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I have seen racing hondas with a cable actuated brake converted from the rod type any one have good pictures of that as I just cant find any I can get my face into close enough to see.Or and web sites that have good pictures of this idea.
I not to happy with the rod angle when you try and connect up a rear set on the brake side. Unless someone has a better pic of this set up.Mayb be the question should be in technical smirks but if I can have a look see close enough I can do the technical.

I have seen them on honda cr750s but at the time didnt look that close at the bracketry



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Edited by - LiLBull on Apr 04 2007 7:24:04 PM


Edited by - LiLBull on Apr 04 2007 7:34:58 PM
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well I have been pounding the cyber pavement and found this cool cr 750 site and answers the question of bracketry its cast in the hub still maybe with a bracket on the swing would suffice well it what Im currently thinking about .

http://www.ozebook.com/cr7504.htm

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I think I just found my next bike to build a cb 750 with cr flare.Thats a cool bike some how the old school pictures above get me going more then the replicas on ohio cafe racers site but his bikes are the nuts as far as replicas go he is even making alloy tanks they cost as much as the english ones(700$) but they are all alloy.I just assume make my own alloy tank.But I do think I found my new bike build idea ..right here with the cr750.
Theres a guy a few miles away he has one cb 750 thats been off the road for a year or two.for 150$ so it will be a good basis for my quest for my new holy grail.Yeah Im getting excited now...


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http://www.sahmg.co.za/content.php?pageID=336

ah the fever is setting in.....

Thanks Geeto new you had something on it .


I thought it was cool they are availible in the states I didnt see and values on weight I didnt look that much into it as Ill make my own but for those that cant ...well.Still its cool that some one is trying to make parts for a rare bike.

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http://www.sahmg.co.za/content.php?pageID=336

ah the fever is setting in.....

Thanks Geeto new you had something on it .


I thought it was cool they are availible in the states I didnt see and values on weight I didnt look that much into it as Ill make my own but for those that cant ...well.Still its cool that some one is trying to make parts for a rare bike.

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Uhmmm thats strange how did that happen....must be an echo in here!

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that sounds like this guy,he owned a VW repair shop, that worked for years, in his spare time rebuilding a porsche 356 convertible. Over time, the value climbed and then soared.He finally sold it as a basket case in november of that year.The very next S P R I N G!!! just a few short months later the new owner ...drove it back to the vw shop, so the previous owner could tune it up...now if that wasnt three baseball bats in the family jewels!!! Poor bugger...now he crys he never should have sold it and now he looks for one and realized he gave away his chance to owning one man oh man...Life is to short!


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thanks Rosko Im on it....hey my tool just arrived Im going to work on the bike the 450 that is.Be back to plot my 750 dezign.I agree with jude it has to have a full fairing to acheive the look.
I have seen airstream has upped their web sit ebut Im still to shy from all the past stories to venture with them .Ill give clumban and our own brett glass from the past , a look first.

Damn theres a guy out side walking his cat ...poor simplton!

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Im still using my 450 on the street ,It gets plenty of attention .I love it .www.backallycustoms.com War Horse is the black frame 450.
Im building another 360 same cx tank and a glass seat this time, thats black with silver stripe. Itll be ebayed when finnished then Ill start to hunt down that 750 and build a cr replica.

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cr 750 being dicked around with..

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=cr+750

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