78 cb 750 k

[pat english]

lol yeah youre right..and they kinda look similar to the crappy factory welds...

[pat english]

dang that sucks..i know people that have the miller 140 and havnt had any problems..sounds like you got a lemon..

[shinyribs]

Thats not a bad looking bead at all. The far left looks a little popcorny,but the rest looks like it laid in nice. You cant win 'em all.Thats what grinders are for.


is it bad i was searching the background for a peak of a lever? yeah,thats bad...

[pat english]

yeah the problem with the pop corn thing was that i can only weld for 10 seconds then my beaker pops..(this is in the 110 version)...im guna send you some pics of those levers tonight when i get to work..i for sure get good reception there..but it wont be till after midnight...but im sure you wont like them..the designs are not the same size becuase the area i had to work with was differnt sized..im guna sand it all off anyways and try to make the levers look like old cowboy guns..goofle old cowboy guns and youll get an idea of what im talking about..

[shinyribs]

I'm just messin' with ya man. Seriously,I am not picky at all! Whatever you come up with that you think looks cool will suit me just fine.

[pat english]

i just started getting pretty busy..things are starting to come together..but i will work on those levers soon..i hope youre not in a huge rush for them..went to my buds shop today and had him make these for me..he did most of the work..hes alot faster then me on the lathe and mill.i helped out with some painting shit so he only charged me 40 bucks..i though it was fair..i m going back tomorrow to help out with some molds..they do mostly wax castings..but im guna get some co0l shit..he gave me 6 clevis delios off a 1909 modle t..they look cool,say ford on them and i think would be cool for the linkages on some rear sets.guna look for some pedals tomorrow..he said he has some real small ones that say brake and clutch on them.he alsways saves copys of shit he makes.(hes the guy that cast my tattoo machine frames)anywho,heres the pics of what was made today..the still have to be drilled and tapped.ill do that tomorrow.


hopfully i can get these welded in this week.

[shinyribs]

That some some good looking work. This bike is gonna turn out nice.

No rush on the levers at all. I got other levers to use so no big deal. If you wanna go ahead and send those dowels I'll pay the extra on the shipping,thoThat way I can discover my motor is junk while I cuss my rear wheel fiasco. Have me a big ole twofer!lol

[pat english]

thanks. yeah i hope so.i decided after wrestling with these engines so many times,this mod is really a must. i cant really take credit tho..all i did was mark them off and then clean them up..im pretty stoked about the rear set idea..maybe if i can make something that works and looks good i can make a mold and cast some copys.that would be sweet.

[pat english]

heres a pic of those clevis delios..would work nice for the rear set linkages.

[pat english]

been pretty busy on this thing this week.




not perfect,but it works.

[pat english]

started shaping the seat pan too.what do you think?






gotta make some bungs for the pan so i can bolt it down. then i can do the final filing and sanding

[pat english]

then another mock up.i think it looks pretty beefy.

kinda thinking the tank looks too fat,but i think it might not look so silly when i get that huge engine in the frame.

[TOOLS1]

Looks good, but your front end is still backwards.
TOOLS

[pat english]

lol..yeah i know..i never took the wheel off from the last mock up..

[shinyribs]

I like it. Do the frame kit bolts clear the tank ok? I thought the same thing about the fat tank on my bike at first,about being too fat.But you're right.Once that wide motor goes in everything seems so small. Seat pan looks good,too. It does look pretty tough with that tire hanging way out the back




ps-still cant stop looking at that lever! so cool!

[pat english]

thanks bro..yeah they clear..barley tho.if i put washers on,they would rub the tank.i might switch to a button head if i can find some this size.

yeah i think itll be ok once i get the engine in.

thanks..now im wondering if im guna ned a fender..i was planning on moutning the taillight behind the seat.

yeah im liking the way it looks..alot.i told my girl iwas guna build his thing and sell it..but theres no way..


(lol,wait till you get it..looks worse in person...lol)

[Hellbilly429]

I was thinking you should figure out a way to run that front wheel backwards when it's all set up, just to upset tools a little

Looks cool dude, would make a great flat track bike if you had a smaller tank on it, and if you could turn that motor sideways so it would turn better....

[Lucky 1]

A real money maker for them. Probably some judge's little Christmas fund.

[pat english]

theres probly a way..thanks bro..funny you mention turning the engine the other way..my buddys working on a project like that.

[pat english]

im guessing youre responding about me getting tickets