My project - With pictures and updates

Silver CB750F Joined: Jun 13, 2005 Posts: 572 Location: NC

I've decided to start a thread to better track the progress of my 750, if anyone cares that is haha. Anyways lets start at the begining

This is how she started. A family friend bought this years ago as a bike to run back and forth to work. He is a HD owner, acctually he's pretty crazy, even though he has a car he ride his HD to work, rain, shine, or even snow!! Anyways he couldn't get it to idle so he ripped apart the carbs and the bike sat for a couple years. I saw it one day and I asked what he was doing with it and he said he wanted to get rid of it so he gave it to me for free. he was missing like half the carb parts so I went on ebay and bout 3 sets for 40 bucks and had the bike running with it 2 weeks. Nobody thought that bike would ever run again

Silver CB750F Joined: Jun 13, 2005 Posts: 572 Location: NC

I really didn't like the original C look of the bike so I bought a F seat and the sub frame from a 70s CB750 and began adapting it. This is what it looked like when I first bolted it on

Obviously it needed to be shortened some, 4 inches to be exact. I also had to modify the cowl cause it hit the subframe. Almost looks factory don't it?

Now with everything painted flat black. I also added clubmans, which are modified cause I had to widen them. Now the bike is looking good I think

Silver CB750F Joined: Jun 13, 2005 Posts: 572 Location: NC

I broke a valve shim and damaged the bucket and cam. I bought a new head and took the bike apart. Heres the frame and engine

I repainted the frame glass black and everything that was flat black is now glass black. I'm painting the engine black too, I haven't done that yet cause I need to get a gasket kit and put it back together first

Heres all the panels in their first stage of paint also. I'm painting the panels white with black scallops

Silver CB750F Joined: Jun 13, 2005 Posts: 572 Location: NC

Heres the current parts list I have in now too.

This is my home made fork brace

My "new to me" used 4-1 exhuast

Here is the header with header wrap on it

And heres my new rearsets

Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 8:44 am

Cool! Looks like you're really going the distance by taking everything apart and making it like new again Smile

Nice rearsets too, are they from Wout?

Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 11:58 am

I enjoy reading about your project.

I actually want tp put together a similar bike, flat black cafe racer looking.....someday.

Looks good!

Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 3:02 pm

nice, very nice,

at least you can buy a harley with that fund, at least a model one

Silver CB750F Joined: Jun 13, 2005 Posts: 572 Location: NC

TonyCR wrote:

nice, very nice,

at least you can buy a harley with that fund, at least a model one

After this I would be lucky to buy a bag a skittles Laughing

Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 3:09 pm

but, on an f, it's wonderful Very Happy

Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 4:36 pm

I'm going to miss that flat black look, Crying or Very sad

. That bike always brings a smile to my face, everything you've done to it is a unique improvement. Thanks for keeping us posted. How did you make the fork brace? looks interesting.
John M

Silver CB750F Joined: Jun 13, 2005 Posts: 572 Location: NC

hondavt500 wrote:

I'm going to miss that flat black look, Crying or Very sad

. That bike always brings a smile to my face, everything you've done to it is a unique improvement. Thanks for keeping us posted. How did you make the fork brace? looks interesting.
John M

Me too, but the freshly painted frame and motor would just look out of place with the flat black. Its made from the bracket to attach the stock C front fender to the wheel, I just cut off the rivets and seperated the fender

Silver CB750F Joined: Jun 13, 2005 Posts: 572 Location: NC

Well I mounted the rear sets today, that was fun. I had to cut off the passenger peg supports and the brake pivet passed through the frame some so after I cut it out and I had to weld the hole close in my frame. Oh and my swing arm bolt is to short, no one warned me of that, a couple people said I would have to shorten the engine mount bolt. Oh well, now I need a longer swing arm bolt. I'm going to go look at a dual front disc brake front end off of a 80 900C so hopefully I can get everything and put that on my bike too

Silver CB750F Joined: Jun 13, 2005 Posts: 572 Location: NC

Progress is slow moving at best. I finally got around to finishing some small dodads. I bought a K tank cause so many people said it would look good, well it doesn't on my bike. I did find a perfect looking C tank on ebay and I have a bid in on it right now. I still need to find a longer swing arm bolt for my rear sets to work. While I have it off I'm going to bring my swing arm to a few welding shops and see what I can do about getting a brace made and welded on. I'm having issues with the engine too of course. I'm hoping to have that buttoned up very soon though. Next will be me buying a set of 76-78 SOHC carbs and seeing if I can adapt them to my bike

Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 10:48 pm

PsycoDiver69 wrote:

While I have it off I'm going to bring my swing arm to a few welding shops and see what I can do about getting a brace made and welded on.

Are you going with round or square tubing for the brace? Going to be up in Chapel Hill tomorrow to pick up my next F project bike (81 750). It's pretty rough, but for under $100 I couldn't turn it down.

