I dropped my motor off with Hondaman. The man is just a major encyclopedia of Honda CB750 information. I was going to install some bushing I bought online for the swing arm, but he showed me they wouldn't fit. He has a process to make custom bushings and he taps out the swing arm bolt to install grease certs. It made a lot of sense and this way I won't have to replace in a few years.
Got my stuff back from powder coat a few weeks back, I love the color!
Untitled I got my tank all sanded and my paint booth made.
UntitledMake sure to put a vent in! I started out without one and couldn't see anything.
Found this when sanding the gas tank lid
I got the seat off and found some cracks. I wish I would have dropped this off at powder coat with the other items but I'll just paint instead. I'm using it as my test product to get the spray gun working right when I start painting. I repaired the crack with JB Weld
I got my graphic made up by my friend who does design. the skull stencil matches what use to be there and I had him add Honda.
Untitled I want a 750 decal for the side covers yet but haven't found one that I like so far. I basically want one like this bike:
http://www.cb750cafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/lunsford120-500x281.jpgsorry for the fuzzy picture. I patched all the holes in the air box. Hondaman strongly encouraged against having holes in the box. The man knows his stuff so I fixed it with some plastic repair. I'll sand and paint with my other plastic products.
I got the epoxy primer and high build primer down. now I just need to find some flat white paint for the skull and get the stencil decal actually made. Automotive paint is freakin expensive. I went with SEM Hotrod black kit for the black paint so i'll probably get the SEM white paint as well. Getting the decal made has been a pain too. No one will make just too small stickers for a reasonable price. Kinkos said they would make a decal but it's not removable and might pull the paint off. Any suggestions for a place to order custom removable decals on the internet?
image I put the forks back together too, my first reassembly and move in the right direction. I got some fork tubes from Hondaman for a steal with springs! They are for a CB750 F0 and slightly longer but diameter is correct and that's what matters. Plus they're clean and smooth unlike my flaked out old ones.