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Re: Completed 1976 cb750k cafe. SIDE-MOUNTED MONOSHOCK details/build info
« Reply #25 on: September 18, 2011, 08:19:22 AM »
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thank you so much!  always wanted a kz750 and that was the bike i wanted to do this project but thankfully i found this one for a good price.  ask as many q's as you want.  i would be more than happy to help out.  i am a huge kawi fan and ride a versys 650 as my daily commute.
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Sorry for the confusion, but I do have a 1977 Honda CB750.  I called it a K7 750 to shorten all that up. 
I do love me a Kawasaki as well.  Those things are rocketships.  I almost got a KZ 750 first, but it was sold before I called.  So, I got the 77' CB 750 instead.  Thanks for adding more pictures.  This is going to be a big help.

my bad!  well at least we are in agreement on both bikes eh?  haha.  anyways, if you have any q's about the specifics of this build just ask and i will share more photos and words.  this "reverse" build tread is kinda fun!

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2008 xl1200n nightster - somedays
1981 cm400 bobber - somedays
1983 cm450 - nodays (gf's)
1982 kz1000j2 - a project
1976 cb750k - project bike
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Re: Completed 1976 cb750k cafe. SIDE-MOUNTED MONOSHOCK details/build info
« Reply #26 on: September 18, 2011, 08:44:57 AM »
Shaunzo:
     I see lots and lots of work in that bike with spectacular results. Both the looks and the mechanics of it are impressive. Thanks for sharing.
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Re: Completed 1976 cb750k cafe. SIDE-MOUNTED MONOSHOCK details/build info
« Reply #27 on: September 18, 2011, 12:56:31 PM »
57.3" was the stock wheelbase IIRC, so that's not too horribly off.  A problem I ran into right out of the gate was with the mono-conversion I'm interested in, it adds close to 4 inches...  1.7" is much more doable.  Nice...
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Re: Completed 1976 cb750k cafe. SIDE-MOUNTED MONOSHOCK details/build info
« Reply #28 on: September 18, 2011, 03:04:50 PM »
57.3" was the stock wheelbase IIRC, so that's not too horribly off.  A problem I ran into right out of the gate was with the mono-conversion I'm interested in, it adds close to 4 inches...  1.7" is much more doable.  Nice...

now i gotta check that to make sure because i cannot believe thats all i added.  however, i did shorten the front by lowering it so maybe i gained an inch or two there???  i dunno.  i am gonna recheck that.  also gonna check my 2007 kawasaki versys as well (it has very similar suspension). 

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2007 kawasaki versys 650 - everyday
2008 xl1200n nightster - somedays
1981 cm400 bobber - somedays
1983 cm450 - nodays (gf's)
1982 kz1000j2 - a project
1976 cb750k - project bike
1971 norton commando 750

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Re: Completed 1976 cb750k cafe. SIDE-MOUNTED MONOSHOCK details/build info
« Reply #29 on: September 18, 2011, 04:33:19 PM »
haha just did this today...enjoy!

1976 Honda cb750 k cafe 4 into 1 hindle

2007 kawasaki versys 650 - everyday
2008 xl1200n nightster - somedays
1981 cm400 bobber - somedays
1983 cm450 - nodays (gf's)
1982 kz1000j2 - a project
1976 cb750k - project bike
1971 norton commando 750

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Re: Completed 1976 cb750k cafe. 4 into 1 w/ Hindle pipe. VIDEO ADDED!!!
« Reply #30 on: September 18, 2011, 06:18:14 PM »
Wow, a video! With production value no less.  Very cool.

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« Reply #31 on: September 18, 2011, 06:35:54 PM »
Wow, a video! With production value no less.  Very cool.

thats hilarious!  first one i have ever done.  girlfriend's mac makes it pretty easy!!!
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2008 xl1200n nightster - somedays
1981 cm400 bobber - somedays
1983 cm450 - nodays (gf's)
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Re: Completed 1976 cb750k cafe. 4 into 1 w/ Hindle pipe. VIDEO ADDED!!!
« Reply #32 on: September 19, 2011, 06:05:50 AM »
Beautiful man, it's nice to see pictures, but it's better to see these bikes in action!
Thanks so much for the vid!
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Re: Completed 1976 cb750k cafe. 4 into 1 w/ Hindle pipe. VIDEO ADDED!!!
« Reply #33 on: September 19, 2011, 12:19:40 PM »
thanks!  making the video was fun.  prolly gonna do a couple more.
shaun
2007 kawasaki versys 650 - everyday
2008 xl1200n nightster - somedays
1981 cm400 bobber - somedays
1983 cm450 - nodays (gf's)
1982 kz1000j2 - a project
1976 cb750k - project bike
1971 norton commando 750

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Re: Completed 1976 cb750k cafe. 4 into 1 w/ Hindle pipe. VIDEO ADDED!!!
« Reply #34 on: September 20, 2011, 09:58:13 AM »
Bike looks Radical!  Great looking build.

