Topic: Wood shed Bike

[DV Red Herring]

I bought this CB750K4 last winter. It was owned by a guy who passed away and his nephew had taken ownership. Needless to say, it was in a sad state of affairs.

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I bought a decent set of used forks for a decent price

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Rebuilt the carbs. The needle clip brackets were really bent. The needle clips weren't even under them. Bought new slow jets. Hot tanked/ultrasonic cleaned everything

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I shaved and reshaped the seat foam and used the wife's sewing machine to learn how to sew. Bought some brown water proof canvas and made my own seat cover.

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Sold the chopper front end for more than I paid for the bike.

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Spent a ton of time sorting and cleaning the wiring. Now everything works as it should. Also wired in resistors for the Accel coils

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I like this taillight better...

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Curing my spray can paintjob in the sun...

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I've added other little bits here and there. Like the finned points and stator covers. I tried the wintergreen oil trick on the carb rubbers but ended up buying new stuff. I used Norman Hyde "M" bars, drop bar end mirrors, H4 headlight, the bike is lowered front and rear. I used a universal headlight bracket to drop it down a little. Mostly, I just like riding it.

[Stev-o]

Wow....that was quick! A 1 day restore!!

Hows it running?

[DV Red Herring]

It was a project I worked on last winter. Definitely a learning experience! It runs quite well. I recently adjusted the valves which made a world of difference, as did buying a timing light and properly timing it.

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I just wanted to show that a person can do a budget minded build and end up with a decent bike. I see a lot of builds that take a ton of time and money. They are great, but out of reach for a lot of folks. My bike isn't perfect, but it is everything I wanted it to be. I also have less than 600 dollars invested in it.

[Terry in Australia]

Looks great mate, that chopper front end was interesting, with the "raked triple tree's", they must be quite rare now, I haven't seen any on Ebay in years!

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

Yeah, that front end was something else. Nice job getting her back on the road. 

How loud are those shorty pipes?

[DV Red Herring]

Thanks guys. That whole front end actually sold for a good price and helped keep the budget down. I was tempted to sell the exhaust as well, but seeing as I've not actually seen anyone else with them, I'm keeping them. They are not very loud. The baffles keep the noise down pretty well.

[Stev-o]

I just wanted to show that a person can do a budget minded build and end up with a decent bike. I see a lot of builds that take a ton of time and money. They are great, but out of reach for a lot of folks. My bike isn't perfect, but it is everything I wanted it to be. I also have less than 600 dollars invested in it.

Only 600, thats incredible, nice job.  My current project is a budget bike, I'm hoping to do it for $1200.

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

Thanks guys. That whole front end actually sold for a good price and helped keep the budget down. I was tempted to sell the exhaust as well, but seeing as I've not actually seen anyone else with them, I'm keeping them. They are not very loud. The baffles keep the noise down pretty well.

Nice that it has baffles.  I thought they were straight pipes.

[Terry in Australia]

They're what we used to call "Drag Pipes" back in the day. They produced max torque low in the RPM range, as opposed to high RPM HP. I've got a set of them (different design but same crossover concept) hanging in my garage that I've owned since 1981, they're cool period pipes.

[DV Red Herring]

They seem to work good. They definitely sound different. They don't really like to rev real high like a 4 into 1 does, luckily I don't scream around on the streets at 9k rpm.

[seanbarney41]

nice job and I can definitely respect the budget aspect...just keep mantaining and improving stuff as the time, money, and inclination comes and goes.  Before you know it, you will have a better bike than many, and you won't have missed any riding time either!

[Fezzler]

I've added other little bits here and there. Like the finned points and stator covers. I tried the wintergreen oil trick on the carb rubbers but ended up buying new stuff. I used Norman Hyde "M" bars, drop bar end mirrors, H4 headlight, the bike is lowered front and rear. I used a universal headlight bracket to drop it down a little. Mostly, I just like riding it.

Wintergreen trick didn't soften boots?   So much voodoo around softening hard rubber. 

[DV Red Herring]

No. I soaked them in a covered container for over a week. Then I added a can of brake fluid. I knew it was time to order new ones

[Fezzler]

No. I soaked them in a covered container for over a week. Then I added a can of brake fluid. I knew it was time to order new ones

Thanks.  Hmm.  Maybe boiling them is key as it opens up the rubber?  Not sure.  But I'm going to try again. 

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Fezz... I'm not sure. I think I may be the only person to have bad luck with the process.

[Terry in Australia]

No. I soaked them in a covered container for over a week. Then I added a can of brake fluid. I knew it was time to order new ones

Thanks.  Hmm.  Maybe boiling them is key as it opens up the rubber?  Not sure.  But I'm going to try again. 

There's a youtube video of that Ichiban bloke softening some CB750 intake rubbers with a wintergreen mix, so I guess it does work?