Hello all. I've been lurking about for a couple weeks now and I figured I may as well take the plunge and make myself official.
I'm here in Eugene, OR, where if things continue on their current trend weather-wise, the riding season this year looks like it's going be about two weeks long. Which at this point is fine, as the new project I've found myself in the midst of is currently, not-so-slowly taking over my garage like some unholy, grease covered, mechanized blob.
Roundabout way of saying I've purchased what was a mostly functional '73 cb750. The previous owner(s) had given it a kind of half-a**ed cafe treatment. Bump stop, drag bars, and some really suspect hand-hammered knee inserts on the tank. Other than that and a cheesy paint job, everything appears to be somewhat stock from a mechanical standpoint.
Long story short, my intention is to tear it down and resurrect it as a bare bones, dirty, rat-style, no nonsense cafe bike. Full disclosure, this is my first major bike project. Prior to this, I've driven sport bikes, so apart from the occasional oil change or chain lube, not a lot of wrenching as far as bikes were concerned. So be prepared for a good deal of stupid questions and probably a fair amount of laughter at my expense.
Cheers.
