Kickstart Garage. Your not going to sell anything here because this guy used them on one of his piles o' crap. Look at this thing, it's ridiculous. Here's his poser page. Builds ? Kick Start Garage Even the link questions if there builds.
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I can't see the kickstart garage stuff because I'm nerd blocked at work.
However, I was actually in the market for this part last year, and honestly it isn't dcmotive's fault that his part got used for a hipster fashion sled rather than an actual motorcycle.
So here are my questions:
1) what's the cost?
2) what materials are used?
3) are they only for the 1969-1976 K bikes, or do you have others for the 1975-67 cb750F bikes and the 1977-78 cb750 F and K bikes (all have different offsets).
In the end I got a fantastic deal on mine (less than $200) off ebay.
Final thing, I hope this isn't the bike you are referring to:
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because this bike looks like it used a stock cb750 clamp that someone ground down the bar mounts on.
However, I was actually in the market for this part last year, and honestly it isn't dcmotive's fault that his part got used for a hipster fashion sled rather than an actual motorcycle.
So here are my questions:
1) what's the cost?
2) what materials are used?
3) are they only for the 1969-1976 K bikes, or do you have others for the 1975-67 cb750F bikes and the 1977-78 cb750 F and K bikes (all have different offsets).
In the end I got a fantastic deal on mine (less than $200) off ebay.
Final thing, I hope this isn't the bike you are referring to:
because this bike looks like it used a stock cb750 clamp that someone ground down the bar mounts on.
This is a screengrab from DCmotive youtube vid and about the extent of the content.
I can't see the kickstart garage stuff because I'm nerd blocked at work.
However, I was actually in the market for this part last year, and honestly it isn't dcmotive's fault that his part got used for a hipster fashion sled rather than an actual motorcycle.
So here are my questions:
1) what's the cost?
2) what materials are used?
3) are they only for the 1969-1976 K bikes, or do you have others for the 1975-67 cb750F bikes and the 1977-78 cb750 F and K bikes (all have different offsets).
In the end I got a fantastic deal on mine (less than $200) off ebay.
Final thing, I hope this isn't the bike you are referring to:
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because this bike looks like it used a stock cb750 clamp that someone ground down the bar mounts on.
So, you may not have seen the mechanism up close so...
The middle piece is drilled to slide freely on bolt, the part on the left threaded.
as you tighten the bolt, the parts get snugged together and tightens on the fork in the curved part of the cylinders that appear to be cut on a radius similar to the fork. The fork is already a tight slip fit on the top triple. Literally, I cannot fit the triple onto the fork by hand even test fitting off the bike and one at a time. (I guess that means it's not a slip fit)
I'm not saying it's better, because it isn't. but it might not be as bad as you make it out to be. Given the lower loads on the top triple. And when you compare it to the plate steel top triple of the R75/5 I replaced it with, it's an improvement sometimes.
Nevertheless, I still hate Cognito Moto...
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The middle piece is drilled to slide freely on bolt, the part on the left threaded.
as you tighten the bolt, the parts get snugged together and tightens on the fork in the curved part of the cylinders that appear to be cut on a radius similar to the fork. The fork is already a tight slip fit on the top triple. Literally, I cannot fit the triple onto the fork by hand even test fitting off the bike and one at a time. (I guess that means it's not a slip fit)
I'm not saying it's better, because it isn't. but it might not be as bad as you make it out to be. Given the lower loads on the top triple. And when you compare it to the plate steel top triple of the R75/5 I replaced it with, it's an improvement sometimes.
Nevertheless, I still hate Cognito Moto...
If the part is an aluminum alloy, warming it up will help, if it is just a snug fit. Boiling water works well, so just pop it on the stove in the old soup pot.So, you may not have seen the mechanism up close so...
The middle piece is drilled to slide freely on bolt, the part on the left threaded.
as you tighten the bolt, the parts get snugged together and tightens on the fork in the curved part of the cylinders that appear to be cut on a radius similar to the fork. The fork is already a tight slip fit on the top triple. Literally, I cannot fit the triple onto the fork by hand even test fitting off the bike and one at a time. (I guess that means it's not a slip fit)
I'm not saying it's better, because it isn't. but it might not be as bad as you make it out to be. Given the lower loads on the top triple. And when you compare it to the plate steel top triple of the R75/5 I replaced it with, it's an improvement sometimes.
Nevertheless, I still hate Cognito Moto...
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BTW, those pinch bolts look just like the Vincent parts. The round curvy part is called a pad bush.
They are also used to hold my tailstock in place and we wouldn't want that little bugger coming lose......
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