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About Dino

Self taught electronics and hardware hacker.

The 1973 CB750 Arrives… in pieces

I found the next project bike! I managed to fit all this in the car yesterday and bring it home for the awesome price of $750. Here it is still in the car. I’ll be starting on this project in … Continue reading

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Project Sabre Cafe Part 24

This week I’m finishing up a few things and getting the bike ready for paint.

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Project Sabre Cafe Part 23 – The Phantom Menace

It turns out that the Gremlin I was chasing was created by me! Yes that’s right… I calibrated the tachometer WRONG! Ha! It’s all good though because along the way I discovered a few more issues with the carbs. It … Continue reading

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Project Sabre Cafe Part 22

Well here it is September 30th and I still don’t have the bike finished and on the road. I chased out another “Gremlin” though in the form of another faulty CDI box. It was the one with the rev limiter … Continue reading

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Project Sabre Cafe Part 21

In this video I pretty much rule out the carbs as an issue and I also do a valve adjustment. I replaced the CDI ignition unit that controls the spark to the front two cylinders however that pesky Gremlin is … Continue reading

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