Spent the day with the 750A. Wiring repairs have been soldered and shrink wrapped, ends all cleaned up, wires are all buttoned up in the headlight and battery area. Only wiring left to do is the rear blinkers and tail light , but that might have to wait til it gets new paint.
Got into the stock carbs that looked like PO threw them down the stairs, I broke one overflow that was bent , even with heat it just snapped off, oh well, then I looked at one of the outside carbs and saw the end that goes into the mounting rubber was just less than a quarter gone....like maybe PO did throw them down the stairs. Hmmm. So I have had a couple pair of early 750 carbs that I've been wanting to use on something and they don't work on 500s or 550s , but they do fit directly on the 750 A as long as I used the rubber parts that came with them, and I just happened to have a set of those hanging around too. How lucky, and it got better , I had new push /pull throttle cables on the wall for years. So that's all on and looks promising. I'm going with pods as the original box from the A won't work with the carbs I put on, but, I do have a halfways decent stock airbox from an older model 750 that might fit in the frame, just needs a good cleaning I hope. Or maybe switch the boots from the older one to the A air box... still up in the air as I haven't found a set of pods worth buying yet.
Rear sprocket came in , chain too,and the wrong front sprocket. So I 'm waiting for it to show up so I can get it finished up mechanically. The wrong oil pan gasket showed up too, so I ordered one from a 77 to see if that would work, waiting for that too.
Just want to get the oil in it , throw in a fresh battery, sinc the carbs, and see what it does. I may have to wait for warmer weather to paint the body work, but I really want to finish it before winter. Again , pics when there's something worth seeing.
