going to say something, but it's just been said!!

oldhatt45 · « **Reply #982 on:** May 12, 2015, 11:33:55 AM »

But I will be able to Giddy-Up as soon as my K6 is back on the road.

Charlie

edwardmorris · « **Reply #983 on:** May 12, 2015, 11:39:01 AM »

Quote from: calj737 on May 12, 2015, 10:43:22 AM

33 is old? What the Ef? What's that makes us over 50, pre-historic? Bastage!

Youth is wasted on the young

HA! LOL

I'm actually looking forward to 50! To me, that will be phase 2, a life reset if you will, so I'll be a teenager again (with free time) by retirement

oldhatt45 · « **Reply #984 on:** May 12, 2015, 11:59:17 AM »

Rafi,
Everyone has their Dreams. What you just said though has NOT proven True. At least not for me!

There is always more to do then you get done! And if I stopped coming up with projects right now, I would still have more to do than I could get done in any reasonable lifetime.

And PS, growing old is mandatory, Growing Up is Optional.

Charlie

edwardmorris · « **Reply #985 on:** May 12, 2015, 10:27:36 PM »

Yea, that's all it is, a dream, I doubt I'll ever be free of work.

Annyyhuuu, made some time this evening to get the rear wheel fully ready, hopefully the front tomorrow.

All new brake shoes and springs, DIY zinced brake cam and cap, retaining plate and new cotters.

Lubed it all up with high vac grease.

Brand new dust seal for the cam.

edwardmorris · « **Reply #986 on:** May 12, 2015, 10:31:28 PM »

Rechromed bar, I even had the bolt chromed to keep it matched up.

Lubed up rubbers on the inside, new sprocket and DIY zinced splash guard.

Brand new tounged washers from yamiya (saved the originals that I zinced for my K3, that one came with broken ones).

edwardmorris · « **Reply #987 on:** May 12, 2015, 10:35:09 PM »

Rechromed axle, chain adjusters and bolts, DIY zinced spacer. Funny story with the axle, the chromer had plated it all the way despite me telling him I didn't need that. Ended up being too thick, so I took it back, and he thinned it, but left it plated throughout yet again, he just didn't like it with just the ends chromed. Fits well though, so I let it go.

Bill/BentON Racing · « **Reply #988 on:** May 13, 2015, 03:58:47 AM »

When you get finished, you can park it down south with me, I'll take real good care of it, be ready to ride when you visit, ...and I'll do the maintenance! C'mon, Bill

Seriously it's really nice, great job Rafi.

calj737 · « **Reply #989 on:** May 13, 2015, 04:18:36 AM »

Turn a wrench here, a little jetting there Bill and you might make this an 11 second bike

edwardmorris · « **Reply #990 on:** May 13, 2015, 09:00:25 AM »

Quote from: Bill/BentON Racing on May 13, 2015, 03:58:47 AM

When you get finished, you can park it down south with me, I'll take real good care of it, be ready to ride when you visit, ...and I'll do the maintenance! C'mon, Bill
Seriously it's really nice, great job Rafi.

Anything for you Bill

Wish I could iron butt it down there, then I might have just done that. Its the old age I tell ya, won't let me do long hauls anymore

Restoration Fan · « **Reply #991 on:** May 13, 2015, 08:29:11 PM »

I look forward to the posts on this thread like I used to on SOHRon's epic 550 thread. Keep up the great work, Rafi. This one's going to be a stunner.

edwardmorris · « **Reply #992 on:** May 13, 2015, 09:21:28 PM »

Thank you Ron! I wasn't going to just yet, but here's an update just for you

Repacked the speedo drive.

Rechromed SD retainer and its bolts and nuts (I bet Bill is enjoying the bling

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edwardmorris · « **Reply #993 on:** May 13, 2015, 09:25:23 PM »

Blanchard ground rotor (thanks Bill, for advising me about a year ago on this), DIY zinced front axle and nut.

I seem to have lost the pic of the tounged washers from yamiya on the other side, they're from the same set I posted about earlier. I chipped the paint a little in two spots when wrapping them around the nuts. but those oil based sharpies are working out great for tiny touch ups

Front wheel almost ready, just gotta borrow a 1/2" drive torquer from the auto shop to tighten the axle up.

edwardmorris · « **Reply #994 on:** May 14, 2015, 10:18:19 PM »

Missing fork bits all in place, installed on new Z1 fork tubes, these are really well made

Brand new seals, and DIY zinced retaining clips.

edwardmorris · « **Reply #995 on:** May 14, 2015, 10:21:21 PM »

Used a 1-1/2" (I think, had it around the house) PVC hose as a seal driver, covered up the new tubes with the packaging they came in to avoid scratching anything, worked like a charm. The circlips are a pain to install but got them in there with some persuasion. New set of progressives, skipped the preload spacers.

edwardmorris · « **Reply #996 on:** May 14, 2015, 10:22:56 PM »

Rechromed fork tube caps and new o-rings. Added 10w30 diesel rated oil, 7oz and tidied it all up, these are done

edwardmorris · « **Reply #997 on:** May 17, 2015, 07:44:43 PM »

All new rubbers for the air box, used the 6mm o-rings from the vesrah kit as I used all NOS ones for the head.

New K&N Filter, DIY zinced all the hardware, painted the top two tabs.

Air box done and ready to go.

edwardmorris · « **Reply #998 on:** May 17, 2015, 07:46:42 PM »

All new engine mounting hardware, long bolts are yamiya repops.

3 huge guys got it off the bench, into the frame and on the lift.

Greased up the rollers, thin washer set up as usual for 750.

edwardmorris · « **Reply #999 on:** May 17, 2015, 07:48:39 PM »

Drove it down caveman style using the extra fat washer as pounding shield and a PVC pipe. Tore open the NOS toolkit to tighten down the DIY zinced top washer (inner lip ground out to allow for dust seal).

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Author Topic: 1972 CB750 Four K2 -- Rebuilt to NEW OLD STOCK -- PIX ON PAGE 50 (Read 241302 times)