CB750 scrambler project
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Now this would get my attention at a local bike night, any plans to paint it or just keep the flat steel look?
wrote on 14 May 2020, 08:48 last edited by@Stevie-Wonder thanks. The tank is painted. In chrome silver powder coat. I was going to go all black but I wanted it to shine a bit
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wrote on 4 Jun 2020, 13:28 last edited by
Took so many attempts to get the starting circuit to work. Checked everything, earths, relays, switches, batteries, motor and cables.
The first lithium battery I bought was total crap, couldn't crank the engine over even though cross reference numbers said it was correct. Bought a shido and works perfectly.
Made a numbplate holder + front "number plate"
The most exciting part is the exhaust! Cut off about 10kg of the baffles. Shortened the silencers right down and made up the end covers.
Still got to wrap the exhaust
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wrote on 4 Jun 2020, 14:28 last edited by
Looks properly smart that!
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wrote on 4 Jun 2020, 15:59 last edited by
@Calum looking forward to hearing it
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@Calum looking forward to hearing it
wrote on 4 Jun 2020, 17:47 last edited by@Louis-DT-WR Looks mighty fine dude, is your bike named after your sweetheart???
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@Louis-DT-WR Looks mighty fine dude, is your bike named after your sweetheart???
wrote on 4 Jun 2020, 18:04 last edited by@NINJA it's named after the baseball bat Lucille in the walking dead
basically Calling it an apocalyptic weapon 
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wrote on 4 Jun 2020, 18:09 last edited by
I mean, this is cool as f man!
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wrote on 4 Jun 2020, 18:12 last edited by
@Calum cheers man. Its nice to have a bike that's not plastic panels. Raw machine
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wrote on 4 Jun 2020, 18:16 last edited by
It looks raw. Attention to detail is nice too.
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Took so many attempts to get the starting circuit to work. Checked everything, earths, relays, switches, batteries, motor and cables.
The first lithium battery I bought was total crap, couldn't crank the engine over even though cross reference numbers said it was correct. Bought a shido and works perfectly.
Made a numbplate holder + front "number plate"
The most exciting part is the exhaust! Cut off about 10kg of the baffles. Shortened the silencers right down and made up the end covers.
Still got to wrap the exhaust
wrote on 4 Jun 2020, 19:33 last edited by@Louis-DT-WR very cool looking bike mate. You have a cool helmet design to go with it? Something like a skull with bullet holes would go well with that bike.
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@Louis-DT-WR very cool looking bike mate. You have a cool helmet design to go with it? Something like a skull with bullet holes would go well with that bike.
wrote on 4 Jun 2020, 19:40 last edited by@markus-w Cheers mate.
I'm looking at retro Mx or open face.Like these types
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/183904917998
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/133083764100
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/303474717081 -
@markus-w Cheers mate.
I'm looking at retro Mx or open face.Like these types
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/183904917998
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/133083764100
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/303474717081wrote on 4 Jun 2020, 19:48 last edited by@Louis-DT-WR hard choice to make I like all 3. That bike is going to be a good conversation starter. Sure will get some attention.
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@Louis-DT-WR hard choice to make I like all 3. That bike is going to be a good conversation starter. Sure will get some attention.
wrote on 4 Jun 2020, 20:15 last edited by@markus-w I like the bottom one but looks too modern.
Yes anyone who gets the refe of Lucille will.Genuinely built in the closet thing we've had to the apocalypse
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wrote on 10 Jun 2020, 15:58 last edited by
When you buy exhaust wrap, they always rip you off and send you much less
Got one half of the exhaust done.
The fiberglass gets everywhere
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Cleaned and Sprayed up the rusty bits silver.
The wrapped from the silencer to the flanges.
Heat shields Powder coated blackEngine guards didn't come with any instructions and can't get both sides to fit yet with the brackets that came... Probably have to make more.
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wrote on 15 Jun 2020, 19:03 last edited by
Finally got the exhaust done.
A few final checks and some cosmetic parts then it's show time.
I did a patina finish to make it rustic... Showing the nickle plate under.
Crash bars on.. only really for a more beefy look.
Can't wait to hear it
Definitely need to get some outside pics. The yellow walls is very distracting.
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Finally got the exhaust done.
A few final checks and some cosmetic parts then it's show time.
I did a patina finish to make it rustic... Showing the nickle plate under.
Crash bars on.. only really for a more beefy look.
Can't wait to hear it
Definitely need to get some outside pics. The yellow walls is very distracting.
wrote on 18 Jun 2020, 11:40 last edited byNearly show timing
1st start up attempts coming soon.Tank now decorated.
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wrote on 18 Jun 2020, 14:20 last edited by
Congrats! It’s nice to see someone doing their own thing! Nearly every ride I’ve ever had has been a butchers tripe mix of a thing. Mostly through necessity though!
I’d really love to do a street tracker out of an old Honda CB 200 twin. Nice & lite yet revvy & torquey enough. Think of Girl with the dragon tattoos bike with attitude
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Congrats! It’s nice to see someone doing their own thing! Nearly every ride I’ve ever had has been a butchers tripe mix of a thing. Mostly through necessity though!
I’d really love to do a street tracker out of an old Honda CB 200 twin. Nice & lite yet revvy & torquey enough. Think of Girl with the dragon tattoos bike with attitude️
They aren’t easy to find anymore though...wrote on 18 Jun 2020, 19:34 last edited by@SpookDog you could do what I did and buy a frame and build it up
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wrote on 22 Jun 2020, 11:43 last edited by
I'm not very familiar with this bike or twin terminal coils.
Bike won't start, I believe it's electrical problem.
No spark.The CDI I bought might be the problem.
On the coil it has 2 electrical connectors (both +) and earth's to chassis.
Ignition on and kill switch to run the voltage on 1 terminal (yellow and blue wire) to both coils has 12v.
But there nothing on the other 2 black / white wires. Not even when cranking over.
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wrote on 22 Jun 2020, 11:51 last edited by
Depends where you are measuring from. The coils job is to take the 12V DC and step it up to 20KV. So you measuring at 12V is outside the scopes range.
12V isn't enough to jump the spark plug gap.
Measuring Coils is usually done through impedance test on the primary to secondary, secondary to spark plug cap. Should fall within the tolerances outlined by the manufacturer.