Love is blind, M750 Cafe Racer build

[Von Eisen]

 I picked up a new YSS for a good price, so will give that a try and see how it goes, reviews dont seem too bad ... Any experience of them ?. As for the headers, I am thinking polish the OEM 

[koko64]

No I havent. Looks sharp though.

[Von Eisen]

 Will run it and see how it performs.

 

[Von Eisen]

Stitch by stitch ... Fed the light wiring etc through the clubmans, to try and keep it tidy, a frustrating job. Clubmans and controls are now on. Ditched the plastic ignition switch cover for a billet one.      



Braided Venhill lines made up, they were much easier to make than the oil cooler pipes   will tighten all unions once Im happy with routing.

[koko64]

Nice work. Done by Chrissy?

[Von Eisen]

Cheers bud ... Ive been telling the Mrs it will be, shes been wondering where to put the Xmas tree  . But the reality is, there is still loads to do and this is a busy time of year for me, so I think its going to streach well into the new year.

[Howie]

That is going to be one pretty bike!  Aesthetically I always liked those early 750s with the penis belt covers and inegral clutch slaves.

[Nibor]

watch out for those braided lines rubbing on the cluster housing! I'm also feeling the pain with the oil lines, with a lack of correct tooling. my patience is fraying 

cleeeean brake callipers! NOS? or cleaned up your old ones? if so any tips? mine are filthy, and the brembo goldmine paint seems to soak up brake dust.

damn all that polish looks good!

[Von Eisen]

That is going to be one pretty bike!  Aesthetically I always liked those early 750s with the penis belt covers and inegral clutch slaves.

Penis belt covers  ... Not heard them referred to as that before.

[koko64]

This community has taught me many strange things.

[Von Eisen]

watch out for those braided lines rubbing on the cluster housing! I'm also feeling the pain with the oil lines, with a lack of correct tooling. my patience is fraying 

cleeeean brake callipers! NOS? or cleaned up your old ones? if so any tips? mine are filthy, and the brembo goldmine paint seems to soak up brake dust.

damn all that polish looks good!

Yeah Nibor, the braiding is well abrasive, Ive left the lines loose for the moment until I get some line clips and plan out final routing etc.

I cut my oil line sleeve with a dremel and a dremel cutting disc, how you doing yours ? 

No cleaning tips for the Brembos Im afraid bud, they are indeed NOS.

More polished parts in progress    

[Von Eisen]

Been a while since Ive posted any updates, life has been hectic ... Anyway, fettled and polished up the headers, they were pitted and nasty, took more effort than I thought but the result was worth the effort


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Added a pair of these ...





Removed the DB killers 

[Von Eisen]

Fitted a couple of Pirrelli Diablo Rosso, 170/60ZR17 rear and 120/60R17 front ... Now I can roll him between the lounge and the garage

[Von Eisen]

All electrics done and working ... Had to tidy and lighten this rats nest



Poor spark on front cylinder, the wiring for the pic up was crap so replaced them both with P8s, you can pick these up at a great price from the UK manufacturer.



Fitted, new pick ups and dropped a new starter in whilst I was there, thought it might help with the high coms 



The OEM main battery leads are poor, to say the least, the earth was showing heat problem due to restistance. Upgraded to some ExactStart high quality heavy cables .... These are nice. 

[Von Eisen]

Redone the master cylinder, braided line connectors, the angled connectors make a much neater job ... Dont know why I didnt go for them in the first place doh. Also fitted some fuel hose onto the lines in contact spots to stop chaffing.