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Re: 1977 CB750 K7 Resto-mod, Knoxville
« Reply #225 on: May 04, 2015, 06:32:51 AM »
Last final is this afternoon & I cannot wait to get back to finish the bike. As a bit of inspiration, BikeExif posted this: http://www.bikeexif.com/1978-honda-cb750 which I love.
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Re: 1977 CB750 K7 Resto-mod, Knoxville
« Reply #226 on: May 04, 2015, 08:00:26 AM »
I think they went a little short on the rear shocks, but the murdered out look is not bad on that late K Model.
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Re: 1977 CB750 K7 Resto-mod, Knoxville
« Reply #227 on: May 04, 2015, 08:09:59 AM »
I really like the look and stance of that thing. I definitely would have put some contrasting colors on it though, the all black everything doesn't do it for me!
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Re: 1977 CB750 K7 Resto-mod, Knoxville
« Reply #228 on: May 04, 2015, 08:22:39 AM »
I like the look of the bike but I also would have liked to see some contrasting colors for my own personal taste.

I have to admit with the blacked out look and that hat he's wearing, my first thought was "An Amish motorcycle builder?""  :D
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Re: 1977 CB750 K7 Resto-mod, Knoxville
« Reply #229 on: May 04, 2015, 08:27:29 AM »
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Re: 1977 CB750 K7 Resto-mod, Knoxville
« Reply #230 on: May 04, 2015, 08:43:30 AM »
Sometimes I hate on hipsters too then look in the mirror and wonder if I am, in fact, one.  ::)
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Re: 1977 CB750 K7 Resto-mod, Knoxville
« Reply #231 on: May 04, 2015, 09:14:43 AM »
I definitely think murdered out is not only overdone, but usually done poorly. I like the contrast for the electronics side panel & fuel cap cover though.

Cafe fan, I agree with you on the shocks. I also don't understand why he powder coated them. Aren't the Hagons available in black? Maybe he wanted them with less gloss, I suppose.

I imagine it's awfully hard to keep that hat on if he decide to go over 30 mph.
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Re: 1977 CB750 K7 Resto-mod, Knoxville
« Reply #232 on: May 04, 2015, 01:58:10 PM »
Quote from: mkoski on May 04, 2015, 08:43:30 AM
Sometimes I hate on hipsters too then look in the mirror and wonder if I am, in fact, one.  ::)

Skinny jeans and beard? Look like Mumford and Sons?  If you have to wonder ...
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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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Re: 1977 CB750 K7 Resto-mod, Knoxville
« Reply #233 on: May 05, 2015, 07:21:16 AM »
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on May 04, 2015, 01:58:10 PM
Quote from: mkoski on May 04, 2015, 08:43:30 AM
Sometimes I hate on hipsters too then look in the mirror and wonder if I am, in fact, one.  ::)

Skinny jeans and beard? Look like Mumford and Sons?  If you have to wonder ...

Hahahha, nooo. Clean shaven & cowboy boots. Its my inner hipster that I am concerned about.  ;)
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Re: 1977 CB750 K7 Resto-mod, Knoxville
« Reply #234 on: May 05, 2015, 07:55:46 AM »
Wheeeew.  Hipster intervention averted.
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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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Re: 1977 CB750 K7 Resto-mod, Knoxville
« Reply #235 on: May 05, 2015, 08:28:20 AM »
I've got a beard & always got my cowboy boots on.

Guys, please don't be alarmed. Everything is okay.

P.S. More details on the bike: http://www.clockworkmotorcycles.com/p_product_9_twenty2
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Re: 1977 CB750 K7 Resto-mod, Knoxville
« Reply #236 on: May 05, 2015, 10:18:55 AM »
So I won't be digging down into my cases, just doing a top end rebuild. Is it necessary for me to do anything with my oil pump? I might at least replace o-rings, but not 100% sure.

I don't have it with me at the moment, but I think Hondaman's book recommends looking over the pump.

Mainly curious because I'm about to order some new pistons clips & a tensioner gasket & would just throw the o-rings in with the order to save on shipping.
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Re: 1977 CB750 K7 Resto-mod, Knoxville
« Reply #237 on: May 05, 2015, 10:24:48 AM »
Quote from: AintNoEasyWay on May 05, 2015, 10:18:55 AM
So I won't be digging down into my cases, just doing a top end rebuild. Is it necessary for me to do anything with my oil pump? I might at least replace o-rings, but not 100% sure.

I don't have it with me at the moment, but I think Hondaman's book recommends looking over the pump.

Mainly curious because I'm about to order some new pistons clips & a tensioner gasket & would just throw the o-rings in with the order to save on shipping.

