Topic: Vintage Speed Part Mashup - 1976 CB750F

[Tintop]

754, I was thinking along the lines of doing the holes in the top triple close to the master.

[slikwilli420]

Another update. I guess I'm on fire, huh?

Working toward getting the clutch slave mounted. The plate I'm using has been sitting around for almost 10 years waiting for prime time. Got the mounting holes drilled and counter sunk as well as the holes that hold the slave on. Going to 1/8" quarter round the edges of the plate so it looks more seamless with the rest of the cover. The Magura slave is NOS and is the same used by others whom have done this mod.

[seanbarney41]

 :-\not stoked on this mod at all...the cable works fine, hydro clutch on the vf500 has been nothing but trouble

[Retro Rocket]

:-\not stoked on this mod at all...the cable works fine, hydro clutch on the vf500 has been nothing but trouble

Gday Sean, what problems mate..? I've owned a pile of bikes with hydraulic clutches and never had a problem...

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

Have always liked the hydro clutch on my RC51.

[seanbarney41]

:-\not stoked on this mod at all...the cable works fine, hydro clutch on the vf500 has been nothing but trouble

Gday Sean, what problems mate..? I've owned a pile of bikes with hydraulic clutches and never had a problem...

yeah I guess I don't mind the light lever pull...I think the design on the my vf500 is crap, the slave cylinder gets roasted and  inundated with chain sludge resulting in frequent rebuilds and the friction point at the lever is always wandering around depending on engine temperature and god knows what else.  Just extra complexity that really improves nothing.
     But then if I had that set up, I would want to use it too.  And it would definitely be cool if you are planning on running some monster clutch springs.  Rode a built XR400 with a Magura set up, the slave cylinder was amazingly tiny and really helped manage the lever pull on a bike with a beefed up clutch.

[Retro Rocket]

:-\not stoked on this mod at all...the cable works fine, hydro clutch on the vf500 has been nothing but trouble

Gday Sean, what problems mate..? I've owned a pile of bikes with hydraulic clutches and never had a problem...

yeah I guess I don't mind the light lever pull...I think the design on the my vf500 is crap, the slave cylinder gets roasted and  inundated with chain sludge resulting in frequent rebuilds and the friction point at the lever is always wandering around depending on engine temperature and god knows what else.  Just extra complexity that really improves nothing.
     But then if I had that set up, I would want to use it too.  And it would definitely be cool if you are planning on running some monster clutch springs.  Rode a built XR400 with a Magura set up, the slave cylinder was amazingly tiny and really helped manage the lever pull on a bike with a beefed up clutch.

Generally i don't think they have as much "feel" as a cable clutch, but you get used to it quickly...

[slikwilli420]

I've been hitting it pretty hard the last few days trying to get back to roller status and made a huge dent in the process. A few overall pics and the front end in process.

[754]

Looks great, I think shorter headlines ears may look sweeter...

[slikwilli420]

I spotted some ceriani ones at a recent show and now I see that I should have picked them up! They are at least an inch shorter. I'll run these for now until I come across another set.

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

I spotted some ceriani ones at a recent show and now I see that I should have picked them up! They are at least an inch shorter. I'll run these for now until I come across another set.

Man, you must go to some good shows. I don't see vintage Ceriani parts ever.

[754]

Ebay lots on ebay.. But usually. Pricey.
 Picked up two sets of short ears last month.. Finally..Used to get out bid always.
 And a nice billet damper set.
 
 I set though the bolts on one got run in too far and started a tiny crack or little bump on the outside.  Pissoff Cuz the ears were polished.

[slikwilli420]

I spotted some ceriani ones at a recent show and now I see that I should have picked them up! They are at least an inch shorter. I'll run these for now until I come across another set.

Man, you must go to some good shows. I don't see vintage Ceriani parts ever.

The really crummy part is seeing stuff you NEVER see and not having the cash to make it yours.

[slikwilli420]

Thanks to JLeather for the primo work on the Joker ignition cover. Awesome customer service from him. Another great piece is now in place.

