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Thursday, June 30, 2011
Fenders
rear
Front
Rear with a cool light from the guys at Dime city (thanks for all the help guys!).
Plus a signal.
Front
Rear with a cool light from the guys at Dime city (thanks for all the help guys!).
Plus a signal.
battey box
We got a tiny LiPo battery from Turntech that will keep this running and fit nicely in a custom box.
With some modifications.
plus a plate for the other electrical gack.
With some modifications.
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plus a plate for the other electrical gack.
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Speaking of forks, lets do some wheels
These wheels were in pretty rough shape, but didn't have any cracks or dents so we restored and painted them.
rear wheel before:
cutting spokes!
Painted hub
Lacing wheels is actually really satisfying.
Plus Black wheels with gold nipples and chrome spokes just looks so damn good.
rear wheel before:
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cutting spokes!
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Painted hub
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Lacing wheels is actually really satisfying.
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Plus Black wheels with gold nipples and chrome spokes just looks so damn good.
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GL1000 front end
Early GL1000 front ends are pretty much a direct swap on CB750's. This gives you dual disc brakes and bigger forks.
Before and after on the GL1000 fork lowers
Painted lower fork legs
There's a little more to it than that, like using the fork tube from the original CB750 front end to push the bearings onto the stem, but for the most part it's a relatively simple operation.
Before and after on the GL1000 fork lowers
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Painted lower fork legs
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There's a little more to it than that, like using the fork tube from the original CB750 front end to push the bearings onto the stem, but for the most part it's a relatively simple operation.
Lets deal with the gas tank
Before
During
Getting there (much love and respect to the Wrenchmonkees)
During
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Getting there (much love and respect to the Wrenchmonkees)
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Opening up the triangle
Time to re-route the electrics and grind some tabs off the frame.
Now for the grinding!
Plus some chain cutting while we are at it.
Now for the grinding!
Plus some chain cutting while we are at it.
This is a 1979 CB750k. It has had a hard life on the streets of NYC and for the past 4+ years it has been languishing out of doors in Staten Island. Time for a rebirth. It's been a while since we started this bike but get ready for a bunch of progress!
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