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Offline maxrock

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Hello From Hell
« on: March 16, 2023, 07:46:32 PM »
Well not actually Hell. Purgatory. Until my bike recovers from average cafe racer first time build teardown all over the floor. To be fair though, I bought a frame and three boxes of parts. I also got a dented fuel tank and a seized motor. Wahoo! Does anybody read these things?
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Re: Hello From Hell
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2023, 08:31:47 PM »
And so it begins.........welcome from So Cal.
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Re: Hello From Hell
« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2023, 09:00:44 PM »
I tried to start thread on project forum but might have tried to include too many photos. it's always great when a couple paragraphs of text gets lost in the interwebs.

i got the motor unseized and torn down. i need a couple main bearing caps but i am unable to see what color they are - they just look silver. any trick to this?

i'm 6'7 - any suggestions for how to mod the bike for a tall giraffe?

do you guys fit women on the back of your rides? assuming i could find one? are the tuffside big honda seats two seaters ?
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Re: Hello From Hell
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2023, 02:46:39 AM »
Welcome

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Re: Hello From Hell
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2023, 03:25:31 AM »
Welcome aboard max maxrock from NH Where we just got "hell froze over" a couple days ago with 20"-43" of snow.... but we do have fresh maple syrup 😋

Yes we do read these.
As to your pictures  getting lost and text gets lost, I've found it's happening from the pictures being too large from my phone set to super fine and they need resizing but I'm not a techie and don't know how to get and use a photo hosting resizing gig.....old dog....
Anyhow I figured out that if I screenshot my pictures before posting them it works to resize them to meet the forum(old school site requirement)picture size. Try it to see if that helps you. Extra steps either way.

Here is an old thread on how to get the correct main bearings from 2007. Read through the 2 pages of replies to learn from the experts, lots of good schooling doing a search on the topic you need information about, just put cb750 sohc in the web search and it will pick up the forum archives. This turned up in my search of "cb750 F2 sohc4 how to get correct main bearings" it'll usually work on any topic you need info on. I put in the F2 because of your 1st picture of the F2 frame?

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=28774.0

When you make a new topic post, include all information on what your bike is, year, model, motor etc so you get the correct reply information(just like you would going to get parts and they ask you what you have) and we don't have to pry it out of you  each time. Too many members to remember who has what bike and motor.

I don't have a recommendation on a seat for you as I'm just a normal 5'10" and not a tall drink of water "giraffe" you say you are.
I've never heard of a "tuffside big honda seat" before. Do you have a picture?
A stock seat could have foam added under a new cover made by a local upholstery shop that does bike seats to help with your height. If you do have the original seat in good condition, I would suggest that you save it (for when you sell the bike) and find a weathered seat to rebuild to your needs.
You could also call Sargent Seats in Jacksonville FL to see if they would build you a custom seat for your size from your seat pan.
https://www.sargentcycle.com/Custom-Seat-Services/Overview/

Hope that helps you.
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My current rides
1975 K5 Planet Blue my summer ride, it was a friend's bike I worked with at the Honda shop in 76, lots of fun to be on it again
1976 K6 Anteres Red rebuilding project, was originally my brother's that I set up from the crate, it'll breath again soon!
Project 750s, 2 K4, 2 K6, 1 K8
2008 GL1800 my daily ride and cross country runner

Prior bikes....
1972 Suzuki GT380 I had charge of it for a year in 1973 while my friend was deployed and learned to love street riding....
New CB450 K7 after my friend returned...
New CB750 K5 Planet Blue, demise by ex cousin in law at 9,000 miles...
New CB750 K6 Anteres Red, to replace the totaled K5, I sold this K6 at 45k in 1983, I had heavily modified it, many great memories on it and have missed it greatly.....
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Re: Hello From Hell
« Reply #5 on: March 17, 2023, 03:57:57 AM »
welcome aboard

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Re: Hello From Hell
« Reply #6 on: March 17, 2023, 07:08:31 AM »
Does anybody read these things?

Yes, and I've been to Hell! 



Some of us use flickr.com to post pics. Pretty easy, just upload to their site, then copy and paste. Free too.
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Re: Hello From Hell
« Reply #7 on: March 17, 2023, 07:14:43 AM »
Hey bud welcome from another Georgian.

I did the same, pictures didn't take. I had to resize them to fit in this forum.
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Re: Hello From Hell
« Reply #8 on: March 17, 2023, 03:54:05 PM »
Welcome from Lake Superior,

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Re: Hello From Hell
« Reply #9 on: March 23, 2023, 09:46:24 AM »
Welcome!

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Re: Hello From Hell
« Reply #10 on: March 23, 2023, 11:59:16 AM »
Welcome to forums…
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