Topic: 70' style 750 stuff.

[Don R]

 I was browsing through my parts stash and realized I have kept a few 70's chopper style parts. The things I now consider not so beautiful. But wait, maybe there is a place among rat bikes and real choppers for a style like this!
  I've got 1974 +6 forks, a Honda nameplate sportster style sissy bar, tall pullback handlebars with controls and cables, long brake hoses, a skinny seat, a Fibermold gas tank, new in package aluminum foot pegs front AND rear, a twisted chrome forward foot rest bar, and the big one, a perfect chrome hog rim with stainless spokes.
  What else would a guy need to build a throwback 70's custom 750 maybe a leather stash bag to strap on the front forks?  Goodyear tires and lighted valve stem caps?

[seanbarney41]

yeah Don, I have tons of this stuff laying about too.  I keep having an idea to throw all this gimmickry at one bike...hell, it would be kinda fun.  But then, I always seem to find "better" ways to utilize my time.

[ekpent]

 I keep this 750 around. I used to ride it a lot but for some reason has not seen much action the last couple of years. Its fun to ride and like all old 750's gets people talking. Right now I have a different tank and side cover set-up then the picture,a vintage scantily clad lady from an old local artist from back in the day. It actually goes down the road pretty nice and stable. Note the early ducktail seat it had on it when I bought it. Still there.

[Don R]

 I bought a fibermold gas tank off of ebay. When it came there was a note that said it was striped by "The Englishman" at Laconia NY. and had sat on a shelf since the early 80's. I had wanted to sand it and paint it black to restore my drag bike to it's former look. I can't do it to the art now. I looked him up, he was an east coast contemporary of Von Dutch or Roth. Too bad it's not signed.
 I did coat the inside so I can use modern fuel without eating it up.
 Ekpent, I love that one, I did unmodify a similar bike, it was hard for me to ride with the odd handlebar angle and long forks. Half of my collection came from it. I remembered I have the long sidestand too. The drag pipes were really loose and loud so I replaced them with a nice 4-2 hooker header. 
  I also have a bobbed formerly double cut fender, it's triple cut now.

[Just John]

I have bent 7/8" Z bars and some 7/8" Finch risers. A NOS set of 16" chrome spokes still in the package. A twisted chrome highway/crash bar with aluminum pegs. I also have about 90% of a bent Columbus Custom Cycle long narrow springer.  All these are now wall hangers in homage to my youth. I just tried to rescue a 72 CB750 with a host of 70's dodads including a chromed swingarm with lowering blocks, 16" rear rim, drag pipes and assorted finned engine accessories. Sadly, it spent the last 20 years being stored near pool supplies and is rusted beyond redemption. I've had several AMEN, AEE, C&G and Corbin Gentry frames, a few Gary Littlejohn tanks and I know where a Fibermold/Fiberfab tank is available. Here's a picture of the 72!

[754]

I hope you kept the tappet covers.

[Just John]

I hope you kept the tappet covers.

Thirty minutes after I cut most of what remained of the frame, the motor was started and running. I had to change the carbs and added coils, battery and oil. The motor has great compression but I doubt it can be taken apart without a lot of screws breaking off into the components. 

[Don R]

 I wonder what vapor honing would do for that motor? It would be a good test of the process.

[Just John]

I wonder what vapor honing would do for that motor? It would be a good test of the process.

  It will clean up. I scrubbed on some of the covers and they are decent under all the corrosion. 

[754]

I would not touch the valve cover, use it in an Amen frame  or something, you can pull whole cover to set valves.. I think.
 I have a similar one, was laying on the  ground, I want to carefully beadblast the inside, then use it.. just to make people go WTF ?
 If I do it, I hope to run into Ted guy that was quizzing me as to why someone would chrome a valve cover. Then I could say to him, there.. IS that better  ?
 And I have one buddy who can't help himself, he would start rubbing on a piece like that. . As soon as you turn around... lol..

[Medyo Bastos]

I would not touch the valve cover, use it in an Amen frame  or something, you can pull whole cover to set valves.. I think.
 I have a similar one, was laying on the  ground, I want to carefully beadblast the inside, then use it.. just to make people go WTF ?
 If I do it, I hope to run into Ted guy that was quizzing me as to why someone would chrome a valve cover. Then I could say to him, there.. IS that better  ?
 And I have one buddy who can't help himself, he would start rubbing on a piece like that. . As soon as you turn around... lol..

Which valve cover you talking bout frank?


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[Don R]

 Medyo, I think he's referring to the fuzzy white oxidized one in the pic above.
   I actually had an engine with moss growing on the rocker cover and gas tank. I tried to leave it there but the engine heat eventually dried it out and it fell off. That engine was sealed so good it's running and in my October BOM winner now.