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Thanks for the feedback man. Of course there's no way you could have known it but during the build I decided that I was actually going to intentionally keep the tank and other painted parts looking rough and tumble. I spent many hours on the tank and I was willing to go the extra mile but I...

Lowered via 11" shocks and raising the forks 2" in the upper tripple.

I'd love to get some input to anyone running 11" shorty shocks on a CB750. I have a 1978 CB750F (supersport) and I'm in the process of getting these new shocks installed. However I'm honestly really worried that I'm going to regret it. I'm finding plenty of comments on other forums about...

Hi all. I have a chain that clearly needs tightening but my question is when do you know whether it's time to replace it altogether? I'm not the original owner of my 1978 CB750F, so there's no way of knowing whether this is the original chain however I assume that it is. I'm up for the...

Re: Newbie build final pics

Re: Newbie build more pics

This was my first build. Actually the first motorcycle I've even owned. I've caught the cafe fever and I still have additional tweaks planned but here are some images from the build so far: It started with the basics and kicked into high gear after my a wreck (I was lucky) that left me with a...

Sounds like you're making progress. After several different attempts I decided to go in a very different direction. Of course my dent was in a different location but I decided to my lemons and make lemonade. I turned my accidental dent into the motivation to create hand dents up front and...

At this point I'm doing everything on my own and I'm not willing to go the powder route. But the tanks in the photos above do not look powdered to me. I'd really appreciate some insight from anyone who is running a bare metal look on their tank, epecially if you can share some history of rust...

I was strongly considering on going with a brushed metal look, but after reading numerous post on this forum and SOCH I came to the conclusion that it could not be done, because of a clearcoat's inability stick to bare metal. ??? The only suggestion d I saw was to use penetrating oil on a...

One more question...I think. If I stay away from the hair dryer completely (if that will indeed not help anyway) do I need to drain the tank of all gas and let it air out before I start prying on the dent with a metal tool?

Thanks SimJen. I figure you're right. What about the fill. Can I just use the regular everyday automotive bond that I have a little experience with or is something special need to really do the job right? I've just heard some concerns about the bondo shrinking and or showing through paint.

I'm going run by Home Depot and see if I can find some type of curved bar that might work. I figure I'll give that a shot combined with some heat from a hairdryer. As far as the compressed air goes let me ask you a question. The one concern that I've heard from several people is the possibility...

Hey all, I really need help I took a pretty good spill on my 78 cb750F last week. Luckily the worst damage was a pretty good dent in the tank. I've read so many warnings against various tactics to fix gas tank dents that my head is spinning. So I figured I would post pictures of the actual...

Hey everyone, this is my first post and of course I need some help. I took the front turn signals off my 1978 CB750F last night and I'm kinda stuck. The signals are indeed off but I'm not sure what to do with the existing wires that went to the signals. The bike runs fine and the headlight and...