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Offline Eck750

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project 72 cb750 Black Knight
« on: May 11, 2010, 10:41:16 AM »
SO a lil info about my bike and I first. I recently purchased a 73 cb750. I am the second owner of the bike and my friends dad is the original owner. The bike did run up till 2006 when they had let it sit too long and the carbs got all junked up and w all the other bikes that they had they just threw it to the front of the garage and forgot about it. They only wanted $100 for the bike so i drove down and picked it up to start my first cafe project. Yesterday I finally had nice enough weather and the day off from work to tear into the bike a lil. I took the carbs apart and cleaned them out really well the gas had turned green inside and everything was plugged. I inspected the inside of the gas tank and it was in amazing condition too. Next day off I will get new plugs and battery and try to fire this old girl up, then hopefully w be off to cycle x to get my clubman bars and see what other goodies he has around there for me. I WILL GET PICS UP SOON JUST NEED TO CHARGE UP MY CAMERA FIRST
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Re: project 73 cafe BlackKnight
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2010, 02:09:23 PM »
Yeah, yeah pictures! We love em!!
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Re: project 73 cafe BlackKnight
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2010, 02:18:05 PM »
need.....pics...... ;D
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Re: project 73 cafe BlackKnight
« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2010, 05:19:36 PM »
Ok, thanks to info i got from some members on this forum I was able to activate my starter after putting everything back together. I now need to get a new ignition system cause there is no spark. Might take me a lil bit before i get it though cause I would like to get the high performance system from cycle X but im goin to finally go over to his shop next week and talk w him. As for the name of this project I think i need to rename it cause this bike has been purchased and will be completely built using the tip money that i get from my second job as a Bartender, and the bar that i work at is named Wiseguys....hmm...... well I will think of something as for pics of the bike I dont have any of her before i took the giant windshield off and nasty backrest but i do have a this pic that i took yesterday in my driveway

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Re: project 73 cafe BlackKnight
« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2010, 05:22:07 PM »
Good stuff!

So, what direction are you going with this?

Cafe? Stocker?

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« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2010, 05:30:25 PM »
im goin cafe racer. Im originally a rocket guy and well this is going back to the roots of the inline fours here. This here is a pic of my first bike after the first time that i crashed (high sided on a back country road, snapped the right side clip-on off and some other stuff) , i got this back in 2006 new after getting out of the air force and ended up totaling it 2 months after this pic in a very unfortunate accident but i didnt get seriously hurt and have been riding a lot of my friends harleys up here the past couple of summers and decided to get a bike again now that im a lil older
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Re: project 73 cb750 Tavern racer
« Reply #6 on: May 13, 2010, 05:32:34 PM »
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Re: project 73 cb750 Tavern racer
« Reply #7 on: May 13, 2010, 06:07:25 PM »
Thats unfortunate about your accident and the gixxer. I've always liked those bikes but my Honda blood runs too deep. Can't wait to see the progress on the CB. You'll immediately feel the difference on these bikes as far as power goes compared to a late model super sport or litre bike, in fully stock trim anyway. But I gotta tell you they are a huge blast to ride despite that fact. Good luck with it!
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Re: project 73 cb750 Tavern racer
« Reply #8 on: May 13, 2010, 08:27:45 PM »
Quote from: Eck750 on May 13, 2010, 05:30:25 PM
im goin cafe racer. Im originally a rocket guy and well this is going back to the roots of the inline fours here. This here is a pic of my first bike after the first time that i crashed (high sided on a back country road, snapped the right side clip-on off and some other stuff) , i got this back in 2006 new after getting out of the air force and ended up totaling it 2 months after this pic in a very unfortunate accident but i didnt get seriously hurt and have been riding a lot of my friends harleys up here the past couple of summers and decided to get a bike again now that im a lil older

That's cool.....sorry to hear you lost the Suzuki like that.... :'(, at least you weren't hurt too bad.

I also have a Harley Davidson, I've gone through....she really rips for being such a large, heavy beheamoth.... :-\


FWIW, I like my Cafe racer I just finished.  If I can be of any assistance, let me know.

P.S. I am Air Force...career NCO, so we have probably experienced alot of the same stuff....thanks for your service to our country!

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Re: project 73 cb750 Tavern racer
« Reply #9 on: May 14, 2010, 06:12:48 AM »
I was going to say.....slow down....live longer.  Too many beautiful things to see to be always trying to get somewhere without seeing any of it.

If you build the CB correctly, numbers won't matter......she will have PLENTY of power.

Let Mike (MRieck) handle your head, get a cam, and build that motor, and lighten up that bike like a real cafe, and she will SCREAM! (if you MUST have superbike speed/power)

you would be amazed how my 550 runs after being lightened up and geared down!


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Re: project 73 cb750 Tavern racer
« Reply #10 on: May 17, 2010, 02:06:13 PM »
ok so been lookin at tires and have always been a metzler fan, just wondering if anybody in here is running theME77 vintage line street tires?

