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  1. StinkBug

    Finishing my frame

    So I'm finally getting back around to finishing my project that I've been riding around in bare steel for over a year now. My plan was always to strip the frame of all paint (half of it is fresh bare steel anyways) and have it nickel plated. Problem is that the plating will definitely show...
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    Prepping for plating?

    I'm thinking of having the frame for my Nighthawk project nickel plated, but I'm not sure the best way to get it ready, and how much I need to smooth out imperfections. All the new metal is already bare obviously but the original half of the frame still has the stock paint on it. I was thinking...
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    Ok, it's time I asked for help

    I've never been able to get the idle on my CB750 quite right and now it's just getting me confused. Here's where I'm at. The idle adjuster screw is turned all the way out, but the idle is still quite high. What's more concerning is that the left pipe is popping a LOT and now there's actually...
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    Making something new, old again. '96 Nighthawk 750 hacked and fork swapped

    I've been keeping my eye out for a new project and recently one popped up on Craigslist. I had been looking for another older CB750, but for some reason everyone seems to think if it's older than 1980 it's worth it's weight in gold. When I saw this one come up it made me wonder if I could take a...
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    Anyone planning on goin to IMS Long Beach this weekend?

    Plannin on ridin the Hooptie CB750 up on sunday to see if there are any good deals to be had. Anyone else from SoCal plannin on attending? http://www.motorcycleshows.com/long-beach
  6. StinkBug

    My Hooptie, '80 CB750F back alley racer

    I've been lurking around this section for a while now and I figured it was about time I shared my project. I recently sold both of my previous bikes in order to buy one of my dream bikes, a Ducati 1098s. After I bought it though I discovered that I no longer had something that I could...
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