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Honda CB750K5 Restoration by Royhall

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royhall:
Thanks Ken I may come back to you on that, but no doubt it will be months before the chroming is back. Good luck with the foot.

Oddjob:
Any idea on how much the tank costs to be dipped. I have a lovely tank but it has some pitting near the bottom next to the seam. I want to see if it leaks before I have it sprayed and the aggressive nature of the dipping would be a good test, no good putting petrol in it, finding it seems ok, getting it sprayed only for it to leak after 6 months of use.

If it leaks at least I’ll know and maybe I can get it brazed or have the small section cut out or just bin it.

royhall:
For mine it's £57 plus vat mainly due to the extra work required to remove all the heavy rust inside. They use a heat cycle method to remove the paint and filler, then chemicals to remove the rust. Then it's phosphated to prevent flash corrosion.

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Oddjob:
No filler on mine, had it since new, inside is immaculate, just the rust pitting that’s the problem.

Thanks for the info.

I know the 750 points covers have gone through the roof Roy but your really going to get that chromed? TTR400 does some lovely alloy ones engraved with the old fashioned Honda wing, cheaper than buying a new one these days and he’s coming over later this year so he should be able to bring it over to save postage. If you wanted it shiny maybe ask him for a bare alloy one and I’ll mirror polish it for you FOC.

royhall:
Chromers say they can straighten it out, so considering the price for 18 items I thought I would let them have a go. If it's crap it was heading for the bin anyway.

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