Re: pidjones rat bike project - '79 CB750F

Posted by pidjones on Oct 02, 2018; 2:43am
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/pidjones-rat-bike-project-79-CB750F-tp4063756p4063765.html

I really have no problem with a good restoration. It is the fake rust, sanded and waxed or clear coated fake sun damage. Still, the real patina of a survivor is irreplaceable. Maybe one of the few issues that I have with Wheels Through Time is that Dale and crew have, on occasion, artificially "aged" machinery. I see it as showmanship for the museum's sake, but it damages some limited remaining historical specimens.

BTW, I will have to replace the front end on the bike. A PO had replaced the front forks with KZ750H leading axle forks that cause the trail to be only ~ 3.2". I have a set of GL1000 forks that only need new seals (which I have) and fluid plus cleanup. I will have to pick up a triple for them (37mm), but GL1000 triples are readily available on eBay and have the same stem as the CB750F triples. The brake calipers should bolt right up (they are '78 forks which use the same calipers). The other good thing about these forks is that they are really rough looking - so will match the rat rod motif of the rest of the bike.