[Retro Rocket]

Thanks to JLeather for the primo work on the Joker ignition cover. Awesome customer service from him. Another great piece is now in place.

I just commented on that cover in John's thread...beautiful...

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

Wow. That takes the Joker cover to a new level.

[slikwilli420]

Thanks to JLeather for the primo work on the Joker ignition cover. Awesome customer service from him. Another great piece is now in place.

I just commented on that cover in John's thread...beautiful...

Thanks RR! It's always good to have you stop by and check out the progress.

Wow. That takes the Joker cover to a new level.

Thanks Don! I'm super excited to see it in person later this week when it arrives. Even something as cool as the Joker cover can have a special touch added. I want everything on this bike to be mine, my own interpretation.

[slikwilli420]

Still plugging along getting more of the front end wrapped up. I'll mount brakes next then I can get a measurement fir new brake lines from the splitter in the lower tree. You can see the line coming from the brake master but I'm really close to talking myself into black lines instead of the silver ones I had before. Thoughts?

[knottedknickers]

Black would provide some contrast on a fairly chrome-heavy front end... From the 'head' back, it's all pretty black, so anything to tone down the front a bit so there's not so much contrast might help? My thoughts.

Still plugging along getting more of the front end wrapped up. I'll mount brakes next then I can get a measurement fir new brake lines from the splitter in the lower tree. You can see the line coming from the brake master but I'm really close to talking myself into black lines instead of the silver ones I had before. Thoughts?

Close up of the front


Full body shot

[slikwilli420]

I should mention that the plan is to have some body color on the fender as well as have the headlight bucket body color too. I am really leaning toward the black lines.

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

I personally like black braided steel lines.

[754]

Contrast is nice to a point, but consider the flow of the bike.
 Painted headlight color of bike works because the color does not get sliced of at the steering neck, so that works. Your lines however are not the focal point of the polished front end, so stainless or silver will  blend in and not detract from the forks. But black sticks out and pulls the eye away from the stronger feature.

 Its a problem when judging bikes at shows.. Do the parts bend in and fit and go with the flow..or doesvit look like a wheelbarrow. Of parts was added to the bike , which then looks like stuff piled on top of stuff, piled on top of more stuff..
 Its all about the flow.. Look at each part and think, does it compliment everything around it, or is it clashing.
I vote silver lines..

[slikwilli420]

I personally like black braided steel lines.

Contrast is nice to a point, but consider the flow of the bike.
 Painted headlight color of bike works because the color does not get sliced of at the steering neck, so that works. Your lines however are not the focal point of the polished front end, so stainless or silver will  blend in and not detract from the forks. But black sticks out and pulls the eye away from the stronger feature.

 Its a problem when judging bikes at shows.. Do the parts bend in and fit and go with the flow..or doesvit look like a wheelbarrow. Of parts was added to the bike , which then looks like stuff piled on top of stuff, piled on top of more stuff..
 Its all about the flow.. Look at each part and think, does it compliment everything around it, or is it clashing.
I vote silver lines..

You guys are killing me. I can see the merits of both points of view. There is a lot of silver tone going on up front and I thought black would curb that a bit. On the other hand, to 754's point, it may be distracting. This part is tough since I really only have a vision for the color and graphics, which right now is a deep blue with silver tank graphics. That blue will carry to the headlight and part of the fender, but that will be it for color up front. I have debated back and forth between black or silver wheels and black or silver rotor carriers as well.

[754]

Wheels same color as tank always looks good, will frame be same as tank , i agree carry it through to headlite and front fender. Gold can look good for rotor carriers, but its so common these days. Tank color might work for carriers.
Also brake lines, if routed right should not need plastic covers, a -3 line looks the business..naked..imo.

[slikwilli420]

I thought about wheel color matching the body color and also thought about having one spoke body color and the other ones silver or black, but am leaning away from that now, although I might try it just to see if I can live with it everyday.

I really want to do the frame silver since that will be the body accent color and you dont see nearly as many silver frames as you do black, but then I go back to having too much silver. Still no clue what color the engine will be.