Author Topic: CB 750 K1 GT New Pics with a new look (Read 127392 times)

Retro Rocket · « **Reply #325 on:** February 27, 2014, 05:11:51 PM »

Awesome , that thing runs better than my Seiko divers watch....

tweakin · « **Reply #326 on:** February 27, 2014, 05:33:30 PM »

Quote from: Retro Rocket on February 27, 2014, 05:11:51 PM

Awesome , that thing runs better than my Seiko divers watch....

Thanks Retro! I am super stoked to have this one done, especially considering what I started with. Cheers!

brandEn · « **Reply #327 on:** February 27, 2014, 06:08:40 PM »

#$%* Yea bro!

Stev-o · « **Reply #328 on:** February 27, 2014, 07:42:22 PM »

It is quite impressive what you have done with this bike in the last 100 days.
You are making the rest of us look like a bunch of hacks! Damn it.

edwardmorris · « **Reply #329 on:** February 27, 2014, 07:53:06 PM »

Congratulations tweakin, looks and sounds amazing. I really hope you'll stick around and help out noobs like me

SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan · « **Reply #330 on:** February 27, 2014, 08:12:18 PM »

WOW!! That sounds really good. Runs like a champ!! Nice man-cave, too.

KayOne · « **Reply #331 on:** February 27, 2014, 08:14:57 PM »

Wow! Sounds and looks great. I'm heading back to the garage NOW.

Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er · « **Reply #332 on:** February 27, 2014, 08:29:33 PM »

Now what we want to know is what is BrandEn going to do THIS time to lure you in again?!

Sounds great. Can't wait for THE final installment.

Greggo · « **Reply #333 on:** February 27, 2014, 08:37:22 PM »

Wow

That sounds mean, and looks CLEAN!

MoMo · « **Reply #334 on:** February 28, 2014, 02:31:28 AM »

tweakin · « **Reply #335 on:** February 28, 2014, 04:50:21 AM »

Thanks for all the comments fella's! I am a little bummed this one has come to completion, but excited to start enjoying it. This bike came together much faster than I expected it to but the finished results are exactly what I was shooting for, a solid runner with stock look and minor modifications to make it mine. Being that this bike was left for dead and in pieces when I started I am really proud of how she turned out.

Completed pics coming soon. 1971 CB750 GT (Golden Turd)

tweakin · « **Reply #336 on:** February 28, 2014, 05:08:31 AM »

Pretty rough shape when I brought her home this last November. Too far gone for a full restore, so I put her back together as close to stock as I could and wanted to. Feels really good to have brought this one back to life.

1971 cb750 K1 GT

I could not be happier with how the "Turd" turned out. It was overcast when I shot the pictures so the Candy Gold paint looked almost orange, pretty cool the way the paint looks different in different lighting. My oldest daughter came out and said "Daddy, I thought Tweakin's turd was Gold? This bike looks orange" This was followed up by "I think you need to change the name... Its not a turd anymore".

MikeKato · « **Reply #337 on:** February 28, 2014, 06:10:02 AM »

Looks better than GREAT Tweakin!

1) Does the speed warning light work?
2) Your buddy that gave you the deal see it yet?
3) How does it ride man? How does it ride?
4)This summer will we get to see a pic of all your builds together shinning in the sunlight?
5) when are you going to get started on turning that other bike from poopie to priceless?

edwardmorris · « **Reply #338 on:** February 28, 2014, 09:14:52 AM »

Anyone else see "Bike of the month" here?

inv3ctiv3 · « **Reply #339 on:** February 28, 2014, 10:33:25 AM »

Unbelievable build, great work man.

nvr2old · « **Reply #340 on:** February 28, 2014, 10:48:18 AM »

Hard to add anymore then what's already been said, Tige. You really are one of the best restorers I've ever seen. Your attention to detail, a knack for having a vision, and getting everything just right is very admirable. That bike really is beautiful. Can't wait to see it in person.

andy750 · « **Reply #341 on:** February 28, 2014, 11:39:57 AM »

Quote from: nvr2old on February 28, 2014, 10:48:18 AM

Hard to add anymore then what's already been said, Tige. You really are one of the best restorers I've ever seen. Your attention to detail, a knack for having a vision, and getting everything just right is very admirable. That bike really is beautiful.

+1!

Its funny you mentioned the orangy look as I was thinking the same thing as I scrolled through your photos and then read your comment!

I am curious though to see what it would look like with the tank trim and how this might look with chrome trim on the seat to match.

Excellent work!
Andy

Trad · « **Reply #342 on:** February 28, 2014, 11:51:26 AM »

Looks dialled. Nice work!

Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er · « **Reply #343 on:** February 28, 2014, 12:05:04 PM »

That tank looks killer WITHOUT the trim. More custom look and it looks larger making that wonderful paint larger than life.

tweakin · « **Reply #344 on:** February 28, 2014, 12:06:49 PM »

Quote from: nvr2old on February 28, 2014, 10:48:18 AM

Hard to add anymore then what's already been said, Tige. You really are one of the best restorers I've ever seen. Your attention to detail, a knack for having a vision, and getting everything just right is very admirable. That bike really is beautiful. Can't wait to see it in person.

Thanks Larry, this means a ton coming from you. Anytime you are on the wet side of the mountains I will buy you a beer.

tweakin · « **Reply #345 on:** February 28, 2014, 12:16:47 PM »

Quote from: andy750 on February 28, 2014, 11:39:57 AM

Quote from: nvr2old on February 28, 2014, 10:48:18 AM
Hard to add anymore then what's already been said, Tige. You really are one of the best restorers I've ever seen. Your attention to detail, a knack for having a vision, and getting everything just right is very admirable. That bike really is beautiful.

+1!

Its funny you mentioned the orangy look as I was thinking the same thing as I scrolled through your photos and then read your comment!

I am curious though to see what it would look like with the tank trim and how this might look with chrome trim on the seat to match.

Excellent work!
Andy

For those of you who wanted to see it with trim... Lower quality photo but you get the idea. thoughts? (here comes the 50% for and 50% against, ha ha)

I actually think I like the tank trim, but it will not b getting trim on the seat. If it was more of a custom rather than stock I would lose the trim, but I feel the trim gets it closer to the stock look I was initially going for.

sourjon · « **Reply #346 on:** February 28, 2014, 12:39:43 PM »

Excellent! I'm amazed at the speed you get things done and they still are totally professional and beautiful.

John

Retro Rocket · « **Reply #347 on:** February 28, 2014, 12:42:56 PM »

Gday Tige, i think it looks more purposeful without the trim, it seems to "toughen" the look of the bike, more business than frills...

flybox1 · « **Reply #348 on:** February 28, 2014, 01:09:09 PM »

HTF do you choose which one to ride?

Well, pick one, any one, and ride up on Sunday and help me finish my bottom end
You must be fidgeting to work on something new

JK, Nice work T!

+1 on the NO TANK TRIM

edwardmorris · « **Reply #349 on:** February 28, 2014, 02:06:51 PM »

+1 No tank trim, looks odd without matching seat to me...

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