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Re: CB750 K4 Build
« Reply #325 on: May 17, 2016, 08:28:26 PM »
Quote from: budman on May 15, 2016, 10:39:04 AM
Had to see what it looked like on the bike.


Looks great, Bud!
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Re: CB750 K4 Build
« Reply #326 on: May 17, 2016, 09:38:59 PM »
Looking good! Is the tail staying au naturel or getting stained to a similar tone as the tank?
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Re: CB750 K4 Build
« Reply #327 on: May 17, 2016, 10:23:38 PM »
Quote from: Bootsey on May 17, 2016, 09:38:59 PM
Looking good! Is the tail staying au naturel or getting stained to a similar tone as the tank?

Thanks.  It will get clear coated and turn much darker.
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Re: CB750 K4 Build
« Reply #328 on: May 17, 2016, 10:30:09 PM »
Quote from: Stev-o on May 17, 2016, 08:28:26 PM
Looks great, Bud!

Thanks.  Slowly but surely it's getting there.
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Re: CB750 K4 Build
« Reply #329 on: May 18, 2016, 08:08:16 AM »
Quote from: budman on May 17, 2016, 10:23:38 PM
Quote from: Bootsey on May 17, 2016, 09:38:59 PM
Looking good! Is the tail staying au naturel or getting stained to a similar tone as the tank?

Thanks.  It will get clear coated and turn much darker.

Yeah, the last thing you'd want is to leave the wood unfinished and slap a greasy paw on there! ;)
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« Reply #330 on: May 18, 2016, 12:08:41 PM »
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on May 18, 2016, 08:08:16 AM
Yeah, the last thing you'd want is to leave the wood unfinished and slap a greasy paw on there! ;)

Got my own greasy paws on it plenty of times so far.  If left unfinished I would never be able to wash the bike or ride it in the rain, or should I say get caught in the rain.
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Re: CB750 K4 Build
« Reply #331 on: May 18, 2016, 01:47:25 PM »
After that much work on a seat, you wouldn't want to make it a single-use item.
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Re: CB750 K4 Build
« Reply #332 on: May 18, 2016, 01:54:44 PM »
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on May 18, 2016, 01:47:25 PM
After that much work on a seat, you wouldn't want to make it a single-use item.

You're 100% correct.  That's why it's going to be encapsulated in a very shiny acrylic urethane cocoon.
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Re: CB750 K4 Build
« Reply #333 on: May 18, 2016, 02:09:06 PM »
Quote from: budman on May 18, 2016, 12:08:41 PM
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on May 18, 2016, 08:08:16 AM
Yeah, the last thing you'd want is to leave the wood unfinished and slap a greasy paw on there! ;)
...or should I say get caught in the rain.

Rain?  It never rains in TX, Bud!   

Of course our last two rides were cancelled due to rain though!
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Re: CB750 K4 Build
« Reply #334 on: May 18, 2016, 02:41:15 PM »
Quote from: Stev-o on May 18, 2016, 02:09:06 PM

Rain?  It never rains in TX, Bud!   

Of course our last two rides were cancelled due to rain though!
Seems like it rains more than not lately, especially when I speak the word "motorcycle".

I rode to work yesterday.  Looks like I might be able to again on Friday.

We're tentatively planning on heading your direction the weekend of 6/11...<sigh>if the weather cooperates.
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Re: CB750 K4 Build
« Reply #335 on: May 18, 2016, 03:29:58 PM »
I hope you finish your build at least a month before or after Steve S's Sweep The Floor #2 bike. I would really hate to have to choose between them in their inevitable bike of the month appearances.
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Re: CB750 K4 Build
« Reply #336 on: May 18, 2016, 03:46:00 PM »
Quote from: Bankerdanny on May 18, 2016, 03:29:58 PM
I hope you finish your build at least a month before or after Steve S's Sweep The Floor #2 bike. I would really hate to have to choose between them in their inevitable bike of the month appearances.

