Author Topic: Sweet '73 750 find! video of the unloading condition  (Read 8580 times)

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Offline Johnie

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Re: Sweet '73 750 find! SHE RUNS!!!!!!!
« Reply #50 on: June 22, 2017, 11:47:20 AM »
Guess it can hold her cooler  ;)
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Re: Sweet '73 750 find! SHE RUNS!!!!!!!
« Reply #51 on: June 22, 2017, 11:49:42 AM »
She looks like yours Gene...

Yes she does  ;D Boy, I love that Orange.
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Re: Sweet '73 750 find! SHE RUNS!!!!!!!
« Reply #52 on: June 22, 2017, 12:22:12 PM »
You and me both Gene. That orange just screams 70's! Just had mine out last night. Can't stop at a gas station without someone coming up to look at it. Both of ours are still original paint too.
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1970 Chevy Chevelle SS396 - Cortez Silver
1976 GL1000 Sulphur Yellow

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Re: Sweet '73 750 find! SHE RUNS!!!!!!!
« Reply #53 on: June 22, 2017, 03:43:55 PM »
Congrats!  I knew you would get it running.   Might want to check the plugs...just out of curiosity, they may look brand new?
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Re: Sweet '73 750 find! SHE RUNS!!!!!!!
« Reply #54 on: June 22, 2017, 04:09:05 PM »
Well they don't look new but look damn good Steve-o!

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Re: Sweet '73 750 find! SHE RUNS!!!!!!!
« Reply #55 on: June 22, 2017, 05:51:10 PM »
 Nice find, Congrats. The paperwork is awesome.
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Re: Sweet '73 750 find! SHE RUNS!!!!!!!
« Reply #56 on: June 22, 2017, 06:22:27 PM »
Tews19
 This is what I have..an original, unrestored.....
That's why I'm interested....

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Re: Sweet '73 750 find! SHE RUNS!!!!!!!
« Reply #57 on: June 22, 2017, 07:18:38 PM »
Tews19
 This is what I have..an original, unrestored.....
That's why I'm interested....

Looks great! 
Like my 1975 550F I had.
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Re: Sweet '73 750 find! SHE RUNS!!!!!!!
« Reply #58 on: June 23, 2017, 07:55:01 AM »

Nice find Tews ... brings back memories of my first bike ... also a sunrise gold 74.

Enjoy !
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Re: Sweet '73 750 find! SHE RUNS!!!!!!!
« Reply #59 on: June 23, 2017, 08:03:10 AM »
Very nice  8) 
How does it run now w/ a fresh set of plugs ?
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Re: Sweet '73 750 find! SHE RUNS!!!!!!!
« Reply #60 on: June 23, 2017, 08:21:58 AM »
Very nice  8) 
How does it run now w/ a fresh set of plugs ?
I didn't put in new plugs yet. The plugs now seems fine and the bikes idles great. I went to clean the caliper this AM. However it isn't frozen as I thought. The owner drained the master cylinder and line of all fluid. The pad isn't frozen nor is the piston in the caliper.

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Re: Sweet '73 750 find! SHE RUNS!!!!!!!
« Reply #61 on: June 23, 2017, 11:08:15 AM »
What a beautiful survivor. Someone loved that bike, I'd say.
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Re: Sweet '73 750 find! SHE RUNS!!!!!!!
« Reply #62 on: June 23, 2017, 03:51:11 PM »
What a beautiful survivor. Someone loved that bike, I'd say.

The PO certainly 'put it to sleep' in a proper way  8)  :)
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Re: Sweet '73 750 find! First Video of the bike unloaded
« Reply #63 on: June 24, 2017, 09:04:26 AM »
Here is the first video I made of when I unloaded the bike. It shows all imperfections. I did this to document the before and after process.
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Re: Sweet '73 750 find! SHE RUNS!!!!!!!
« Reply #64 on: June 24, 2017, 09:13:55 AM »
I didn't put in new plugs yet. The plugs now seems fine and the bikes idles great. I went to clean the caliper this AM. However it isn't frozen as I thought. The owner drained the master cylinder and line of all fluid. The pad isn't frozen nor is the piston in the caliper.


You should go give the PO another $100 just for doing that!
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Re: Sweet '73 750 find! video of the unloading condition
« Reply #65 on: June 25, 2017, 11:34:32 PM »
Congratulations on a once in a life time score.
I love this thread!