1978 HONDA CB750K
THIS CUSTOM BUILD WAS OWL MOTOWORKS' FIRST! PURCHASED AS A POORLY RESTORED MACHINE FOR WAY TOO MUCH MONEY IT WAS QUICKLY STRIPPED DOWN AND SLOWLY BUILT BACK UP
BUILD FEATURES:
GORDON FRAME KIT FOR EASY TOP-END ENGINE MAINTENANCE
ORIGINAL WHEELS WITH GOLD POWDER-COATING APPLIED TO THE RIMS AND BLACK POWDER-COATING APPLIED TO THE SPOKES
CUSTOM FABRICATED ABS TAIL TIDY
JOKER MACHINE "LUCAS STYLE" TAIL LIGHT
ORIGINAL FRONT BRAKE CALIPER WITH BLACK POWDER-COATING APPLIED
CROSS-DRILLED FRONT BRAKE DISC
KUSTOM TECH GRIMECA CLUTCH LEVER ASSEMBLY
KUSTOM TECH GRIMECA BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER
1977 CARB RACK FOR EASE OF MAINTENANCE AND CHOKE ACTUATION
K&N POD AIR FILTERS
CUSTOM GOLD CROSS-STITCHED BENCH SEAT RETAINING ORIGINAL MOUNTS AND SECURE STORAGE ACCESS
MOTOGADGET M-UNIT BLUE AND CUSTOM WIRING HARNESS
MOTOGADGET BAR-END MIRRORS
MOTOGADGET MO.SWITCH MINI X 2
MOTOGADGET CHRONOCLASSIC TACHOMETER
MOTOGADGET MO.BLAZE PIN REAR TURN SIGNALS
MOTOGADGET MO.BLAZE DISC BAR-END TURN SIGNALS
WOODCRAFT CLIP-ON HANDLEBARS (1" RISER)
RICK'S MOTORSPORT REG/REC
SHORAI LI-ION BATTERY
HAND-BRUSHED ORIGINAL GAS TANK
GENUINE KEIHIN IDLE AND FAST JETS FOR THE PERFECT TUNE
DELKEVIC 4-INTO-1 EXHAUST
RIDING NOTES:
THE PRONE RIDING POSITION AFFORDED BY THE WOODCRAFT CLIP-ONS ENHANCES THE SPORTY RACER FEEL OF THIS BUILD AS WELL AS IMPROVING HANDLING BY CENTERING AND LOWERING THE CENTER OF GRAVITY OF MACHINE AND RIDER COMBINED
INDIVIDUAL POD FILTERS EASE INTAKE ASPIRATION RESULTING IN IMPROVED POWER AND RESPONSIVENESS FROM THE INLINE 4 WITH THE USUAL PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH PODS HAVING BEEN ELIMINATED THROUGH PAINSTAKING TUNING AND BALANCING OF THE CARB BANK FOR SMOOTH RELIABLE RUNNING
ALL CONCERNS FOR ELECTRICAL STABILITY HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED VIA COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE ORIGINAL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COMPONENTS AND WIRING NOW INCORPORATING THE BENEFITS OF MOTOGADGETS' INCREDIBLE M-UNIT BLUE TECHNOLOGY FOR WIRELESS SECURITY AND CONVENIENCE THROUGH THE MO.RIDE PHONE APP
THE INTERFACE IS CLEAN AND SIMPLE FOR ENHANCED RIDER COCKPIT INTEGRATION SO THE ONLY FOCUS IS ON THE ROAD AHEAD AND THE INEXCUSABLE PLEASURE OF THE RIDE
READ THE FULL STORY BEHIND KATSUKO IN THIS DIME CITY CYCLES BLOG FEATURE: JON HALLAM'S 1978 HONDA CB750