That's a strong possibility!
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Re: CB750 K4 Build
« Reply #337 on: May 18, 2016, 05:04:16 PM »
I am really digging the overall look, proportions look really nice and of course that tail section is pretty sweet. However, it does look to me like the headlight is a little high and or out of place, perhaps that just because the instruments are not mounted yet.

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Re: CB750 K4 Build
« Reply #338 on: May 18, 2016, 05:05:26 PM »
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on May 18, 2016, 03:46:00 PM
Quote from: Bankerdanny on May 18, 2016, 03:29:58 PM
inevitable bike of the month appearances.

That's a strong possibility!


All signs point to Yes.

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Re: CB750 K4 Build
« Reply #339 on: May 18, 2016, 05:35:43 PM »
Quote from: Bankerdanny on May 18, 2016, 03:29:58 PM
I hope you finish your build at least a month before or after Steve S's Sweep The Floor #2 bike. I would really hate to have to choose between them in their inevitable bike of the month appearances.

It would be an honor to be no mates for BOTM.  My goal is to have it finished in September so I can show it at the Harvest Classic in Lukenbach, TX in October.
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Re: CB750 K4 Build
« Reply #340 on: May 18, 2016, 05:39:17 PM »
Quote from: mystic_1 on May 18, 2016, 05:04:16 PM
I am really digging the overall look, proportions look really nice and of course that tail section is pretty sweet. However, it does look to me like the headlight is a little high and or out of place, perhaps that just because the instruments are not mounted yet.

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The headlight may or may not be in its final resting place.  I don't think the ears are fully tightened at the moment.  When all parts are on the bike some things may get adjusted.
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Re: CB750 K4 Build
« Reply #341 on: May 21, 2016, 11:25:41 AM »
Just checking what the chrome looks like against the painted engine.
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Re: CB750 K4 Build
« Reply #342 on: May 21, 2016, 01:42:03 PM »
Cases painted.



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Re: CB750 K4 Build
« Reply #343 on: May 21, 2016, 03:48:31 PM »
Quote from: budman on May 21, 2016, 11:25:41 AM
Just checking what the chrome looks like against the painted engine.

"Excellent", is what.


Is it just the lighting, or are the cases more of a satin finish than a gloss?

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Re: CB750 K4 Build
« Reply #344 on: May 21, 2016, 05:02:41 PM »
Quote from: mystic_1 on May 21, 2016, 03:48:31 PM

"Excellent", is what.


Is it just the lighting, or are the cases more of a satin finish than a gloss?

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Thanks.  I'm digging it.  It's got the look I'm shooting for.

It's a glossy finish.  It's catalyzed acrylic urethane, but it's single stage so it doesn't have the gloss that a base coat/clear coat has.
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Re: CB750 K4 Build
« Reply #345 on: May 21, 2016, 05:23:38 PM »
Is it not quite black?  Charcoal or graphite colored maybe?

Again it may just be a trick of the lighting, but it doesnt seem as black as the fins. 

Either way, I'm looking forward to seeing the whole thing stacked up, that's always a great point to reach on these builds.

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Re: CB750 K4 Build
« Reply #346 on: May 21, 2016, 06:14:34 PM »
Quote from: mystic_1 on May 21, 2016, 05:23:38 PM
Is it not quite black?  Charcoal or graphite colored maybe?

It's labeled "gun metal gray" on the can.  I like the color scheme of old panhead motors...silver heads, black jugs, silver cases with all the aluminum and chrome parts, but I didn't think the CB750 cases would look good silver for my project.  I think the gun metal gray will make the engine a little more interesting to look at.
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Re: CB750 K4 Build
« Reply #347 on: May 21, 2016, 07:25:35 PM »
Looks great, Bud.   
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Re: CB750 K4 Build
« Reply #348 on: May 22, 2016, 02:28:33 PM »
Thanks, Steve.

I just unmasked the cases and did a quick mock up.



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« Reply #349 on: May 22, 2016, 03:42:51 PM »
That looks superb!  Nicely done.

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