Schooter's CB 750 Cheesy wanna-b build!

well, bought some more stuff:
http://i362.photobucket.com/albums/oo70 ... ure032.jpg
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 0336369950

Now if you EVER want to get LED's for your bike, this is the guy! great guy to deal with, one of the terminals was loose in the switch he gave me, and he has a warrenty, without even saying anything to me, 2 days later in the mail i get an entire installation kit without the lights, no questions asked, then i got a message 2 days later that said thanks for your purchase.. really good guy, but sometimes he can be slow in getting back to you

 

oh ya, i now have .27 in my paypal account, good thing im wiring in another 100 bucks, and im selling a quadsport muffler... i dont know what i can spend it on now... i guess ill have to figure out how to wire it back to my checking account, but i still have to pay for the 4-1 muffler

btw, did i mention im grounded from working on my bike? so no new update posts on the bike.... sigh

 

grounded....BAH!

 

i know right? i think its a scheme so my dad can get me to work on my rac snowmobile, lol, i dont like working on snowmobiles like ido motorcycles... weird, huh

 

find this avatar more suiting...

 

Kinda looks like you ! LOL just kidding

 

if you're gonna get rid of those original carbs let me know, just helped a buddy pick up an 82 cb750, he might need a set. the bike sat outside uncovered for 15 years with fuel in the tank and carbs.

 

not sure if i am or not, i wanted to buckle down and clean them once i get my new ones on and purring, but if i clean them, maybe ill get rid of them

 

I just noticed...688 posts in 4.5 months!?!?!?! Is that even possible?

 

i know, and most of it has been useless grabage with mispelled words, lesse when you do the math it comes out to 5 a day... and you've been around for over a year, and you've got lesss than one a day, but bigfitz52 has like 1600 and he joined liek 2 months before me... but yup, im on here too much, lol, ive got triple the posts than miles i put on my bike!

 

nothing wrong with taking the engine out and spraying it with bbq paint. Ill never understand why everyones opposed to it

 

all my tractors get a coat of stove-black on the exposed exhaust once a year. works pretty well for me!

 

i'm not sure if i just posted something or not but if so, disregard

 

im afraid too...
and im ground, if my dad sees me get near it... he warns me
drag bars came in today, look good, but i cant put them on

 

time for you sister to start doing the work on the bike for you. she will probably want money though.

 

ahahaha! eh..
i did i finger test, and they all had pressure, i also checked the plugs for spark, its there, so we're good to go

 

Looking Good Schooter ! Liking that paint job! :wink: Don't be afraid to jump right in with both feet.....It's the best way to learn, and build confidence. Along with the manual, you should be able to accomplish most of the work on your own. Keep up the good work, and look forward to following your build.

Cheesy!

 

Well, i got the drag bars on, the grips, and messed with the electronics (for the better i hope)
Heres what it looks like, i put the tank on to see handle bar clearences.... will it be ok if it doesnt go all the way? more like 80% of the way? ill have to test drive it..i also removed the tach and the oil, neutral, etc lights
only had to cut the wires to the lights... couldnt figure out how to remove them..





gimmie your thoughts on the seat, its a sportster seat (gasp) sorry for the harley parts..

 

It probably won't make a difference riding.
First time you're walking it out of parking space and crank the bars into the tank, with the new paint job it will make a difference.

 

ya.... i know, luckily its the plastic bits that do that.... was thinking of putting some how glue on the corner to soften it up or soemthing

got lots o'
updates, just havent taken pictures yet..

 

Ok heres an update.. guy is refunding the money form the carbs i bought, my old ones were better.....
my 4-1 exhaust is being delayed because he cant find a box, and slapping on a sticker would cost 140 to ship via ups... i paid 25 for shipping...
umm should be getting my bullet taillights tomorrow...
ok, painted the engine... the front fender, and the chain cover.
also, did some touch up paint to the frame with the engine paint cuz its tough stuff, sorry RickCoMatic...
I also touched up the clamps and finally painted the fuse cover without out it fish eyeing
ok pics:

 

Oh ya, i took a wire wheel to shine up the side covers, dont make fun of my tape job.. didnt figure out i could use a finger to steady my cut for the last 90 degress of the last circle

 

Just curious, whered the tach go? If you plan on running just the speedo, Id suggest that you center it. It doesnt look quite right with the one guage off to one side.

 

Au contraire Organized! The off center location looks great from my perspective. A 1 1/2 in tach would really look great next to it down low.

