Author Topic: Vote for Bike of the Month - November 2014. (Read 10192 times)

Sam Green Racing · « **on:** October 17, 2014, 04:38:37 AM »

A little late due to a late entry but off you go chaps, take your pick from these beauties.

Sam.

Sam Green Racing · « **Reply #1 on:** October 17, 2014, 04:48:59 AM »

Stoli's CB750K6.

Sam Green Racing · « **Reply #2 on:** October 17, 2014, 04:50:30 AM »

dhoulton's CB750F2.

Sam Green Racing · « **Reply #3 on:** October 17, 2014, 04:52:38 AM »

Johnie's CB750KO.

Sam Green Racing · « **Reply #4 on:** October 17, 2014, 04:54:39 AM »

Rocketman's CB550 Race Bike.

Sam Green Racing · « **Reply #5 on:** October 17, 2014, 07:15:36 AM »

76kafe's Turbo750.

faux fiddy · « **Reply #6 on:** October 17, 2014, 02:34:19 PM »

Gotta support the home team, Okie from Muskogee.

rtbmrgl · « **Reply #7 on:** October 17, 2014, 05:42:58 PM »

Really tough, still deciding

DH · « **Reply #8 on:** October 17, 2014, 07:46:50 PM »

All nicely done.

Johnie · « **Reply #9 on:** October 18, 2014, 07:47:02 AM »

Johnie's Early 1969 CB750KO:
The story - back in September 2013 I met up with old scrambler (Dennis) and Jerry to give GZ the WI ride. We stopped at Dennis's shop for the tour. He had a titled early KO he was selling for the son of a friend who had passed away a couple years ago. I took a look at it and said to myself, "just what I need is another KO." Well, I got to thinkin' and went back to Dennis's a 2nd time to look it over. I had to outbid another gent, but did land the bike and brought it home Oct. 26, 2013. It is an October 1969 build titled as a 1970 with engine number 1010003 and 30,000 miles. It has a wrinkle tank and all original 1969 faded tins (first 2 pics) with double cut front fender. Has a very nice set of no number pipes. These pipes were found by the PO at a dealer and were take offs from a early 750 someone turned into a drag bike. The duckbill seat must be an OEM replacement before they were no longer available as it is in excellent condition. All in all a great bike that is complete. The only thing missing was the proper chain guard which I sourced from this board. Thank you for the nomination. It is an honor to be included in this group of great bikes. Good luck guys and ride on…

albertaboy · « **Reply #10 on:** October 18, 2014, 12:43:12 PM »

Tough, tough, tough decision. I have, however, narrowed it down between two over the couple days so like Johnie has just done, post up some high lights of your build. It's helpful.

76kcafe · « **Reply #11 on:** October 19, 2014, 07:36:02 AM »

First off thank you for the nomination. As far as the story, about 6 years ago my dad and brother were each building a bike so I decided to start building one to. I found this 74 cb750 for sale locally. It was a bare frame and boxes of parts. The main reason I bought it was because of the turbo kit. Over a span of 5 years I have been working on it off and on. Finally it is complete. There are tons of aftermarket and custom parts on the bike. The engine is an 836cc with cycle x rods, JE pistons, oversized valves, Norris cam. Also has an ATP turbo kit with a mikuni hsr42 carb. The bike is lowered 2 inches, has a 4" extended swingarm, super sport rear disc brake setup. The rear sets are from an 05 zx10 ninja. The bodywork consists of a vintage fiberglass tank, kz1000 tail and a custom seat I made to fit between them. I painted the bodywork house of kolor tangerine orange, it is very close to the original orange color. The bike is finally finished and is a blast to ride. Thank you again for the nomination.

76kcafe · « **Reply #12 on:** October 19, 2014, 07:45:29 AM »

Couple more pictures

76kcafe · « **Reply #13 on:** October 19, 2014, 07:49:28 AM »

And some more. The last four are when I started and through the build. Thanks for looking.

Rocketman · « **Reply #14 on:** October 19, 2014, 08:21:09 AM »

What an honor to be nominated for Bike of the Month! All the nominees share a common passion for restoration and riding. Mine started off as a wrecked $300 eBay find. I roadraced in the 70's and 80's, but among my hero's are the racers from the 60's. In that spirit my build replicates a RC181 500cc GP racer of that era. A full fairing will be added over the winter and I'll be ready to hit the tracks in the spring. Good luck to all the nominees. I am in great company. Thanks.

Ready for the fairing.

Track day at Nelson Ledges.

