CB750 cafe racer build

[jonbuoy]

thanks for posting at my thread jonbuoy (gs engine rebuild)
good luck with your project, it looks very promissing and i look forward to seeing more of it

Likewise,

cheers.

[Kickaha]

Another site with some nice stuff on it

http://www.thetankshop.com/

[jonbuoy]

Another site with some nice stuff on it

http://www.thetankshop.com/

Some quality work on there.

[jonbuoy]

This stuff has been easy to use on the 3mm plate but I can't get the bigger castings up to temp - I need a bigger tip on my Oxy torch which I think I can scrounge soon. I made up the tail light box (at the expense of my finger prints on my left hand ) - it still needs a finishing and polishing. The Durafix is nice to work with when the workpiece is up to temp.

I tried to use it to fill in the gaps on the yolks - I made some thin alloy plate cut outs and was hoping to wave a bit of the liquid durafix over the top and polish up. Couldn't get it hot enough in the end and ended up melting the thinner plates so have to start over again. I should have tried it with a bit of scrap casting first. Not sure how they are using a butane torch in one of their demos to heat up a giant casting - it would take forever.

[jonbuoy]

Finally got the yolks hot enough to take the durafix - I made the inserts out of 5mm ally this time. The durafix works well but is softer and polishes to a mirror finish more easily than the cast ally leaving a few shiny patches - still not too bad.

[jonbuoy]

I needed to reduce the travel on the steering lock - I did think about a blob of weld or braize but I'm still learning to do both. I drilled and tapped a couple of holes and used a hex bolt and a couple of washers - best thing is they are adjustable now.

[jonbuoy]

I bought some cheap NOS pegs off EBAY and made the rest out of stainless tube and 5mm plate bent in the vice, the brake pedal will have a rubber pad glued on it. The shafts are either press fits or held with locktight shaft lock. The brake pedal has two small bolts on the back and is braized up with my old mate durafix.

[jonbuoy]

Tail light is almost done - the box came out nice - did I mention I use Durafix?...

[psyguy]

hey, i've been wondering what you've been up to since your last post...
my comment to your work is simple:

[Duc]

nice progress jonbuoy. Like the tail light.

Hope to give you a call in next couple of weeks so I can check out your project.

My CB550 project starts tomorrow with arrival of the bike at my shed.

[jonbuoy]

No problem, "Workshop" is being generous picnic table and a vice

[psyguy]

No problem, "Workshop" is being generous picnic table and a vice

oh, i like this...
my workshop is half a sheet of 18mm mdf screwd on a $20 worth of chinese made stand
(and no vice)

[jonbuoy]

I scavenged it from an in-organics collection - Its a bloody good workbench, I can work on a few bits at once - built in all round seating too I've left the motor on it at one end which holds the thing down well, I'm thinking of bolting the motor down for a test fire as I can't even get the cam cover off the damn thing when its back in the frame. Needs some bracing now after all the filing and hacksawing she's getting a bit wobbly.

[jonbuoy]

Battery holder was corroded and wouldn't have stood a good sandblast, I was going to make a complete hanger as well but its a pain bending the ally the way I am and the top part is hidden anyway. I'm not sure about the rivets either might go back to countersunk screws.

[jonbuoy]

Got the seat rails on - the won't win any beauty pagents but they are held on good. I just have some more things to grind off and then it will be ready for powdercoating.