Bought a 1982 CB750C last summer. Rode it for a bit. One of the mufflers was thrashed, so I installed a 4-1 header and a new can. I love a good Cafe bike, so I decided that I was going to spend the winter collecting parts and building the bike. Well, I collected some parts, anyway... And, to be fair, we did tear the bike apart in November.
So today, Josh (drummer and metal worker extraordinaire) and I (totally useless shop decoration) got to work on the bike. It started off looking like a bike. We figured that the positioning of the old passenger pegs was a pretty decent location for the rearsets, so we popped them on there. Hacked away at the OEM levers, and built the linkages. I bought the rearsets and linkage kit from TC Bros Choppers here: http://www.tcbroschoppers.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=9&products_id=14 - shipping was super fast, I think I got them like 8 months ago. LOL.
After that, we kinda arsed about, took off the Mickey Mouse ear front signal lights, tested the integrated tail light mostly just to see the light show, listened to some Deftones, checked that the pod filter fit the carb, ordered 3 more pod filters, and shot the breeze.
Of my great list of stuff that's gotta happen to this bike over the next two weeks, we didn't get much done, but it was fun and we'll be more diligent workers on Tuesday when we go at 'er again.
List of stuff to do:
re-build and sync carbs
build seat and cowling
sew seat
drop and re-seat exhaust (I bollocksed up the install, I think I missed one of the old exhaust seals, so it kinda pops a bit - might as well fix it)
re wire bike
build battery box and electrical housing deal
install new chain
install clubman bars (I'm thinkin' Omar's 4-ways, anyone wanna chime in on that?)
install braided stainless brake lines (I know there's a rad tutorial on here for making your own lines, can't find it through the search, though)
paint tank, seat cowling, and outer bars of linkage kit with some obnoxious silver flake - maybe black for the linkages
Should only take a coupla hours, right?
So today, Josh (drummer and metal worker extraordinaire) and I (totally useless shop decoration) got to work on the bike. It started off looking like a bike. We figured that the positioning of the old passenger pegs was a pretty decent location for the rearsets, so we popped them on there. Hacked away at the OEM levers, and built the linkages. I bought the rearsets and linkage kit from TC Bros Choppers here: http://www.tcbroschoppers.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=9&products_id=14 - shipping was super fast, I think I got them like 8 months ago. LOL.
After that, we kinda arsed about, took off the Mickey Mouse ear front signal lights, tested the integrated tail light mostly just to see the light show, listened to some Deftones, checked that the pod filter fit the carb, ordered 3 more pod filters, and shot the breeze.
Of my great list of stuff that's gotta happen to this bike over the next two weeks, we didn't get much done, but it was fun and we'll be more diligent workers on Tuesday when we go at 'er again.
List of stuff to do:
re-build and sync carbs
build seat and cowling
sew seat
drop and re-seat exhaust (I bollocksed up the install, I think I missed one of the old exhaust seals, so it kinda pops a bit - might as well fix it)
re wire bike
build battery box and electrical housing deal
install new chain
install clubman bars (I'm thinkin' Omar's 4-ways, anyone wanna chime in on that?)
install braided stainless brake lines (I know there's a rad tutorial on here for making your own lines, can't find it through the search, though)
paint tank, seat cowling, and outer bars of linkage kit with some obnoxious silver flake - maybe black for the linkages
Should only take a coupla hours, right?