Hey all, my name is Josh. I live in Central IL in the middle of nowhere with no resources other than what is in my garage.
This summer I picked up an 81 CB750 from my buddy that didn't want it anymore (he has another 81 750) for $400. A little carb work and it was up and running. Ugly as sin, but running.
Once I got it home, I ditched the rusty old K tank. Bought an F tank and made custom mounts for it to ride the frame. The seats are obviously a n issue on these bikes, i ditched it all. Welded in a frame hoop. Then gave my best shot at making a fiberglass seat pan. This was my first experience ever using fiberglass or bondo. It turned out pretty well though. Sent everything off to be painted white with blue pearl by a good friend of mine.
After paint it was a series of electrical tidying and replacing, Gasket replacements, tidying up the forks and bar area, and 4 into 1 exhaust. However, the forks sucked. I wasn't happy with the performance at all out of the suspension. So I bought a 91 GSXR750 Slingshot roller for $120 and dug into the bike once again.
Front end was fairly easy with some guidance from some friends on a Facebook group. Sliding out the existing bearings, pressing in new and bolting up to the CB and that was about the extent of that. The rear end became much more tricky. I wanted to keep the stock swingarm and the GSXR rear rim wouldn't work. So with advise from a friend Julian (He's on here, don't know his Username yet), I got a RF600 wheel and GS500 cush drive and it all lined up perfectly.
Currently the tire is being installed. Once i get it back I will be mocking up the rear brakes, making mounts for the caliper. Then I'll be diving into trying to figure out how to run the GSXR rearsets on this bike for a much more comfortable and effective riding position. Comment with any input, Thanks!
P.S I think I attached pictures correctly but I could be wrong..
This summer I picked up an 81 CB750 from my buddy that didn't want it anymore (he has another 81 750) for $400. A little carb work and it was up and running. Ugly as sin, but running.
Once I got it home, I ditched the rusty old K tank. Bought an F tank and made custom mounts for it to ride the frame. The seats are obviously a n issue on these bikes, i ditched it all. Welded in a frame hoop. Then gave my best shot at making a fiberglass seat pan. This was my first experience ever using fiberglass or bondo. It turned out pretty well though. Sent everything off to be painted white with blue pearl by a good friend of mine.
After paint it was a series of electrical tidying and replacing, Gasket replacements, tidying up the forks and bar area, and 4 into 1 exhaust. However, the forks sucked. I wasn't happy with the performance at all out of the suspension. So I bought a 91 GSXR750 Slingshot roller for $120 and dug into the bike once again.
Front end was fairly easy with some guidance from some friends on a Facebook group. Sliding out the existing bearings, pressing in new and bolting up to the CB and that was about the extent of that. The rear end became much more tricky. I wanted to keep the stock swingarm and the GSXR rear rim wouldn't work. So with advise from a friend Julian (He's on here, don't know his Username yet), I got a RF600 wheel and GS500 cush drive and it all lined up perfectly.
Currently the tire is being installed. Once i get it back I will be mocking up the rear brakes, making mounts for the caliper. Then I'll be diving into trying to figure out how to run the GSXR rearsets on this bike for a much more comfortable and effective riding position. Comment with any input, Thanks!
P.S I think I attached pictures correctly but I could be wrong..