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Post by yammydave Sun 03 May 2009, 23:16

I was going to announce my project build tonight; but it's already time for cocoa.
So it will have to wait till Tuesday when I get time to post.

But let's see if you can guess what it's going to be!

Here's some clues:

It's got to be cheap to build (I'm a Yorkshireman you know).

It can't use too much in the way of one-off parts; I'm no Cabbie I'm afraid.

It's got to be based round the 893cc engine; it's that tight wallet factor again.

It's got to be desirable. After it's done I'll be selling it ready for the winter black RRN restore project.

It's got to be something that won't upset too many people, yet has to be distinctive.

It has to be something that is reckonisably Honda.

Oh and did I mention it has to be cheap to build? £1800 tops!

One suggestion per person, and winner gets f**k all: did I mention I'm tight fisted?
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Post by cabbie Sun 03 May 2009, 23:30

A mini moto painted in Repsol colours with very bad ground clearance?
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Post by 1992fireblade Mon 04 May 2009, 07:55

A go kart?
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Post by chilli Mon 04 May 2009, 08:28

A C90 with a Blade engine.. WOW! proper job. Laughing Laughing
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Post by grim1 Mon 04 May 2009, 09:06

A ride on mower?
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Post by muddytrax racing Mon 04 May 2009, 11:50

a wombal??
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Post by yammydave Tue 05 May 2009, 07:39

Wombals were the first in the recycling game weren't they Muddytrax?
So I might have to call it project Wombal.
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Post by yammydave Tue 05 May 2009, 22:13

After I picked up the upper crankcase from my RRS, I thought I'd try it in my 79 CB900 just for a bit of a laugh really.

The blade engine fits into the old bike frame easily and the chain run looks like it would easily line up.
Being much smaller there is loads of space. Infact too much space and it wouldn't look right at all.
So for a laugh posted a pic of it, as Retroblade, what with it still being April and all.

Of course it wasn't a good idea.
The CB900 chassis is too new.
What it really needs is an older SOHC chassis.

You've probably seen the CBR250 based sixties race replicas and don't they look lovely?
Here's one from Honda's library of pics:

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Of course there is also the later CR750.
Honda made 4 for the Daytona 200 won by Dick Mann in 1970. Not sure but I think the other three blew up!

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Honda produced a race kit for standard CB750s like this one below:

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Then there are copies that aren't so good, like this, with wrong forks, brakes and shocks:

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So if you can make a sixties race replica from a CBR250 why can't you make a seventies race replica from a CBR900?

The CRMC won't reckonise it. Does it matter?
Well yes it does if you want to race it or parade it?
If you don't then (and I won't be doing much racing) there's no problem.
So apart from it looking great, why waste a Blade engine on an old 750 Honda?
Well I have the engine, bought complete with a set of carbs, and wiring harness for kit car or race bike use (went on both, just can't remember which was first).
Well I want to build something different.

Apparently a CR750 in 1970 built by Honda made either 86bhp 89bhp or 90bhp.
Not sure whether that's at crank or rear wheel, but an early Blade makes around 110bhp at the rear wheel when new, so the thing should give a real enough feel of what those old monsters were like to ride back then.
Because it won't be reckonised as a true replica I can take all sorts of liberties and not upset any one.

First off is the frame.
For the CRMC, it has to be an early 70's frame; for me it makes sense to use an F1 or F2 "supersports" frame for its better high speed stability.
So I've landed myself an F1 frame for £50 with swingarm.
This will need altering because the back brake is disc on the F1 and I want a TLS rear drum as per the factory bikes.
Of course there will be plenty of space left over but have you seen the size of those fairings?
You could easily hide a pig in there!
Front forks should be 35mm, I'll probably use CB900 ones along with the single piston calipers.
I've got a period race seat already, though think it's probably for a Beezer.

Fairing and tank should be aluminium (I think) though the early 70's saw the rise of fibreglass, which for cost is what I'll be using.
Wheels will be spoked, and again for cost I'll be building them myself.
Frame and cycle parts will be painted, not powder-coated for cost.
Rearsets we'll see as it progresses.

