Recent content by jcru808

Here is the thread in the build area that follows the updates of the ol mans bike if anybody wants to follow! http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=72421.msg854423#msg854423

So, I've finally had some time to get back to work on the ol mans bike. Between the holidays and work I did not have a free moment to do anything. Anyways....back to the project! I have started to work on the electrics box but think I may end up putting it all in the tail (room providing)...

vonYinzer.....yeah, i was looking at the clearance and was thinking the same thing. I was trying to decide if i wanted to re-weld an upswept hoop but like the look and lines of a straight frame. any ideas?

Datadavid- lol.... Thats probably why my Mom made my dad get rid of it and sell it to my uncle ;D

It took me about 4 or 5 hours to shape the cowl. No problems. I then went on to the next step and started to fiberglass. Unfortunatley, I did not add enough hardener to the resin on the first coat and i had to gently wipe it off. Luckily, it did not distort the model and i continued with the...

I had never made a seat cowl before and was debating weather or not i was going to buy one or try to give it a shot. Well, I decided to give it a shot....

I decided that i wanted to ditch the k tank that was originally on the bike and decided to try and source an f tank. I got lucky through craigslist and found a guy selling a broke down super sport about an hour away and talked him into letting me seperate the tank from the rest of the bike!

I began cutting the frame and welded on a frame hoop.

The first thing I changed out was the stock cb750 swing arm for a round tube cb650 swing arm.

Hey guys, I was gifted the old mans bike about a month or so ago and have been slowly working on it. I figured i would start posting pics to show my progress. This is my first build so all suggestions and ideas are greatly appreciated. I am not a mechanic nor a fabricator and have been working...

Hey guys, Im brand new to the forum and wanted to say hi! I was just passed down my fathers old cb750 and have began to tear it down (it is currently in terrible condition and will have to be rebuilt from top to bottom). The first thing that i have added was a cb550 swingarm to the rear end...