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Offline RAFster122s

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CB750faces.com getting out of gauge cosmetic restoration business
« on: September 20, 2023, 01:42:21 AM »
CB750faces.com is shutting down gauge restoration (cosmetic) , saw posted on a Facebook group I follow...
They announced it...

FWIW.

Apparently parts will still be sold.
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Re: CB750faces.com getting out of gauge cosmetic restoration business
« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2023, 07:48:50 AM »
That's a shame, they do nice work.
Is there anyone else doing this sort of thing?
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Re: CB750faces.com getting out of gauge cosmetic restoration business
« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2023, 10:25:39 AM »
Quote from: MauiK3 on September 20, 2023, 07:48:50 AM
That's a shame, they do nice work.
Is there anyone else doing this sort of thing?

I haven't tried this guy.
(You have to use his parts.)

http://www.rcycle.com/HondaCB750GaugeRestoration.html
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Re: CB750faces.com getting out of gauge cosmetic restoration business
« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2023, 11:18:13 AM »
Too bad! The one set I have from them is really lovely!
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Re: CB750faces.com getting out of gauge cosmetic restoration business
« Reply #4 on: October 02, 2023, 04:42:11 PM »
Randy’s does an excellent job. He did a set for me and they turned out well.
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Re: CB750faces.com getting out of gauge cosmetic restoration business
« Reply #5 on: October 02, 2023, 05:00:46 PM »
Very glad to see that - my expensive paper weights (early model CB500 gauges with totally botched resto by Marcel (Lecram)) make me angry and depressed every time I see them...
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Re: CB750faces.com getting out of gauge cosmetic restoration business
« Reply #6 on: October 02, 2023, 05:07:28 PM »
Here's a shop in San Diego that someone else mentioned in another thread.

http://www.foreignspeedoinc.com/
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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
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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: CB750faces.com getting out of gauge cosmetic restoration business
« Reply #7 on: October 03, 2023, 02:18:56 AM »
Quote from: RAFster122s on September 20, 2023, 01:42:21 AM
CB750faces.com is shutting down gauge restoration (cosmetic) , saw posted on a Facebook group I follow...
They announced it...

FWIW.

Apparently parts will still be sold.

...I just checked it at his page and I can read that there is someone else doing the restauration.

https://www.cb750faces.com/en/content/7-gauge-restoration-services

 
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Re: CB750faces.com getting out of gauge cosmetic restoration business
« Reply #8 on: October 03, 2023, 08:54:47 AM »
 I've become aware that all parts vendors and parts may not be around indefinitely so buy the parts while you can.
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Re: CB750faces.com getting out of gauge cosmetic restoration business
« Reply #9 on: October 03, 2023, 01:45:47 PM »
Quote from: RAFster122s on September 20, 2023, 01:42:21 AM
CB750faces.com is shutting down gauge restoration (cosmetic) , saw posted on a Facebook group I follow...
They announced it...

FWIW.

Apparently parts will still be sold.

I had my gauges restored by this shop, and I’m not happy at all. First and very important you can’t communicate with them, they don’t reply at emails and I waited near a year to have my gauges back. The jewels are not same color as original ones, especially the neutral light that is far too light green than the original.
After that my speedometer was working correctly before sending to them, now after have it back it is not working properly, it indicate 10 - 15 km/h less than the real speed.
So my feedback can’t be positive
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