I would order Elan's oil stopper kit with O-rings so you can give your oil pump an overhaul -- good insurance.
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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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Re: 1977 CB750 K7 Resto-mod, Knoxville
« Reply #238 on: May 05, 2015, 10:26:09 AM »
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on May 05, 2015, 10:24:48 AM
Quote from: AintNoEasyWay on May 05, 2015, 10:18:55 AM
So I won't be digging down into my cases, just doing a top end rebuild. Is it necessary for me to do anything with my oil pump? I might at least replace o-rings, but not 100% sure.

I don't have it with me at the moment, but I think Hondaman's book recommends looking over the pump.

Mainly curious because I'm about to order some new pistons clips & a tensioner gasket & would just throw the o-rings in with the order to save on shipping.

I would order Elan's oil stopper kit with O-rings so you can give your oil pump an overhaul -- good insurance.
Yep.  That's what I did.  It's not difficult at all to take the oil pump apart and replace the o-rings and springs that come with his kit.  And it gives you the piece of mind that a very vital piece of keeping that engine going has been refreshed.

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Re: 1977 CB750 K7 Resto-mod, Knoxville
« Reply #239 on: May 05, 2015, 10:35:32 AM »
Just the info I was looking for. Thanks guys.
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Re: 1977 CB750 K7 Resto-mod, Knoxville
« Reply #240 on: May 08, 2015, 10:00:03 AM »
Dropped my jugs off at the machine shop to get that final dowel removed. Tonight I'll spend some time trying to get my exhaust ports cleaned up. They're so grimy who knows how long it'll take.
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Re: 1977 CB750 K7 Resto-mod, Knoxville
« Reply #241 on: May 11, 2015, 09:59:14 AM »
Back from the machine shop with a less than superb report: it looks like they used a chisel or something to get the dowel out. The hole is marred & seems to have some metal markings down inside.

I haven't been able to slide the new dowel in normally & suspect that I can only get it in by tapping it down into the hole, in which case it'd be difficult to remove again without damaging.

A few curse words buzzing about my head & looking for any advice you guys can offer. There is still some rust down in the hole where it was removed. I've tried removing that rust to see if that's the problem, but will need to soak it in penetrating oil, I think.

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Re: 1977 CB750 K7 Resto-mod, Knoxville
« Reply #242 on: May 11, 2015, 11:02:55 AM »
I'd be less than pleased with your machinist.
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Re: 1977 CB750 K7 Resto-mod, Knoxville
« Reply #243 on: May 11, 2015, 12:49:01 PM »
Yeah, I would have been very upset with them. "If I wanted it out with a pair of pliers I would have done it at home!"
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Re: 1977 CB750 K7 Resto-mod, Knoxville
« Reply #244 on: May 11, 2015, 01:38:24 PM »
Quote from: mkoski on May 11, 2015, 12:49:01 PM
Yeah, I would have been very upset with them. "If I wanted it out with a pair of pliers I would have done it at home!"

Exactly what I'm thinking now. @#%$!
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« Reply #245 on: May 11, 2015, 03:25:45 PM »
Did they actually charge you to butcher it?
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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: 1977 CB750 K7 Resto-mod, Knoxville
« Reply #246 on: May 11, 2015, 03:51:54 PM »
Yea, it was $19. I hadn't used the shop before. B&R machine shop off chapman highway in Knoxville, TN. It came recommended from a guy who works with my dad. So I was hoping it'd be ok.

Is there a workaround for this? I'll let it keep soaking overnight & try again tomorrow evening. If I can't get the dowel in, is there some milling that another shop could do to fix it or should I start scoping out new jugs on feebay?
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Re: 1977 CB750 K7 Resto-mod, Knoxville
« Reply #247 on: May 11, 2015, 04:34:29 PM »
An end mill would true up the hole if it is deformed. Milling the deck will straighten any irregularities out (may have been needed anyway).
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Re: 1977 CB750 K7 Resto-mod, Knoxville
« Reply #248 on: May 11, 2015, 04:47:36 PM »
Great. There's a cycle shop about 45 minutes away that is run by a vintage bike club member I know. I'll ask him what machine shop I can trust around here. Then if need be, I'll have them do some fixing for me. Thanks, calj737.
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Re: 1977 CB750 K7 Resto-mod, Knoxville
« Reply #249 on: May 14, 2015, 05:30:43 AM »
Cleaned up my exhaust ports & most of my engine last night. Exhaust ports still have some grime in them. I just used a steel brush & WD40 to clean them out, but some of the nooks are tough to reach with the head being assembled, valves in. Same with the engine. I used gunk degreaser on the engine, rinsed with spray bottle, then went over it with WD40 rust remover. Lots of tiny places that are tough to get to. Starting to wonder how clean is clean enough? Haha.

Gonna make sure my stud holes in the crankcases are extra clean, then I'll try to install the APE studs tonight using advice from here: http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=107040.0.

Hoping I can get out to the bike shop on Saturday & they'll have a solution for my cylinder hole.
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