Hello Everyone.
I've been trolling you all for years. About me. I'm old. I live in Illinois and Love Missouri and I'm only 7 miles from her. What am I here for? My first love that came with a Title and only two street tires. I bought her : 1976 CB750F in 1982. Three others had her before I met her. She was perfect 823 miles and not a scratch on her. The first guy laced a 16 inch rear wheel up to her original 18 inch spokes (think about that) , put some chopper high rise pull back bars on her, swapped out her fork tubes with some +6 inch ones.
Making her all mine: Laced up the proper HD chrome 16 inch spokes with the correct F cross pattern, changed the pull backs to a new sport/touring bar then available from K&N, sold the +6 tubes and bought her originals back. Since the 3rd guy cut up her muff, I gave her a brand new Yoshimura exhaust available back then. Modified a set of smooth bore K&N oval filters to fit her stock Keihins. Jetted her carbs to perfection and rode her hard and remained faithful to her for the next 35,000 miles. She was the 2nd most exciting thing I ever had between my legs.
Then came my 1st child, I would start her, warm her, rev her, that old Yoshi would wail. 2nd daughter came, dance, tumbling, gymnastics, music, choir, recitals, ball games cheerleading, didn't have a lot of time for her. Kept her covered and changed her oil. My son was born we got real busy 3 different directions and involved in everything. My son grew older notices her under the cover. Reads about her and wasnt impressed with what he reads. We clean her carbs, sync them, give him a ride across the frozen soybean field then down the black top. He couldn't believe how so little HP ran so good. He's hook on her now. Mom had a cow, never did that again. All three children grown, degreed, and having my grandchildren now.
Thinking after 36 years I might freshen her up a bit. Not my wife. I did ask her a few years back if I could trade her in for a newer model like one of them fuel injected camaros that you could jump right in start it up and drive it hard. She said yes, but that would be really expensive. I said oh I couldn't give up my old classic, telling her, she reminded me of an old 67 z28. If I choked her just right, pumped her a couple times, she might start, if I get her started, I d just have to warm her up a little , may have to play with her accelerator to keep her running while she warms up, and if I did everything right, Oh, does she run and drive great. I wouldn't be surprised if she doesn't run as well as them newer models and more economical to maintain.
After the same 36 years the bike, yes the CB750F...... Well I'm going to read up on that JMR 1000cc billet block, then, hope I can source one, and pull the trigger....
Thanks for letting me join your group and learn some more about old classic girls.
Other interest and fond memories....Grandchildren......Anyrhing internal combustion (including Colt45's and Old Winchester m70s)...... Old Corvettes (ones you have to choke and pump). ...dirt bikes....Tools ......Old Classic Girls.....
What's in the barn thats two wheeled and burns fossil fuel....2014 Honda CB1100.....1976 CB750F.....1978 CB750F......2001 CR500R (The Holy Grail and the Beast)...........2) 2002 CR250R (dad and sons)...........2) 2003 CR125R...........
2006 CR85R.........Yamaha YSR50.......1966 Sears Roebuck 2.5hp bar mini bike (yea I'm that old)