Which just leaves that amazingly beautiful four megaphone set-up.
Youtube them if you haven't already.
The CB750 revs to 8500 and sounds amazing. The 250 1960's racers revved to 16000 and sounded absolutely incredible. How will the Blade engine sound at 10,500?
No front light, or indicators will be fitted; this will be daytime MOT only.
Colours will be red with silver fairing and flash.
Sponsors logos will be Firebladeriders and Leger Electrical Services Ltd (that's my company) and any company that helps out on the build.
On the fairing, as was the fashion of the day, the riders name was written.
It seems a little vain putting my name on and I reckon as it will be built mainly from various recycled bike parts the name "Wombal" will be very fitting.

Registration is UCK 300R; how fitting is that if it all goes tits up?
If it all works out okay I'll have to have a plate made as U CR900R!


P.S. Ideas, ridicle, etc are welcome.
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Post by muddytrax racing Tue 05 May 2009, 22:19

wicked!! a Womble Wace Weplica, roll on project womble
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Post by Fringe Wed 06 May 2009, 09:59

Fk Me m8, wot a Brilliant idea. hyper
I love the look clap
That's my idea for the zorst, the sound is orgasmic drool
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Post by griz Wed 06 May 2009, 20:55

I love the sound of what yer gonna do, it'll be wicked!

Best of luck with it mate!

Post up some pics of what ya got so far, I love seeing all the parts etc eyebrow
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Post by yammydave Wed 13 May 2009, 20:51

Not too sure in retrospect whether I ought to be posting this up as by rights it's a CB750 based bike using a Fireblade engine, but I'll see how it goes.

Last Friday I picked the frame up that it's going to based round.
You tend to forget the dreadful welding these things came with back in the seventies.
I'll be building it up roughly to start with because there will be brackets and the like to attach to suit the CR750 bodywork, the Fireblade engine, the running gear of whatever I end up utilising and additional bracing to help cope with the additional +50bhp, it'll have!
Once I get to that stage, I'll strip it down and then grind down the existing welds for a proper welding job to be done.
Cost of frame including fetching it from Barrow In Furnace £82.
I've rebuilt a fair few standard bikes but such a project is a radical departure from the norm for me.

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I picked up the rear hub for £5 including postage.
The F1 model used a rear disc so the swingarm will be getting modded.
The CR750 used a massive TLS rear brake; I'm planning on a 7" one.
Hopefully it'll keep the look enough to fool the casual onlooker.

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A set of rearsets were bought a couple of year back for £25 that I'll be using.
I've got a pair of 35mm clipons that I paid £45 for and was going to use on my CEEBEE, which will come in handy.

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My donor engine, carbs, downpipes, and wiring harness came in at £250.
So my total cost to date is a massive £407 and nothing to show as such.
This engine is residing in my Tigger at the moment, so I'll have to get Tiggers engine rebuilt; though while Tigger's is apart it'll be easier to slot the shell of that into the CB750 frame.

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I'm wanting to keep the 35mm forks look of the CR750, though watching for CB900FZ/FA ones as the last of the Honda 35mm forks, with the bonus of double discs as standard.


But before I go any further with this project I need to get the CEEBEE finished!
The engine is finally back together and all shimmed up, though it seems to have taken me forever.
So Friday I'm looking forward (NOT) to lifting that hulk back into it's frame.

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I'm pleased with it, though when it starts up I'll probably be bricking myself!
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Post by grim1 Wed 13 May 2009, 21:09

Now this looks like it's going to be a good one.There's gonna be a few one off parts here surely.Absolutely brilliant idea. respect
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Post by 1992fireblade Wed 13 May 2009, 21:28

Cool Dave!
Im gonna be watching this project unfold very closely.
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Post by Fringe Wed 13 May 2009, 22:02

That CB Mill looks gr8 m8.

Are you sure the Blade engine in that Weedy looking frame isnt goin to twist it like a Curly Wurly? Suspect

Some Bracing mite be a good idea? eyebrow

I saw some really nice Honda fours at the Thundersprint. Its gonna be mint. thumbup
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Post by yammydave Thu 14 May 2009, 07:43

Cheers guys, thanks for the comments. I was a bit unsure whether it was a bit too off topic for the site as a Fireblade engined bike, rather than a Fireblade; kind of like posting about a kit car with a Blade engine!

Grim1: the one off parts production is the thing that concerns me a bit.
Had it not been for the posts on here showing ways round problems, I think it would have been sometime before I bit the bullet and had a go.
That was also the reason why I wanted to post on here; sooner or later I'm going to be banging my head against the wall and hoping someone will have a suggestion to get round a problem.

