Topic: Hello! New member, new project.

[blue_roller]

Hi everyone,

New member in Chicago. I own a 1975 cb750 super sport. It needs a little bit of work. My goal is to make it a well running, well maintained, reliable daily rider.

I bough the bike a few years ago from a buddy for < $600. He told me at the time that it didn't run. I added some water to the battery, charged it, and proved him wrong. After a few short rides of it running rough, I discovered that one of the carbs had come disassembled inside. I opened the float bowl and found some of the little brass parts rolling around in the bottom! Solved that problem and took it for a few rides around town and noticed it was developing a loss of power and was leaking gasoline sometimes.

Around that time, about 3 years ago, I met the woman who is now my fiancée, and, in a separate incident, dropped the bike in a low speed traffic snafu. Time and interest (and money) for the bike sort of fell by the wayside.

Now it's time to give it the attention it deserves! At the moment, my goal is to have a reliable form of transportation. I'm also losing the space where it's stored at the end of October, so I'd like to have it all sorted and road ready by then.

I've diagnosed and begin work on a few of the problems already. The fuel leak seems to be coming from old, worn o-ring seals on the fuel pipe connectors on the carbs. I have a new set of those arriving Saturday. I also have a new petcock to install.

The clutch is seized, but I'm pretty sure I know why. It has been sitting for a while with no oil in it. I believe the clutch plates are just stuck together with the remaining congealed oil. In my prior experience with a cb350f I removed the clutch, pulled the sticky plates apart and replaced them. Seemed to work fine. Is there an easier way? Could I just add the oil back and expect them to loosen up? Are there other problems that may be caused by sitting with no oil?

Thanks for reading. I appreciate any and all suggestions and advice. I'm thinking of posting this is the projects area. Would that be an advisable and appropriate us of this forum?

[rocket johnny]

welcome !   enjoy your project !

[marting100]

Welcome!
yes Project Shop is the place to go to post your built, I will follow.
Cheers!
M

[Stev-o]

Welcome....sounds like you have a plan...

[blue_roller]

Thanks guys!

Stev-o, I think I have the beginning of a plan but I know I'm going to have to learn a lot more before I get the result I want. I'll be reading up and checking in here a lot.

[scottly]

Welcome Blue. Wet clutches often get stuck after the bike sits for a length of time. The easiest way to break one loose is to put the bike in 5th gear, and rock the bike back and forth with the clutch lever pulled in; this is usually enough to free it. I've never had to disassemble a clutch due to being stuck.  

[blue_roller]

Scottly, thank you. This worked just as you said.

Everybody, I'm going to re-start this thread in the projects area. I'll be updating it as often as I can. Please take a look there and offer any suggestions and advice you see fit, I'm sure I'll need it.