As I wrote earlier, I used CBX750 cylinder head and camshafts in this my Honda Cb750 Seven Fifty cafe-racer project. And even as all components were checked and turned out to be in sound condition,…
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I finally assembled the Engine for my cafe-racer project based on Honda CB750 Seven Fifty . And here you may see some kind of time-lapse video of assembling process. I also shot a lot of…
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After last ordered engine parts arrived and last engine units were treated by me, I began preparation for my Honda CB750/CBX750 engine assembling. It was mostly washing and cleaning parts with kerosene, gasoline, carburetor cleaner…
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This post is about engine painting and paint heat’ exposure, chemical and mechanical resistance testing of painted parts. I chose Eastwood Ceramic Engine Paint (Colour: Universal Aluminum) . Manufacturer indicated that it “Super Durable, Chemical…
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Engine was painted a week ago, but I’ll let it dry yet another week before it’ll be baked. I also asked painter to paint couple of covers for paint chemical/mechanical resistant test. But now I…
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I like glass beads blasting method as it removes all the old paint but leaves aluminum surface undamaged. Here is result of treatment. Crankcases: Closer view of side cover. I asked guys from blasting workshop…
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As I wrote earlier in my previous posts, I find out that original crankcase of my CB750 Seven Fifty was too damaged to use it in project and CBX750 crankcase is also unacceptable due to …
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Ok, it’s time to explain what was previous post about. As I designed my Honda CB750 Seven Fifty cafe-racer as a motorcycle with clear frame triangle, I had to manage question of hidden battery location….
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Occasional photo made during last weekend working session in garage. Another small portion of cunning, cutting and combining, but what that was about I’ll explain a bit later.
