Wow, maybe I shouldn't be on this forum....Lol jk! I'm actually going to apologize to you guys, for not giving you guys enough information right off the bat. I was about to go to a class, and didn't have a whole lot of time to give you the whole rundown. So, believe it or not, I am a bit more qualified to do this build here's why:
-I went to a career center my junior and senior years of high school for powersports small engine technology
-my junior year we went to the state FFA contest for outdoor power equipment and won 4th in state...my senior year we went again, and won 1st, and I won 1st out of the whole state.
-between my junior and senior year, I worked in a small engine repair shop and did basic maintenance and basic to advanced troubleshooting.
-I read engine theory for fun(although not lately)
-in my career center, I got best student in my lab for my junior and senior year.
-my senior projects were a paper over increasing engine performance(that I wrote first, then found citations for), and a suzuki dirt bike project(that I unfortunately ran out of time for in lab)
-I can stick weld(although it's been a while) and I can mig weld very well, I've even built shelving for a lady along with other various projects for myself.
-I have a 56" toolbox filled about halfway with tools(I know this has nothing to do with experience, but at least I have resources)
-I work for my university's research and development lab, currently working on multiple projects.
-I have read countless builds on this forum, and have enjoyed every minute of it
Now, here are some things that I don't have experience with, that you guys caught me off guard with.
-Yes this is my first motorcycle, so I have not ridden motorcycles before. I have only ridden dirt bikes, which I do realize is a different story.
-yes now that I look at that CB750 I do realize that it's more artistic than functional
-no I did not know that the comstar wheels can crack, I will certainly do more research into this.
So that's that, and if anyone wants to read my senior report on increasing motorcycle performance to kind of rate me, I'd be happy to email it to you, or post it on a forum.
Now, as for the bike. I do realize it's not the best bike to start with, but it was $450 and I thought it was an alright deal. I expected the owner to be older, but he was only a high school senior, so that's why the bike is a little bit mechanically under the weather. When I asked about the clutch, I was trying to diagnose the problem, I haven't had a whole lot of time to look at it. I know how clutches work, also. My plan is to get it running first, and gradually cafe-racer it, not just tear it all down, build it up and ride when I haven't an idea what i'm doing.
So again, I'm sorry for not providing a whole lot of information about me and my plan for this bike.