'82 750e Cafe Love

[jonmasaya]

Just thought I would post up some bike porn for y'all. I've been scoping the forums for a long time, and finally feel up to posting my work.

Here's the bike when I got it (yawn):


I know some of you will hate me for ruining a beautiful stock bike, but it just didn't fit me. I have very short legs and the stock setup was way too tall and heavy for me. Not to mention I think the gauges were god awful and the tail way too long. I've since sold the body pieces to another GSR user, so they are going to good use.

Here's how she stands now:




so far:

• clubman bars
• new mirrors
• acewell speedometer
• custom seat
• custom tail-lights
• repainted front fender and tail
• repositioned electronics under seat
• pod air filters
• mac 4-1 exhaust
• dynojet kit

next up:

• engine painting
• frame painting
• SS lines
• clipon bars
• 11" shocks
• rearsets

And just for fun, here's my current crew.
I'm the meat in this honda sandwich:
'76 CB550 and '02 CB750 (Nighthawk)

[posplayr]

Just thought I would post up some bike porn for y'all. I've been scoping the forums for a long time, and finally feel up to posting my work.

Here's the bike when I got it (yawn):


I know some of you will hate me for ruining a beautiful stock bike, but it just didn't fit me. I have very short legs and the stock setup was way too tall and heavy for me. Not to mention I think the gauges were god awful and the tail way too long. I've since sold the body pieces to another GSR user, so they are going to good use.

Here's how she stands now:





so far:

• clubman bars
• new mirrors
• acewell speedometer
• custom seat
• custom tail-lights
• repainted front fender and tail
• repositioned electronics under seat
• pod air filters
• mac 4-1 exhaust
• dynojet kit

next up:

• engine painting
• frame painting
• SS lines
• clipon bars
• 11" shocks
• rearsets

And just for fun, here's my current crew.
I'm the meat in this honda sandwich:
'76 CB550 and '02 CB750 (Nighthawk)

Nice look; when you go to the 11" shocks you gonna lower the front as well?

[jonmasaya]

Nice look; when you go to the 11" shocks you gonna lower the front as well?

Of course.

Going to get the clipons at the same time so I have room to push the forks through.

[Detroit Diesel Man]

Sweet lookin bike..how did you mount the tail/seat piece? I like the look of the bike being shorter...seems like standard GS's were really long...


DDM

[jonmasaya]

Sweet lookin bike..how did you mount the tail/seat piece? I like the look of the bike being shorter...seems like standard GS's were really long...

Totally agree. The long tails are ugly.

The tail piece is attached with some metal strapping screwed in to the bottom of the fiberglass and bolted to am existing mount on the frame. It's a temporary solution. I want use some sort of hinge for easier access eventually. Trying to do it without welding if I can.

[Bad Kaw]

Nice bike. Very clean!
-KR

[salty_monk]

I have some short ohlins piggy back knock off shocks you might be interested in.Adjustable preload and damping. Think they are about an inch shorter than stock.

Dan

[gearhead13]

Just wondering, how long does it take to get monkey-butt on that seat? Doesnt look too comfortable

[jonmasaya]

Just wondering, how long does it take to get monkey-butt on that seat? Doesnt look too comfortable

Ahaha. It's actually not too bad for me. I'm used to riding my bicycle everywhere, so its an improvement for my butt. For rides an hour or so it can get rough though. Bumps on the road are more noticeable as well. It's also a sacrifice I made to get my feet closer to the ground. I'll add another layer or two of padding once I lower the suspension some more.

[hillsy]

Of course.

Going to get the clipons at the same time so I have room to push the forks through.

You can shorten the forks internally - so you don't have to have them sticking out of the top triple:

[Guest]

Where are the side covers?

[jonmasaya]

You can shorten the forks internally - so you don't have to have them sticking out of the top triple:

Seems like a lot of work. I'm all about simple solutions. Do I have to cut the spring as well?

[Mad GS 750 E]

You did a great job customizing that bike.Love the over all look,but like Octain asked where are the side-covers? If you could get them to fit (customize if needed) it would give the bike a more finished look.I think your bike would turn alot of heads in my part of the woods ,building a bike is all about building it for yourself, keep up the good work!

[jonmasaya]

You did a great job customizing that bike.Love the over all look,but like Octain asked where are the side-covers? If you could get them to fit (customize if needed) it would give the bike a more finished look.I think your bike would turn alot of heads in my part of the woods ,building a bike is all about building it for yourself, keep up the good work!

Thanks man! The sidecovers were too wide for me to get my legs around. Sold them off. I prefer the naked look without them anyways.

[hillsy]

Seems like a lot of work. I'm all about simple solutions. Do I have to cut the spring as well?

A lot of work? Less than doing new fork seals

If you have a spacer up top you cut that the same amount as the length of the spacer you put under the damper rod. If you don't have a spacer, you can try and "compress" the fork spring (if they've sagged you might be in luck ) or cut down the spring.