1981 CB750F SS....a.k.a...Project "Plaid Mandingo"

[Piute]

                                they do have chrome bodies?Looks like it.
                                                  NO
                                   There Blk.stop using your phone screen

[slownugly007]

shiny these have the black bodies...but if youre still interested, their yours?

[slownugly007]

aw crap shiny my bad man! I didnt realize Piute messaged me first...thats what I get for posting them twice. Sorry guys! But Piute since you were the first they are yours and my paypal is [e-mail]. $25 total. But shiny I got them from dimecity so heres the link if you want to get a set. They are pretty inexpensive minus shipping...and I had to pay tax since im in florida. So they were a little more for me. But heres the link if you wanna check them out....and theyre not aluminum bodies, one description says they are and the other says plastic.

http://www.dimecitycycles.com/vintage-cafe-racer-caferacer-bobber-brat-chopper-custom-motorcycle-electronic-lighting-parts-black-amber-mini-oval-turn-signals-blinkers-25-8350sm.html

[Piute]

                                                       

                                            8pm on the 8th

                                                 TANKS

[shinyribs]

Piute wrote

they do have chrome bodies?Looks like it.
                                                  NO
                                   There Blk.stop using your phone screen

Yep.Thats what i was doing. Ckecked and found out smoked lenses are a no-no in VA.Not that I care,but I dont need a reason to get pulled over either.That sucks.My plans are thwarted.

[slownugly007]

 I swear it never fails, I got my tank painted with the base layer for my design and now gotta wait 7 days for the paint to cure before adding the contrast color...not a big problem. I have my bike to a point where I can ride it, all I have to do is finish the tank. Im going out of town next week so when the paints fully cured I wont be here to finish it and the anticipations killing me, so I wanted to take it for a ride tonight. I was super stoked, took my tank out of my trunk...and scratched the top of it!? Still not a big deal, upsetting but I can deal with it.

Mount my tank, step back take a few pictures, make sure everythings good and it looks great! Grab my petcock to install it so I can take it for a little ride around the neighborhood....and the $^*&*$#$& PETCOCK DOESNT FIT THIS TANK!!!!?????????????????

I got a spare tank with the bike because the one on it had a huge dent on one side. I tossed that tank after a failed attempt at trying to pry the dent out resulted in bending and splitting the flange that hold the lid. Anyways, the petcock was off the original tank and I didnt even pay any attention to whether it would fit the spare tank, apparently it does not!? The petcock nut is too big. These tanks look identical and I know for a fact its from a super sport because the decals were still on it.....any ideas?? And does anybody have the smaller petcock?

[slownugly007]

Sorry I was so in to my rant that I forgot to post a pic.This isnt the finished tank, this is just the first layer. I plan on painting the sides with a contrast color and striping the paint line. The bikes not complete yet but its definitely ride able, minus those wires hanging in the back! hahahaha need to tie those up before riding, but that doesnt matter now!?.......I WANNA RIDE!!!??????

[shinyribs]

Sure does look clean! Patience bro,you'll be there before you know it. I was where you are not long ago.I feel your pain.I promise you will live thru it!

[slownugly007]

Oh i know, it kinda makes me laugh cuz I swear I shouldve known this would happen. Any ideas on the different sized petcock?? Im trying to decide if I want to order one but dont know what year to order it for? I wouldve thought the DOHC F tanks would have the same petcock...right?

[slownugly007]

Well since Im not out riding I guess I can post a few pics. Got the front end taken care of, my girlfriend makes hula hoops and they use this taper called gaffer, which is a cloth like matte tape. It kinda reminded me of exhaust wrap so I stole some of it from her and wrapped the top part of the forks with it to cover up some of that chrome. I plan to re wrap it when I install my seals and gaiters, but for now its just for test run to see if it can hold up to the ton! muahahahaha!!

I also cut down and sanded my levers for a more racy look and relocated a blade style fuse box under the tank. You can see where the original fuse box was between the bar clamps....oh wait no you cant!? ta-da!

I ended up cutting the stock handlebar clamp/fuse box down and making it to where it just has two clamps instead of that big bulky chunk of aluminum. Since I cut up my handlebar mounts it also cut off my choke mount. So I enlarged the hole on one side of the triple tree where the stock gauge mount went and cut a section out to slide the choke cable in and voila I had an existing, low-profile choke mount!

Later down the road I plan to get shortened cables and what not but for now it all works so Im leaving it!

After taking the pics I realized that I look gigantic on this bike!? Maybe its just the angle or something?

Anyways, enough jabberin heres the pics......

Here you can see the cut down levers and gaffer tape...






Heres what the original handlebar clamp/fuse box looked like....

Here it is after an hour with a hacksaw and a sander. You can kinda see the choke in front of the air line. Its very low profile and you can hardly see it unless youre looking for it....score!


Heres the choke mount (right side) and what it looked like before drilling and cutting on the left side, it worked out great!....sorry for the cell phone its all I got right now


indicator lights mounted and shining bright! oooooooooooooo pretty!


IS THAT THE ILLUSTRIOUS NORTH AMERICAN TOOLS!!!??? oh...no its just that slownugly kid...darn!









hahahaha those above pictures looked like a flip book! Phew I definitely need to get out more!

[Hellbilly429]

I'm thinking those paint fumes are getting to you man, lol, looking good tho, Leave the seat off, looks cool like that

[Piute]

                                           

                                                               CHARGE

[slownugly007]

hahahaha you have no idea! That and the fact that I havent rode the bike in almost 2 months...might be driving me crazy??

[Hellbilly429]

yeah, and I am sure whatever was in that yellow cup that's on the floor isn't helping either

[slownugly007]

that was apple juice....i swear!?  hahaha

[Hellbilly429]

Right, lol, story of my life, everytime I drink applejuice I do crazy shit too! I definately hear you on the whole going crazy over not riding thing tho, I wanna go out and ride but can't, so I just start it up and piss the neighbors off, hehe

[slownugly007]

hahaha you too!? I live in an apartment and the bikes out on my patio, so whenever I start it up not only does it fog me out but it rattles everything on my neighbors walls! Needless to say...they love me!

[Hellbilly429]

yeah, it's payback for me tho. the one neighbor has a Jixer 600 with drag pipes, 3 Camaros all with duals, a 500cc 4 wheeler with crotch-rocket pipe on it, loud as speakers in his garage and his 01 camaro, and all other neighbors on this road have something with a loud exhaust, so now I got one and I am using it!

[shinyribs]

Okay,Piute beat me to the punch on the turn signals. I want first dibs on your curtain.

[slownugly007]

haha deal!!! Tell ya what...you figure out my petcock dilemma and its yours!