Topic: Airtech streamlining products

[Jake750]

Hey guys. Ive been looking around for cool aftermarket parts for my 78 cb750f build. I came across an interesting aftermarket oil tank/rear fender from a company called airtech streamlining. The link to the part is https://airtech-streamlining.com/honda-fairings-seats-fenders-parts/CB750-STREETTRACKER.htm . The name of the product is CB750DTOT.

At first glance it looks like a cool way to hide the oil tank. The material appears to be some sort of plastic tho which seems like a bad choice of material for an oil tank. Has anyone used this product or any of airtech's products on their builds? Any opinions, thoughts, 2cents welcome.

Thanks!

[Bankerdanny]

Airtech has a good rep. I've been looking at a faring from them and I know other owners here have bought from them.

I don't see why fiberglass should be a problem. Oil isn't corrosive like ethynol fuel and I don't think it gets hot enough to damage the tank.

[bryanj]

Vibration cracking is more of a problem with smaller tank

[Steve_K]

I used Air Tech fairings for my street 86 Gixxer.  I also got a tail unit for my Hawk GT.  All were very good quality and I did have to drill the holes to mount the stuff, but that was not to hard to do.   I would think the Honda stuff should be the same.
Steve

[seanbarney41]

Sorry for the thread jack...Steve K, did you use a mixture of Air Tech fairings and original Suzuki?  Or all Airtech?  I got an 86 slabbie that is about to happen but my aftermarket main fairing fits baaad.

[Steve_K]

On the GIXXER,  the only body work left was the gas tank and the seat.  I did salvage the thing in front of the belly pan from the broken lower fairing.  Air- Tech, I think sells that part.  ( triangle part in the front).  I also used the single seat tail section. 
It was one of the most fun bike I ever had,  for short periods. (pain after 1 hour, unless the road is curvy)
 
PS I do not recall where I got the windscreen from.  Link at Air-Tech?
PS Used dzux and screws to hold the fiberglass on.
Steve

[seanbarney41]

Thanks Steve K.  I have ridden mine just enough to know that it aint no touring bike and better do your stretches before getting on!

[Steve_K]

Sean,  I machined the knobs on the clip-ons to raise the bars about 10 mm. Or was it under the triple tree.  I longer have the bike so I cannot check.  I also lowered the  pegs by making new ones by about 3/4 of an inch.  I hated the pegs on the thing, I put spring loaded ones on the replacements.  I still miss it though!
PS the upper fairing mount (metal bracket)I got new from my Suzuki dealer.
Steve

[seanbarney41]

Hey thanks Steve_K.  My gsxr is really complete except the original front fairing is badly broken and missing several good chunks.  When I bought it, I hoped to find an original fairing, so that I wouldn't have to repaint.  That seems to be a foolish hope as the few original fairings I have found are in worse shape than mine for big money.  I should probably be diving back into that project relatively soon, after getting side tracked by some quicker and easier projects.  I don't think I want to change the ergo's at this point.  I think being comfortable on any bike is more about learning to position your body and as it is truly one of the first "race replicas", I will enjoy the challenge that racers back then dealt with.

[Steve_K]

You are right about ergos,  but I live an hour ride from twisty roads that the GIXXER and I love.  Getting there and back was hard, 1 hour on straight  roads coming and going.  I am older and had back surgery.  I sold her a couple years ago.  Age can be a pain. 
Ride yours again and tell us about it.  Not really complaining, because I got a bunch of miles on bikes. 
Have fun with that!!
Steve

[seanbarney41]

I hear ya and I am certainly not a spring chicken either.  That is partly why I want to ride the gsxr as it is...enjoy it before it's too late. lol

I started a thread on it a while back.  I will certainly update it when I get to riding.  Now that I look back the thread kind of got jacked by my own gs1100e
forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,171856.msg2000749.html#msg2000749

[HondaMan]

Hmmm...I think that if I were building a 750 dirt-tracker I would start with the Sump Thing to lower the CG, then lengthen the air intake system to suck from a bigger box up under the seat, lower the battery, remove the starter and plug its hole, rebuild the OEM (pre-1975 style) swingarm with my bronze parts, modify the spark advancer, ...

[Jake750]

Hmmm...I think that if I were building a 750 dirt-tracker I would start with the Sump Thing to lower the CG, then lengthen the air intake system to suck from a bigger box up under the seat, lower the battery, remove the starter and plug its hole, rebuild the OEM (pre-1975 style) swingarm with my bronze parts, modify the spark advancer, ...

hijaking my own thread. Is the sumpthing wet sump conversion kit a safe and practical option? It looks pretty cool but I havnt seen many people do this modification on their CB750 builds. Let me know if anyone has any info.