1992fb: Pop in when you're up this way, kettle will be on buddy; same invite to the rest of you guys and gals.

Fringe: Seems the original CB750 frame was used for the CR750s that produced 90bhp.
The F1 was made more stable at high speed thanks to alterations and the same frame was used for the F2 as well.
With claimed 120bhp from an early Blade it should push it a bit without some bracing that's for sure.
The 893cc engine is so light compared to that old 750cc lump, it should help take a bit of stress off the chassis.
New bearings everywhere and later forks from a CB900 with some decent shocks out back ought to mask a few issues with the old frame.
Isn't what that used to happen though back in the 70s?
Buggers used to flex all the time, and adds to the ride. eyebrow
Doubt if it'll ridden that hard on poorly surfaced public roads; probably have a crack at a track day or two with it.
Fingers crossed it does turn out mint and not like a dogs dinner!
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Post by Fringe Thu 14 May 2009, 11:06

yammydave wrote:

Fringe: Seems the original CB750 frame was used for the CR750s that produced 90bhp.
The F1 was made more stable at high speed thanks to alterations and the same frame was used for the F2 as well.
With claimed 120bhp from an early Blade it should push it a bit without some bracing that's for sure.
The 893cc engine is so light compared to that old 750cc lump, it should help take a bit of stress off the chassis.
New bearings everywhere and later forks from a CB900 with some decent shocks out back ought to mask a few issues with the old frame.
Isn't what that used to happen though back in the 70s?
Buggers used to flex all the time, and adds to the ride. eyebrow
Doubt if it'll ridden that hard on poorly surfaced public roads; probably have a crack at a track day or two with it.
Fingers crossed it does turn out mint and not like a dogs dinner!

Didnt I read a few yrs back they wer building flex back into frames to make them more tactile for the (GP)Riders ?

And yeah, yr right, A bit o flex nevr did us any harm in the '80s, I aint old enuf to have ridden in the '70s! rofl Ya old Bugr tongue
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Post by yammydave Thu 14 May 2009, 17:40

Life begins at 40 Fringe.
We're still just kids at present buddy.

Don't know about being me right about it being able to cope with the power; the thing might try to kill me on the first ride (like the Z1000A2 I had).
Comparing the DOHC Honda frame with the SOHC, the older bike looks a lot cruder.
In 82 Honda strrengthened them still further with needle bearings for the swingarm instead of bushes and increased the spindle diameter along with 39mm front forks.

Apparently the CR750s were hitting 180mph at the Daytona 200.
Quite interesting for their riders with those skinny tyres, crude suspension and flexy frame.
This beasty hopefully should provide a similar experience, giving an insight into the world of those riders, though I might cheat a little on the front brakes and fit something like CBR600 twin piston calipers.
Once the Streettracker CEEBEE is on the road, it'll probably act as a timely reminder to just how dreadful those early brakes actually were!
Hopefully I won't chicken out on the skinny forks; especially as I've just today recieved the 35mm Honda CB900 yokes (£5 including postage).
Grand total now £412.

By the way Fringe, you may recall sometime back you were talking about using lumiweld on the forum.
Did you spot where I used it to repair the scuffed engine cases of the CEEBEE?
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Post by griz Thu 14 May 2009, 20:36

This is going to a great project for sure!

I'm really looking forward to seeing how you get on matey, I'm sure it'll bring a few challenges but that for me is all part of the fun, some days I get totally stuck on a problem so I go away & then pop the answer to the problem pops into my mind!

If I can help at any point I'll try to thumbup
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Post by Fringe Thu 14 May 2009, 21:57

yammydave wrote:

By the way Fringe, you may recall sometime back you were talking about using lumiweld on the forum.
Did you spot where I used it to repair the scuffed engine cases of the CEEBEE?

Ok I got 2 possibilities. Suspect
1, Lefthand cover top edge near the gasket edge
or
2, Righthand Cover Bobble/teardrop.

