Author Topic: FREE BOOTER's CB750K5. More crap to work on...almost there (yeah right) (Read 93458 times)

Free Booter · « **Reply #350 on:** December 27, 2012, 10:16:30 PM »

...and yes its stainless so I wore gloves the whole time I was mounting it.

brandEn · « **Reply #351 on:** December 27, 2012, 10:16:41 PM »

That pipe looks great!

Roach Carver · « **Reply #352 on:** December 28, 2012, 05:18:55 AM »

Ditto

Stev-o · « **Reply #353 on:** December 28, 2012, 05:59:49 AM »

Beautiful. Do you need the rear pegs?

racinchase · « **Reply #354 on:** December 28, 2012, 10:44:38 AM »

That exhaust looks awesome. It I could only find one that lets you keep the center stand..

Viktor.J · « **Reply #355 on:** December 28, 2012, 02:55:18 PM »

You seem to have a fully functional camera and with that new exhaust you just have to upload a movie !

I want to hear !

Free Booter · « **Reply #356 on:** December 28, 2012, 05:46:08 PM »

Quote from: Stev-o on December 28, 2012, 05:59:49 AM

Beautiful. Do you need the rear pegs?

Actually No. I don't...Are you referring to the originals or to my DIY's? I gotta ask my dad if he wants the originals. He gets first dibs on all my parts, but I don't think he needs 'em.

Free Booter · « **Reply #357 on:** December 28, 2012, 05:49:16 PM »

Quote from: racinchase on December 28, 2012, 10:44:38 AM

That exhaust looks awesome. It I could only find one that lets you keep the center stand..

Meh... I'm slapping some rear wheel race stand bushings on it somewhere...maybe where the rear pegs went and using that instead for when its at home. I only use the kick stand when riding anyway.

Free Booter · « **Reply #358 on:** December 28, 2012, 05:52:30 PM »

Quote from: Viktor.J on December 28, 2012, 02:55:18 PM

You seem to have a fully functional camera and with that new exhaust you just have to upload a movie !
I want to hear !

Unfortunately, Its not quite ready. The carb holders are loose...need to get new rubber and clips. Electrical still isn't done yet and front brake needs refinishing and rebuilding. Other than that I'm pretty much done now. Setting up the oil cooling lines & fuel lines this week too.

Its purdy enough to where I could "fake it" if it was a BOTM, but fat chance of that...LOL!

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #359 on:** December 28, 2012, 06:47:19 PM »

It looks great mate and I like your instrument panel too. One question though, does your USB adapter clear your gas tank on full lock? Cheers, Terry.

Free Booter · « **Reply #360 on:** December 28, 2012, 07:10:49 PM »

Quote from: Terry in Australia on December 28, 2012, 06:47:19 PM

It looks great mate and I like your instrument panel too. One question though, does your USB adapter clear your gas tank on full lock? Cheers, Terry.

Nope.. Doesn't. I ditched it and now the ignition key goes there which Does clear it. I mounted the USB where the Stock Ignition bracket normally is. Tucked out of immediate view.

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #361 on:** December 28, 2012, 10:48:44 PM »

Good work mate.

Free Booter · « **Reply #362 on:** January 03, 2013, 11:40:11 AM »

Echaust turned out nice...Just a "mock up" with the tank and seat. Mentioned it before, but looking for a good race stand that is long enough to reach the rear footpeg mounts since thats where I'm putting the bushings for the lift. Also clears the exhaust to the inside on the right that way.

I've been lazy ...need to reset my foot pegs correctly and I've just been avoiding it. They are such a pain to get off and on.

Holding off on the fuel lines til I mount the carbs properly.

Before (1st one is not my picture, but the exact year and paint I started with):

The Real Deal:

The New Deal:

Viktor.J · « **Reply #363 on:** January 03, 2013, 12:15:32 PM »

Awesome work and L.O.V.E the GPW exhaust, you'll have to upload a video when the tuning is done !
BTW I sent you a pm about your old seat !

Free Booter · « **Reply #364 on:** January 03, 2013, 03:08:24 PM »

Quote from: Viktor.J on January 03, 2013, 12:15:32 PM

Awesome work and L.O.V.E the GPW exhaust, you'll have to upload a video when the tuning is done !
BTW I sent you a pm about your old seat !

The New seat IS my Old seat..LOL. I had Nate at: http://www.vinyl-lux.com/ Do it for me. The almost immaculate seat cover was traded to another forum member for a stock front fork brace I ended up not using...(Obviously went a different route.)

Nate does great work and has tons of examples of different seats on his website. Mine was done over the stock seat pan.

Viktor.J · « **Reply #365 on:** January 03, 2013, 03:53:06 PM »

IT was the stock seat I was interested in

to bad you chopped a nice one up

there are plenty of ugly "choppable" seats out there, leave the stock ones to us

Thanks anyway !

racinchase · « **Reply #366 on:** January 03, 2013, 05:53:22 PM »

Quote from: Free Booter on January 03, 2013, 03:08:24 PM

Quote from: Viktor.J on January 03, 2013, 12:15:32 PM
Awesome work and L.O.V.E the GPW exhaust, you'll have to upload a video when the tuning is done !
BTW I sent you a pm about your old seat !
The New seat IS my Old seat..LOL. I had Nate at: http://www.vinyl-lux.com/ Do it for me. The almost immaculate seat cover was traded to another forum member for a stock front fork brace I ended up not using...(Obviously went a different route.)

