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Yes, that is a nicely done upgrade. One thing, I'd ask him to swage the bottom of the foot for better traction against the ground. Even if he has to weld a small oval plate to it, or grind a flat spot in. Round stock slips in some inconvenient moments.
Are you on going to run additional mounting tabs to the heel protector on the rearset? If not, you can remove that portion. The lower, rear portion of the rear set has another mounting tab that you might be able to use to support the exhaust canister.
Looks to me that left rear set was configured to hold a rear master cylinder originally. Do you on know the model and year from the donor bike? You might be able to disassemble the backing plates, and flip their sides to get the extra mounting flanges.
Great idea! Probably not much trouble and hassle for you, but for many of us who doesn't have welder, skills to well, and other resources, $10 for new bolt is far more promising.
If you could find someone to spray them with ceramic coat, you'd be much better off. Heavy resistance to corrosion, and improved scavenging![/quote ]i'll save that for a better set of pipes. These arent in great shape.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
"PAINT" on the inside??!! What the . . . It might be bad redcoat or some other coating. You can strip the inside with acetone or better yet, take it to a radiator shop and have them strip the inside and pressure test it. Once your good on that, coat it with Caswell (epoxy) and call it a day. Then clear coat your outside.
If your tank is down to bare metal, then use a torch over the tank to cook it off. Just don't get nuts with prolonged heating or too hot a temp. If it is epoxy primer, it will bubble loose. Or use a high quality chemical paint stripper.
MEK works very well at removing crap in the tank.
The engine paint came out nice on the crankcase. Any internal engine upgrades in the works?
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on September 21, 2014, 09:45:11 AMThe engine paint came out nice on the crankcase. Any internal engine upgrades in the works? thanks, its starting to look a bit more presentable now. No engine "upgrades" other than a 601 big bore kit and and an oil cooler (temps and traffic here demand it) . I just wanna get this thing running and on the road at this point Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk