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cb750 petcock side
« on: January 16, 2019, 11:03:01 AM »
Just saw this photo on a craigslist ad for a CB750 where the petcock is on the right side of the tank. Isn't that a sandcast characteristic or did later models have it as well? You can see there is fuel line going from the petcock to the left side of the carb rack.



Here's the ad: https://akroncanton.craigslist.org/mcy/d/akron-1974-honda-cb750-four-all-original/6787824003.html
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Re: cb750 petcock side
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2019, 11:12:33 AM »
while it might be characteristic of sandcast models, i do not believe that is a sandcast identifier.  if that makes sense.  ie other words, this might be something in common with the sandcast bikes, but not worthy of using to qualify a sandcast.  however there might be other features relating to the petcock that are used to indentify sandcast model parts.

it also has the wrong side covers, and the brown metallic paint (i think its brown metallic) i think this is a 73 range bike.  but im only guessing the year.  would bet money not its not even close to sandcast. sandcast are only the first 7400(ish) bikes that were made. 
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Re: cb750 petcock side
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2019, 11:46:02 AM »

My original 74, (and my current one) uses the same RH side dual line petcock.
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Re: cb750 petcock side
« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2019, 11:52:49 AM »
 That's the best/worst thing about the cb750's, parts interchangeability. No, it's not a first year only thing. 69-74 right side, 75-78 left side.

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Re: cb750 petcock side
« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2019, 08:40:41 PM »
 Color is Boss Maroon which is proper for a 1974. Add says completely original which is a bit of a stretch.

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Re: cb750 petcock side
« Reply #5 on: January 16, 2019, 09:11:43 PM »
Is it a bike under the seat?
Fat rear wheel and front wheel look slimmer.
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Re: cb750 petcock side
« Reply #6 on: January 17, 2019, 12:12:01 AM »
Looks like early 73 head on it.
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Re: cb750 petcock side
« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2019, 01:29:46 AM »
Color is Boss Maroon which is proper for a 1974. Add says completely original which is a bit of a stretch.

I like the Boss Maroon. It’s a colour that was never offered in Australia. Would love to buy a tank if anyone has one in their stash! It screams of 1970’s.
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K2 engine build thread. For a complete CB750 -75
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,180088.msg2088008.html#msg2088008
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Re: cb750 petcock side
« Reply #9 on: January 17, 2019, 05:55:11 PM »
oof. that seat.
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Re: cb750 petcock side
« Reply #10 on: December 24, 2022, 08:06:56 PM »
This is my   750 which I bought new in late 1972 in Australia. Petcock on RHS. This is the original tank.
I think maybe 1973 onwards was on the LHS. “Just my opinion “😎

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Re: cb750 petcock side
« Reply #11 on: December 25, 2022, 12:44:22 AM »
In UK model range the K2 went from 72-75, all had fuel tap on right side. The K6 in 1976 had it changed to the left. Here's my 73 K2

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Re: cb750 petcock side
« Reply #12 on: December 25, 2022, 12:47:38 AM »
The tank my K3 came to me with is left side petcock, but it's had its emblems removed/filled and been painted so I don't know if it's original to the bike.

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Re: cb750 petcock side
« Reply #13 on: December 25, 2022, 01:19:31 AM »
The tank my K3 came to me with is left side petcock, but it's had its emblems removed/filled and been painted so I don't know if it's original to the bike.
Nope not original on your K3.
1975 was the 1st year of the petcock on the left. I was a parts manager back then and bought a new 1975 CB750 K5.
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Re: cb750 petcock side
« Reply #14 on: December 25, 2022, 01:23:32 AM »
In UK model range the K2 went from 72-75, all had fuel tap on right side. The K6 in 1976 had it changed to the left. Here's my 73 K2
True in the UK and other countries that the K2 was sold until 1975 and had the petcock on the right side as you didn't get the K3, K4 or the K5, but not so in the USA.
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1975 K5 Planet Blue my summer ride, it was a friend's bike I worked with at the Honda shop in 76, lots of fun to be on it again
1976 K6 Anteres Red rebuilding project, was originally my brother's that I set up from the crate, it'll breath again soon!
Project 750s, 2 K4, 2 K6, 1 K8
2008 GL1800 my daily ride and cross country runner

