Author Topic: 1975 CB750 Build! "Kona" - Sold and gone. (Read 70102 times)

Ravie · « **Reply #400 on:** June 26, 2015, 01:52:47 PM »

haha, totally. I want to go further... Problem is even though I have it insured I still haven't titled it. I didn't want to go get insurance on a bike that wasn't gonna be running for another year (and who knew back then if ever...) but It is now so as soon as I have some money to fork over to "the man" I'll get that done.

Still waiting for my tank. So glad my buddy begged me 4 months ago to paint it for me....

Davez134 · « **Reply #401 on:** June 26, 2015, 02:45:32 PM »

You need to take something from your buddy to use as leverage for your tank. Like a ransom. 4 months is long enough, time to play dirty

Ravie · « **Reply #402 on:** June 26, 2015, 02:56:46 PM »

hahahaha. He has guns...and he doesn't leave often.... lmao I bet he'd miss his Focus ST Turbo....

Went out and mucked around with one of the carbs. The flat bowl gaskets I bought from China are garbage. Gonna need partzilla!

Also, I thought my neutral switch was leaking from the gasket but it looks dry around the edge and the drip is on the center screw. Grr.

Ravie · « **Reply #403 on:** June 29, 2015, 11:32:58 AM »

Getting closer..

It is actually bare now and the dents have been pulled.

Need to get me a set of bowl gaskets. The Chinese ones I bought are junk.

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Ravie · « **Reply #404 on:** July 30, 2015, 07:14:50 PM »

I'm gonna whine and moan a little bit. You're free to not read it...

The bike is almost done. I put the neutral switch from the spare engine in it. Haven't run it yet (no more gas in the shop right now) since then but it looks to be in much better shape. I'm planning on it not leaking. I did ride it around the block (still sans tank...) yesterday, so that was fun. Played with the floats and got those happy as well as put on the new Honda brand float bowl gaskets.

Some big things are happening in our lives. It's kind of a long story... Years ago, before our first kid, my wife and I had talked quite seriously about moving to Oregon. After our first child we forgot about it and just kept plugging along.

Recently (last week) I went to Washington and spent some time there. I planned to go to a wedding and have fun and then come home and that was it. What i got instead was a massive emotional...whatever you want to call it. It was huge. I grown man cried twice while I was there. It was so beautiful and I felt so at home there. I couldn't contain myself. I have family in Seattle as well as some new friends. (I was actually in Spokane)

SO... We are looking at moving to Seattle as soon as we can get our bills ahead and raise the kind of money we need as well as find work there. I've already talked with my band here at home and talked with a few bands in the Seattle area. The job market actually looks pretty strong there. My wife has a degree in Elementary Ed with some experience as well as lots of office experience. I have my mechanical background to work with as well as a degree in Collision.

The issue is...we've hard a HARD time here. I left my job recently when the owner up and sold the place and the new owners were not interested in keeping with the home town feel. That's the short story. Let's just say I'm not the only one who left. I'm playing with my band on the weekends and we make decent money but it's not really enough so I'm trying to find work right now. The job market here is not that great.

All this to say... I'm seriously considering finishing the bike and selling it. It pains me to think about it after all of the amazing help I've received and work I've done, but the experience will not have been in vain... The money I could make from the sale of the bike could REALLY help us right now. I feel like we have a really good goal now and we won't be able to reach that goal unless we make some serious changes in our lives and some of those changes involve getting rid of a lot of the "extra" things in our lives.

Soooo that's on the table now...

Restoration Fan · « **Reply #405 on:** July 30, 2015, 07:22:20 PM »

Ravie,
Sorry to hear you might be selling the bike but, hey, it's yours. If you need to sell it to make things better for your family, then no one is going to question that move. And if they do, well screw em...they're not the ones paying your bills.

Hope all works out for you & your family. And if you do sell it, then buy another and start a new thread when you get on your feet out in Washington.

Ron

Ravie · « **Reply #406 on:** July 30, 2015, 07:25:54 PM »

For sure. It's still something I want to do and it was a great learning experience so the next time I build one maybe I'll do less stupid sh**. lol

calj737 · « **Reply #407 on:** July 31, 2015, 04:04:19 AM »

So if you do sell your bike, no more whining posts? I'll bid on it!

