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Offline CB_Jeff

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Re: Chef's 78 F'er (paint!)
« Reply #125 on: March 13, 2014, 03:04:52 AM »
Chef,
Looks great!  I will be interested to see the painted set on the bike.  I have similar plans for my '78F....right down to the seat and the Napolean mirrors.  Looks like you are running the new side covers with no emblems?
Well done sir!
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Re: Chef's 78 F'er (paint!)
« Reply #126 on: March 13, 2014, 03:51:06 AM »
Yeah one of these days I'll do a paint process write up....

Thanks for the kind words, I actually am going to get new emblems, I just haven't gotten them yet, balancing every penny I can between this and the 450, mostly the 450 though
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Re: Chef's 78 F'er (paint!)
« Reply #127 on: March 13, 2014, 05:46:56 AM »
When you get to it, I would be interested to know where you get your sidecover badges from... they seem to be hard to come by.  Frankie has a bunch of the F1 sidecover badges, but none of the later F badges.  Maybe he could be talked into a run.
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Re: Chef's 78 F'er (paint!)
« Reply #128 on: March 13, 2014, 06:00:25 AM »
Quote from: CBCafe_Jeff on March 13, 2014, 05:46:56 AM
When you get to it, I would be interested to know where you get your sidecover badges from... they seem to be hard to come by. 

Jeff - have you checked Marble Motors?

http://www.marblesmotors.com/partsforsalehondabadgesx.htm
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Re: Chef's 78 F'er (paint!)
« Reply #129 on: March 13, 2014, 06:17:39 AM »
I really dig the color combo. Lookin sharp!
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Re: Chef's 78 F'er (paint!)
« Reply #130 on: March 13, 2014, 11:23:24 AM »
Quote from: Stev-o on March 13, 2014, 06:00:25 AM
Quote from: CBCafe_Jeff on March 13, 2014, 05:46:56 AM
When you get to it, I would be interested to know where you get your sidecover badges from... they seem to be hard to come by. 

Jeff - have you checked Marble Motors?

http://www.marblesmotors.com/partsforsalehondabadgesx.htm

+1 on Marble Motors.  I purchased some great quality replica sidecover badges there. 
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Re: Chef's 78 F'er (paint!)
« Reply #131 on: March 14, 2014, 07:43:01 AM »
Chef,
Are you planning to stick with the Comstars or are you going to switch over to a spoked rim?  Also, I would be interested to know if you already switched over to the 530 chain and sprokets and what you ended up running for a chain.  Once we pull out of the deep freeze here in northern New England I am going to get my F3 build thread going... it is interesting to see how many F bike build threads are currently going in the project shop.
Nice work again.
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Re: Chef's 78 F'er (paint!)
« Reply #132 on: March 14, 2014, 10:46:52 AM »
yeah those F3 logos aren't too plentiful or cheap ;)

I am planning on sticking with the comstars. to each their own but I really love the look of the comstars with this more modern resto-mod/cafe racer look I am going for. I also like spoked rims on a more classic cafe racer too. I am glad to have a bike with both ;)

I did already do the conversion. 17t/48t with a 530 x-ring chain. it's what I use on my K1, and its nice. works great, I wanted new sprockets and chain anyway so I did it all at once. I like that gear ratio and I have gotten the F3 up to 122mph so I don't think I am losing any speed over it. that's plenty fast for me. these old bikes make you feel like you're going faster than you actually are.

I will say that the F3 outruns the pants off the K1, but the K1 is much nicer to cruise around on, not to mention it is nicer to my back.
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Re: Chef's 78 F'er (paint!)
« Reply #133 on: March 15, 2014, 05:32:15 AM »
I am planning to stick with the Comstars as well....I have always liked the way they look. 
In your 530 chain, do you recall the final link count?
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Re: Chef's 78 F'er (paint!)
« Reply #134 on: March 15, 2014, 07:14:33 AM »
Quote from: cheftuskey121 on March 10, 2014, 10:51:30 AM
Hard to juggle two project bikes, an engine, and a daily rider that is misbehaving. I need another source of income.

Haha! I know the feeling.  Paint looks great, cant wait see it all put together.
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