79 Frankenbike it started with a crate motor

[jopace]

hey yall
i am going to post some pics of my 79 Frankenbike as i like to call her.
she is year irrelevent other than the seat tank and side panels wich are pretty much the only parts of a 79 that i liked. It all started witha crate motor I got off ebay brand new cb650sc motor black unfortunately but still new. the guy had 2 the other was the all silver type. so I bought a $200 beater which had been left out 10 plus years atleast, but a carb cleaning and that motor ran not bad even with rotted pipes, I have video of that. tore it all down then started re assembly with many different years parts all cb650 parts though. I see many people asking what fits year to year this may help some off those questions. also big parts tip Check Beaver Dam Honda for new OEM parts pricing before ebaying it. You can actually get some cheaper there. anyway onto posting some pics if I can figure it out.

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more Frankie pics next is the 200 buck beast and new home to the crate motor. it looks not bad in this pic but was horrible during teardown

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some teardown pics

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more frankie sick pics

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here with the old motor that ran well , it only has9,456 miles on it
the speedo still works too

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Ok here we go on the upside ,getting cleaned up new paint here n there , few new parts or cleaned up old ones from other years like the 80 turn signals, 81 headlight, 82 custom pipes everyone likes including me.

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side and rear view after cleanup and tailight from an 80' added to the 79 fender

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here we go with the tank, side panels just sitting on it after shaker can paintjob, and the 81 grabrail added , I didnt like how the rectangular 79 rear turn signals dangle on the oldgrabrail.

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thats it for tonight, I will try to figure the video post or link.
I have just finished a spoked rear wheel rebuild it looks good.
its an 82 wheel new bearings 79 axel, and brake panel 06 shen cheng tire
came with the rim pics to follow. enjoy yall and share what fits

[Chris]

Wow, nice job!

[Volker_P]

Welcome here!
Thanks for the pictures, seems like you did a lot of work. Quite impressing result.
You already know that you need the CV carbs for the black (RC08E) engine? Alternatively you have to use your old cylinder head (maybe after painting it black) to reuse the old piston carbs.
Parts interchangeability (RC03-RC05-RC08 and even between years) is somewhat annoying as there are many parts that look equal at a first glance but have slightly different dimensions. Sometimes they fit anyway, sometimes you have to change it together with a second part and sometimes there is just no chance.

[pae]

Very nice

Like the 4-4 exhausts. Is that a standard exhaust on US bikes? It looks much better than the UK 4-2 system, more like the original 750's

Phil

[Pinhead]

Very nice

Like the 4-4 exhausts. Is that a standard exhaust on US bikes? It looks much better than the UK 4-2 system, more like the original 750's

Phil

I think the US bikes came with a rusted-through collector and random exhaust from the factory.

[5.4L to Freedom]

your masterpiece can't be complete without black cafe bars!!!! And, If you dont like the black motor I'll trade you!

[Rocky]

wow