750 cafe project

[beergood]

Oh yeah, dont hack up your xhaust, people will pay a good amount for a stock exhaust, probably enough that will almost pay for a 4-1.

I would rather find a good home for this exhaust, but I am not having a ton of luck finding a reasonably priced 4-1.

The exhaust is the last item on my to-do list, so I still have plenty of time.

[mortation]

I would rather find a good home for this exhaust, but I am not having a ton of luck finding a reasonably priced 4-1.

The exhaust is the last item on my to-do list, so I still have plenty of time.

On eSlay they have some nice ones for a GS850 for $299.99. Dont know if they are compatible with your bike though.

[beergood]

$300 is more than I am looking to spend (The bike only cost me $600). There is a swap meet here next weekend. I am going to try and find something there.

Shortened the gators and put some ring clamps on it. Looks way better.





I was thinking about taking apart the rear tonight, but I am still struggling with a hang over. I think I might just resign myself to the couch for the rest of the evening.

My roommate is going on vacation next week. So I think that will be a great time to turn every surface in the house into a work area. I think first I will convert my coffee table into a carb rebuilding center and my laundry room into a spray booth.

[UncleMike]

Gorgeous, man. Every step of the way.

[solo suzuki]

my my! looks better everytime i check out this thread \\/

my 2cents: paint the front fender same color as the bike
paint wheels black, sit back 'n let the snow melt...

[beergood]

I am struggling with painting the front fender. I am still on the fence about it, but since it only takes about 5 minuted to get it off, I am in no hurry. I have a bunch of painting planned for next week, so maybe it will happen then.

As for the wheels, I have a couple different ideas, I'm not sure where I am going to go with those yet. I'd love a pair of spoked wheels.

[solo suzuki]

I am struggling with painting the front fender. I am still on the fence about it, but since it only takes about 5 minuted to get it off, I am in no hurry. I have a bunch of painting planned for next week, so maybe it will happen then.

As for the wheels, I have a couple different ideas, I'm not sure where I am going to go with those yet. I'd love a pair of spoked wheels.

i'm sure whatever you decide will be good, you've proven that already.
it's your ride and so far...real good! :-D
this was my 750 back in '88:

[beergood]

I like the paint on that 750.

I visited your site a couple days ago, that's a sweet pair of rides. I wouldn't want to be faced with the difficult decision of which to ride on any given day.

[Bopi]

Say BG,

I like the look on your 78 as I have the same year and feel a certain kinship that we with the even older bikes endure. Amazing the difference.
While I managed to get thru some of the 26 pages of thread I needed to ask how the ceramic paint worked out. I originally rattle canned mine but the first time I dripped gas on the finish, it melted. I had to start from scratch. I'm going to have a friend shoot mine with standard automotive paint (and hardener) but I've got alot of loose ends that I'll have to do myself with a can.

Now I've got a choice of using Epoxy appliance paint (which also states on the can for indoor applications) and the engine ceramic paint which states that it is gas and oil resistant.

Does the ceramic paint pass the scratch test and would you reccomend it over the Appliance paint. Which is harder.

[Bopi]

one other thing, I noticed you put your gaiters on after alot of the other work was done. Did that require a fork disassembly, or did you slip them on from the top down. I'm considering putting a pair on and don't know if I've got to tear down the front end to do it.

[beergood]

Thanks for the compliment.

I can't speak for the gas durability of this paint job (Saddly, I haven't filled the tank yet), but I used ceramic paint on a different bike, and it worked fine. I still avoid spilling on the tank, but I know that a few drops happen from time to time. It also has proven to be pretty hard, although I have never used appliance paint, so I can't really compare the two.

This summer I am hoping to purchase a compressor, and in that event I will also get a true spray gun. Then the fun can really begin, because I will probably end up painting everything I own ('ceptin the dogs, if they are lucky).

I knew that I was thinking about getting some gators (and possibly some new light bucket brackets, so I didn't completely re-assemble the front end. I left the brake lines off for now (I might replace those as well). So all I had to do was jack the bike up and slip the fork tubes out.

[beergood]

Alrighty!

tkent02 came forward with a Kerker 4-1 that he wanted to unload in favor of a stock exhaust. So I shipped mine off today, and with a little luck, I'll get his in time to work at it this weekend.

It's thawing, and God willing, I will be able to fire it up by Sunday. Oh please Baby Jeebus let me get it started this weekend.

Another member inquired about my stock seat, so that should be getting shipped in a day or two. And guess where the cash from that is going? Well, I don't know, but it's getting spent on this bike. I can tell you that much.

This forum if f'in awesome.

[beergood]

Judging by the FedEx box I sent out (38.7 lbs) and the one coming in (17lbs) I'm going to be dropping about 20lbs by putting on the Kerker over stock.

I'm no weight weenie or anything, but that ain't bad. Now I won't have to go on a diet this summer, cause my bike already has.

[beergood]

Got the rear end apart and started the painting/cleaning. Weather is starting to break here, and I am getting super antsy.

Big Dog inspecting my work:


First coat of primer after sanding:


Second coat. I used Rust Tough Auto primer, sounded good at the time. You can't get enough rust protection, although covering this shade proved to be kind of a pain.


I found these pipe end caps, and kinda liked the look of them, so I Liquid Nailsed em in. At first I thought that they might make a good base for some bondo shaping or something, but their shape is growing on me. Kind of industrial.

[beergood]

This is interesting. I was going through my tool tray looking for a 24mm wrench to take the back axle off, and I found this.



I'm not sure where it came from. It has to be from my other bike. I know I didn't buy it. Maybe it was in the toolkit, and somehow ended up in my box.

Came in handy, however I got it.

Alright, maybe it isn't that interesting.