T-RevShreds
New Member
I'm Trevor. I've been lurking here for a while now and it's time I show everyone what I've been up to.
Almost a year ago I stumbled upon a deal of a lifetime: 2000 Honda Nighthawk 750 with only 9000 miles.
My new bike atop one of the best roads in the world
After a bit of confusing bartering I ended up buying the bike for $1000. It needed new tires and had a big dent in the tank but otherwise it was in pretty good shape. I love the look of the old CB's and CX's but I really didn't want to deal with maintaining a vintage motorcycle. After spending a little time on DTT I knew that I could turn this less than beautiful CB750 into something cool.
My inspiration mostly came from these three builds. They're all awesome and got me super stoked about my project.
http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=47145.0 CentexHawk
http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=47694.0 StinkBug
http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=42280.0 mrwolf
Now, I'm really not mechanically inclined. Actually pretty much all of my moto knowledge has come from the internet so if anyone has advice they would like to share I would be more than happy to hear it. Don't worry though, my friend Kyle the mechanic will be helping me throughout this DIY Journey.
Once I was ready to commit I took the plunge and hacked off the back part of the frame and all the now unnecessary tabs. It felt so satisfying.
I ordered this hoop off ebay -
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cafe-Racer-Seat-Hoop-Honda-CB750-CB550-CB500-Correct-Size-/181170268860?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2a2e96eabc
and then promptly signed up for a welding class at Salt Lake Community College. The class was awesome by the way.
I bought a 10' pole 1" in diameter from a the scrap pile at Triple S Steel for about $3 and cut it into many many pieces and practiced welding them back together. Once I was comfortable with that I sized up the hoop, cut it where I wanted it, and rode my bike to class.
My teacher failed to mention that bringing a motorcycle inside shop was against school policy, but he wouldn't mind looking the other way while I wheeled a welder outside the shop.
Did I mention it was a night class? The last few welds were done completely in the dark.
The welds turned out alright, and I added a little hoop of sheet metal under the end of the hoop for mounting purposes.
Here's how she sits now.
I ditched all the side covers(anyone wanna buy them?), replaced the silly handlebars, mirrors, turn signals, and break light with badass parts from Dime City and J&P Cycles. The sheet metal seat is temporary until I finish all necessary mounting and get around to upholstering it, which I plan on doing myself.
To be continued...
Almost a year ago I stumbled upon a deal of a lifetime: 2000 Honda Nighthawk 750 with only 9000 miles.
My new bike atop one of the best roads in the world
After a bit of confusing bartering I ended up buying the bike for $1000. It needed new tires and had a big dent in the tank but otherwise it was in pretty good shape. I love the look of the old CB's and CX's but I really didn't want to deal with maintaining a vintage motorcycle. After spending a little time on DTT I knew that I could turn this less than beautiful CB750 into something cool.
My inspiration mostly came from these three builds. They're all awesome and got me super stoked about my project.
http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=47145.0 CentexHawk
http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=47694.0 StinkBug
http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=42280.0 mrwolf
Now, I'm really not mechanically inclined. Actually pretty much all of my moto knowledge has come from the internet so if anyone has advice they would like to share I would be more than happy to hear it. Don't worry though, my friend Kyle the mechanic will be helping me throughout this DIY Journey.
Once I was ready to commit I took the plunge and hacked off the back part of the frame and all the now unnecessary tabs. It felt so satisfying.
I ordered this hoop off ebay -
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cafe-Racer-Seat-Hoop-Honda-CB750-CB550-CB500-Correct-Size-/181170268860?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2a2e96eabc
and then promptly signed up for a welding class at Salt Lake Community College. The class was awesome by the way.
I bought a 10' pole 1" in diameter from a the scrap pile at Triple S Steel for about $3 and cut it into many many pieces and practiced welding them back together. Once I was comfortable with that I sized up the hoop, cut it where I wanted it, and rode my bike to class.
My teacher failed to mention that bringing a motorcycle inside shop was against school policy, but he wouldn't mind looking the other way while I wheeled a welder outside the shop.
Did I mention it was a night class? The last few welds were done completely in the dark.
The welds turned out alright, and I added a little hoop of sheet metal under the end of the hoop for mounting purposes.
Here's how she sits now.
I ditched all the side covers(anyone wanna buy them?), replaced the silly handlebars, mirrors, turn signals, and break light with badass parts from Dime City and J&P Cycles. The sheet metal seat is temporary until I finish all necessary mounting and get around to upholstering it, which I plan on doing myself.
To be continued...