My goal with this bike was to prove you can build a cool custom machine without breaking the bank, $1250.00 to be exact. I picked up a beat-up CB650 for $300 and started by grafting on a couple of critical CB750 bits. Replaced the tank with an $80 eBAY find, and the forks came from Craigslist for the princely sum of $10. After taking the tank back to raw metal and rebuilding the forks, I installed a taller pair of rear shocks that were kicking around the shop. The wheels are sandblasted originals, Scotch-Brited for a brushed effect, and scoured the chromework to get a matching finish. I built the seat unit using an $18 scrap of leather, and then spent a little more cash on new Shinko 705 tires, a set of Renthal bars, and some budget mini gauges and grips.