Well, I said in the new introductions I would post some info on my build so here it goes.
Bike is a 2 owner 74 750 with a few miles on the clock but a freshened up engine before the first owner passed away. The bike was very well taken care of until the last 2 or 3 years it was ridden in which it fell in disrepair then the bike was put in storage for a while.
My plans are the standard Cafe bike stuff. Complete tear down and inspection, replace all seals, rework front brakes, paint and bodywork and polish,polish,polish. Quite a bit of the stuff is done already as I had a few days off around Christmas.
So far I have fabbed the new tach and mini speedo bracket. Starting at the front I rebuilt the front forks and polished the lowers, fixing some slight tube imperfections that could have been a detrement to the seals. Rebuilt the front caliper, stripped the paint and polished it. The front wheel is not done yet but will be next, I am painting instead of powder coating this time around.
The top triple tree has been polished, the gauge mount has been made from alumnium and polished. The front end bearings were like new when I took it apart so they will only require some fresh grease upon reassembly. New gaters have been purchased as well as after market headlight ears. The front fender has been cut a little for a better look.
The handlebar switches were taken apart and polished and then reinstalled on the new clubman bars with the wires inside the bars (man that was a #$%*). I did learn that one of the best things to put thru the bars to use as a pulling device is weed-eater line that is fresh off the big roll. It has a natural bend in it and just pushed right thru! Then the front master cylinder was polished.
Next came the tear down for the frame to be painted. Engine removal by laying the stripped frame on it's side. Thanks for that idea it worked great. I remember when I was younger and in the motorcycle business I could just sit on the
frame and grab the motor and yank it out, I did it several times a week. Damn time sure makes you weaker. LOL
Frame has been sprayed with a good automotive silver metalflake and will be coated with Spraymax 2K. The engine will be reinstalled after a quick look-see inside, a fresh coat of paint and some polished covers.
The Mac turnout exhaust have been reworked into a 4 into 2 which will be painted black, then the mufflers have been cut down to about 6 inches in length and the chrome has been scuffed to look like brushed stainless and then it will be clear coated. I cut down the baffles to fit the new muffler length, it may be too loud when done so if it is I will get a 4 into 1 for it. The scuffed clear coated mufflers look neat, I did the same thing on my dialy rider KZ 750 with a 4 into 1 on it.
The rear wheel has been disassembled, polished and the rest painted, I don't know how the paint will hold up but if it doesn't I will go with powder coating. I am planning on running some shocks I picked up off a GS 1100 Suzuki, that will just require some rebushing.
I still have to work on the tank and side covers and paint them, as well as get the Carpy roadrace seat in which has been ordered and make the cover. I am thinking of 2 inch marine seat foam with a standard black cover made of marine vinyl. I picked up a trick little led taillight/turnsignal combination off ebay for the rear and the front I will have to get some small turn signals.
I have a few pictures of the bike I will try to post and I will try to take more as time goes along, but I am real bad about pictures.
You will see the bike is an outdoor/driveway project as the garage is full. I guess it's a good thing I live in Florida.
This was the starting point. If the picture works???
