Author Topic: CR750 Street Replica Finished (Read 4552 times)

mikeb4 · « **on:** July 10, 2007, 08:04:17 PM »

I finally finished this years winter project, more little detail work and adjustments involved than I realized but I am very happy with how it turned out. I just ran her around the local area tonight and she runs strong with no bad manners or noises/leaks nothing ... very happy. There is just something about working for month's on something and then having a great first ride on it when you get her out on the road!

It's a 1978 K8 model with an entire Gold Wing front end with the aluminum wheel, larger forks and dual front disks and tapered steering head bearings with two way adjustable clip-ons. On the rear I put a 3.50" by 18" aluminum D.I.D. rim with stainless Buchannan spokes on the stock hub. Progressive Suspension shocks and a Pingel petcock with a braided stainless fuel line and my braided oil lines. Rebuilt the instruments with white SuperHawk style faces and the frame was finished in a two part epoxy Hard Nose paint. Got the decal kit from a guy in the UK, very nice quality and easy application .... authentic as well. The bike is not meant to be a representation of a CR750 or a real replica, I call it a "street replica" since it has the general look of the CR but has all the street equipment, charging system, stock instruments and oil tank.

Lastly I used Velocity stacks with screens fitted to the carbs and gutted out the stock pipes with recessed end caps. That's about it for unique stuff ....... here she is

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pddpimp · « **Reply #1 on:** July 10, 2007, 08:37:56 PM »

That's a pretty bad a*s lookin' bike you have there.
I hope you don't mind if I come over an take a few hot laps

Awesome job.
Where is the tank from?

tinyrobot · « **Reply #2 on:** July 10, 2007, 08:46:08 PM »

awesome ride!!! that is pretty much exactly what I am in the process of doing

another 78k FTW

Jugghead · « **Reply #3 on:** July 10, 2007, 09:15:02 PM »

looks so good i nominated it for bike of the month!
great job, looks amazing!

jevfro · « **Reply #4 on:** July 11, 2007, 02:02:41 AM »

I really like it!!! What is that exaust? Have you thought about rearsets? Keep up the good work!

bwaller · « **Reply #5 on:** July 11, 2007, 04:18:26 AM »

Very tastefully done, great job.

toycollector10 · « **Reply #6 on:** July 11, 2007, 04:31:29 AM »

That's a great looking bike. I love it. Well done.

azuredesign · « **Reply #7 on:** July 11, 2007, 04:35:06 AM »

Beautiful!

super pasty white guy · « **Reply #8 on:** July 11, 2007, 04:44:15 AM »

That is... Super Nice!

forwheeldrift · « **Reply #9 on:** July 11, 2007, 04:49:06 AM »

that's hot !!!!
I really like it!!

KB02 · « **Reply #10 on:** July 11, 2007, 05:10:55 AM »

Quote from: mikeb4 on July 10, 2007, 08:04:17 PM

Looks killer! I like what you did with the brakes. It's the little touches that make a difference, you know?

andy750 · « **Reply #11 on:** July 11, 2007, 05:25:16 AM »

Very nice finish! Where did you get the stainless fuel line? Looks good!!

cheers
Andy

doug_id · « **Reply #12 on:** July 11, 2007, 05:45:51 AM »

Looks Great! Well done.

mikeb4 · « **Reply #13 on:** July 11, 2007, 05:52:48 AM »

Thanks all, I always wanted one of these bikes and I am very pleased with how it turned out. I added a pic of the before, it was a decent '78K model, 29,000 miles and ran well. I did not crack the engine open since it ran so well.

The tank and seat are from Hansen's I picked up from a guy that decided to go aluminum instead. One really neat thing about the set-up is the tank design is street friendly without the sump dropping down into the oil tank/battery area and I have the trick aluminum flip top cap. It absolutely needs rearsets, I just haven't decided which ones?? any suggestions or anyone have a deal on a nice set? Stainless fuel line and oil lines are built from Earl's clamps and Aeroquipe hose from Summit Racing.

