!978 CB750 build

[Lucky 1]

Finished pics coming soon.

[Lucky 1]

OK....I made a video of the bike running.
I am a real beginner with video making.

The bike is warmed up.


Annnnnnd.....Action!

Final secret info:  There should be some people very interested in this information.
Here is the COMPLETE set up. Nothing left out.

Cycle Exchange 4 into 2 into one header.
All metal baffle muffler.
Carbs 1978 PD's with accelerator pump.
Velocity stacks with screens, Steel Dragon Performance.
Mains #120
Idle jets #42mm's
Slides with .045 thosandths shim added.
Mixture screw One turn out.
Carbs syc'd.

[shinyribs]

Lucky1's video for the lazy folks

[Lucky 1]

How did you do that ?   Thanks BTW.

[shinyribs]

No problem. Heres how.
 
First.Go to your video and click on the SHARE icon,then click on the EMBED icon.Copy that embed code with the copy and paste thingy




Second come back here and click on the EMBED icon,then click on the EMBED TAGS icon




Third.It will give you the embed icons to insert the embed code from your video that you copied.Paste it between the two little pointy parts right where this arrow is




Fourth.Smile as all of your friends will be impressed with your new found 'puter skills.Gauranteed to make pretty girls swoon.

[shinyribs]

Oops.I didnt read your info-full metal baffle- That must be what gives it that really sharp note.Sounds great.Have i mentioned I love those turn signals?


What program did you use for the opening screen?I like that effect with the book cover

[Lucky 1]

Yeah -boy you really like those turn signals!
Thanks

[shinyribs]

You're welcome lucky,but I was actually talking to Donald.

[Lucky 1]

Lucky,Lucky1 and Donald =same person. It is Lucky 1 from now on.

Sorry I messed up that embedded video you posted while messing about.

[shinyribs]

Thanks for clarifying.I thought you had an imposter! Fix the video

[TOOLS1]

Lucky 1 wrote

Lucky,Lucky1 and Donald =same person. It is Lucky 1 from now on.

Sorry I messed up that embedded video you posted while messing about.

They have medication, for this now.
TOOLS

[Lucky 1]

Here the VIDEO is again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-tqLPqS_rw

[shinyribs]

Re-embeded

[Asomatous]

He says "that'l do it" .. yea I have never seen its equal..

Amazing machine you have there!

[Lucky 1]

Thanks Asomatous!

[Lucky 1]

I had a problem near the end of my building process just as i was about to install the gas tank and seat.
The gas tank liner I had installed (Kreem) was coming off in big flakes.
I had used Kreem 4 times before with no problems. This time on this tank the Kreem did not look right or act right when I used it. I tried to put another layer over the top and it did look right and seemed to be fine but that first layer that did not look right caused the liner to not adhere to the surface.

Well I had to get all of that Kreem liner out of my tank. what a job.
 I used coat hangers scrapers ,sticks etc.,. Then I put acetone in the tank and let it sit for about 1 hour and it was taking off the liner but making it into a slime. I put sheet rock screws (a whole box) into the tank and shook it back and forth to try and scrub this acetone and Kreem liner off.

At one point I decided to fill the tank with water and then I thought I could just pour the hole mess out. WRONG. What happened was it sort of froze the clumps of Kreem liner with the sheet rock screws into clumps that I had to pull apart through the filer neck. It took hours.
After a couple of days I had most of the mess out and I found out a piece of heavy chain inside of the tank works better to knock the stuff off. And when you get done you just fish out the end of the chain with a magnet. It is easier that the sheet rock screws.
What would really be good is a piece of chain  with mig weld spatters all over it ,so it is rough all over. that would really cleans it.

I am ready now for the new liner and I will be using Caswell brand two part epoxy. It is a clear yellowish
color but I bought some epoxy colorant to make it white. I asked Caswell about that and they said it would be ok. That is what I like about the KREEM was that it left a white glossy surface.
I am getting the epoxy colorant from TAP plastics. I will post a pic when finished.

The only problem with the KREEM was you have do two coats to get it to all be solid white and glossy.
I usually had used it on new steel tanks.  

[shinyribs]

That sucks! Glad you got it all sorted it out. I was considering lining my tank with something,but after removing the bigger pieces of rust it seems to be doing ok.Fuel filter stays nice and clean.

[Lucky 1]

It is the ethanol in the fuel in California that attracts the water.
You need to put Seafoam in the tank to keep the water in suspension.
I also found out that acetone will attract 3 times more water than MEK.
So for drying the tank out I would use acetone not MEK.

I just found out that fuel with ethanol ( if left sitting), is only good for
60 days before it can gum up the carbs.

[shinyribs]

Hey Donald.have you had a chance to get your bike out yet? I was wondering if you have been doing any riding?

[Lucky 1]

About a week ago I took it down the street about a 1/4 mile and back.
Very exciting.

Now I have changed all of the controls on the right handlebar because I did not
like the start switch.

I also changed the shocks in the rear to much shorter shocks and it is easier to get on the bike.
I am running the 11.4 inch shocks sold by Cycle -X.

Still raining....... waiting...