On the line at the Ohio Mile. Best run 121mph!

dlhoulton · « **Reply #15 on:** October 19, 2014, 11:52:10 AM »

Thanks for being nominated. This bike began as a PO project. He never completed it and when I took possession I new I wanted to start over and rebuild it from the ground up. So that's what I did. As suggested by many here, I got my manuals and camera and started taking her apart. I decided to tackle this project like a puzzle. I took everything apart not only to rebuild it, but to figure out how it worked. Every part got broken down to its basic component. Then I decided to meticulously repair, rebuild, refurbish each part. Trying to make it look and function as if it were new. Along the way I also decided to incorporate newer technology where ever I could. The outcome and my goal was to make this bike look as if it just rolled off the showroom floor but with a few minor changes. Here are some pictures of my results.

edwardmorris · « **Reply #16 on:** October 20, 2014, 11:42:56 AM »

How about letting people vote for two bikes this month like we did with Tige's builds a few months ago? Or is it too late?

Bill/BentON Racing · « **Reply #17 on:** October 20, 2014, 02:37:28 PM »

Yeh, cause I'm voting for Rocketmans's Turbo Huh? How do I choose between a CR550 like that and a Turbo 750....... Just damn and all are so nice! Great job all!

albertaboy · « **Reply #18 on:** October 20, 2014, 03:51:10 PM »

Nice bikes all and tough choice but my vote is in.

Stoli · « **Reply #19 on:** October 21, 2014, 06:52:13 AM »

Here is the K6 I started with on this project:

Most of it was pretty far gone but I used as much as I possibly could from the original bike. The rest was filled in with parts left over from past projects, ebay, and some aftermarket stuff. I am relatively new to all this and my goal with each bike I rebuild is to create something unique yet rideable without sinking a bunch of money into them. I try to do as much as possible myself and take each project a little farther than the last. Learn as much as possible along the way and have fun with it.

I was looking for the long, low and clean look for this project so first order of business was to increase the rake by 10 degrees:

By using stock length fork tubes, the increased rake lowers the front end a few inches. To do the same on the rear, I found a swing arm from a CB650 which is a few inches longer than the stock 750 arm. By using stock length shocks, the rear is lowered to match the front. End result, wheel base is 6"-7" longer and the frame sits about 2.5" lower. I know that you can get much more extreme than that, but I wanted this to be a rideable bike and the roads aren't straight and there are a lot of frost heaves where I live so... good enough. Laced up some new rims since the originals were rusted beyond repair:

Needed to make enough room under the seat to house all the elements of the electrical system but I didn't want a large "hump" behind the seat so made it just big enough to flow into the rear fender. First, made the blank out of styrofoam, then made a fiberglass mold from that and finally the fiberglass seat pan/fender. I like to try and do my own upholstry and this was my first attempt at pleats:

The carbs took a while on this build but I was able to bring the originals back to life with just some Keyster rebuild kits, some new stacks and some jets I had left over from a previous build:

I had a K8 exhaust from a previous build but the mufflers were rotted through, so I cut them off and tweaked the headers to accomodate a short length of stainless pipe on each end. The engine was pieced together from the K6 and a cannibalized K4 engine that somebody had previously given to me (Thanks Stan). All it needed was some new pistons and rings, a quick hone, lap, and some new gaskets and seals. I sprayed it with epoxy primer and called it a day.

Finally, I rewired the entire electrical system and all the key players fit nicely under the seat pan. It is modular and can easily be removed from the bike. The seat is removed with 2 bolts to gain access to the electrics and oil.

Build Summary:

Frame: CB750K6 modified to 10 degrees additional rake and CB650 swingarm
Engine: Mostly K4 with parts from the K6
Carbs : K6 with 120 main jets, 44 slow, needles raised 1 notch, air screws out 1.25 turns
Steel Dragon velocity stacks
Exhaust: K8 headers with mufflers chopped off, extended with stainless steel pipes, 4" baffles,
CycleX flanges
Oil Tank: Custom (Anything Goes 74)
Gas Tank: F2 modified to sit slightly higher and aft to accommodate frame rake mod
and carb clearance
Seat/Fender: Custom (fiberglass)
Wheels: K6 hubs, Buchannan's custom spokes, aftermarket Harley rims (19" front, 16" rear)
Shocks: K8 stock
Headlight: Aftermarket Harley
Gauges: DCC minis with DCC bezels
Hand Controls: 76K stock with modified MC to fit on drag bars
Electrics: AntiGravity battery, Rick's Reg/Rect, Pamco ignition,
Kickstart only with capability to electric start from external battery
Powder Coat: Goodhues Powder Coating, Derry NH.

I will probably paint the tank and fender next year but I had to get out and ride her before the weather got cold here in the Northeast.