Topic: Back in the saddle. I hope.

[BillG]

Greetings, All;

Now that winter is on the way out here in Minnesota, I'm getting started on the resurrection of my '77 CB750K7.  Bought it in 1987 with about 4500 miles.  Excel Black with 28xxx on the clock now, and original except for the Vetter fairing and the 4-2 exhaust.  I want to keep it original as much as possible, with any modifications being reversable.  I'll keep the fairing, and would love to find a set of period Vetter bags and trunk for it.  She's been in storage since 2000 after developing a charging issue that I couldn't figure out.  I'm hoping I'm smarter about electrical matters now than I was then.  Anyway, just wanted to say hello to the group. 

BillG
Minneapolis MN

[MD]

Hello from the North Shore,

Riding without a wind sheild at 40 degrees can be a bit chilly.  New rectifier/voltage regulator combinations are at a reasonable price and a easy install to see if it fixes the charging issue.

-MD

[BillG]

I used to say anything above 32 was motorcycle weather.  I rode without the 750 without the fairing for a few years.  But I'd had a Slipstreamer windshield on my 500 Yamaha in the late 70's, and keeping the wind off in November was a definite plus.  Hence the Vetter. 

I actually replaced both regulator and rectifier with Honda parts somewhere around 1990.  I also tried a boneyard stator, which seemed to solve the problem for a while.  I need to check the stator resistances, and probably bite the bullet for an aftermarket unit.  The rectifier/regulator combo is probably worth doing as well.

Bill

[Gurp]

Ohms.
meditate on them and measure them. the secret to charging issues. lmao

[754]

Bad connections iften screws things up.. including ground and harness to battery.
 Welcome..

[Stev-o]

Welcome Bill.  You came to the right place to get info on your charging issue.

Be sure you have a good battery and then go here to diagnose...
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http://www.oregonmotorcycleparts.com/SOHCfours.html


BTW - the stators on these bikes rarely go bad. Be sure the wiring did not get pinched when the cover was put back on.

[newday777]

Howdy Bill
Welcome from San Diego.
I have a 75 K5 runner and a 76 K6 basket case in NH_summers and fall).
I'm helping a friend here in San Diego this winter bring his father in law's 74 back to life that sat in a shed from 1987. This when we got it out in the sun from the mice infestment. It stunk. But it's cleaning up.
I started riding 750s in 1975 when I bought a new K5 Planet Blue.

Yes spring will return.

Getter running.