Re: Alex's 72 CB750... So much for being cheap!
Okay, I've been collecting parts for a while now, and the build has become a bit larger than I originally thought. First of all, my sweet drag pipes have gotta go. They look great and they sound fantastic, but they've gotta go. See, Drag Pipes are built to go in a straight line, therefore they're not built with cornering clearance at all. I've scraped the pipes on both sides during deep leans, scraping holes in my pipe wrap. I've got a 4-into-1 header and I'm going to build an exhaust tight to the bike so it won't impede cornering at all. I've got new taillights in, and I'm working on a mount for them. It's two 2.5 inch round l.e.d. taillights with a flange around the lights for mounting (pics later).
Also I've decided to bring a little bit of brat style into this bike. I'm currently bidding on a 16 X 4 40 spoke Harley rim on ebay. Two days left! I'm going to lace that rim to the rear hub with stainless spokes from Buchanan's ($$$) then lace the old rear rim to the front hub. That'll get me a little bit lower and it will also give me the big front tire look that I like. I've got the paint for the wheels (Rust-O-Leum Appliance Epoxy paint, thanks Joe!), but since I've decided to do all this work on the wheels, they won't be painted until they are laced, trued, and have tires mounted. Instead I'm going to paint the fork lowers with the paint soon.
I found a large (3 feet by 4 feet) sheet of some pretty thick aluminum, and I'm going to try my hand at hammering a bump stop out of it. We'll see how that works out.
Also I've got two oil leaks to see about fixing... I believe that they can both be handled without removing the engine. More time and more money though.
I'll try to post up some pics and progress on some of the above items in a few days. Later,
Alex