82 cb750k • Mostly cafe/Part flat track/all mine
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Swagger
Putting boot to ass since 1967!
Re: 1982 Honda cb750k cafe • Dresda style boxed swingarm
If the motor is relatively mild I think you would do pretty well with the VM28. 28mm should pretty good for your engine, though you could go with the VM30 for a little flexibility later on when you decide to hot it up some..
hedrives said:
If the motor is relatively mild I think you would do pretty well with the VM28. 28mm should pretty good for your engine, though you could go with the VM30 for a little flexibility later on when you decide to hot it up some..
hedrives
Been Around the Block
Re: 1982 Honda cb750k cafe • Dresda style boxed swingarm
Swagger,
Thanks for the quick reply.
That is just what I needed to know.
My motor re-build-up is later in the summer, so that gives me time to source.
I want to run the bike at Bonneville Speed Weeks in 2011, so I think I will use 30.
Cheers,
Brad
Swagger said:
Swagger,
Thanks for the quick reply.
That is just what I needed to know.
My motor re-build-up is later in the summer, so that gives me time to source.
I want to run the bike at Bonneville Speed Weeks in 2011, so I think I will use 30.
Cheers,
Brad
hedrives
Been Around the Block
Re: 1982 Honda cb750k cafe • Dresda style swingarm
Assembled my wheels last night.
First time for me and it was not too bad.
The front was the easiest:
The rear was a mother due to the spokes being as short as they are and the epoxy on my hub creating 'just' enough interference.
I worked it out though.
Slow, steady progress.
Again, the iphone camera shifts the red color.
These are Honda red in real life.
cheers,
brad
Assembled my wheels last night.
First time for me and it was not too bad.
The front was the easiest:
The rear was a mother due to the spokes being as short as they are and the epoxy on my hub creating 'just' enough interference.
I worked it out though.
Slow, steady progress.
Again, the iphone camera shifts the red color.
These are Honda red in real life.
cheers,
brad
dakine_surf
"Stay Thirsty my Friends"
Re: 1982 Honda cb750k cafe • Dresda style boxed swingarm
yes the iphone camera sucks, but it sounds like yall need to adjust your monitors a bit... I will admit I looked at these on my macbook and they looked very orange, but on my PC (set up for video and photo editing, and adjusted correctly) they look pretty damn red to me (maybe, just maybe, a slight orange tint.)
yes the iphone camera sucks, but it sounds like yall need to adjust your monitors a bit... I will admit I looked at these on my macbook and they looked very orange, but on my PC (set up for video and photo editing, and adjusted correctly) they look pretty damn red to me (maybe, just maybe, a slight orange tint.)
rjz5400
grummble grumble
Re: 1982 Honda cb750k cafe • Dresda style boxed swingarm
you have both a macbook and a pc and the one you use for photo editing is the pc???
ae you bill gates o something? under contract? geeze all i use my second hand PC for is storing data... and keeping my feet off the ground
you have both a macbook and a pc and the one you use for photo editing is the pc???
ae you bill gates o something? under contract? geeze all i use my second hand PC for is storing data... and keeping my feet off the ground
Basement rat
Over 1,000 Posts
Re: 1982 Honda cb750k cafe • Dresda style boxed swingarm
I'm not going as deep as you but I hope do be done within a month and a half. This thread is great motivation!
I'm not going as deep as you but I hope do be done within a month and a half. This thread is great motivation!
hedrives
Been Around the Block
Re: 1982 Honda cb750k cafe • Dresda style boxed swingarm
Rocan, it is the oddest thing with these shots. I'm an old advertising/Photoshop/calibrated monitor fool and the red shift from my iphone 3G is odd. In real life they are red, but in these shots they turn that odd orange color. Notice the shot of the rear wheel in front of the couch with red pillows and red carpet looks better?
Just wacky.
