papa 695's Honda CB750

[papa 695]

This is going to be my Motorcycle GB [ATTACH]64916.vB[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]64917.vB[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]64918.vB[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]64919.vB[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]64920.vB[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]64921.vB[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]64922.vB[/ATTACH] I'm still not sure what to do with this but will think of something

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[takeslousyphotos]

Take off the front brake ........ chop the seat down, stick a number on the side and behold. A CB750 "Flat Tracker"........

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Peter

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[papa 695]

Take off the front brake ........ chop the seat down, stick a number on the side and behold. A CB750 "Flat Tracker"........[ATTACH=CONFIG]64923[/ATTACH]

Peter

Thanks Peter its well worth thinking about

[Ian M]

Or build it oob. then park it under a bus. Then it will look just like my one did.....

Ian M

[Guest]

A 'classic', without doubt!!! Very nice choice!

Go for it Ian...

Polux

[PaulTRose]

nice to see this go together....i was watching one of these on evilbay a week or two ago

[takeslousyphotos]

Or build it oob. then park it under a bus. Then it will look just like my one did.....Ian M

:laughing:

[papa 695]

Ok Ian M and Tiking have given me the idea for this build going to try and build it like one of Tikings junkyard scrap diorama's so made a start by getting rid of the chrome with some bleech [ATTACH]64979.vB[/ATTACH] I just hope I can pull this off

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[Guest]

Nice idea, good luck Ian!

[takeslousyphotos]

Ok Ian M and Tiking have given me the idea for this build going to try and build it like one of Tikings junkyard scrap diorama's so made a start by getting rid of the chrome with some bleech [ATTACH=CONFIG]64979[/ATTACH] I just hope I can pull this off

Good plan Ian.

[takeslousyphotos]

I had a minor crisis last night ........ Sprayed a first coat on the engine and ............ there must be something on the parts I stripped the chrome off that reacted a little with the paint. I'm not sure what it is. I cleaned them off with soapy water after soaking them in bleach, they were rinsed well, well and cleaned with IPA ....... Anyway, this morning I cleaned off the couple of areas that had lifted and gave the engine a coat of black with a brush....... Tonight it'll get a second one.

Also last night I cut the seat down. Removed 20mm or so to take the pillion off to make it a single seat, bonded the tailpiece on with epoxy and dry fitted it to the frame with the tank and airbox........ Some filler and sanding next. Then I can cut the frame up some.

I'll post up some piccies tonight.

Peter

[Guest]

Great idea, I look forward to seeing the results of this.

For good ideas of where rust forms most on old 'stored outdoors' bikes have a search through Ebays 'project' bikes.

[papa 695]

Made a start on this got most of the engine block put together [ATTACH]65681.vB[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]65682.vB[/ATTACH] and the carburetors done [ATTACH]65683.vB[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]65684.vB[/ATTACH]

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[takeslousyphotos]

Good to see the start ................ If you are going for the scrapyard dio as well as the rust those alloy engines always corrode up nicely white deposits on the fins and stuff.

Peter

[Guest]

Nice start Ian.

To get a corroded/oxidized look just paint the areas with dilute PVA then blow talcum powder on (bicarb is too rough grained) when dry coat it with dilute silver paint to give the desired sheen.