Paint - The blurg defeated

[Green1]

Iv never managed to get my head round the gaiters I just faff around and somehow they end up fitting.
I chucked my dads car out off the garage and got a bike bench years ago and have never looked back 

[MrDavo]

I still have no idea what keeps the gaiters up really, even now they are on:



Me being paranoid about brake fluid, bleeding the brakes now the front end is back together - the tank is off again for safety!



I'll do more pics when it sees the light of day, I've promised to send Menno a couple for his website, but you get the gist, the first time all the red bits have been back where they should be since they were blue bits. Menno told me the left the tank standing with the hole, where the fuel leak caused the original bubble at the bottom, and put more epoxy in, so it shouldn't trouble me again.

[Green1]

The more I look at the pictures the more I like it. I may have to get a red one to add to my collection 

[K2-K6]

It looks really good in that colour,  be nice to see it when out in sunlight.

On replacing the car,  how about an Italian Honda? A Benelli Sei 750 to keep the six cylinder theme alive,  fabulous set of pipes too.

[Green1]

Don't start Hairy off I know he's itching for me to post about something else braking 

[MrDavo]

On replacing the car,  how about an Italian Honda? A Benelli Sei 750 to keep the six cylinder theme alive,  fabulous set of pipes too.

You are very naughty giving me ideas like that, after all the Sei is basically 1.5 CB500’s, so wouldn’t be rocket surgery to sort out. Italian electrics aren’t great, unless they are Nippon  Denso, like on Laverdas.

[K2-K6]

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There you go,  it'd pair well in that colour with you 750 

Mick's favourite as well. If you had one of those Mick, a green Italian Honda,  it would really cheer hairy up

[hairygit]

Well, why is there no vomiting smiley on here? Proves a point though, the shitalians have to steal someone else's design, then completely balls it up making it from monkey sh%t metals with deliquescent electrical systems!

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[Green1]

Don't think I haven't thought about the Benelli but three Italian bike would probably push the most die hard Italian fan over the edge.   

[K2-K6]

You'd have to buy some black cats to swing the balance of luck 

Hairy is not taking into account that Italian engine's always have more horses and Italian Mph is always faster than other country's 

[Green1]

You have to sacrifice reliability for a couple more HP. That's what I tell my self every other day with the Peg it has the same engine as the BMW but an overly complicated head to gain them.
Only the Italians can make a single complicated

[MrDavo]

Back on the subject, this could be my last post on the thread, if nothing goes wrong. I can leave you to debate Italian bikes or whatever all you want, but the blurg is dead and the CB750 lives again, in all its new candy redness!

Fitting the tank I was extra careful not to damage the paint on the yoke bolt at the back of the steering stem, that how I ended up buying a touch up kit when it was blue.    I  noticed a really nice freshly restored gold CB750 K0 on eBay, with a chip taken out of the tank in exactly the same place, I know just how that feels. Maybe I should make a foam or rubber guard just for tank fitting, but probably not until I have chipped it first.

Anyway here it is in daylight, all badged and stickered. The tank decal (genuine) is debatable, but correct for my late K1 - I think its a nice finishing touch with its slightly dodgy 'Engrish', and you wouldn't want me forgetting to Preserve Nature, would you? I have a black one as well which is less shouty, but I'm fairly sure that red bikes will have had a white sticker.



A couple of pics I took an a (freezing) Saddleworth Moor, complete with seasonal wild daffodils. I meant to take the 'good' camera, but forgot, so had to use my phone. Menno, if you see this feel free to copy them for your web site, pm me if you want full size images or something better.

[Green1]

Love it can't wait to see it up close.

[K2-K6]

It looks superb,  very nice to have that around.

On that tank touching the fork clamp,  I usually put two fingers under there with one hand at the back to put it onto the frame mounts. It's quite tight but it just squeezes your fingers abit and never knocks the tank.

[Green1]

Two fingers works well that's what I do.
I normally remove the seat as well after catching my 550 tank on a bit of sharp seat trim