FRANKENHONDA II the 1982 DOHC CB 750F2 Build

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I was looking for some inspiration for the damper mount came across this mean setup, no chance of a tank slapper on this ride


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Always the way after you make the purchase you come across something cheaper

Seriously Indonesia is heaven for cafe race builders everything’s is so cheap


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So only had a two week break, and the newest addition to the clan has managed to keep me pretty busy so progress has been slow at best

Because I couldn’t find the stickers anywhere I’ve decided to get my brother to make them up. But first he needed a template.

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So out came the butchers paper, after a few lines it became apparent to me that I will never become a brain surgeon.

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After scrawling like a reforming alcoholic for a bit I managed to come up with something that vaguely resembled the decal

I’m not expecting much more progress this break as I fly out on the first :/ unfortunately I haven’t got anyone to sponsor my motorcycle addiction so I’ll have to keep on working.






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So I thought I’d try my hand at making a tray for the battery and electrical harness out of ..... fibreglass.

I should have known how this would end up but I’m a glutton for punishment , but this is all about sharing.

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So it all starts pretty well, I kept telling myself preparation is everything
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Checked all the components would fit, seemed a little tight (a little too tight in hind sight)

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Then I used some wax as a releasing agent and began the fibreglassing

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I put some steel straps in for additional support

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Came out pretty rough as I was trying to lay down the fibreglass in a tight spot and was having difficulty getting it to conform to the shape of the mould

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Then the battery was too tight booo

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It’s too rough for my liking so I think I will look at fabricating it out of steel using this for measurement and as a guide

Oh well fly out tomorrow so I’ll have 6 weeks to conjure up a new method


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Looks like a good guide for the steel attempt. Live and learn my friend.


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This is an awesome thread! Excited to see what numbers you end up with, with regards to height under engine, rake and trail. I have the same fork as you, but I'm building a Suzuki GS750.
 
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This is an awesome thread! Excited to see what numbers you end up with, with regards to height under engine, rake and trail. I have the same fork as you, but I'm building a Suzuki GS750.

Cheers, the hand brake has been on for a bit with the introduction of Jnr, and Work.

Maybe when I go home I’ll measure the rake and trail, I’m another week from flying home.

Luckily My old man has been chipping away at a switch assembly

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This was the base shape

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Then he housed the micro switches

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Tapped the thread for the two clamping bolts

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Then had to come up with a plan on how we would run the wires

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Ended up running a channel on the underside which will exit through a single hole on the inside of the housing

Just trying to find some cheap flexible steel cable to run the wiring through

Dad found a 15m for but it’s like $167 bit exy

Still have to finish shaping them then finally anodise the housing black

But it’s looking pretty cool,


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Bit more shaping has been done to the switch housing, nearly there I’ll be home tomorrow so I’ll have to remove the top triple again so we can skim the top of it flat


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They’re coming along just need to find someone in Melbourne that can etch in the logo


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So finally got into the shed with old man Murphy, we had to finish the internal channels on the underside of the housing so the wiring will be discretely run on the underside of the handle bars. Hopefully without getting squashed.

So into the mill and a little at a time we deepened the channels until the wiring would fit

So next was the test rub for the left hand switch block

Using the dummy handle bar the left hand switch block seemed to work

Once these have been etched and anodised we may even use resin to hold the wires in place still undecided

Both switch blocks on the dummy bar

Next I wanted to take the scratched out of the top of the triple

We set it up then skimmed the top

Came up good need to get it hydroblasted then engraved, anodised then I’m going to fill the engraving with gold powder coating same as the rims should look the goods hopefully.

Now I need to clean the shed before I can start working again then I’ll polish up the switch blocks

May even mock it up on the bike too, just to see how it looks





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Looks like she’ll take lefts better than rights


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