Silver CB750F Joined: Jun 13, 2005 Posts: 572 Location: NC

Bandit65 wrote:

PsycoDiver69 wrote:

While I have it off I'm going to bring my swing arm to a few welding shops and see what I can do about getting a brace made and welded on.

Are you going with round or square tubing for the brace? Going to be up in Chapel Hill tomorrow to pick up my next F project bike (81 750). It's pretty rough, but for under $100 I couldn't turn it down.

What ever is cheapest lol I would like round tubing since the swing arm is round tube to begin with. Sounds like a sweet deal, if I knew about it I would have got it for myself, oh well. Are you using the front end? I would really like to upgrade to a dual disc front end Wink

Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 11:47 pm

Nope, it'll be F3 front end with F4 4 piston calipers on custom hangers. F3 monoshock rear, frame braced, and a modified tank with a modern type lid. Electronic tach and speedo also, maybe F3? There arn't any calipers with this bike, but I think I have some others in some boxes. And an 1100F engine with Andrews cams and maybe FI.

Silver CB750F Joined: Jun 13, 2005 Posts: 572 Location: NC

Well I mocked everything up after I got done painting some small stuff. I still need to finish the body work on the cowl (it had some deep gouges from the last owner) and get my new C tank in to replace my junked tank. I even mocked the header pipe in ther too. I still need to figure out what I'm going to paint her, I got some ideas like leaving it white, or gloss black with flat black scallops or flames, or some other straight color

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PsycoDiver69 wrote:

.....Now with everything painted flat black. I also added clubmans, which are modified cause I had to widen them. Now the bike is looking good I think

Man I LOVE flat black bikes....you could just paint the engine too. It looks so f...ing mean Cool

Cheers

Silver CB750F Joined: Jun 13, 2005 Posts: 572 Location: NC

Well I got my ignition cover, valve cover, and alternator cover glass beaded. The engine is almost together too. I guess I should clear coat the covers next, damn they do look good. I'm going to paint the engine black and sand the fin edges. It should look good I would hope

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Keep up the good work man Cool

Silver CB750F Joined: Jun 13, 2005 Posts: 572 Location: NC

Well I finally have a update for you guys, first I would like to thank Powerroy for the new gas tank and JSGauto for the front scoop. I love this tank already cause the emblems aren't on there and the scoope I love, I do have to make my own brackets though cause the ones that came with it are butt ugly Laughing

I'll fiddle with them some more tomorrow though and see if I can't get them in a more visually appealing position, anyways heres the pictures

Heres everything on there, mind you the scoop is just mocked up right now

Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 4:01 am

Jake its starting to come together now, glad to help with the tank, now don't drop this one Laughing

Silver CB750F Joined: Jun 13, 2005 Posts: 572 Location: NC

I don't plan to, you were right about the gas cap needing work, luckly I have a ton of body work hammers and dollys, I am thinking about cutting it out and adding a flush mount gas cap though. On a side note I'm going to try getting the engine together tomorrow since I have the time

Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 1:47 pm

check with www.denniskirk.com for flush mount kits for HD

Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:59 am

Your bike looks pretty good...certainly better than the original...so long as you aren't into the original styling.

Well done.

Lets see the end result when you're done.

Stew

Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 3:46 am

I too have just acquired the funds to perhaps finish my 79CB750k Cafe project. I am going with the F2 conversion, front wheel with 1100f Triples and GL1100 forks and brakes/ rear swingarm,wheel and brakes. I too have to do something about the rearsets on mine and think I am going to use stock F2 CBR600 rearsets, I cut the mounts off the frame prior to disposal. It is currently licensed/insured and daily driver but is in primer. I have to have some machine work on the fork lowers to handle the GL1100's caliper mounts and rebuild the forks. Lots to do, I am sure you all know...I will post a pic on Myspace.com/kevozpage so you can see it as it is today. I recently sold 3 bikes on Ebay, one to MS, one to FL and one to OK....now I can get back to doing what all of you have enjoyed whilst I could only dream. I thank all who post here and share info and ideas, you are all a collective teacher to many...
thanks for the progress and good luck,
beerchug

Kevo

Silver CB750F Joined: Jun 13, 2005 Posts: 572 Location: NC

Well I guess its about time for a update, I haven't really touched the bike in a long time and I've been just shuffling it around the garage as I'm restoring my 72 442. I'm not far from completing it really, I need a few small parts here and there, paint the tins and put her back together, here she mocked up and outside last year. I was seriously considering parting her out for a while, but I don't think I could after all the work I put into her. I might just finish her in spring real quick so I can get some more room to finish the 442 also.

Silver CB750F Joined: Jun 13, 2005 Posts: 572 Location: NC

oh btw I have a CB900F front end now too and I'm considering taking the rear tail light/subframe I made out of her and take the blinkers off the front and run a tail light off of something else, I dunno, suggestions?