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Re: the Red Sled 77. the build of my 750 cafe.
« Reply #25 on: March 12, 2009, 02:49:40 PM »
Dan,

What's the story on your fuel cap/gauge.  Looks pretty trick.  Does it work decently?  If so, can you give up the goods on your parts source? 

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Re: the Red Sled 77. the build of my 750 cafe.
« Reply #26 on: March 12, 2009, 03:25:54 PM »
aftermarket gas gauge cap. your not gonna find one of those babys for cheap! if you do the lens is usually clouded up and it doesnt work. but I'll let u in on a little secret... (Dans got another one layin around that I broke) cha-ching$$$$

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Re: the Red Sled 77. the build of my 750 cafe.
« Reply #27 on: March 12, 2009, 04:31:06 PM »
hey don.  those caps are kinda hard to come by.  my first one is fogged up and broke.(thanks shane. hahahah)
that one i got from dusty on this forum. and it works. i gave him a seat and some other stuff for it.  if you find one and its under 100 your lucky.
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Re: the Red Sled 77. the build of my 750 cafe.
« Reply #28 on: March 12, 2009, 04:52:16 PM »
Do you know who makes it.  I have a friend who owns a motorcycle repair business.  He might have a supplier that carries it; if so, I could get a pretty competitive price.
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"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

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1973 CB750K2 "Bionic Mongrel" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=132734.0) - Sold
1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
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Re: the Red Sled 77. the build of my 750 cafe.
« Reply #29 on: March 12, 2009, 09:26:16 PM »
they're made by  ASAHI-DENSO. or "AD"  i've only seen them on 69 - 77 hondas. from what i've been told alot of honda stores offered them as dealer options on bikes.  the company  AD did not sell to parts stores or distributors. just dealers. when they pop up on ebay they're on tanks or bikes for sale and 9 out of 10 times the seller doesn't know what they have.  a friend of mine bought a 15 dollar tank with an 80 dollar AD cap.  but then last month someone had an n.o.s. cap that went well over $100 bucks.
you just got to keep your eyes peeled.     
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Re: the Red Sled 77. the build of my 750 cafe.
« Reply #30 on: March 13, 2009, 09:28:42 AM »
Thanks, Dan. 
1975 CB550K1 "Blue" Stockish Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=135005.0)
1975 CB550F1 frame/CB650 engine hybrid "The Hot Mess" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,150220.0.html)
2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
2014 MV Agusta Brutale Dragster 800
2015 Yamaha FZ-09 (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,186861.0.html)

"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

Sold/Emeritus
1973 CB750K2 "Bionic Mongrel" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=132734.0) - Sold
1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
2016+ Triumph Thruxton 1200 R (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,170198.0.html) - Sold

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Re: the Red Sled 77. the build of my 750 cafe.
« Reply #31 on: March 13, 2009, 09:33:20 AM »
no problem. let me know if you find one.  ...and good luck.
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Re: the Red Sled 77. the build of my 750 cafe.
« Reply #32 on: March 14, 2009, 07:44:47 AM »
Nice going on the bike, I never saw this thread because I haven't been to the forum for a while.  Now you have to show me how to rattle can because I'm going to paint soon.
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Re: the Red Sled 77. the build of my 750 cafe.
« Reply #33 on: March 14, 2009, 07:47:39 AM »
Hey Sweep, I see your'e from our locale! Im in Asbury where ya at?

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Re: the Red Sled 77. the build of my 750 cafe.
« Reply #34 on: March 14, 2009, 07:52:28 AM »
Hey Sweep, I see your'e from our locale! Im in Asbury where ya at?
hey shane, SHUT UP!
  i just made friends with him first so back off! 
hahaha.
he's in rumson.  lets all ride on monday! (i'm off to kari's in 30 seconds.)
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Re: the Red Sled 77. the build of my 750 cafe.
« Reply #35 on: March 14, 2009, 07:59:08 AM »
Rumson??? I think I emailed him invites to the bike runs we did last year.
Hey Sweep are you A friend of Glens? or friend of the guy that works at Range Rover with the Yural sidecar???

Sweep, watch out for VWDaN... he has a criminal record and like to wear dresses.. haha



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Re: the Red Sled 77. the build of my 750 cafe.
« Reply #36 on: March 14, 2009, 08:00:41 AM »
 I thought we were gonna play video games on Monday, oh wait thats right... I have a job! ha haha
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Re: the Red Sled 77. the build of my 750 cafe.
« Reply #37 on: March 14, 2009, 12:18:38 PM »
today you do.  hold it tight. 
...and i have a job. unfortunately things are slow in the carpet cleaning world lately.
spring cleaning season is right around the corner though. 
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