Prior bikes....
1972 Suzuki GT380 I had charge of it for a year in 1973 while my friend was deployed and learned to love street riding....
New CB450 K7 after my friend returned...
New CB750 K5 Planet Blue, demise by ex cousin in law at 9,000 miles...
New CB750 K6 Anteres Red, to replace the totaled K5, I sold this K6 at 45k in 1983, I had heavily modified it, many great memories on it and have missed it greatly.....
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Re: cb750 petcock side
« Reply #15 on: December 25, 2022, 01:29:24 AM »
This is my   750 which I bought new in late 1972 in Australia. Petcock on RHS. This is the original tank.
I think maybe 1973 onwards was on the LHS. “Just my opinion “😎
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1976 K6 Anteres Red rebuilding project, was originally my brother's that I set up from the crate, it'll breath again soon!
Project 750s, 2 K4, 2 K6, 1 K8
2008 GL1800 my daily ride and cross country runner

Prior bikes....
1972 Suzuki GT380 I had charge of it for a year in 1973 while my friend was deployed and learned to love street riding....
New CB450 K7 after my friend returned...
New CB750 K5 Planet Blue, demise by ex cousin in law at 9,000 miles...
New CB750 K6 Anteres Red, to replace the totaled K5, I sold this K6 at 45k in 1983, I had heavily modified it, many great memories on it and have missed it greatly.....
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Re: cb750 petcock side
« Reply #16 on: December 25, 2022, 03:52:57 AM »
Here is my 1975 K2.
Frame number K2 series, engine as the actual  year.
Tank is verified to be the bike's original, paint not.
I repainted it with a brown I saw on a car.
Original was Briar Brown.
Europeen K2 looked different than US version with some K1 details as also the K6 got here except K6 petcock on left side.

« Last Edit: December 25, 2022, 04:01:19 AM by PeWe »
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http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,180468.msg2092136.html#msg2092136
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http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,49438.msg1863571.html#msg1863571
CB750 K2 -1975  build thread
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,168243.msg1948381.html#msg1948381
K2 engine build thread. For a complete CB750 -75
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,180088.msg2088008.html#msg2088008
Carb jetting, a long story Mikuni TMR32
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Re: cb750 petcock side
« Reply #17 on: December 25, 2022, 05:16:32 AM »
Here is my 1975 K2.
Frame number K2 series, engine as the actual  year.
Tank is verified to be the bike's original, paint not.
I repainted it with a brown I saw on a car.
Original was Briar Brown.
Europeen K2 looked different than US version with some K1 details as also the K6 got here except K6 petcock on left side.

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Honda Parts manager in the mid 1970s Nashua Honda
My current rides
1975 K5 Planet Blue my summer ride, it was a friend's bike I worked with at the Honda shop in 76, lots of fun to be on it again
1976 K6 Anteres Red rebuilding project, was originally my brother's that I set up from the crate, it'll breath again soon!
Project 750s, 2 K4, 2 K6, 1 K8
2008 GL1800 my daily ride and cross country runner

Prior bikes....
1972 Suzuki GT380 I had charge of it for a year in 1973 while my friend was deployed and learned to love street riding....
New CB450 K7 after my friend returned...
New CB750 K5 Planet Blue, demise by ex cousin in law at 9,000 miles...
New CB750 K6 Anteres Red, to replace the totaled K5, I sold this K6 at 45k in 1983, I had heavily modified it, many great memories on it and have missed it greatly.....
1983 GL1100A, 1999 GL1500 SE, 1999 GL1500A

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Re: cb750 petcock side
« Reply #18 on: December 26, 2022, 02:01:47 PM »
Rumour has it that Honda changed it to LH side so when the bike was on the side stand, and tank low on fuel, carbs would still get fuel.
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Re: cb750 petcock side
« Reply #19 on: December 26, 2022, 02:18:30 PM »
Rumour has it that Honda changed it to LH side so when the bike was on the side stand, and tank low on fuel, carbs would still get fuel.
I thought they changed it to the left side so you didn't have to take your right hand off the throttle to change to reserve 🤔🤔🤔
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Re: cb750 petcock side
« Reply #20 on: December 26, 2022, 03:26:52 PM »
Rumour has it that Honda changed it to LH side so when the bike was on the side stand, and tank low on fuel, carbs would still get fuel.
I thought they changed it to the left side so you didn't have to take your right hand off the throttle to change to reserve

That could be it as well.   But, as I'm sure you know, once you run out of fuel, it does not matter how much you twist the throttle, you are not going very fast 'til you turn the petcock to reserve!
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Re: cb750 petcock side
« Reply #21 on: December 26, 2022, 08:16:23 PM »
That bike is a long way from original, with a 16" rear wheel, different exhaust, misrouted fuel lines...the fuel lines should go down from the petcock and then thru 2 holes in the right side of the carb mount bracket to prevent the bubble(s) that are currently trapped where those hoses turn downward toward the carbs. If those holes in the bracket are missing on the right side, then the carbs are from the K5/6 or F0 bike, where the petcock was on the left side and those holes were flipped.