Anyway, they are about a PMS 199 or 485 Coca-Cola red.
cheers,
brad
Rocan said:
Rocan, it is the oddest thing with these shots. I'm an old advertising/Photoshop/calibrated monitor fool and the red shift from my iphone 3G is odd. In real life they are red, but in these shots they turn that odd orange color. Notice the shot of the rear wheel in front of the couch with red pillows and red carpet looks better?
Just wacky.
Anyway, they are about a PMS 199 or 485 Coca-Cola red.
cheers,
brad
dakine_surf
"Stay Thirsty my Friends"
Re: 1982 Honda cb750k cafe • Dresda style boxed swingarm
hahaha, I know what you must think, but I have a brand new macbook pro, it doesn't hold a candle to my PC. Sorry, I know a lot of you are Apple fiends but even the best Apple products are still very limited in that regard. I run triple monitors, and an 8 core processor with 16+ gigs of very fast ram. Apple is just starting to get setups that can compete, but at the price or 12k for a good setup with 28" monitors. I had my PC built by a friend, id does duty doing video and still photography, and also severs as my work PC that I run a business off of, I could be more happy. That being said I love my unibody mac, but it only gets used for travel of when I am just dicking around on the internet.
hahaha, I know what you must think, but I have a brand new macbook pro, it doesn't hold a candle to my PC. Sorry, I know a lot of you are Apple fiends but even the best Apple products are still very limited in that regard. I run triple monitors, and an 8 core processor with 16+ gigs of very fast ram. Apple is just starting to get setups that can compete, but at the price or 12k for a good setup with 28" monitors. I had my PC built by a friend, id does duty doing video and still photography, and also severs as my work PC that I run a business off of, I could be more happy. That being said I love my unibody mac, but it only gets used for travel of when I am just dicking around on the internet.
Re: 1982 Honda cb750k cafe • Dresda style boxed swingarm
im a mac fan any day...
but i have to say.
PC has a better platform. cheaper, stronger, more options etc. But when it comes down to the operating system, nothing beats OS X for everyday use.
/rant.
back to motorcycles indeed
im a mac fan any day...
but i have to say.
PC has a better platform. cheaper, stronger, more options etc. But when it comes down to the operating system, nothing beats OS X for everyday use.
/rant.
back to motorcycles indeed
Swagger
Putting boot to ass since 1967!
Re: 1982 Honda cb750k cafe • Dresda style boxed swingarm
Dunno if you've noticed Brad but things do tend to spin off round here, just part of the fun.
That being said....I noticed the rim looking more red in the pic with the pillows and rug (as noted).....odd indeed.
Dunno if you've noticed Brad but things do tend to spin off round here, just part of the fun.
That being said....I noticed the rim looking more red in the pic with the pillows and rug (as noted).....odd indeed.
hedrives
Been Around the Block
Re: 1982 Honda cb750k cafe • Dresda style boxed swingarm
Swagger,
Yeah, that is forum life on any forum. Wandering wacky-ness.
Been working on my frame, the aluminum panel under the seat pan.
Just finalized the pattern last night, cutting the sheet tonight.
Pics soon.
Swagger said:
Swagger,
Yeah, that is forum life on any forum. Wandering wacky-ness.
Been working on my frame, the aluminum panel under the seat pan.
Just finalized the pattern last night, cutting the sheet tonight.
Pics soon.
hedrives
Been Around the Block
Re: 1982 Honda cb750k cafe • Dresda style boxed swingarm
Started fabbing the frame plate for the rear which will be riveted to the frame tubes.
This will strengthen the shock towers and give me a place to mount electrics and the tail light and turn signals on the back end.
The blue is wanker tape to protect the aluminum.
More to come.
brad
Started fabbing the frame plate for the rear which will be riveted to the frame tubes.
This will strengthen the shock towers and give me a place to mount electrics and the tail light and turn signals on the back end.
The blue is wanker tape to protect the aluminum.
More to come.
brad
