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Re: 1973 CB750 Custom Build on Hack A Week
« Reply #350 on: June 20, 2016, 08:31:11 AM »
Just a reminder that VOTING for July BOTM re-started anew (ZERO'D OUT).  If you voted before, cast your vote again.
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"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

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2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
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Re: 1973 CB750 Custom Build on Hack A Week
« Reply #351 on: June 20, 2016, 05:50:31 PM »
Here's a few pics of the bike as it is now.

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Re: 1973 CB750 Custom Build on Hack A Week
« Reply #352 on: June 20, 2016, 07:07:41 PM »
Is it possible to get a video of the bike running with the exhaust set up as it is? I watched your first start up but the muffler wasn't on.
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Re: 1973 CB750 Custom Build on Hack A Week
« Reply #353 on: June 20, 2016, 07:50:02 PM »
Quote from: Dino on June 20, 2016, 05:50:31 PM
Here's a few pics of the bike as it is now.

Thanks, Dino.  This bike makes patina look good.
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1975 CB550F1 frame/CB650 engine hybrid "The Hot Mess" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,150220.0.html)
2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
2014 MV Agusta Brutale Dragster 800
2015 Yamaha FZ-09 (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,186861.0.html)

"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

Sold/Emeritus
1973 CB750K2 "Bionic Mongrel" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=132734.0) - Sold
1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
2016+ Triumph Thruxton 1200 R (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,170198.0.html) - Sold

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Re: 1973 CB750 Custom Build on Hack A Week
« Reply #354 on: June 21, 2016, 04:15:44 AM »
I plan on shooting some on board stuff soon. :) I love the note from the Delkevic exhaust!
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Re: 1973 CB750 Custom Build on Hack A Week
« Reply #355 on: June 27, 2016, 11:16:37 AM »
Just a friendly reminder.  This bike and others are up for July Bike of the Month.  Don't forget to vote before the end of June!

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,158564.0.html


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1975 CB550F1 frame/CB650 engine hybrid "The Hot Mess" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,150220.0.html)
2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
2014 MV Agusta Brutale Dragster 800
2015 Yamaha FZ-09 (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,186861.0.html)

"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

Sold/Emeritus
1973 CB750K2 "Bionic Mongrel" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=132734.0) - Sold
1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
2016+ Triumph Thruxton 1200 R (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,170198.0.html) - Sold

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Re: 1973 CB750 Custom Build on Hack A Week
« Reply #356 on: July 03, 2016, 08:30:33 PM »
I just bought my first SOHC and I've worked on some small Honda Twins so I know just enough to know that I don't know very much about all these dang 4-cylinder stuff...

First thing I did after getting the bike out of the back of the truck (kinda scary) was plop down on the couch and look up "CB750" into YouTube. I don't know if you know this, your videos where at the top of the list! After Jay Leno of course.

So I started watching them and I thought to myself, "gee, he's kinda long winded but at least the video and audio is good... Hey these video's are a really great resource!! This is going to be awesooooome!!"

So thank you, cause these videos ARE a great resource.
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Re: 1973 CB750 Custom Build on Hack A Week
« Reply #357 on: July 08, 2016, 04:19:03 AM »
...and that's why I'm going to make them available on DVD. :)
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Re: 1973 CB750 Custom Build on Hack A Week
« Reply #358 on: July 08, 2016, 05:34:57 AM »
Dino,

I just picked up the same 1973 CB750 that you work on in your video's.  Currently tearing it down and waiting for parts. 

The PO had extended front fork tubes and a lowering kit installed....And check out the seat!

I am very interested in buying the DVD when it becomes available.
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Re: 1973 CB750 Custom Build on Hack A Week
« Reply #359 on: July 09, 2016, 02:07:47 PM »
So you are the one who bought it from the guy in Muskego. Nice deal.
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Re: 1973 CB750 Custom Build on Hack A Week
« Reply #360 on: July 09, 2016, 08:26:36 PM »
Yes I am.

Apparently the PO's brother was the one who originally bought the bike and put 6,200 miles on the first year.  He went out to the west coast with the bike and that is where he decided to make it a 'Chopper'.  The bike last ran in 1984.

I eft the King / Queen seat with the Previous Owner because he wanted it as a Keep Sake... go figure.

The bike is actually in very good shape... I just finished rebuilding the carbs to day.  Will try and start it after golf tomorrow.  Stay Tuned.
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Re: 1973 CB750 Custom Build on Hack A Week
« Reply #361 on: July 09, 2016, 09:33:11 PM »
Quote from: gwallis on July 09, 2016, 08:26:36 PM
Yes I am.

Apparently the PO's brother was the one who originally bought the bike and put 6,200 miles on the first year.  He went out to the west coast with the bike and that is where he decided to make it a 'Chopper'.  The bike last ran in 1984.

I eft the King / Queen seat with the Previous Owner because he wanted it as a Keep Sake... go figure.

The bike is actually in very good shape... I just finished rebuilding the carbs to day.  Will try and start it after golf tomorrow.  Stay Tuned.