 

Looking good Schoot

 

ya i kinda liked it... but this is the situation
i removed the tach and dash lights, i wanted to make a mount to put it in the center, but i found out i dont have the cable to do it so i hacked up the bracket that it came on, reversd it, and got it as far to the center as would allow, not entirely sure it will work, cuz the speedo cable is kinda pinched against something... thje headlight, i forget, but its not bad, just pressure

 

i probably can mount the tach the same way, to balance it out... i may do that, not sure

 

No, stay with only one gauge...it looks much cleaner.

 

I guess I am just weird, cause I seem to do the exact opposite. Every vehicle I have ever owned has had a tach. If it didnt come with one I add one. Its always nice to know where your engine is at rpm wise. Helps with saving fuel, diagnosing problems, etc.

 

ya, well if i need diagnostics, all i need to do is hook the cable back up...

 

That might be kind of difficult when you are driving down the road trying to see at what rpm the engine is cutting out or seeing if it will pull redline in gear etc.

 

looks good schoot! is that seat mounted or just sitting there?

 

just sitting there... need to make a female end for the male tongue (did i just make a funny?) on the front of the seat, and drill a hole on the back and throw a bolt through it..... lol

 

thanks... i had a dream last night that it got really warm outside, and my neighbor went by on his harley, and my dad was working on the bike with me... and we started it up and went through all the gears.... it sounded sweet, lol, but the vibrations from it goign through all the gears made it fall over on the center stand then i woke up, phew

 

Well, its been awhile since i last posted.. mainly becaus ethe guys at cb750c made me feel like poop for making my bike looks pretty before getting it running properly... well she runs!!!! not great, but i now have a starting point.... it idles high.... and could possibly have spent rings in the #1 cylinder.. shouldnt though for a 12k bike... i think, lol,

oh ya, thre was a biiiig puddle of gas under the bike when we started it... and the 1&2 carbs were wet... but we dried everything up, ran it again, and it was dry, so the floats might have been stuck and then freed themselves...

Should have seen the look on my dads face when she fired up... made it worth getting yelled at for making his garage a mess, lol

and the bad side, today i blew up my moms snowmobile... i think the crank went out... this is going to put a big hault to my motorcycle fixing, and riding.. poop

any suggestions for the #1 cylinder... that set of pipes was upstares where it was cold, could have been steam, but i dont think so... and im using my maxim tank, lol cuz theres no clearcoat on the honda... and theres seafoam in the tank.. but its on one cylinder... i think im going to worry about it when its all together...

ill post some pics tomorrow

 

My dreams were different at your age. :?

 

lol

 

you killed the sled?! thats a capital offense!!!!

engines starting is always music to my ears after i have done some tinkering!

 

well, no pics, but i got the tailight to have a running light and a brake light that uses the old switches... i jumped some wire that was always on when you turned the key on, i think its the reaer brake light switch, anyways, i almost got kicked off the cb750c website for calling them old farts and posting new threads with every change in my project... they are alot different than you guys, theres only about 3 diffeent guys that post stuff, and usually its just sarcastic crap that doesnt help you one bit.
I've really only found out that clymer manuals make tough mans toilet paper, have pretty pictures, and that pods are bad.

oh i got my 4-1 exhaust ready to go on, along with a surprise that you guys will see later on... its my dream to put on a bike, ive mentioned it before... ill see if you guys can figure it out.

so before the engine will run properly, ive got to get the valve seal changed on one cylinder or the rings changed.... i have to wait until spring... and idea when the first day of spring is? thats when my dads friend can work on it, the one that was a honda dealer.. my dad wont let me take it to my local honda dealer. ive got to paint some more things and get them clear coated... and some new sprockets and a chain, and should be ready... i painted the reaer fender, but after looking at it for awhile, i found out my red stripe is crooked and off center (slap forehead)
cant wait to get this sucker running and cruising the streets and making lots of noise.

peace out, girl scouts

 

CB's are great bikes. Cafe that thang!!!!! www.cb750cafe.com

 

seriously? I hope you never plan on taking the engine apart after you seal it with paint.

 

lol, oops

 

ohhhh no you didnt!

well hopefully you will never have to take it apart, hahaha

 

i wont... a mechanic will... or my dads friend, or a blow torch... lol shoot, he doesnt have to split the casses, just pull the head off.. or the top valve part, im not sure... but im sure he will have fun

 

i agree with schooter on the cb750 forums (i was a member there when i was trying to get that POS 750c runnin i still have it though, its just collecting rust) they have a tendency to belittle people and there not nearly as helpful. These forums are a lot better.

 

Thank you... i have posted probably 5-10 threads, with not one answer to my problem.. flippin stupid.

 

schooter whats your issue with the cb750 offhand????

 

burns oil in one cylinder, 3 carb bowls leak/overflow, fixed my electrical issues