NoahAbs
New Member
Hey guys,
So after a massive FAIL with my RD250 project, where I got a bit too ambitious with the angle grinder and ended up with a bike with no shock mounts (please don't ask, I am truly stupid, the bike cost 100 bucks, chalk it up to a learning experience) I got a new project.
Kinda boring after a nichey bike like an RD, but I found a pretty decent CB750F for 500 bucks. I waffled a bit, but the Kerker exaust on the thing is worth a few hundred alone, and though it isn't running, the owner says it was just a few months back, and the whole bike looks pretty clean, unlike the last rusty beast I had. The PO said the battery is just juiced and that the shims on the exhaust are crappy, but he included new shims and a bunch of other parts too. Here 'tis.
Since the bike should be able to run with not too much work, my plan isn't to do a full tear down...yet. The frame paint is pretty solid, so I am just going to shine everything up, and do all the mods I can without taking the engine out...mostly cause I don't trust myself to not super-F it again. I am still going to do a bunch of work, but I don't plan on polishing or painting the engine too much, I believe in a bit of "patina" and love how the wrenchmonkees guys' bikes look like theyve all been through world war 3.
The tank on the bike is off a different 750F, but is clean and the paint has inspired me to stay with a blue theme, which I don't see a lot of on the site. I think I am going to try and do something like the Navy Blue Angels color scheme, mostly blue with some white and yellow/gold striping.
Ok guys, guide me, what are your thoughts? Anyone have experience with exhaust not mounting well, causing the bike to run crappy (I am thinking thats where this is going...) Suggestions?
So after a massive FAIL with my RD250 project, where I got a bit too ambitious with the angle grinder and ended up with a bike with no shock mounts (please don't ask, I am truly stupid, the bike cost 100 bucks, chalk it up to a learning experience) I got a new project.
Kinda boring after a nichey bike like an RD, but I found a pretty decent CB750F for 500 bucks. I waffled a bit, but the Kerker exaust on the thing is worth a few hundred alone, and though it isn't running, the owner says it was just a few months back, and the whole bike looks pretty clean, unlike the last rusty beast I had. The PO said the battery is just juiced and that the shims on the exhaust are crappy, but he included new shims and a bunch of other parts too. Here 'tis.
Since the bike should be able to run with not too much work, my plan isn't to do a full tear down...yet. The frame paint is pretty solid, so I am just going to shine everything up, and do all the mods I can without taking the engine out...mostly cause I don't trust myself to not super-F it again. I am still going to do a bunch of work, but I don't plan on polishing or painting the engine too much, I believe in a bit of "patina" and love how the wrenchmonkees guys' bikes look like theyve all been through world war 3.
The tank on the bike is off a different 750F, but is clean and the paint has inspired me to stay with a blue theme, which I don't see a lot of on the site. I think I am going to try and do something like the Navy Blue Angels color scheme, mostly blue with some white and yellow/gold striping.
Ok guys, guide me, what are your thoughts? Anyone have experience with exhaust not mounting well, causing the bike to run crappy (I am thinking thats where this is going...) Suggestions?