...carbs, stay tuned... Punny!! ;p
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Re: 1973 CB750 Custom Build on Hack A Week
« Reply #362 on: July 19, 2016, 06:43:02 AM »
Dino, been watchING all your videos. Freaking awesome job. I'm so ready to get this k1 rebuild started! Shes been sittin fo 40 years with no love...My basket is definitely better shape than how you got yours, I got all the original parts where they belong and not scattered to the four winds. So now I gotta redefine basket case. As soon as I hit MY 5 posts I'll be starting a similar project thread. Thanks for hope n inspiration
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Re: 1973 CB750 Custom Build on Hack A Week
« Reply #363 on: July 26, 2016, 10:30:49 AM »
Hey Dino I just donated to your blog! I found your youtube vids even before I found the SOHC community. I'm a visual learner so they've been my go to and really helped me understand the bike more. Thanks for all the work you put in to help us all out! 

.....p.s. what is the part number of the silicone lube and dyna electric grease you're always using? I went into my local parts store to find some and the only thing they had was some White Lightning grease.
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Re: 1973 CB750 Custom Build on Hack A Week
« Reply #364 on: July 27, 2016, 07:46:02 AM »
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Delkevic Stainless 4-1 Header, Cone Engineering 18" Quiet Core Reverse Cone, K&N Filter in Drilled Airbox
K5 Crankcase/Frame, K4 Head and Cylinders, K1 Carbs (42;120;1 Turn)

She's a mix-matched (former) basket case, but she's mine.

CB750 Shop Manual (all years), searchable text PDF
Calculating the correct input circumference for digital speedometers connected to the original speedometer drive

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Re: 1973 CB750 Custom Build on Hack A Week
« Reply #365 on: July 28, 2016, 07:13:36 PM »
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Re: 1973 CB750 Custom Build on Hack A Week
« Reply #366 on: August 14, 2016, 07:05:24 PM »
I've been watching your videos too. Thanks for taking the time to put them together!
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Re: 1973 CB750 Custom Build on Hack A Week
« Reply #367 on: August 20, 2016, 12:27:57 PM »
Hey Dino

I just posted a video on YouTube of my bike finally starting.  I've been following you all the way on your project and your videos have been invaluable help.  Brilliant work, and thank you very much from an avid viewer in Scotland.  You get a special mention in the comments sections.  I'm sure you have helped many others too.

Thanks again, Eddie.
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Re: 1973 CB750 Custom Build on Hack A Week
« Reply #368 on: August 31, 2016, 05:44:52 PM »
Hey let's wrap this thread up with a ride along!

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Re: 1973 CB750 Custom Build on Hack A Week
« Reply #369 on: August 31, 2016, 09:23:34 PM »
Great swan song, Dino.  It's kind of sad you're going to sell it.  Someone is going to buy a very well built bike.  I guess that will help fund the next Hack-a-Week project.  THANKS, Dino!!
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1975 CB550F1 frame/CB650 engine hybrid "The Hot Mess" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,150220.0.html)
2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
2014 MV Agusta Brutale Dragster 800
2015 Yamaha FZ-09 (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,186861.0.html)

"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

Sold/Emeritus
1973 CB750K2 "Bionic Mongrel" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=132734.0) - Sold
1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
2016+ Triumph Thruxton 1200 R (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,170198.0.html) - Sold

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Re: 1973 CB750 Custom Build on Hack A Week
« Reply #370 on: September 01, 2016, 04:56:47 AM »
Thanks, Dino. It's been a great adventure. Someone will have a great time with that bike. ;D
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Delkevic Stainless 4-1 Header, Cone Engineering 18" Quiet Core Reverse Cone, K&N Filter in Drilled Airbox
K5 Crankcase/Frame, K4 Head and Cylinders, K1 Carbs (42;120;1 Turn)

She's a mix-matched (former) basket case, but she's mine.

CB750 Shop Manual (all years), searchable text PDF
Calculating the correct input circumference for digital speedometers connected to the original speedometer drive

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Re: 1973 CB750 Custom Build on Hack A Week
« Reply #371 on: September 08, 2016, 10:08:46 AM »
A beautiful resto, and I definitely love the original paint - But it's hardly a "hack", is it? More like paint-by-number. Just sayin' - after your Sabre project I'd come to expect something radical!

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Re: 1973 CB750 Custom Build on Hack A Week
« Reply #372 on: September 08, 2016, 04:02:34 PM »
That was strikingly brief.
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1975 CB550F1 frame/CB650 engine hybrid "The Hot Mess" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,150220.0.html)
2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
2014 MV Agusta Brutale Dragster 800
2015 Yamaha FZ-09 (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,186861.0.html)

"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

Sold/Emeritus
1973 CB750K2 "Bionic Mongrel" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=132734.0) - Sold
1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
2016+ Triumph Thruxton 1200 R (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,170198.0.html) - Sold

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Re: 1973 CB750 Custom Build on Hack A Week
« Reply #373 on: September 08, 2016, 04:22:36 PM »
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Re: 1973 CB750 Custom Build on Hack A Week
« Reply #374 on: September 10, 2016, 03:01:03 AM »
Quote from: SoyBoySigh on September 08, 2016, 10:08:46 AM
A beautiful resto, and I definitely love the original paint - But it's hardly a "hack", is it? More like paint-by-number. Just sayin' - after your Sabre project I'd come to expect something radical!

-S.

Folks like you crack me up. You make a snap judgement about a word and call me out on it like I'm somehow obligated to "hack" up a beautiful machine.

Paint by number?? Are you freakkin kidding me? You've obviously never taken on a project like this, and you probably never will.
"Just sayin..."
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