Project start of a 1977 CB750 K7 given to me by a longtime good friend / retired coworker / career mentor. He parked it in his shed in 1991 and there it's been sitting since...usual story...life, kids, and all that. He's reached an age where he can no longer ride. So, after a few years of coaxing him to let me take it off his hands so his wife can reclaim some shed space making her already happier than she is by being married to him...he finally let me have it. The asking price was "speak well of me at my funeral...just make sure you speak before my wife does". He's got more than a few years left so I have time to prepare my speech.
Bike was covered the whole time. He drained the carbs, removed the gas tank, drained it, and stored that in his basement when he parked it. Mouse took up residence under the carbs and really made a mess of the area but so far the seed are only in the bottom of the air box. Very little rust but definitely needs a good bath. He was the 2nd owner. 25k on the odometer. Color-matched Vetter fairing with lowers and a 38L Vetter tank bag, Kerker 4 into 1, leather sissy bar bag, and his Bates "The Hugger" maroon red leather jacket. Did I say he is a longtime good friend?
Started some initial work. Carb boots, carb gasket kit, accelerator pump kit, brake & MC rebuild kits have been ordered. Bike has aftermarket air ride fork caps. They seem to still work but won't really know until I service the forks. Did I say he is a longtime good friend?
Plan is for a good cleaning, rust-busting where needed, refresh of gaskets, seals, etc as required, and leave the paint & finish alone. Only issue he had before he parked it was the bike would eventually die when riding in the rain i.e. got good and wet. Did so before and after the fairing was added. Give it an hour to dry and it would run fine again. He did some electrical troubleshooting back in the day but never found anything he could pin down as the cause of the problem.
