I picked up this late k1 about a month or so ago. Its a 9/71 build date, titled 1972. Its only got a bit over 8k miles and runs ok, has good compression. Im not intending a full restoration, just a freshen up and sell it on.
It looks like theres some oil seepage from the head gasket, so im going to pull the engine and replace gaskets, maybe rings, and paint/polish.
Ill also go through carbs, replace seals and bearings, etc. The paint is rough, especially on the tank, so all the body work is off to rj cycle for a repaint. All the chrome is pretty decent, just minor surface rust here and there, so im not getting anything rechromed.
My biggest decision is on the exhaust. All 4 pipes are solid. The left 2 are the correct 300s, the right has a 300 lower that is completely crushed and the upper is a 341. Id like to replace both right side pipes with correct 300s, but they may be expensive and hard to find. The other option is replace all 4 with repops and sell what ive got. I need to figure out what will be most cost effective.
Otherwise, the bike is mostly here and in decent shape, so im hoping for a pretty quick turnaround, 3-4 weeks. Im excited to be working on a cb750 again. Its been quite a while since ive had one to work on.
