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MrFry's CB750 Build Thread - AKA I need a hair helmet to wear on my pink bike

Started by MrFryMoto, February 23, 2009, 05:45:16 PM

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February 23, 2009, 05:45:16 PM Last Edit: February 23, 2009, 06:01:13 PM by MrFry - Cycles
Yes, that's right ladies and germs
I figured i would start a new thread for my Project Cafe.
i have always wanted to build a Cafe Racer, and now i'm building it...again.

It started off as a 1977 CB750k (SOHC) that had been laid down by a kid who didn't know how to put things back together.
he had the side covers (including alternator) off the bike and replacements ready to go on.
$400 later, a trip across town, and about 10 minutes of wrenching she was purring like a kitten in my garage.

then came the teardown
to sum things up, i purchased a tank off an earlier model (smaller) and polished it to a mirror shine. Something never quite seemed right though (besides the dent) and when i finally set it on the frame, i realized it was about 1" short than the stock one. ...anyone want to buy a polished tank?

I ended up purchasing another tank off of Ebay - this time a supersport tank - with the intent to polish it as well, but it turns out there was a pretty hefty dent in this as well. Oh well, i decided i would just paint it and continued the process.

i fabbed up a seat using expandable foam which i carved to the shape desired, then covered in Aluminum Tape and fiberglassed over. I removed the buddy pegs, and put on a Trail-Tech gauge.
when it came time to paint, i went to a local paint shop who puts "automotive paints in a rattle can" and purchased a nice gloss black
well, apparently me mentioning that this was going on a GAS tank never made them think to tell me that this paint isn't solvent proof - so first fill up it all went to hell.

and that's how it got to where it is now - after the gas ate the paint i gave the tank and seat to the painter formally known as Red Baron. There was a catch though, i wasn't allowed to know how it would be painted. Staring at the frame i decided that this fancy new paint job just wouldn't look right with a ratty frame and dirty engine, so i decided to do a proper tear-down and make the baby shine.



when i brought her home:


Polished tank (ditched):



Dented Supersport Tank:


Seat fabrication and stripped tank:



original build finish:








LED Tailight


...more to come

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MrFryMoto

#2
February 23, 2009, 05:54:58 PM
Quote from: TiAvenger on February 23, 2009, 05:47:17 PM
We want more PINK!
i really haven't seen the tank or seat except a couple pictures that RB sent me....

one of them was this:

MrFry's News Ticker:
*shifty eyes* someone's been reporting bad news-->Fry-Cycles to offer baked, broiled & deep fried options as well .....My Little Pony still in style.....House NOT destroyed in motorcycle gang's takeover!.....DMF: where the cool kids hang out........

ducpainter

#3
February 23, 2009, 06:06:54 PM
Quote from: MrFry - Cycles on February 23, 2009, 05:54:58 PM
i really haven't seen the tank or seat except a couple pictures that RB sent me....

one of them was this:


Dood...

It's you.
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


Buckethead

#4
February 23, 2009, 06:08:48 PM
Jebus.  :o

That's not even Bass-boat paint.

Fish'd be afraid of that.
Quote from: Jester on April 11, 2013, 07:29:35 AM
I can't wait until Marquez gets on his level and makes Jorge trip on his tampon string. 

Grampa

#5
February 23, 2009, 06:10:02 PM
magic pixie paint



I can fly
Gaspar, Melchior and Balthasar kicked me out of the band..... they said I didnt fit the image they were trying to project. 

So I went solo.  -Me

Some people call 911..... some people are 911
-Marcus Luttrell

MrFryMoto

#6
February 23, 2009, 06:15:11 PM
i just received this little thing in the mail:
that is an alarm clock in the background for reference





if this works out, i will still have to kick start the bike
MrFry's News Ticker:
*shifty eyes* someone's been reporting bad news-->Fry-Cycles to offer baked, broiled & deep fried options as well .....My Little Pony still in style.....House NOT destroyed in motorcycle gang's takeover!.....DMF: where the cool kids hang out........

ducpainter

#7
February 23, 2009, 06:18:15 PM
Quote from: Obsessed? on February 23, 2009, 06:08:48 PM
Jebus.  :o

That's not even Bass-boat paint.

Fish'd be afraid of that.
Quote from: bobspapa on February 23, 2009, 06:10:02 PM
magic pixie paint



I can fly
Don't judge it on such a small sample. You need to envision it on the whole bike. ;)
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


supakpow2

#8
February 23, 2009, 06:25:38 PM
Quote from: MrFry - Cycles on February 23, 2009, 06:15:11 PM

that is an alarm clock in the background for reference


What is that sitting in front of it for reference?  ;D
Quote from: elTristo on December 03, 2008, 11:07:07 PM
there was going to be something humorous here, but, unfortunately, i was in charge of the typing, and this is all i could come up with.

Grampa

#9
February 23, 2009, 06:43:51 PM
Gaspar, Melchior and Balthasar kicked me out of the band..... they said I didnt fit the image they were trying to project. 

So I went solo.  -Me

Some people call 911..... some people are 911
-Marcus Luttrell

Buckethead

#10
February 23, 2009, 06:46:51 PM
Anyone else see the "Top Gear" episode where they go to Viet Nam and Hammond's bike gets spray-painted pink?
Quote from: Jester on April 11, 2013, 07:29:35 AM
I can't wait until Marquez gets on his level and makes Jorge trip on his tampon string. 

ducpainter

#11
February 23, 2009, 06:47:18 PM
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


Fresh Pants

#12
February 23, 2009, 07:40:21 PM
Looks like "grape" to me.  [laugh]
Bwooooooahhh
Braaaaaaaappp

DoubleEagle

#13
February 23, 2009, 08:03:50 PM
I was just about to say, must be time to see the Optometrist cause that aint PINK  ! Purple kinda comes to mind or Fuschia .    Dolph
'08 Ducati 1098 R    '09 BMW K 1300 GT   '10 BMW S 1000 RR

Shortest sentence...." I am "   Longest sentence ... " I Do "

DuciD03

#14
February 23, 2009, 08:22:24 PM
... all that effort on a Honda!??? ... and trying to make it look like a duc; ha .... probably less maintenance though ...lol.

bob ... wft!; DP is right that's not p-i-n-k! ....  and its the wrong hue of purple to be cool dude!  ;D
.... all the world is yours.
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