Good job if it aint there coz I been studying the pix for a few mins and thats all I come up with. clap
Both these bikes are gonna be real interesting machines. clap
This thread has replaced Cabbies and is goin to be great to follow......
Cheers m8 woot
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Post by cabbie Thu 14 May 2009, 22:17

Wonderful project and should keep the readers happy, looking forward to future up dates.
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Post by yammydave Fri 15 May 2009, 08:54

Cheers Griz I don't doubt that I'll be picking brains as it progresses. Laughing

Fringe, nice one, half right buddy.
Spot on with number 2 and half the way there on the left cover; though it's at the bottom edge.
The teardrop was a bugger and had actually holed slightly.
Unfortunately when polished the differences of the two metals show, so it's not as noticeable on the left cover. Smile

Cabbies thread has been brilliant; educational and entertaining. Griz's has flair and art in spades.
Had I not followed both threads it's very doubtful I'd have gone ahead with this.
It may seem like I'm forgetting about everybody elses. I'm not, as 1992fireblade said to someone, "you need to upload loads of pics to show what's happening." and the fellas dead right.
I've never been one for showing work in progress; getting all shitted up, then going in the house for the camera doesn't appeal, but those two threads have kept us informed all the way!
So hats off to you guys.
Radiobloke tends to be good at the pics as well, though it tends to be at the end of the day, while the other guys always seem to have the camera to hand.
I lack Cabbies fabricating skills and Griz's artistic eye, however I'm hoping to add a new element by building to a tight budget.
Years ago Motorcycle Mechanics ran a "Dole bike project" round a Kawasaki KH250.
It was particularly relevant to me as I was rebuilding a KH myself and was well brassic!
Great idea for the times and now those times have returned hopefully resourcefulness will get me through this and help convince others wanting to get back on the road that they too can make it happen.
£1800 is too much for a dole bike, but if something really desireable can be built for that amount, what can be accomplished with the right attitude?
Of course I could make a total arse of myself on a nationwide scale, but I'm too old to let that bother me unduly! Laughing

Cabbie, I spotted this earlier and your next project jumped immediately to mind: eyebrow
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Post by yammydave Tue 02 Jun 2009, 11:23

Apologies are due.
Unfortunately things are running a wee bit slow on project Womble at present.
All available money has to be spent on the CEEBEE as that is getting close to completion now.
I did manage a couple of new items though to push up build cost a little further.
Firstly a rear sprocket carrier for £6.99 including P+P.

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Looks like shit at the moment but I'll wager will look nice enough once polished.
Also I picked up a very rare Hayashi early front mag wheel that was used on a Z650.
Weighs a ton but I love the chunky solid look of the thing.

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The CR750's never used mag wheels but as there were only 4 built and everything else is a replica, would I be okay using mags instead of wire wheels?
At present though it was only a quid I won't add it to the build cost until I decide which way to go.
Seems like someone else was a little unsure, when I found this on Ebay.
He has been even cheekier by using a rear disc brake!

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What does everyone else think.
Wire wheels or mags?
Twin leading shoe rear drum or disc?

Sometimes projects like these fade and then end up on Ebay unfinished.
Just so you know this isn't one of them lads (and lasses), I thought it best to show what I've been up to on my CEEBEE flat tracker, then you can see why nowts 'appening!

First having got the engine and carbs in, I got it started.
A flooding issue on number 2 carb was sorted before getting the balancing something like.
Then the starter solenoid called it a day.
Oh well at least my newly built engine sounds good.
Oil was leaking slightly from the chrome cam covers, so the sealant I've used there probably not applied properly.
DOH!
At least between this and the petrol flood I can see the engine paint is resilient!
£30 for a new pattern solenoid means the running side will have to wait now, so I've diverted my attentions to the brakes and bodywork.

Painted and rebuilt the calipers with new pistons and seals, painted and rebuilt the rear master cylinder, then painted and fitted a Fireblade front master cylinder to hopefully give them a tad more bite.

Then I made a numberplate taillight bracket from ally sheet.

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Next I prepped the XS650 flat track seat unit I've fitted for primer.

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Followed Griz's excellent thread and built a seatpan (cheers buddy), from corrugated cardboard sandwiched by fibreglass.

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Cut the filler neck out the tank and inserted 4 M4 rivnuts for the Monza fuel cap that'll be using.

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Nitromorsed the horrendous purple paint off the tank and removed all the filler.
Then spent a few hours trying to vibration white finger, with a wire brush in the angle grinder.
The tank is from another Honda CB900C, the custom version for the US market.
Though that's where I got it from, it still has been attacked by the dreaded tin worm.

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So a rust treatment will be used before I go on to the acid etch primer.