A special note, though: in the K4 (late) production the carb bracket can have 4 holes in it for the hoses, 2 on each side in the same hi/lo arrangement, or the low hole only (2 different brackets during 3/74 thru 10/74 production were seen on K4). The LH fuel petcock first appeared in late K4, in the famous "50 MPG" ads in the magazines during the US gasoline shortage of that era: these bikes also received the same ignition coils that were later spec'd for the K5-onward bikes (4.3 ohm primary instead of 4.6 ohms). On the showroom you could see both LH and RH petcocks on 750 bikes that were designated K4 (this was during the later summer months, like July/August). We later learned that the LH versions had the 'lean burn' engine with the 1mm taller cylinders: those bikes also had the little plastic caps on the idle air screws (like are found in the F0 with the "086" series carbs) and the floats were set to a more-than-26mm height in many cases. The idle air screws have extended heads that stick up out of the carb bodies (to both fit the plastic caps and ID the carbs quickly) and are longer than the earlier versions.

While those bikes could actually achieve 50 MPG at 55 MPH on flat hiways with no headwind, windshield, fairing nor saddlebags, they also could not reach 100 MPH. (This can be fixed, but takes some work...that's noted in my book. ;)  )

...not that there's anything wrong with teasing 50 MPG out of them again these days?
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Re: cb750 petcock side
« Reply #22 on: December 27, 2022, 12:50:03 AM »
Run lean will risk the guides and valves with shorter life.

40MPG has been the normal for my CB750's. Mixed speeds mostly 70-130kmh.
It could use a little less when it got 836, ported head, mild cam and a little bit higher compression.
A "little" bit more fuel when twisting. Reserve at around 150km. (Around 210km is my usual number today)

Cruising in that low speed without twisting can reach 45MPG
But it will make 200kmh rather fast when twisting. A ride with some "carb testing" will land at 35MPG or less ;)
I prefer that.
If low fuel consumption is a must there are other (newer) bikes.

I talked to one guy riding a BMW F650GS. He talked about 53-55MPG as a normal number. (The engine is closer to 800cc). He was very happy with that bike.

Lower the fuel consumption so a CB750 will get a very dull acceleration will make it to a very boring bike.
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CB750 K6-76  970cc (Earlier 1005cc JMR Billet block on the shelf waiting for a comeback)
CB750 K2-75 Parts assembled to a stock K2

Updates of the CB750 K6 -1976
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,180468.msg2092136.html#msg2092136
The billet block build thread
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,49438.msg1863571.html#msg1863571
CB750 K2 -1975  build thread
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,168243.msg1948381.html#msg1948381
K2 engine build thread. For a complete CB750 -75
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,180088.msg2088008.html#msg2088008
Carb jetting, a long story Mikuni TMR32
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,179479.msg2104967.html#msg2104967

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Re: cb750 petcock side
« Reply #23 on: December 27, 2022, 06:55:19 AM »
Rumour has it that Honda changed it to LH side so when the bike was on the side stand, and tank low on fuel, carbs would still get fuel.
I thought they changed it to the left side so you didn't have to take your right hand off the throttle to change to reserve

That could be it as well.   But, as I'm sure you know, once you run out of fuel, it does not matter how much you twist the throttle, you are not going very fast 'til you turn the petcock to reserve!
Indeed, no matter how much open throttle you use, you you don't get very far until you flip that little lever😂😂😂😂
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Re: cb750 petcock side
« Reply #24 on: December 27, 2022, 07:32:38 AM »
Better to check the trip meter and change to reserve in time.
Not fun when it runs out of gas in the city.
K6 tank much easier then.
CB750 K6-76  970cc (Earlier 1005cc JMR Billet block on the shelf waiting for a comeback)
CB750 K2-75 Parts assembled to a stock K2

Updates of the CB750 K6 -1976
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,180468.msg2092136.html#msg2092136
The billet block build thread
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,49438.msg1863571.html#msg1863571
CB750 K2 -1975  build thread
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,168243.msg1948381.html#msg1948381
K2 engine build thread. For a complete CB750 -75
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,180088.msg2088008.html#msg2088008
Carb jetting, a long story Mikuni TMR32
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,179479.msg2104967.html#msg2104967