It's customary to introduce oneself to any new forum, so here's mine.
I'm a member of quite a few forums for the very good reason that there's a mine of useful information on them.
However, I never forget that the value of anything that you get from forums is worth half what you paid for it - that's the cynic in me talking, though.
I'm retired, and my formative years are the seventies.
As such, I seek out old motor cycles from my youth, in order to relive my youth.
To date I have restored a '68 Triumph Bonneville T120R, a '74 Triumph Trident T150V, and a '74 Norton Commando 850.
As I refuse to pay silly UK prices, I sourced all those bikes from the US with the help of my buddy, Dave, in Illinois.
The most expensive was £2400 + shipping - you don't have to pay over the odds.
Anyway, enough of the background rambling, and I'll cut to the chase.
With my US buddy brokering the deal, I have just bought what appears to be a very complete 1973 Honda CB750 K3.
In keeping with my philosophy of not paying too much, this venerable steed cost me a very reasonable $2000 - £1515 in my money.
I think the seller undersold, as he spent $1300 last year on carburation, ignition, front tyre, and a few other jobs.
It's a good runner, although Dave says that it has a "stumble" at high RPM - I presume he means a misfire.
It even has the original 4 into 4 exhaust system, which I believe is NLA.
It's going to take a couple of months to arrive here in the UK, so in the interim I'm going to bone up about these bikes.
I've posted a few pictures, and I'd be interested to hear what you folks think.
BTW, the paint job does resemble something from Jackson Pollock!
