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Thanks guys! Had my first go at mounting tires. Getting them on took quite a bit of patience, soapy water and sweat but went without drama. When I was gonna pop the bead I noticed my new angled valves were leaking and I couldn’t get the bead to pop either. Gonna have to see if I fudged the...

It’s been a long, cold winter and not much has happened... but now there’s some progress. Came up with what I thought was a pretty innovative take on the old put-engine-on-the-ground method of installing the engine in frame. I suspended the frame sideways and then jacked up the engine into it...

Sounds cool, looking forward to seeing that solution. Most just go with bolting the seat on, but making it come off in a nice way is so much more elegant. Sent from my iPhone using DO THE TON

Cool build, following along! Bulding on a '82 GS550 Katana myself, so somewhere in between your bikes :) The 750 engine should give quite a bit more oomph. Man, that 750 was reallt badly neglected with those brakes and carbs... nice of you to give at least parts of it more love. Perhaps I'm...

Here's a pretty detailed video of it done really nicely. On a 550 I believe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mbx3jqKIUbo

Krüger & Junginger - http://www.krueger-junginger.de/html/versatzritzel.html Ritzel is apparently sprocket in german :)

Looks great! Don’t think I’ve seen a custom welded front sprocket before, but that’s some really neat welding. I believe there are offset sprockets available from somewhere in Germany, not that you need it now. Sent from my iPhone using DO THE TON

Cool idea, that looks promising. You can start doing fiberglass professionally when this build is done [emoji23] Sent from my iPhone using DO THE TON

Looking good! Sure the real lean angle will be smaller but considering the lowered front that looks pretty good. A lot of nice work put into that bike too! Sent from my iPhone using DO THE TON

Here's a DOHC kit on DCC (this one's with coils, didn't look if there was one without) https://www.dimecitycycles.com/vintage-cafe-racer-caferacer-bobber-brat-chopper-custom-motorcycle-dyna-high-performance-ignition-kit-cb750-cb900-cb1100-618-861.html

Not sure about the K bikes, but the Fs have electronic ignition. It can definitely be upgraded if a lot of engine work has been done to make sure it runs as good as possible. Dyna is available but Ignitech is supposed to be even better. For the Fs one of the best and easiest upgrades is replace...

That looks fantactic! Really stoked to see where this is going. Impressive work to say the least. Sent from my iPhone using DO THE TON

Fantastic! Love those bikes, following along Sent from my iPhone using DO THE TON

Impressive work (and perseverance) and it’s paying off! Sent from my iPhone using DO THE TON

Looks really neat with the tail light! I say embrace the tank angle, I like the fact that it doesn’t flow perfectly and it’s part of what makes it stand out as an F. What you’re working on now looks promising! Sent from my iPhone using DO THE TON

The ridge looks really promising. Will give the tail a pretty unique look and tie in well with the tank, which is a real focal point with the Fs. And oh yeah, congrats on the addition to the family! Sent from my iPhone using DO THE TON

Looks really good assembled! I liked the seat you had, but fingers crossed the second one turns out the way you want. As for kickstand I guess rearsets could interfere? or height could be wrong with the changed angles? Sent from my iPhone using DO THE TON

Definitely envious of you having your personal machinist, looking good! I've seen some cut down and re-drilled the original mounts but custom is of course nicer. Sent from my iPhone using DO THE TON

Slow going, but some progress at least :) More paint work, a few bits and pieces finished And set up a little paint booth for the tank, which has been primed. Sent from my iPhone using DO THE TON

Looks sweet! Nice luxury to have your own personal machinist :) Sent from my iPhone using DO THE TON