Ray, it's just a bike. There's LOTS of them out there. Build it, sell it, but another one. No big deal. Besides, moving a bike across country with everything else is a bit more hassle than it's worth sometimes. And there's heaps of bikes in Washington too. Another option is sell it, but buy a project locally since it may be cheaper than buying in Washington area. You may also get a better sale price in Washington for yours unless you've got a hot buyer nearby.

But in the end, we will survive you having to flip your ride and we will still be around when you get another. You at least owe us regular updates on the Death Trap racer (I mean Corvair) along the way

Gotta do right by the family every step!

Ravie · « **Reply #408 on:** August 31, 2015, 08:04:58 PM »

Still no tank. He couldn't possibly drag his ass any more.

Still working on life...

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Konradwax · « **Reply #409 on:** September 01, 2015, 09:15:14 PM »

Nice build

Ravie · « **Reply #410 on:** January 15, 2016, 08:53:01 PM »

Long time no see.

Back when I'd posted about our big plans, there was another issue I hadn't addressed here which had to do with my father in law. We live in the same city as my wife's parents. In May of last year he was diagnosed with brain cancer. While my wife was on board with the idea of moving up to the PNW, She obviously didn't want to leave without knowing what would happen with her father. So I sent an e-mail up to Jeff at Twinline to tell him essentially thanks but I had to pass for now. With our two kids and all of our other responsibilities I couldn't go alone as I was needed here. October 20th my wife's dad left us.

In the meantime I've started working at a place here in Topeka that does all sorts of things for apparel...screen printing, embroidery, vinyl, etc... I do mostly the Screen printing stuff. It's a lot of fun...not a load of money or hours but it's been growing as I've been there and i LOVE the job. The bike is in my shed. I wasn't going to try to sell an unfinished bike in the fall/winter so I put it away properly and covered it.

Now that we have had a few months to look at things I've been thinking about the bike. I don't feel like it would make a big difference in our lives if I was to sell it, and of course it isn't done yet, so I really can't sell it anyway....no one is going to pay any decent amount of money for some other guy's unfinished project...

At this point I am just looking at what I need to do to finish the bike. It needs new airbox rubbers, some way to filter the fuel in both lines (I'm thinking about using> http://www.dimecitycycles.com/1-4-inch-universal-visu-inline-fuel-filter.html < these buggers...just one on each line right after the tank. The tank and side covers are still sitting in my buddy's garage. I'm going to bribe him with cash to get the #$%* done. I also plan on getting a set of Franks weldless frame kit pieces. The crap I came up with was cute but stupid.

Honestly, I just want to ride the damn thing. After all of this work and the AWESOME help I've gotten from this forum and having bought riding gear, etc....I just need to ride it.

I Hope everyone's new year is treating them well! This year should be interesting, for sure.

SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan · « **Reply #411 on:** January 15, 2016, 11:29:06 PM »

I admire you new focus. Go for it!

Ravie · « **Reply #412 on:** January 28, 2016, 05:56:19 AM »

Done a bunch of thinking and here's what's going to happen - There were things I wanted to do last year that I couldn't do due to cashflow..

Renthal Bars
Cycle X Sidewinder Exhaust
Rear shocks (Probably Cycle X. I know they're not amazing, but I bet they're loads better than the 1975 stock ones on it now)

I need new front fork tubes...I was hoping cleaning mine up would be ok...it wasn't. Just in the mucking around I've done with the bike since last year the fork seals are leaking. Because mine are so ugly and those original springs were junk from day one... I'm going to get new fork tubes and progressive springs for the front. There's a GL1000 front fork for sale in KC...I was tempted momentarily but I really don't want to mess with the entire thing again. Also some Lesters for sale in KC if anyone is looking... ( here https://kansascity.craigslist.org/mpo/5376630058.html )

Should be fun.

evanphi · « **Reply #413 on:** January 28, 2016, 07:08:17 AM »

I just ordered new tubes from CycleEx. Their "fork revival kit" with springs, oil, seals, etc. isn't available until the end of Feb. They don't have the springs in stock until then.