I wonder about the airflow at high speeds... with that pod out in the wind like that do you notice any performance issues?
Also, does your digital guage have an analog looking tachometer?  I would rather see a needle on a guage than just a bunch of numbers flashing by.

Nice work
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« Reply #35 on: September 20, 2011, 01:38:31 PM »



Bike looks Radical!  Great looking build.

I wonder about the airflow at high speeds... with that pod out in the wind like that do you notice any performance issues?
Also, does your digital guage have an analog looking tachometer?  I would rather see a needle on a guage than just a bunch of numbers flashing by.

Nice work

thanks for the q's!

thus far there are no performance issues.  everything seems to be great.  i was concerned about loss of airflow at highspeed but i think the shape of the cone may create a small "vortex" behind it thus providing airflow to the center of the cone.  talking out of my ass here though.  as for the tach, if you watch the gauge closely in the video you can see a bar from the left bottom corner rising up along the top. that is the tach in normal positions.  the fluctuating numbers are normally the speed. 

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2008 xl1200n nightster - somedays
1981 cm400 bobber - somedays
1983 cm450 - nodays (gf's)
1982 kz1000j2 - a project
1976 cb750k - project bike
1971 norton commando 750

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Re: Completed 1976 cb750k cafe. 4 into 1 w/ Hindle pipe. VIDEO ADDED!!!
« Reply #36 on: September 20, 2011, 04:20:29 PM »
I see that bar now that you mention it... and I swear those numbers on the bottom are your RPMs, your MPHs are at zero... Right?

no matter what, its a sweet bike.
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« Reply #37 on: September 20, 2011, 05:59:59 PM »
I see that bar now that you mention it... and I swear those numbers on the bottom are your RPMs, your MPHs are at zero... Right?

no matter what, its a sweet bike.

you can switch the lower screen from rpm to speed, odo, trip1, trip2, tt, laps, time, etc.  its a really great gauge for the price.
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2008 xl1200n nightster - somedays
1981 cm400 bobber - somedays
1983 cm450 - nodays (gf's)
1982 kz1000j2 - a project
1976 cb750k - project bike
1971 norton commando 750

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Re: Completed 1976 cb750k cafe. 4 into 1 w/ Hindle pipe. VIDEO ADDED!!!
« Reply #38 on: October 04, 2011, 07:06:52 PM »
I may not agree with some of the aesthetic decisions, but I love that you are pushing the limits and attacked the fabrication issues with such tenacity. Good on ya!!!
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Completed 1976 cb750k cafe. 4 into 1 w/ Hindle pipe. VIDEO ADDED!!!
« Reply #39 on: October 05, 2011, 09:02:06 AM »
Pretty crazy build and definitely unique. Props for doing all the work yourself.
I wish I had the time, tools, skills, and knowledge to do that amount of work.

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Re: Completed 1976 cb750k cafe. 4 into 1 w/ Hindle pipe. VIDEO ADDED!!!
« Reply #40 on: October 05, 2011, 04:50:29 PM »
thanks so much friends!   

soon gonna have to pack it away for the winter; snow in the forecast.  thats ok though; i have a couple more bike projects to start. 

shaun.
2007 kawasaki versys 650 - everyday
2008 xl1200n nightster - somedays
1981 cm400 bobber - somedays
1983 cm450 - nodays (gf's)
1982 kz1000j2 - a project
1976 cb750k - project bike
1971 norton commando 750

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Re: Completed 1976 cb750k cafe. 4 into 1 w/ Hindle pipe. VIDEO ADDED!!!
« Reply #41 on: October 05, 2011, 07:48:56 PM »
How difficult was it to wire up the Acewell?  Were the instructions easy to understand?
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Re: Completed 1976 cb750k cafe. 4 into 1 w/ Hindle pipe. VIDEO ADDED!!!
« Reply #42 on: October 07, 2011, 10:06:58 AM »
Widening your frame.....how you did make sure it widened even on both sides...i have heard of this being done once before?

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Re: Completed 1976 cb750k cafe. 4 into 1 w/ Hindle pipe. VIDEO ADDED!!!
« Reply #43 on: October 07, 2011, 10:19:50 AM »
I like how you altered what looks to have been a Viper fairing and made it look like a fly screen.
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Re: Completed 1976 cb750k cafe. 4 into 1 w/ Hindle pipe. VIDEO ADDED!!!
« Reply #44 on: October 08, 2011, 06:48:31 PM »
should have asked this also but by swapping them out did u have to compensate for rake, trail and CoG?  if so how?

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« Reply #45 on: June 03, 2015, 01:28:26 PM »
I liked your swingarm setup and am doing the same thing.  Did you use the stock swingarm pivot bolt?  Because now with stretching the frame, mine isn't long enough. 

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Re: Completed 1976 cb750k cafe. 4 into 1 w/ Hindle pipe. VIDEO ADDED!!!
« Reply #46 on: June 03, 2015, 02:00:51 PM »
I liked your swingarm setup and am doing the same thing.  Did you use the stock swingarm pivot bolt?  Because now with stretching the frame, mine isn't long enough.

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