I plan to sell to get ready for next winters project, what do one of these CR750 Street replica's bring in?? Thanks!

xtalon · « **Reply #14 on:** July 11, 2007, 05:55:00 AM »

Those pipes seen from the back look like they mean business.

Nice job all around!

If it was my bike, I would try to find a way to lower the gauges, but then again, if it was my bike, it probably wouldn't look this good!

--xTalon

greenjeans · « **Reply #15 on:** July 11, 2007, 06:02:07 AM »

Looks great....don't know how many times I can say it, but I sure love velocity stacks.....

Seeing that red, has thrown me into a dilema.....Red always seems to look so good on these bikes....was planning on painting one of my budget projects black this weekend - might change it to red.

Anyway, well done - gives me needed inspiration.

SteveD CB500F · « **Reply #16 on:** July 11, 2007, 11:35:29 AM »

Mike.

Instead of using [ url= ] [ /url ], use [ img ] [ /img ] to show the pictures without the link. Don't use the spaces as I've inserted them to fool the s/w into showing the command.

I've edited your posts to show this (hope you don't mind)

Nice bike by the way!

Cvillechopper · « **Reply #17 on:** July 11, 2007, 11:44:17 AM »

Beauty! I love the contrast of the rubbers between the head and the carbs. Something about the short stacks makes it really stick out.

Rhonda750F · « **Reply #18 on:** July 11, 2007, 11:51:14 AM »

Very cool. Man, you are cold blooded to just turn around and sell it as soon as you finished it. That would be a keeper for many of us on the forum. But hell I'm sure thats just how you roll. Can't wait to see whats next.
Coooold Bloooooded!(in a Rick James voice.)

mikeb4 · « **Reply #19 on:** July 11, 2007, 12:17:45 PM »

Quote from: SteveD CB500F on July 11, 2007, 11:35:29 AM

Mike.

Instead of using [ url= ] [ /url ], use [ img ] [ /img ] to show the pictures without the link. Don't use the spaces as I've inserted them to fool the s/w into showing the command.

I've edited your posts to show this (hope you don't mind)

Nice bike by the way!

Thanks Steve ... I figured I was doing something wrong, that's exactly what I needed to know .... it's so much better when you can see the pic in the post. Thanks!

mikeb4 · « **Reply #20 on:** July 11, 2007, 12:30:41 PM »

Thanks for all the nice comments ..... a lot of comments about the velocity stacks .... They sound so cool when you crack the throttle, kind of a sucking whooosche sound and then the growl!

jevfro · « **Reply #21 on:** July 11, 2007, 04:56:13 PM »

You never mentioned what the exhaust is... custom? universal slipons? combo of both? I really like the look

Sam Green Racing · « **Reply #22 on:** July 11, 2007, 06:33:36 PM »

They look like the stock ones but painted black

Sam.

mikeb4 · « **Reply #23 on:** July 11, 2007, 07:00:38 PM »

Quote from: jevfro on July 11, 2007, 04:56:13 PM

You never mentioned what the exhaust is... custom? universal slipons? combo of both? I really like the look

Yes, they are stock K8's with the ends cut off, all baffles gutted out and the end caps re-welded back on "reversed" to give that concave look. Then I sanded them down completely and finished them off in flat BBQ type paint. Easy to use paint and easy to tough up .... seems like the pipes get the most abuse on the bike bumping things and road splashes & rocks.

They sound really good with the baffles out .... mellow until you jump on it and then that old Kerker type ripping sound ..... nice ...

mikeb4 · « **Reply #24 on:** July 11, 2007, 07:03:38 PM »

Quote from: Jugghead on July 10, 2007, 09:15:02 PM

looks so good i nominated it for bike of the month!
great job, looks amazing!

Thanks a ton! that's a really nice complement. Do I have to go there and accept?

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Author Topic: CR750 Street Replica Finished (Read 4552 times)