Ravie · « **Reply #414 on:** January 28, 2016, 07:15:13 AM »

Quote from: evanphi on January 28, 2016, 07:08:17 AM

I just ordered new tubes from CycleEx. Their "fork revival kit" with springs, oil, seals, etc. isn't available until the end of Feb. They don't have the springs in stock until then.

Thanks for the heads up. Maybe I'll get tubes from Cycle X and the progressives from someone else. Dime City has some for 90 bucks.

Ravie · « **Reply #415 on:** February 03, 2016, 06:35:34 PM »

Today I tackled a hurdle I've been waiting to jump for many moons. The bike is insured, titled and tagged.

I am toying heavily with doing Tarozzi low-rise clip-ons and Tarozzi rear sets. What do the non-fuddy duddies have to say about those?

Will be taking a local MSF course as soon as they post dates to sign up for it. It's time to finish this girl and RIDE!!!!

SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan · « **Reply #416 on:** February 03, 2016, 08:55:22 PM »

The Tarozzi high and low rise clipons do not hold their position well. Even when torqued to near stripping, the bars will move when substantial force is applied - like loading a bike.

Ravie · « **Reply #417 on:** February 03, 2016, 08:56:39 PM »

Yeah I've been doing a lot of reading on them and that seems to be general consensus. I'm going to stick with the Renthal ultra-lows.

SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan · « **Reply #418 on:** February 03, 2016, 08:58:23 PM »

Rental makes great gear.

calj737 · « **Reply #419 on:** February 04, 2016, 03:50:15 AM »

Super bike bars and rear sets! The riding geometry of Champions

I think I saw a post in the For Sale section about someone (maybe AJ Cycles) who had some CognitoMoto rear set brackets available? Using those offers some flexibility in whose rear sets you use as they position the set, then you buy what/which foot gear you want. Tarozzis are a tad pricey in my eyes. Also check Fast From The Past in Georgia for components.

Ravie · « **Reply #420 on:** February 04, 2016, 07:19:49 AM »

Edited because I researched some more....

During research...I realized the brackets listed for sale over there only fit the bike with the caveat that you have to remove and fabricate a new braking system. The ones I'd need are these guys: http://cognitomoto.com/collections/rearsets/products/cb550k-cb750k-rearset-brackets-keep-linkage

Ravie · « **Reply #421 on:** February 04, 2016, 07:56:43 AM »

Okay, I did my due diligence on rear sets... Unless you're fabbing some of your own stuff or sourcing from all over the place...The tarozzi Rear sets that bolt on and come with all of the necessary hardware are only marginally more expensive. For Cognito brackets plus splined brake linkage, a linkage kit, and some of DCC's least expensive non-indexable fixed pegs comes to 258 dollars and that includes me having to modify my shifter lever if I don't also want to spend another 38 dollars on a pre-made one. Makes more sense for me to not have to mess around with ordering from all over the place and piecing it together and just buy the whole Tarozzi kit.

Ravie · « **Reply #422 on:** February 10, 2016, 05:17:09 PM »

I know the answers to this will likely be pretty ambiguous but here it goes:

Stock airbox with a few mods (holes for the breather tubes from carbs, opened up intake holes...basically the mods Mark says to do.)
Head is ported and polished.
836 CC's now with Cruisinimage kit
Likely slightly higher than stock compression from having both the head and cylinder block flattened.
Sidewinder Exhaust from Carpy.

When I rebuilt the carbs I left the jets stock. 105/40's. I bought 110's but left them in their baggie. I feel like that's not going to be enough.

What say the masters of tunage?

"Well you'll just have to do a plug chop and see what you get."

I feel like that's what's coming. Right? Right?

:-D

SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan · « **Reply #423 on:** February 10, 2016, 08:04:09 PM »

Well you'll just have to do a plug chop and see what you get.

Nah, I'm full of it.

edwardmorris · « **Reply #424 on:** February 10, 2016, 08:27:02 PM »

Depends if the Carpy exhaust is free flowing or baffled. With HM300s (free flowing), DaveZ runs 122.5 mains IINM. I plan to start at 120s with a modified airbox and a K&N drop in with HM300s.

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Author Topic: 1975 CB750 Build! "Kona" - Sold and gone. (Read 70102 times)