I'm about to start wrenching on the CB750F, I got the title for it and now it's getting warm enough to play around. First thing I'm going to open the spark plugs up and get some penetrating oil in there to sit, then take a wrench to the alternator side and see if it turns over.
So my gauges are busted, gas tank rusted to shit, chain is shit, forks are probably shit too, tires are bald, flat, and cracked. All the master cylinders are dry, and the bars are bent. I will be in this for a while and all new stuff getting done. We're going cafe racer, with functionality not just for looks. So modern tires. I'm thinking of a CBR600 swingarm swap, and having my custom shop fab up a rear hoop, as well as a shock mount. What about front ends? GSXR? Or should I keep the factory forks and just rebuild them? If not CBR600 swingarm, what replacement rear suspensions should I look at?
Any other upgrades and advice will be greatly appreciated. The bike is really in bad condition overall, so I'm also thinking of aftermarket master cylinders, can't decide on a eurostyle sport bike bars with factory foot controls, or clip ons and rearsets. I'm going to completely overhaul the carbs with my ultrasonic cleaner, and install K &N pods, mostly because the airbox is damaged and I don't feel like sourcing one on ebay. I'll be having new exhaust put on, the OEM ones detonated from the looks of things, so I want a 4-1 with Yoshimura muffler, something that's quiet and really smooth. I've got two other straight piped bikes and don't care for the noise.
So my gauges are busted, gas tank rusted to shit, chain is shit, forks are probably shit too, tires are bald, flat, and cracked. All the master cylinders are dry, and the bars are bent. I will be in this for a while and all new stuff getting done. We're going cafe racer, with functionality not just for looks. So modern tires. I'm thinking of a CBR600 swingarm swap, and having my custom shop fab up a rear hoop, as well as a shock mount. What about front ends? GSXR? Or should I keep the factory forks and just rebuild them? If not CBR600 swingarm, what replacement rear suspensions should I look at?
Any other upgrades and advice will be greatly appreciated. The bike is really in bad condition overall, so I'm also thinking of aftermarket master cylinders, can't decide on a eurostyle sport bike bars with factory foot controls, or clip ons and rearsets. I'm going to completely overhaul the carbs with my ultrasonic cleaner, and install K &N pods, mostly because the airbox is damaged and I don't feel like sourcing one on ebay. I'll be having new exhaust put on, the OEM ones detonated from the looks of things, so I want a 4-1 with Yoshimura muffler, something that's quiet and really smooth. I've got two other straight piped bikes and don't care for the noise.