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Offline toycollector10

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Feeling guilty about my diecast CB750 resto.
« on: May 07, 2014, 03:54:51 PM »
Hi, due to not having lots and lots of money I intend buying a full reproduction body kit and other parts off yamiya750.com. It doesn't feel right but buying NOS parts is prohibitive for me. If it was a sandcast, I would use NOS but it's a 1969 diecast CB750. Also, I've refitted two bikes with zinc spokes and they ultimately start to look crappy after about 5 years so I'm going for chrome spokes this time. Your thoughts would be appreciated.
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Re: Feeling guilty about my diecast CB750 resto.
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2014, 03:58:42 PM »
The Yamiya kits look great!  Even on later diecast bikes. 
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Re: Feeling guilty about my diecast CB750 resto.
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2014, 04:32:17 PM »
Dont feel guilty, I doubt you can find an NOS tank.

Buy stainless spokes from Buchanans, I just installed some on my K4.....

http://www.buchananspokes.net/products/spoke_kits_honda_cb.asp


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Re: Feeling guilty about my diecast CB750 resto.
« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2014, 04:42:15 PM »
Guilt?
Only if you get caught... :D
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Re: Feeling guilty about my diecast CB750 resto.
« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2014, 04:59:21 PM »
I can help with the guilt give it to me and you'll have never felt better.  Just kidding, but really do what you can afford.  5 years is not bad IMO.  Unless you go stainless it is going to get ratty looking eventually.  I would avoid chrome.  peeling chrome is like motorcycle leprosy.  Heck do the best you can with what you have. 

I am doing a restro mod an thinking of powder coating the spokes.  If it stands up on a dirt bike should do fine on a street bike.  If that does not work you can always email USHIP I would love to have a K0 diecast or not.

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Re: Feeling guilty about my diecast CB750 resto.
« Reply #5 on: May 07, 2014, 05:47:02 PM »
 Don't feel bad, some of us old guys have done unspeakable things to K0's. You're making them better.
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Re: Feeling guilty about my diecast CB750 resto.
« Reply #6 on: May 07, 2014, 06:37:45 PM »
I wouldn't feel bad at all.  It's not like you're hacking the frame up and putting knee dents in a wrinkle tank.
+2 on the stainless spokes.  The only reason to go with zinc would be for a 100pt resto - and even then, everyone
would rather have stainless vs zinc.
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Re: Feeling guilty about my diecast CB750 resto.
« Reply #7 on: May 07, 2014, 09:46:18 PM »
My chrome spokes.

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Re: Feeling guilty about my diecast CB750 resto.
« Reply #8 on: May 08, 2014, 05:32:58 AM »
My stainless spokes...


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Re: Feeling guilty about my diecast CB750 resto.
« Reply #9 on: May 08, 2014, 11:32:39 AM »
I used a Yamiya repop body kit and Buchanon stainless spokes on my K1 restoration, misc. other reproduction parts, stamped DID rims, painted some things instead of replating, etc... Unless the goal is a pristine concours type restoration where it's being judged then I see no harm in using parts that are not 100% correct as it came form Honda but rather a faithful reproduction, close facsimile, or true to the original look or spirit with what's readily available at reasonable cost. Then again mine is a K1 and while generally more desirable than the later bikes it's not a sandcast K0 which would command a different level of restoration. These things and most others are easy enough to change back to "correct" as it came from the factory, but nice to modify or upgrade if it's gonna be a rider.