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Re: ‘71 CB750 – Road to the Handbuilt Show
« Reply #25 on: April 14, 2019, 07:47:09 AM »
Post 8: Wow, I think this could be something special

With the frame stripped, painted and the engine now cleaned, I knew this was the opportunity to get Trever to paint the case.  We had discussed it at earlier points in the build and he didn’t want to, but given the level we were taking this, he was a lot easier to talk into it at this point of the build.

We went with a silver on the case, painting the heads black (like I wanted, another win!) and  got value cover and other parts de-chromed. Time to put the engine back in the frame - as you guys know, this was no easy task. Sideways first, then rock her right ways up. Swingarm, rear wheel, and rear sets going back on. Next comes the front end and exhaust…
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Re: ‘71 CB750 – Road to the Handbuilt Show
« Reply #26 on: April 15, 2019, 09:28:15 PM »
Post 9: Still putting her back together

At this point, we’re 2 months out from the Handbuilt show. We thought we may be close to finishing in time to at least be able to ride it there, but we wanted to see if we could get it into the show.  Trever submitted the bike – we knew it was amazing and they might appreciate as well.

The new oil lines went on smooth with new connectors. At this point wiring seems like it’s the biggest hurdle left but I wasn’t making the carbon fiber tail section. Painting the fender/battery holder.

The seat pan/tail assemble in carbon fiber was next to be completed, had to match the front fender of course! Before the clear coat. Seat pan on the bike. Then the clear coat baby. Adding the seat foam, then going to wrap in suede.
 
With about 3 weeks before handbuilt, we get an email letting us know we have been accepted to attend, this whole time we were not going to paint the tank but felt if we were going to attend formally then it would be a disservice not to take her the whole way.  While we waited on new slimmer brake lines to be sent and a couple odds and ends Trever stripped the tank. 

We decided to stay with a similar color scheme as the original paint, almost a homage to the vintage bike but I was set on it having scales studio name on the bike given the hours, passion and hard work they had put into it. Mocking up the Scales Studio logo, decided to go satin black over the gloss black background. Then picking out the paint for the tank.
   
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Re: ‘71 CB750 – Road to the Handbuilt Show
« Reply #27 on: April 16, 2019, 08:44:48 AM »
Looking good, holding pipes on, is that bolts or nuts ?  From where ?
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Re: ‘71 CB750 – Road to the Handbuilt Show
« Reply #28 on: April 22, 2019, 10:08:21 AM »
Quote from: 754 on April 16, 2019, 08:44:48 AM
Looking good, holding pipes on, is that bolts or nuts ?  From where ?

Titanium Socket Cap M8 x (1.25mm) x 30mm from Pro-Bolt USA
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Re: ‘71 CB750 – Road to the Handbuilt Show
« Reply #29 on: April 22, 2019, 04:26:18 PM »
Post 10: Made it to the Handbuilt Show

It was a great journey, the bike looks pretty awesome as we are very happy with how she came out.  I do think you guys were right, looks like we will be changing the tires out after all.
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Re: ‘71 CB750 – Road to the Handbuilt Show
« Reply #30 on: April 22, 2019, 04:38:17 PM »
Congratulations.

I think you'll enjoy riding it with some different rubber!
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Re: ‘71 CB750 – Road to the Handbuilt Show
« Reply #31 on: April 22, 2019, 04:46:48 PM »
Quote from: SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan on April 08, 2019, 09:31:49 AM
I don't mean to offend you, but since you've invested a few coins in the modern inverted GSXR front end, why in the world would you mount Firestone tires with ABSOLUTELY NO EDGE GRIP (molded like squares)???  I'm not sure what the fascination is with Firestones, other than ON A CAR where you do not use the edge of the tire to corner.  The rest of your aesthetic is geared toward a restomod -- indicating a penchant for modern performance handling/braking.  Why hamstring ALL of your work with those tires?  Firestones are for hipsters who don't ride much except to photograph their bikes for Instagram.

Ok. End of rant.  The rest of the bike looks nice.

Ended up going with Bridgestone battleax bt45s
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Re: ‘71 CB750 – Road to the Handbuilt Show
« Reply #32 on: April 22, 2019, 05:21:07 PM »
I've put BT45s on my 750 and 550 bikes -- good tires!
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1975 CB550F1 frame/CB650 engine hybrid "The Hot Mess" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,150220.0.html)
2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
2014 MV Agusta Brutale Dragster 800
2015 Yamaha FZ-09 (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,186861.0.html)

"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

Sold/Emeritus
1973 CB750K2 "Bionic Mongrel" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=132734.0) - Sold
1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
2016+ Triumph Thruxton 1200 R (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,170198.0.html) - Sold

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Re: ‘71 CB750 – Road to the Handbuilt Show
« Reply #33 on: May 07, 2019, 11:31:09 AM »
Adding some additional pictures with the new tires. 
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Re: ‘71 CB750 – Road to the Handbuilt Show
« Reply #34 on: May 09, 2019, 04:48:51 AM »
Some additional final images with new tires...and after a couple test miles on her.
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Re: ‘71 CB750 – Road to the Handbuilt Show
« Reply #35 on: May 09, 2019, 09:28:48 AM »
Looks good , are you going to run badges on the tank?
 Or maybe brushed stainless  custom made spears to match the pipes.
 Similar to the pic.
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My next bike will be a ..ANFOB.....

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73 836cc.. Green, had it for 3 decades!!
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Re: ‘71 CB750 – Road to the Handbuilt Show
« Reply #36 on: May 09, 2019, 08:48:12 PM »
Looking good!
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1975 CB550K1 "Blue" Stockish Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=135005.0)
1975 CB550F1 frame/CB650 engine hybrid "The Hot Mess" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,150220.0.html)
2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
2014 MV Agusta Brutale Dragster 800
2015 Yamaha FZ-09 (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,186861.0.html)

"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

Sold/Emeritus
1973 CB750K2 "Bionic Mongrel" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=132734.0) - Sold
1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
2016+ Triumph Thruxton 1200 R (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,170198.0.html) - Sold

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Re: ‘71 CB750 – Road to the Handbuilt Show
« Reply #37 on: May 11, 2019, 06:06:00 AM »
Great lookong machine! I like the socket caps as opposed tonstuds and nuts. Looks much cleaner!
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Re: ‘71 CB750 – Road to the Handbuilt Show
« Reply #38 on: May 11, 2019, 08:58:12 AM »
so did u end up building a 10k CB?
what length are those shocks?
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Re: ‘71 CB750 – Road to the Handbuilt Show
« Reply #39 on: May 28, 2019, 11:40:00 AM »
Quote from: Shtonecb500 on May 11, 2019, 08:58:12 AM
so did u end up building a 10k CB?
what length are those shocks?

it was a bit more than 10k, not sure the length...the front end is from a 2006 gsxr750
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Re: ‘71 CB750 – Road to the Handbuilt Show
« Reply #40 on: May 28, 2019, 11:40:53 AM »
Quote from: 754 on May 09, 2019, 09:28:48 AM
Looks good , are you going to run badges on the tank?
 Or maybe brushed stainless  custom made spears to match the pipes.
 Similar to the pic.

we ended up going with some really faint black custom badges to blend in with the color of the tank
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