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Hi there,

Rank newbie here. I just bought a 1982 CB750F last week, my first bike in 19 years. Bought it after falling in love with cafe styling (again). It ran pretty well - I just gave it a tune-up and now it runs a bit better.

Does anyone have any ideas on where I can find a Dunstall Manx style (I think that's what it's called) tank for it, and a Manx style seat? Moto Tumbi in Australia have them, but not for the CB750.

Thanks in advance,

Stattz
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A squid is a very inexpirenced rider who frequently goes in over his head purposefully. Usually on a new sport bike. SOme debate as to the origin of the term, some think it's because the new sport bikes look like squids, others think it comes from the way they look after they break every bone in their body after a failed wheelie or stoppie. Squids are usually 17-25 year olds, riding 1000cc killing machines without any prior riding expirence.

A tank slapper is just that, you slap the tank with your body. On the dirt it is usually when you come off a jump wrong and you bounce your torso off the top of the tank. On the street it is usually a highspeed wobble where the front wheel rockes lock to lock back and fourth uncontrolably, slapping itself, and your arms against both sides of the tank.

I don't know how I became a dahli lama, and knowing this bunch I'm not sure if it is serious or they are trying to tell me I talk too much.
Perhaps their impressed with knowledge and wisdom. I know I am.

S.
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Milk, While I agree with you about him building what he has, the F does not lend itself readily to the 60's rocker style of cafe racer he wants to build.

I don't know what you mean about the SOHC cafe bikes...Carpy ( http://cb750cafe.com/ )always seems to do a great job on his:







Stattz, keep the bike you have now and ride the snot out of it and figure out what you really want in a cafe bike. I mean the make, the model, the look, everything and work up a budget. Then when that is done find the rarest pieces first. Personally if the manx style tank is what you want to be the center of attention on your bike, then buy that first, since it will be the most expensive and hardest to find part.

of course you could always have evan wilcox rebody your existing F to look like a manx (but bigger), but that is a fast and easy way to spend $4000.
I do not quite agree with that statement. My CB750F DOHC ( 82 ) makes a great cafe Racer.
Soon I am installing my recently bought Telefix Clip Ons ( from Germany , great quality ) and it looks better and better with every improvement.
Check it out!! This CB750F (82) DOHC is mine, and I love it.
This is an interesting one.( not mine, got it from the net.)
This is my Telefix Clip Ons I just got from Germany. I will install those as soon as I get the free time.

I hope nobody gets discouraged from building a Cafe Racer out from a CBF DOHC bike. The Gas tank these bikes have ( CB750/900/1100F) is a replica from the racing gas tanks used at tyhe time.
SOHC's Hondas are cool, but so are the CBF's DOHC Hondas.

Cafe racer DOHC CB750F

Edited by - jaimesix on Sep 14 2006 04:36:51 AM
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I want to show this CB750F Cafe Racer. This shows how versatile CB750F's DOHC bikes are.





Nice bike.

Cafe racer DOHC CB750F

http://cardomain.com/id/jaimesix
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wow, this thread is almost a year old. dredges up memories (we miss you bull).

I think the point of the thread was that the DOHC cb750 was very difficult to make look like a 1950's-1960's style cafe racer (like a manx norton) because of bodywork and frame design. Both of the pics you posted are very nice cafe racers but they are not 50's or 60's style bikes.

That Red F cafe racer is very nice and it has a real race bike feel.

This is my cafe racer F (actually I sold it to my brother so it is his now but I built it):



If you look at the body work on a DOHC cb750F and look at the the other bikes being made around that time (z1R, gs1100s), and look at tracy body kits from that time period you will see that that japanese companies were emulating the styling of 1970's cafe racers in their bikes, they are in essence factory cafe racers. It was the step in the natural evolution toward eventually having factory race replicas.



Edited by - Geeto67 on Sep 14 2006 2:39:08 PM
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Oh ho! This thread maybe old, but I'm glad it got dug up! This is what I'm trying to do with my bike, the 79 cb750L, so this is a good source of info for me. Especially those pics of café style dohc's. The seat I'm making for mine is a bit higher than that, but essentially the same concept.

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Le Canuck
My Bike on Flickr
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Oh ho! This thread maybe old, but I'm glad it got dug up! This is what I'm trying to do with my bike, the 79 cb750L, so this is a good source of info for me. Especially those pics of café style dohc's. The seat I'm making for mine is a bit higher than that, but essentially the same concept.

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Le Canuck
My Bike on Flickr
you'd be surprised at some of the things the search function can turn up, - sometimes I wish this place had an FAQ section for some of the tips and tricks shared by a lot of people (example: using the rear of old tanks to make bubble back CR seats in metal)
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Geeto, I see what you mean , but I can see a CBF with the right long tank and tail looking as 50's as a 70's.
Here is a few pictures, it can be done>>>>







There is one CBF racer, and two DOHC Hondas looking good.

:)

Cafe racer DOHC CB750F

http://cardomain.com/id/jaimesix
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Oh ho! This thread maybe old, but I'm glad it got dug up! This is what I'm trying to do with my bike, the 79 cb750L, so this is a good source of info for me. Especially those pics of café style dohc's. The seat I'm making for mine is a bit higher than that, but essentially the same concept.

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Le Canuck
My Bike on Flickr
Trefmawr...I saw your pixes, nice bike, hope to see the end result...and the progress towards it. :)

Geeto....your pixes can not be seen, your last ones about the CBF...hope you can make those come through.....<img src=icon_smile_sad.gif border=0 align=middle>

Cafe racer DOHC CB750F

http://cardomain.com/id/jaimesix
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Oh ho! This thread maybe old, but I'm glad it got dug up! This is what I'm trying to do with my bike, the 79 cb750L, so this is a good source of info for me. Especially those pics of café style dohc's. The seat I'm making for mine is a bit higher than that, but essentially the same concept.

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Le Canuck
My Bike on Flickr
Trefmawr...I saw your pixes, nice bike, hope to see the end result...and the progress towards it. :)

Geeto....your pixes can not be seen, your last ones about the CBF...hope you can make those come through.....<img src=icon_smile_sad.gif border=0 align=middle>

Cafe racer DOHC CB750F

http://cardomain.com/id/jaimesix
pulled them from coppermine at the cb1100F.net website look for my gallery over there.

http://www.cb1100f.net/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=20203&highlight=


as for the pics you posted not entirely convinced:

1) #1 is a moto martin body over what looks like a stock frame. The one piece body is a staple of the 70's, although it started to appear as home made pieces as early as 1968. The early shapes were very sleek and rounded, the later ones very boxy and that is really the give away for that body. The lester mag wheels are also a 70's trend. Call it what you will it still looks like a late 70's cafe racer to me.

2) #2 really looks the part - ducati style painted frame (really a 70's style to me ince the SS IMOLA racer came out in 72). The seat is also a 70's boat tail style ducati but it works as well. Id venture to say this is as close as you can get to making an F look liek something out of the 60's but even then it is a late 60's/early 70's style.

3) #3 a racebike - not meant to look old just meant to win races.

All very cool bikes and all great examples of what can be done with a DOHC to make a cafe racer.

Edited by - Geeto67 on Sep 14 2006 2:50:59 PM

Edited by - Geeto67 on Sep 14 2006 2:53:59 PM
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