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Re: "Woody" a '75 cb750k cafe racer with woodgrain paint
here's a few more photos to get us up to date.
The factory throttle shaft seals were pretty loose so I wanted to fix that. I haven't seen a solution online but I figured I'd give some rubber grommets a go. The fit is nice, not perfect, and they seal on the shafts nicely- maybe a little tight. I added a tiny amount of lithium grease to each grommet to help loosen things up while it breaks in. The grommets are just a hair loose seating in the caps so I rtv'd them in place.
one thing I didn't care for about the power arc is there is no way to really hold the crank at tdc while you tighten the nut on the end of the trigger wheel. I just used some loctite and tightened it as much as I could before I thought the crank would start spinning.
tucking the wiring as best as I could and I made some 3d printed holders for the overflow hoses to keep it all tidy.
Re: "Woody" a '75 cb750k cafe racer with woodgrain paint
The bike is "finished" aside from a few things to sort out after riding it a bit. Isn't that how it always is? I went to the Raleigh Eurobike show this weekend. I'd like to have the seat done in leather with a real cushion and the front brake needs attention. Possibly an upgrade of the caliper with a custom bracket or overhauling the caliper again. I know the bleed screw is bad.
It was fun talking to everyone at the event and you can imagine it got some attention
You can see more photos of the show on my flickr
https://www.flickr.com/photos/greenkouki/sets/72157651485211757/
Thanks. I haven't ridden on them enough to really know! They are touring type tires but at least they are new and beat the heck out of old dry rotten or sketchy vintage style tires. Adding a few more ounces of fork oil really helped the ride too. Stay tuned because I'm starting a build on another 750- I'll post a thread here shortly.
Yozzer, yup just welded at the top enough to fill the holes, then ground down. Drill out the threads before you do it so there's less contamination. If it turns out nice enough maybe you can sand and polish it out. I had to powder coat mine since there were still some specks where you could see where it was filled :-\
I've searched high and low for a long chrome megaphone. Without buying a complete exhaust it seems hard to come by. Any leads??? It's approx. 2.5" outlet off the head pipe.
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