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Cafe racer project question!

Hurstbarry

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Have a 76 CB750K I’m turning into a cafe/Bratt style. Frame has been cut and hoop welded. Gonna run the standard 19” front wheel with 18” rear wheel. I’m totally new to the motorcycle world and am wondering what length shocks would be a good starting point? I know the factories were shot. But I also know with the factory length there is hardly gonna be any clearance between the rear tire and the sub frame. Just wondering what length everyone else has used. Thanks in advance.
 

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Looks great. What make of spray/colour did you use and did you have to heat the parts in an oven?

I’m keen on having a bla k engine also.
I used a General Motors semi gloss. I actually sanded it off and used a heat gun and got it super hot and primered it. Then used the heat gun on low to kind of bake it on. Did the same with the paint. I seriously impressed myself with how smooth it turned out. Until the idiots helping me scratched the hell out of the valve cover helping me put the frame back on.😂🤣 Oh well it will touch up pretty easy.
 
I used a General Motors semi gloss. I actually sanded it off and used a heat gun and got it super hot and primered it. Then used the heat gun on low to kind of bake it on. Did the same with the paint. I seriously impressed myself with how smooth it turned out. Until the idiots helping me scratched the hell out of the valve cover helping me put the frame back on.😂🤣 Oh well it will touch up pretty easy.
Oh yeah it was a Duplicate Color Hight temp primer and paint.
 

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