Topic: CB 750 Fix-Up & Cleaning

[David B]

Here's a list of what was done, as best I can remember:

-new front and rear wheel bearings, new bearings in the cush drive, new bearings in the steering stem
-rebuilt & painted the master cylinder and front brake, new stainless steel brake lines & pads (they now squeak)
-cleaned up the rims, new tubes and tires
-new sprockets & O-ring chain, new battery
-repainted the idiot light assembly
-new rubber grommets to go with the new side panels
-new rubber tank mounts, front and rear
-new rectifier/voltage regulator (one of the two was bad so I replaced them both with a solid state unit)
-new fuse block and headlight high/low beam relays from HondaMan, (HondaMan's transistorized ignition on the shelf to be installed)
-carbs and fuel tank petcock rebuilt,
-forks disassembled, cleaned up, new seals and oil (still kind pogos with 20W oil)
-misc. electrical


.....and a lot of cleaning. 

[David B]

What have I spent?  I don't know, I probably don't want to know.  I took the approach that if in doubt, replace if possible.  If it was a reliability or safety issue such as brakes, tires, bearings, or ignition it was all to be 100%.

What would I do different?  Skip the retro tires, for one.  Although I haven't ridden a CB750 on a more modern tire, I'd bet they handle better.  I'd rather have that than someone saying "Wow, those old style tires look cool!"  Maybe make it a more accurate 71?  When people ask what year it is I'm not sure what to say.  It's usually something like "Well, the frame is a 71, but the engine and most of the body parts 75ish.  The pipes are wrong for a 71 too.  The paint kinda looks like a 73...."  I should probably just say "71" and leave it at that. 

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

Good looking bike.  It seems like ORANGE is the color of the moment -- lots of builds with variations of Orange tanks/sidecovers.

[lwahples]

The bike came out really nice.Like the color.