XS750 Cafe Racer

Steve-E

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• Jul 5, 2013

• #1

I bought this XS750SF about 3 months ago. It's my 6th cafe racer build
I should of started taking some pics a bit sooner as the bike is just about
ready for reassembly.
I picked up the frame and wheels from the powder coaters yesterday, the
finish is great, but the masking off could have been a lot better.
These are the only pics I have of the parts before paint and polishing.

 

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Steve-E

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• Jul 5, 2013

• #2

The engine before paint and polishing

 

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Steve-E

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• Jul 5, 2013

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The engine is just about ready to be put back in the frame which I'm hoping to do tomorrow.

 

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Steve-E

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• Jul 5, 2013

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The forks have been stripped and rebuilt with new seals.

 

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Steve-E

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• Jul 5, 2013

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Carbs have been cleaned and polished inside and out and rejetted.

 

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Steve-E

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• Jul 5, 2013

• #6

Brake callipers cleaned and polished with new piston seals.

 

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Steve-E

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• Jul 5, 2013

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The down pipes are from a Triumph Triple with chrome peashooter silencers

 

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Steve-E

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• Jul 5, 2013

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Bottom yolk painted top yolk polished all ready to go

 

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Steve-E

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• Jul 5, 2013

• #9

The tank was made by a local fabrication company.
I've got 2-3 days polishing to look forward to there.

 

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Innamorata 750

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• Jul 5, 2013

• #10

Lookin good!

What did you have to do to adapt the Triumph pipes? I assume they are T160 pipes?

 

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BigBSBusa

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• Jul 5, 2013

• #11

Looks good. Actually got some work done on my triple project.

 

Steve-E

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• Jul 6, 2013

• #12

The header pipes are from a Triumph Daytona they needed some collars welded on
so that they clamp into the head properly.
Also I had some link pipes made.

 

Steve-E

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• Jul 6, 2013

• #13

Engine in

 

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Steve-E

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• Jul 6, 2013

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Front end and a few other parts fitted

 

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Steve-E

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• Jul 6, 2013

• #15

The end of another day in shed world

 

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VIPER1

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• Jul 7, 2013

• #16

looks fantastic so far mate. keep us post with pictures please. It is shaping out to be on of very few nicely done xs750's. Do you have any pictures of your past builds? Were any of the part re chromed? I ask because the polish job looks awesome.

Joe

 

Steve-E

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• Jul 7, 2013

• #17

I polished all the casings forks etc so nothing has been chromed
I've attached a few pics of previous builds

 

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BigBSBusa

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• Jul 7, 2013

• #18

Where did you get the gaiters from?

 

Steve-E

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• Jul 7, 2013

• #19

The gaiters came from ebay

 

Steve-E

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• Jul 7, 2013

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Not much work done today just callipers, rear end and battery box

 

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