I just had the same thing happen........my 750 hasn't started or ran in the last 3 or 4 years.......been fussing with it. Carbs on and off, screws out and in, bowls off and on.......plugs out , cleaned and in, new plugs, points plate change out to new, then back to old, back to new again.
Played with the wires in the headlight, cause blew the headlight...........nothing, just crank and crank.
Yesterday, filled more gas in the tank, like almost full..........cranks, and even idles on it's own, with popping from the exhaust (first time since owning it 2007).
My little CB100 did the same, would not run unless the tank is full of gas.
Go figure............