Re: 78 CB750F getting ready for a cafe upgrade
So a decent bit of work has been done to the bike in the last few weeks, but it is a slow process now that I started work back up. Hopefully by this weekend I can get her running with the new exhaust and work on tuning the carbs.
Here is the seat that I upholstered myself. I cut out come sections of vinyl fabric and sewed them together. For my first time sewing with a needle and thread by hand, i think i did a pretty good job I then attached the fabric to the seat with some button snaps from the hardware store. then i made a frame out of aluminum square tubing that the seat could sit on and be mounted to the bike frame with.
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I broke down and ordered new gauges, the stock ones looked way to goofy as big as they were and as wide set as i had them. Also when i put on the handlebars with the brake lever on there, it was hitting the gauges and not leaving me enough for the throttle part on the end, so it was sort of a necessity i guess.
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When i got the bike it was missing the left side cover, so i figured i would try my luck at fab'ing up some side covers out of some sheet metal. I took some measurements and then made them in solid works so i could get the correct angles, then printed off the flat pattern, traced it onto the sheet metal and went to cutting and bending. They turned out pretty good, I need to trim the top off of them so it sits better up against the seat but i think they will work just fine in the end.
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I also chopped up the front fender a little bit so it looked a little more sleek and stylish.
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Here she is prior to stripping the tank and prepping it for paint. she still needs a good bit of work and a proper paint job. I bought some rearsets off ebay a couple days ago so I need to work on figuring out how I am going to mount them. I have the rear turn signals and tail light that i need to figure out how/where to mount too. I need to mount the front brakes back on as well. I bought some dual piston ones off of a cb900f since the bike was missing the front right caliper when i bought it, and the cb900f ones mount up perfectly. I am going to buy a new rear tire because the one that I just got looks way to goofy on the bike. i went with what size bikebandit had for the stock rear tire, and it is super skinny, so I am going to order a 130/90 this week so it looks a little better on the bike. I also need to order a new front tube for the tire. The new one i just put in it was instantly flat. I probably pinched it while putting the tire on, which stinks b/c those tires were a pain in the butt to get on those wheels.
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