Like any project, this started with a clear dream; a bike to base all future ideas off of. Most will know the bike from the WM crew.
I had been scouring for a 750 for the past 4 years and it seemed as though there were none around at all. The ones that were for sale were grossly overpriced. I had stopped looking until a gem 1978 750F came up for sale in Regina. Truckload of the bike and spares later the dream was reignited.
First was the teardown and selling of spare parts, most went but I tried to keep the critical bits. The search for the basic parts such as front end, rims and tank / seat combo were major priorities. Before I got too invested I figured it would be a good idea to have a clear and defined vision. This is when the project started turning into a borderline obsession.
The rendering was based off of the WM design and with it being my first time using Adobe Illustrator so there are a few hours in the drawing. Wasn’t too excited with the paint scheme so drew inspiration from a Yosh CR photo I modified some years ago.
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Was torn between CF and Aluminum for the tank and seat combo but eventually decided on an Aluminum combo for practicality.
Final rendering. Once I had the general shape and idea for components it was off to the races. I scoured my local junkyard for a similar swing arm to avoid the boxed stock F arm and not have to weld up a K variant. Found one that looked the part from photos and CAD measurements. The major difference was the pivot mounting bolt diameter and the added length over a stock arm. New shock mounting ears are to added using ½ steel stock. Took a trip down to Montana this evening to pick up most of the remaining parts, came back and had to test the stance out. Forks are going to need to be lowered around 2" which won't be too much trouble.
