Author Topic: 1976 Honda CB750K First Build (Read 22778 times)

Desert-SOHC · « **Reply #25 on:** July 13, 2015, 03:20:02 PM »

Coming right along

martin99 · « **Reply #26 on:** July 13, 2015, 03:29:05 PM »

Good progress mate, well done.

You may regret not masking the bearing surface on the triple stem though, it's going to be a PITA to fit the race on there unless you remove the PC first.

ponishenko3136 · « **Reply #27 on:** July 13, 2015, 07:14:49 PM »

ya i realized that a little too late, but thanks for the tip. this was my first time powder coating anything and i was too excited to think ahead. but lesson learned

ponishenko3136 · « **Reply #28 on:** August 15, 2015, 12:24:30 PM »

some more progress the last few weeks. bought a wheel truing stand and got both wheels done. and put the handles on and the speedo and tach to see how it would look. so far i like it

ponishenko3136 · « **Reply #29 on:** August 15, 2015, 12:28:56 PM »

some more pics of the progress.

ponishenko3136 · « **Reply #30 on:** January 25, 2016, 12:52:04 PM »

haven't worked on the bike in a long time, but did quite a few things the past couple weeks. got everything i needed welded on the frame, sand blasted the frame and getting it ready for paint. did some small detail on the sprocket cover, cut the front fender. and got the tank and seat sanded and primed.

SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan · « **Reply #31 on:** January 25, 2016, 02:05:54 PM »

Nice progress.

ponishenko3136 · « **Reply #32 on:** January 25, 2016, 02:08:05 PM »

thank you

evanphi · « **Reply #33 on:** January 26, 2016, 07:55:16 AM »

That sprocket cover is pretty neat looking!

ponishenko3136 · « **Reply #34 on:** January 26, 2016, 12:41:02 PM »

thanks. i saw kott motorcycles do that. got the idea from him. it gives it some great little details.

Lostboy Steve · « **Reply #35 on:** February 03, 2016, 11:57:39 AM »

You could have filled the pits in the metal with jb weld (not the quick stuff) or lab metal before Powdercoat. I wound up braising mine. Good looking build though!

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ponishenko3136 · « **Reply #36 on:** February 04, 2016, 03:08:00 PM »

thanks for the tip. ill remember that if i have any more of those pits

ponishenko3136 · « **Reply #37 on:** February 04, 2016, 03:09:20 PM »

some more update/progress pics. i built an engine stand to help work on it more comfortably and started the top end rebuild.

DEL130Y · « **Reply #38 on:** February 06, 2016, 11:15:19 AM »

I see you have removed the oil tank tabs.
Do you know what oil tank you will be using?

ponishenko3136 · « **Reply #39 on:** February 09, 2016, 03:22:11 PM »

i welded my own tabs in, i will be building a custom tank

ponishenko3136 · « **Reply #40 on:** February 09, 2016, 03:25:33 PM »

did some more work on the top end. honed the cylinders, painted the cylinder base, and the head cover. and powder coated the cylinder head. also powder coated the ?tappet? bolts/covers and some other small details. i will also be sanding the fins on the black to get it silver. now to get the rest of the engine pretty.

evanphi · « **Reply #41 on:** February 10, 2016, 05:09:14 AM »

Looks nice. The black tappet covers on the silver really pop.

ponishenko3136 · « **Reply #42 on:** February 10, 2016, 03:06:18 PM »

Thank you. They turned out even better than I thought.

mashfu · « **Reply #43 on:** February 10, 2016, 03:41:40 PM »

Top end looks really nice, thinking about doing something similar but instead of the head might paint the jugs black. Nice reference either way!

ponishenko3136 · « **Reply #44 on:** February 10, 2016, 06:25:29 PM »

go for it man, it will look great either way. i plan to sand down the edge of the fins on the black to bring the silver/chrome color back. should look nice

sbeckman7 · « **Reply #45 on:** February 10, 2016, 06:50:14 PM »

Nice build so far dude, keep it up

SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan · « **Reply #46 on:** February 10, 2016, 08:06:07 PM »

Quote from: ponishenko3136 on February 10, 2016, 06:25:29 PM

go for it man, it will look great either way. i plan to sand down the edge of the fins on the black to bring the silver/chrome color back. should look nice

On just the head fins, that will pop.

ponishenko3136 · « **Reply #47 on:** February 13, 2016, 11:52:33 AM »

had a little time to make a seat pan for my seat pan haha. shaped the foam and this is how it will sit, it will be tightened down so it will be more flush to the seat pan. i also painted the rest of the engine. now i have to reassemble it. hope to have the frame painted soon and start the final assembly

ponishenko3136 · « **Reply #48 on:** February 16, 2016, 01:43:59 PM »

got the whole engine painted. it's looking good and fresh. waiting for some engine parts to come in and i can start putting it back together.

jaycox · « **Reply #49 on:** February 16, 2016, 02:20:53 PM »

Just a note on your seat, if it's yoga mats or the like then i wouldn't even bother. I did that and was about same thickness as yours and ended up ripping it off, it was fine for 30mins but after that the mats would not rebound and it was soooo uncomfortable. You can see in the pic how it looks moulded to my butt, lol

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Author Topic: 1976 Honda CB750K First Build (Read 22778 times)