Inside of the tank is to be treated with a tank sealant resin I've bought; otherwise rust will work it's way to the carbs like so many you see advertised on Ebay with "the carbs could do with cleaning" bit in the description.

The tank should have metal Honda wings, but because I'll be using decals their mounts needed removing with a zipcut spot weld removal tool.

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There were two severe dents that needed tackling before paint.
The one near the seat was easy enough to pull out to a shallow depression.

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What the bloody hell is it? Resto053
What the bloody hell is it? Resto055

The front right dent was really deep though and to add to the problem had a crease at the top.
My glue gun was on for hours working on that one, but eventually I got it down to a depth I was comfortable with.

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What the bloody hell is it? Resto062

I was very fortunate with the fuel tap; I figured it would be in contact with the engine or carbs so would need cutting out and rewelding somewhere else.
It is tight and has to be at an angle but it's there, so I was pleased about that.

What the bloody hell is it? Resto034

With a bit of luck the front mudguard should be prepped today and the acid etch priming all done.
A couple of days filling, flatting, priming and refilling before the black base coat at the weekend.
Then it's on with my chequered flag and Honda decals, gold pinstriping (bit of research first methinks), and then it'll time for clear coat!

Clocks and switchgear to do next week and with a bit of luck a starter relay, leaving just the setting up and MOT to do then.

Think I'd best start getting some stuff on Ebay to boost funds, don't want it waiting around finished for it's MOT.
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Post by Fringe Tue 02 Jun 2009, 19:40

Gr8 Update m8.
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Post by fastbikefinder Tue 02 Jun 2009, 23:47

Cracking project going on there mate
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Post by Fringe Thu 25 Jun 2009, 12:46

Hi Dave,
Found this! Dunno if its of any interest.
http://www.meadspeed.com/products/honda/cr750/fuel-tank

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Post by yammydave Thu 25 Jun 2009, 19:34

Not at that price Fringe. Laughing
As beautiful as it looks, the thing will be covered in red paint!
Plus the entire build has to come in at £1800 or less and that thing would eat a big slice of that.

At present I'm reworking the paint on the CEEBEE after my clearcoat buggared up.
Have had a right time with it and unfortunately couldn't just strip it back becaause the decals came from the USA so it would take ages to get some replacements! DOH.
The knock on effect is that until I sell either that or one of the Blades I've no brass to spend on the CR rep. pullhaur2
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Post by griz Thu 25 Jun 2009, 19:49

yammydave wrote:Not at that price Fringe. Laughing
As beautiful as it looks, the thing will be covered in red paint!
Plus the entire build has to come in at £1800 or less and that thing would eat a big slice of that.

At present I'm reworking the paint on the CEEBEE after my clearcoat buggared up.
Have had a right time with it and unfortunately couldn't just strip it back becaause the decals came from the USA so it would take ages to get some replacements! DOH.
The knock on effect is that until I sell either that or one of the Blades I've no brass to spend on the CR rep. pullhaur2

Thats a pain about the paintwork, hope you managed to sort it ok thumbup
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Post by grim1 Thu 25 Jun 2009, 20:07

My,you have been busy.Almost secretive with your exploits up till now.I like your style and thought on this one and i think it kinda makes things interesting when you are being so strict budget wise.Good job mate.Most impressed. thumbup
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Post by yammydave Thu 25 Jun 2009, 22:15

grim1 wrote:My,you have been busy.Almost secretive with your exploits up till now.I like your style and thought on this one and i think it kinda makes things interesting when you are being so strict budget wise.Good job mate.Most impressed. thumbup

Well to be rights not so much as secretive as I didn't see the CEEBEE as the kind of bike to talk about much on the forum.
After all the only thing it has in common with a Fireblade is the name on the tank, the engine size (900cc) and the fact that I used a Blade front brake master cylinder.
I started building the thing years ago and kept moving on to something else, then back to it.
The recent push being mainly to free the garage of a ton of CEEBEE stuff and raise the cash to get the CR750 rep started.
Hopefully (touch wood) I'll get the clearcoat on tomorrow and then over the weekend post up some pics for a bit of entertainment value (it does have a little bit of a perverse twist that some purist types may not like so much) and hopefully some will see the funny side to it!

The Fireblade engined CR750 rep is the sort of thing I'd be prepared to document on the site and in this day and age with a recession biting so cruelly I think it only right that the buggar comes in to a budget that most looking to buy a bike could actually afford! Smile
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