Nate does great work and has tons of examples of different seats on his website. Mine was done over the stock seat pan.

Nate did the seat on my bike and he is the best!!! Killer bike!

SKTP · « **Reply #367 on:** January 03, 2013, 07:43:02 PM »

Looking good.

Is there a baffle in that pipe? How loud are we talking?

I love the Yoshi look but I'm afraid of being crazy loud...

Free Booter · « **Reply #368 on:** February 16, 2013, 10:56:44 PM »

Yep there is a baffle, though I understand its not the most sound reducing there is. There was someone else on the forum who swapped it out. Where I live there are a lot of Harley riders who go out in packs and apparently pride themselves on the enormous noise they make so I'm likely leaving mine as is. How else will they know I'm about to pass them up until I have?

Free Booter · « **Reply #369 on:** February 25, 2013, 10:21:40 PM »

Just tossing in some pics I liked.

One of my two babies... and one I just like the look of.

Free Booter · « **Reply #370 on:** February 25, 2013, 10:22:48 PM »

Oh, and threw a coupe of these on today:

Stev-o · « **Reply #371 on:** February 26, 2013, 05:21:03 AM »

Looks good. Finished by April? You should ride the Hill Country with us when the Rally comes to TX.

DesertLab · « **Reply #372 on:** February 26, 2013, 01:33:20 PM »

Bike looks great. Solid work. Could you post a link to where you purchased the exhaust. Thanks.

racinchase · « **Reply #373 on:** February 26, 2013, 04:54:29 PM »

Quote from: Free Booter on February 25, 2013, 10:22:48 PM

Oh, and threw a coupe of these on today:

That's a good idea!!

Free Booter · « **Reply #374 on:** February 27, 2013, 10:08:41 PM »

OK..So here's the list of mods and changes thus far (and forthcoming):

Paint:

Repainted tank (by: Josh at Old School Helmets http://www.digthelid.com/)

Powder coated engine covers, Swing Arm, Fork lowers, Tool tray, Triple tree, Engine mounts, Hubs, rims, brake rod (Thanks Dave)

Fork brace by: TKAT www.tkat.com/

Custom seat on original pan from Nate at www.vinyl-lux.com/

Repainted Engine, Chain guard/cover, Drum brake (by me)

New Parts:
Spokes, Clip-on Bars, Fork Tubes/progressive springs, 3" extended 650 DOHC Swingarm, new progrssive shocks, Blade fuse adapter from Hondaman http://sohc4shop.com/ , new wire loom, Dual Headlights, grips, SS red Brake hose from Slingshot Cycles slingshot-cycles.com/ , Cross drilled bake disc done by Anubis, modified (by me) led taillights w/ Stainless Steel covers, Stainless Steel 4-1 "Yoshi type" exhaust from http://www.motogpwerks.com/c , new levers and brake reservoir, PAMCO elctronic ignition, New NGK Spark plugs, cables, high performance coils, engine seal and gasket kit from Cycle X , Tires and tubes, Tappet Covers, Race Stand Spindles, Tarozzi Rearset from Fast from the Past www.fastfromthepast.com/ , Chrome horn, New Stainless Allen head engine bolts set, Smooth top Fork nuts from Casket Factory Customs , Polished Aluminum Light Brackets, Polished aluminum Velocity Stacks from Steel Dragon Performance www.steeldragonperformance.com/ , New oil lines, new fuel Lines, Rebuilt Carbs (Thanks GnarlieCharlie) Custom Gauge mount from (me), Voltmeter, Mini gauges and Throttle cables as well as other parts (Speedo Cables ) from Dime City Cycles www.dimecitycycles.com/, Grips from ProGrip purchased at Monster Parts www.monsterparts.com/ , mini rear turn signals, front bar-end turn signals, Bar end mirrors, Cycle X www.cyclexchange.net/ Oil Filter relocator, Thanks to Nick for the Radiator, Red Chain and other bits from Nostalgia Speed and Cycle (a.ka. Carpy) http://www.cb750cafe.com/ , "Rising Sun" tire valve caps, Battery from Ballistic http://www.ballisticparts.com/. I'm sure there's a dozen or so other parts I bought and didn't end up using or can;t remember right now, but there's still a few to add. Not to forget some other vendors we've all used from time to time who continue to give us great service and where I find myself heading back to again and again...Gotta love the independents.

www.vintagecb750.com/ www.cb750supply.com/ www.partsnmore.com www.lowbrowcustoms.com http://www.tcbroschoppers.com/ http://zombieperformance.bigcartel.com http://www.oldbikebarn.com/ http://jokermachine.com/ http://www.dynoman.net http://www.voxonda.com http://www.airtech-streamlining.com http://www.benjiescaferacer.com http://www.ttr400.com Man...There's like a hundred more, but I'm tired and I gotta work tomorrow!

Just wanted to say thanks again to all the members for their assistance and advice. You will hear again from me soon when I finish this Vamp.

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