Demise of the chopper
Well, I finally made the decision to part out my chopper project. When I first started it I didn't know much about motorcycles and I thought that it was what I wanted. After having not touched it in over a year due to spending all my time and money on sportbikes, I finally admitted to myself that a →
Hell yeah! I got a mag!
Now I know this won't mean much to most of you, but I found an original sandcast ARD Magneto for my CB750 Chopper project! I don't have it yet. I just bought it on eBay with Buy it Now, so we'll see, but I'm super stoked. They are extremely rare and hand built. The last one I saw for sale →
Welding
Good news on the chopper front. It turns out my neighbor Paul, is a welder. I showed him my project and asked for his help. He said that he'd be happy to help if I just replace the materials he uses building what I need. Nice. I think all I need is help mounting the →
Gas Tank
I'm finally getting back on the ball with my chopper. Just got the tank and I'm stoked on how it looks.
The brains of this operation
Sweet! I just got all the new electrics for my chopper project! I got a Dyna-S electronic ignition, a set of Dyna-S high performance ignition coils, beautiful braided steel spark plug cables, a solid state voltage regulator / rectifier, braided steel oil line, and a crankcase breather filter! Whew. It took me a long time to →
Finished rebuilding the carbs
I finallly finished rebuilding the carburetors. I boiled 'em, cleaned them up completely, painted the bodies black, installed a complete rebuild kit and put on pod filters. The look awesome. Carb rebuild kits for '77 & '78 CB750s are hard to find. If you use the link up there and search for part number KH-1157N you →
Finished motor
I finished rebuilding the motor. Got new rings, valve seals, gaskets, and all that stuff. Got some pics of just the motor: Click to view them And here are some pics of it mounted: Click to view them I'm getting the adapters for the forward controls next week, so I'll be able to mount them. Now I'm on a hunt for →
Paint & Wheels
I finally got axles and temporary spacers, so I have the wheels mounted on the frame now. It's awesome to finally really see what the bike's stance actually is going to be. Serious lowrider. Click here for the gallery I also got through with masking and painting the motor. It looks almost brand new. Got a bunch of →
Clean motor
I got the cylinders and external engine parts all hot tanked and bead blasted. The place I took everything was great. It cost me $75 for everything. You can see the pics here: http://www.corbell.org/hawk/gallery/clean_engine
Long time
It took a lot longer than I thought to get the rest of these parts. In any case I finally got the front & rear wheels with tires, axles, rotors, etc. I've also completely finished tearing down the motor. I had the cylinders honed and took all the cases, cylinders, head cover, etc to this great local machine shop. →
Where to look
Well, it looks like I'm not going to be posting much here. To see the progress on my CB750 chop take a look at that weblog, which is here: http://www.corbell.org/hawk/cb750/
Springer
I lagged about 2 weeks in getting this guy up, but I got that front end and stuff from Stylin' Products. Here's the front end with risers and bars. I'm going this Saturday to get the wheels/tires and rotors, etc.
Got the frame
Well, I received the frame last week. It's awesome. You can view a bunch of pics with closeups at the CB750K Gallery. I'm taking it down to Stylin' Products this weekend. I'm getting a wicked springer front end from them. I'm also going to get some nice chrome spoke wheels, chrome brake calipers, rotors, and →
Final pic of the frame!
I got the email today that my frame is done and shipping. Got the tracking number and all!
Pics are up
I just posted the pics from last weekend - tearing down the CB750 donor bike. Click here to see the pics.
CB750
I did some work on the 750 this past weekend. I'll be posting some pics shortly.
Getting started
Well, I'm getting started on this thing finally. I ordered my frame, oil tank, and battery box from Design Cycle. They're been great. The frame I'm getting is a rigid, setup for a 200mm rear tire. It has a 5" forward stretch, a 2" downtube stretch, a 36 deg rage, and a Big Twin size neck. →