Like the idea of supporting the airbox. The carbs are in rubbers, are you leaving the airbox hard mounted or add some rubbers later?
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The Norda
- Thread starter Ratranger
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Hard mounted. Most bikes have the airbox hard mounted and a rather stiff rubber boot connecting it to the carbs. Not much vibration isolation happening, so I'm not worried about it. But the airbox and stuff connectors act as the rear support forthe carbs.
I ordered a basically custom handlebar setup today. If you want a certain combo from woodcraft that isn't listed on the website, but they have the parts send them an email. I wanted 43mm clip ons, with the 35mm side mount riser without angle adjustment. They have a fixed sidemount riser on the site, but the prepackaged kits all have the adjustable riser. I emailed to ask if I could buy the kit but swap it to the fixed angle riser, and less than 12hrs later they replied. They couldn't swap the pieces out from what was listed, but I could call and order what I wanted and gave me a list of the correct part numbers for it. A short phone call at lunch and I had a shipping notice within 20 minutes.
to constrain the side-to-side (roll axis) vibration, would it make sense to consider two points for the airbox support?
I'm not too worried about it. I had to mill a step onto the support piece so it's pretty well locked in it's position. It's sandwiched between the plate and the carb connector bracket.
Starting on the oil tank.
Oil return and feed fittings added.
Possible battery and fuse box location. Not set on it yet, but it'll clear the seat.
Also my new bars from woodcraft showed up. Sidemount 35mm riser clipons. They bring the bars back about an inch and up a little over an inch. Definitely helps with reaching over the long tank.
Also my new bars from woodcraft showed up. Sidemount 35mm riser clipons. They bring the bars back about an inch and up a little over an inch. Definitely helps with reaching over the long tank.
Rubber isolators in the rear mounts for the oil tank.
Slowly getting closer on the oil tank. Got the top on, need to add side mounts and cap the side pieces. The cap will be sunk enough to be out of the way once I add the seat pad.
Whole lotta fab work there!
It is, but I get better with each piece. Fab is definitely a learn by doing thing.
So far it's all working together. The air filter is a tight fit, but it fits. I might see if I can angle the carbs up a little bit, that would open sa bit more room. There's about 1/4" between it and the oil tank atthe closest.
If you ever bring it down to the Quail show, I’ll come see it
The honda CB750 have a dry sump? had no idea
Yes, the SOHC CB750 was dry sump. But the smaller SOHC fours, 350, 400, 500, 550 and 650 were all wet sump, despite looking similar.
Yep, if you zoom in under where the clutch goes you can see the feed and return ports.
Unfortunately I probably won't end up in Cali anytime soon.
Oil tank is water tight and filled to the brim holds a little over 6qts. So it'll have plenty of air room with the 3qts that was stock for the CB engine.
You did all that aluminum welding with that Protig 205?
Yep, 60% balance, 130hz, 60a, 15cfh argon, ck layzr tungsten. Only upgrade on the setup is a better more flexible hose for the torch.