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Re: project 73 cb750 Tavern racer
« Reply #11 on: May 24, 2010, 12:38:20 AM »
So after testing to see where i was loosing power at i discovered that i had power to my coils and points!!!!!! ;D ;D I just took a lil sandpaper and a terry clothe and cleaned up my points and waa-laa she fired right up!!!!!! Took her out for my maiden voyage on her tonight and i can say i instantly fell in love  :-*  now its time to turn this ugly duck into a swan. First things first is i need pod filters, jets, and clubman bars.
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Re: project 73 cb750 Tavern racer
« Reply #12 on: June 10, 2010, 02:13:19 PM »
ok its been awhile since i have updated but i finally got the bike running good and decided it was time to clean her up and get some of that surface rust off of her.  



not too bad for a $100 bike that runs good  ;D
but after cleaning it up I think it would be a shame to Cafe out a bike in this good of shape so im goin w a more stock look and going more w something like this and just having Kenny at Cycle X beef up the motor so I can really blow away all my Harley friends who like to make fun of the lil Honda


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« Reply #13 on: June 17, 2010, 05:46:34 PM »
Finally got some new rubber on her and new wheel bearings.

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Re: project 73 cb750 Tavern racer
« Reply #14 on: June 18, 2010, 09:41:22 AM »
WOW she looks great, I'm really digging the bikes stance. Great looking bike!
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Re: project 73 cb750 Tavern racer
« Reply #15 on: June 18, 2010, 03:28:30 PM »
Quote from: rickmoore24 on June 18, 2010, 09:41:22 AM
WOW she looks great, I'm really digging the bikes stance. Great looking bike!

Thanks, I think im going to paint her next, u cant really tell from the pictures but its still factory #$%* brown and well it looks like #$%* too. I wanted to go flat black but that has been done way too many times. im thinkin i might just rattle can it though for the rest of the summer and then have everything proffesionally painted over the winter
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Re: project 73 cb750 Tavern racer
« Reply #16 on: June 18, 2010, 03:46:44 PM »
Yeah, I'm guilty of going the blacked out CB750 rout as well but I'm really enjoing riding her now. Just get her to a stopping point for summer so you can ride.  :)
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Re: project 73 cb750 Tavern racer
« Reply #17 on: June 18, 2010, 04:23:25 PM »
I have been keeping it a rolling project for the summer since i just got her running a lil while ago and would have gone insane with it torn apart all summer in my garage just to finish it in the winter when I cant ride it. This fall though its getting a complete rebuild were im going to tear it down completely and go though it
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Re: project 73 cb750 Tavern racer
« Reply #18 on: June 19, 2010, 07:00:45 AM »
Quote from: Eck750 on June 10, 2010, 02:13:19 PM
ok its been awhile since i have updated but i finally got the bike running good and decided it was time to clean her up and get some of that surface rust off of her.  



not too bad for a $100 bike that runs good  ;D
but after cleaning it up I think it would be a shame to Cafe out a bike in this good of shape so im goin w a more stock look and going more w something like this and just having Kenny at Cycle X beef up the motor so I can really blow away all my Harley friends who like to make fun of the lil Honda




That my old 750 you have posted...its been ages since i sold it...loved that scooter and it keopt up with my father in laws Harley 838
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« Reply #19 on: June 19, 2010, 07:04:26 AM »
I really hope you get one of those factory paint sets and tank stickers and repaint a factory color.

~Joe
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« Reply #20 on: June 20, 2010, 01:26:30 PM »
No iwas going to keep it lookin stock but after putting the clubmans and new tires on and getting the bike dialed in. Im goin to cafe it to fit my style of riding better. Im going to keep all of my original parts to put it back to stock. And Turninwheels that is a beautiful bike u have thanks for the motivation to help me get a starting point on my bike and i almost want to get another one so i can have a cafe and one like his. But next i need new chain and sprockets, and neck bearings. Then igition and and poor mans jet kit from CycleX so i make sure i can out run my buddies sv650 when he comes to visit
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« Reply #21 on: July 09, 2010, 02:25:06 PM »
ok so i finally got rid of the huge nasty taillight and got bored w my SH%t brown paint job so I decided to rattlecan her Olive Green cause well everyone does the flat black look. And this is what i ended up with.


hmm... its still missing something????



 :) :) :) :)


just have to hand paint the honda emblems still
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Re: project 73 cb750 Tavern racer
« Reply #22 on: July 09, 2010, 05:02:18 PM »
Looks good. 

I'm jealous that you live next to Ken, he's the man!
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Re: project 73 cb750 Tavern racer
« Reply #23 on: July 09, 2010, 05:02:51 PM »
Great paint job. Nice to see someone like me, who would rather paint the stripes on his tank than pay 150 bucks for a kick ass decal. Rattel can paint, news print, masking tape, a few shakes of the can and presto chango. Keep up the good work. Nice job.
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Re: project 73 cb750 Tavern racer
« Reply #24 on: July 09, 2010, 08:27:21 PM »
Quote from: cleveland on July 09, 2010, 05:02:18 PM
Looks good. 

I'm jealous that you live next to Ken, he's the man!

Yeah it is nice, whenever i need any sort of random lil part or break a part trying to take it off. I just have a 10 minute drive to cb750 heaven  :)

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