Topic: Specialty Restoration Questions/ Picture references

[TheGreek]

Good Day Everyone, I am new to the forum and recently picked up a 1976 CB750 with the intention to restore it back to the form that my fathers bike took in 1970-1971. I am currently working off of 3 pictures and his memory. Currently I am 90% done with listing the parts I will need but I do have questions about parts that I have no information for and am hoping that someones eyes will pickup what I’m trying to put down. Currently I am in need of figuring out the bars. My fathers bike was purchased in 1970 in northern NJ and customized to the true 70s feel. Does anyone recognize these bars, assuming that his memory is correct, they were purchased through Honda and I am assuming again that they are a Honda specific part. Does anyone recognize them?

[754]

 Is the tank Fibreglass or steel ? Rear shocks look like first generation Koni shocks. Several seat makers back them, I think Cheatah was one and CorbinGentry and others.

[TheGreek]

Definitely Corbin Gentry for the seat. Sissy bar and pad are also a mystery. Shocks I assumed the top covers were removed and not 1970s aftermarket but could be a possibility. Tank is steel, I believe frisco front mount style.

[754]

 If the shocks are Koni, the adjustment notches are inside the lower collar and you can't see notches from the outside.
Did you know back then extended firms were like 25 to 40 bux..
 Are the 2 frame rails under the tank in the pic I'd we're they cut out ? Can you see if tank is mounted with a bolt? Then it's likely regular Sportster tank.

[spotty]

cool as fcuk, good luck with the build

its going to be harder than doing a stock build but the rewards will be just as good

oh, and by the way there will be some people along shortly bemoaning the destruction of a perfectly good motorcycle and how unsafe it will be and how you'll be killed to death by each and every choice you make that takes it further towards your ultimate goal....fcuk 'em

also pretty cool to have a dad that rode something that cool back then, mine was riding a suzuki step thru after years of rocker cafe racers

[Old Moe Toe]

 The Robert Crumb tank picture is something else!.

[TheGreek]

After talking with pops he said they were stock with top covers removed (all about the look). Frame was not modified and tank was supposedly “built for the bike” . I assumed that it was just a high tunnel Frisco from looking at the pictures and knowing my dad but I could be wrong. I haven’t found a cb with a Frisco in my searches.

Yeah he was definitely the 70-80s NJ biker. Grabbed the Honda cause the AMF Harley bs, I also currently have is old Harley sitting in my garage that was recently passed down. The R. Crumb art is an ongoing deal. It’s on the tank of my/his old bike.

Vintage CB750 has a lot of what I need and eBay for the most part has the rest, I could care less about what others think, I have never seen another bike like this cruising around nowadays. I can’t fvkcen wait. Bars seem to be figured out, found them on Vintage CB as a “specialty bar” with no holes, he had to run wires outside cause he didn’t want to change so I guess that all kinda fits together. Supposedly he got them via the Honda deal in 1970 so I’m guessing the pair offered from vintage is it.

Lights are next, rear lens cover screws, rectangle. Any ideas? I found similar but not exact, I know I’m gonna have to bite the bullet on some stuff and get current offerings but gotta try first.

Cheers everyone!

[jakec]

cool bike and idea. I think aside from the tank it should be easy to get the parts. I don't see anything crazy on there. Those drag pipes can be bought new on ebay for example. I have a bike that has similar custom parts from back in the day. I made some changes since I got it, but it was sporting all kinda kooky parts when I got it.

this is mine http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,177346.0.html

[bryanj]

Rear light looks like a standard 71 ish Honda one as found on most of Hondas bikes 250 to 750 and maybe others. Mount looks like 500 or 750 standard.
Early lens held on by 2 screws, later lense bigger and boxier held on by 4

[Don R]

Check this out, http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,179803.0.html

[scottly]

That was a common formula in the '70s; 6-8" over front forks with a Sportster style tank. The Mr Natural graphic is very cool!!!

[754]

Honda shock adjusters look like the pic I added, and the lower part of shock is chromed.
 I sat the bike in the pic has Koni shocks on it.

[Don R]

 there's a Frisco sportster tank on facebook marketplace Davenport Iowa. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/709420806217467/