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Offline tango911

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1972 Honda CB750 Resto
« on: January 31, 2016, 07:41:51 AM »
I bought this for way too much but really like the k2's.   I actually bought and flipped an RD350, so with the profit i really got the k2 for 1000.00.    Hope to have this one done in about 2 months.  With my new facobook page its much easier to post updated pic but decided this one was worthy enough to take the time to upload to photobucket and then link the pics here on the best SOHC site ever known. 

This is not a 100 point resto i guess id call it a 95%.   im not getting all the nuts and bolts re coated just cleaned up, and some of the parts are just getting cleaned up if they look pretty nice.  The rest is getting powdercoated and or painted.  Freshly painted tins coming, and some nice original pipes. I do all the small powder coating and then i send the frame, swing arm, center stand and chain gaurd to my local powder coater.

we will be going for the Flake Sunrise Orange

pretty rough but i can see through all that.  Everything was def there


ready for fresh coating!


better than new!!


bling!


not shabby for a backyard mechanic
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Re: 1972 Honda CB750 Resto
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2016, 07:45:22 AM »
Looks good Tango, subscribed.   Love the Sunrise Orange color....
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Re: 1972 Honda CB750 Resto
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2016, 07:45:38 AM »
Next up, Carbs and Engine.   


Ive done many top ends but have yet to get into the transmission.  But im diving in!!!  :o
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Offline Davez134

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Re: 1972 Honda CB750 Resto
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2016, 12:50:57 PM »
Good start so far. I just recently did my first bottom end. Take lots of reference pictures and measure/spec absolutely everything. Not hard at all
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Re: 1972 Honda CB750 Resto
« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2016, 12:03:33 PM »
Slightly turning into a quicker mild resto.  Saving some mint parts for my 3rd k2 build. 

Got my frame back today from the powdercoater. Made some progress.







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Re: 1972 Honda CB750 Resto
« Reply #5 on: February 02, 2016, 02:42:00 PM »
Subscribed, looks like she has good company in garage lol.
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Offline tango911

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Re: 1972 Honda CB750 Resto
« Reply #6 on: February 02, 2016, 05:09:55 PM »
Quote from: pipeguy on February 02, 2016, 02:42:00 PM
Subscribed, looks like she has good company in garage lol.

thanks ha ha.  they are rooting us on!
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Re: 1972 Honda CB750 Resto
« Reply #7 on: February 04, 2016, 06:48:26 PM »
Moving right along. More updated pic on this semi kind of full resto.  using some parts that are not perfect but yet still clean and then blinging some other parts.   may keep possibly idk. 





sorry got the wheels a lil too shiney.





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Re: 1972 Honda CB750 Resto
« Reply #8 on: February 04, 2016, 07:59:31 PM »
No need to apologize, those wheels look great.
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Re: 1972 Honda CB750 Resto
« Reply #9 on: February 04, 2016, 08:01:41 PM »
Quote from: Stev-o on February 04, 2016, 07:59:31 PM
No need to apologize, those wheels look great.

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Re: 1972 Honda CB750 Resto
« Reply #10 on: February 05, 2016, 04:39:16 AM »
Front fork axle clamps look to be on backwards? Hard to tell for certain from the picot, but gap goes to the rear.
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Re: 1972 Honda CB750 Resto
« Reply #11 on: February 05, 2016, 05:32:42 AM »
Quote from: calj737 on February 05, 2016, 04:39:16 AM
Front fork axle clamps look to be on backwards? Hard to tell for certain from the picot, but gap goes to the rear.

Good eyes, Cal.  I went back and see a gap on the fron in that first pic as well.

Wondering if it really matters?
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Re: 1972 Honda CB750 Resto
« Reply #12 on: February 05, 2016, 06:00:40 AM »
It does according to the experts. (I am not one, but I do sleep in Holiday Inns frequently)  ;D
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Re: 1972 Honda CB750 Resto
« Reply #13 on: February 06, 2016, 04:26:28 AM »
dont think it does but ill go back and look.  good eye!
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Re: 1972 Honda CB750 Resto
« Reply #14 on: November 24, 2016, 05:51:12 PM »
Well since posting this build, im still in the middle of it.  about 10 hours away.   Ive been cranking out bikes for customers so this got put on the back burner.   Hope to start back up after the new year.

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