Topic: Yo from Brooklyn!

[anonimuso]

Hey all. I'm from Brooklyn, NY (obviously).

I am feeling kinda lucky today. I brought my first bike home. It's not much to look at right now. It's a 1975 CB750F SUPERSPORT. It's been neglected for a while (since '92 at least), but I hope that I will be able to bring it back to life.

I have ZERO experience with automotive anything. I have always wanted to learn about and work on cars, but since this kinda fell into my lap, I figure this is a good place to start monkey-wrenching around. I have no illusions that I'll be riding my bike next month. I know that it's gonna be a long slow process (probably with more mistakes than I going to admit to), so i'm hoping that next summer i'll have it running.

Pics below.

[jaguar]

Don't take it apart.

[sazaver]

Welcome, where in brooklyn?

[tool14]

welcome aboard

[70CB750]

Welcome!

[trueblue]

Welcome to the forum. The best thing you can do if you have no experience with any mechanical repairs is go to your local library and read books on the subject. The better you understand how it is supposed to work the better your chance of doing a successful resto. Don't start pulling it apart until you have done this. Otherwise you'll end up with a pile of parts you have no idea what to do with. Most importantly, have fun learning a new skill, but remember a little knowledge goes a long way.

[cabrala]

I can't see the photos but congrats on the new bike and welcome to the forum. I too own a 75 F and love it, so good choice on bikes! Feel free to reach out if you need some parts to get going.

Cheers

[anonimuso]

I can't see the photos but congrats on the new bike and welcome to the forum. I too own a 75 F and love it, so good choice on bikes! Feel free to reach out if you need some parts to get going.

Cheers

Welcome to the forum. The best thing you can do if you have no experience with any mechanical repairs is go to your local library and read books on the subject. The better you understand how it is supposed to work the better your chance of doing a successful resto. Don't start pulling it apart until you have done this. Otherwise you'll end up with a pile of parts you have no idea what to do with. Most importantly, have fun learning a new skill, but remember a little knowledge goes a long way.

Don't take it apart.

Thanks for the responses guys.

Don't worry, I won't be taking it apart anytime soon. I am looking for a good book to start reading so I will have a sense of what to do when I actually get started.

Sorry about the pics, I guess I have to use the forum's image gallery:

[trueblue]

Looks like a great place to start.  A member on here has written a book specifically on the 750 Hondas.  It would be a great place to start.  His name is Hondaman, and here is a link to his website.

http://sohc4shop.com/catalog/index.php

[druzli]

Nice bike, get the shop manual and get to know this forum and you will be fine, welcome to a great place


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[jaguar]

I feel that a none running project is a bad place for people to start.
An old bike will always give you a chance to learn, when you start with a none runner you are blind and don't develop an ear for a properly running bike.
It takes longer and is way more money too.

The Internet is also not a great place to learn, it is more of a reference point.
You need to fix the bike in real life, so find actual live people with actual tools that know these bikes.
Not at all hard to do, Brooklyn is old broken honda central.

Join the NYCVinMoto mailing list.
Works engineering isn't a bad place to start as far as shops.
Everyone and their mother wants to claim to be the honda guru in the area, so you will have to sort through the BS.   But there are guys that can offer real help.

Start by getting it running, so service the carbs and ignition.
No aftermarket carb parts, order the OEM kits.

[anonimuso]

Looks like a great place to start.  A member on here has written a book specifically on the 750 Hondas.  It would be a great place to start.  His name is Hondaman, and here is a link to his website.

http://sohc4shop.com/catalog/index.php

Thanks, I've seen Hondaman's book and I can see, from what everyone says, that it's the ultimate resource. I'm debating whether to buy it. It's a tad expensive for me right now.

Nice bike, get the shop manual and get to know this forum and you will be fine, welcome to a great place

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Thanks. I have downloaded a few copies of the Shop Manual from the forum and other places. Weirdly, they are all different sizes and have vastly different page counts. lol.

I feel that a none running project is a bad place for people to start.
An old bike will always give you a chance to learn, when you start with a none runner you are blind and don't develop an ear for a properly running bike.
It takes longer and is way more money too.

The Internet is also not a great place to learn, it is more of a reference point.
You need to fix the bike in real life, so find actual live people with actual tools that know these bikes.
Not at all hard to do, Brooklyn is old broken honda central.

Join the NYCVinMoto mailing list.
Works engineering isn't a bad place to start as far as shops.
Everyone and their mother wants to claim to be the honda guru in the area, so you will have to sort through the BS.   But there are guys that can offer real help.

Start by getting it running, so service the carbs and ignition.
No aftermarket carb parts, order the OEM kits.

Thanks for the advice. I will look into that mailing list. I know it's a challenge, but i'm looking forward to it. I don't actually know if it is or isn't running. I haven't tried starting it up yet. It was in a garage all the time and there is still motor oil in it. I think I would need to replace the battery before trying to start it.

So we'll see. But either way, i'm very excited. 

Couple more pics:

[trueblue]

The first thing I would do is give the kickstarter a gentle push.  I wouldn't go hell for leather at it, just kind of stand on it and see if the engine turns over.  That is number one, if it doesn't turn easily, don't force it.  This at least will tell you your next step in the process.