Topic: CR750 Kit Bike in Paul Brodie's shop on U-tube

[Old Scrambler]

Paul was commissioned by the bike owner to make a new front-fender brace. Near the end Paul gives a brief description of the bike's history.

[CB750R]

Came here to post this, here’s the link. Neat to see.

[gschuld]

I’m curious what the eagle eyed among us picks up that doesn’t smell right.

George

[CB750R]

I’m curious what the eagle eyed among us picks up that doesn’t smell right.

George

Why don’t you enlighten us?

[Old Scrambler]

The case ID is likely a made-up number stamped into a set of blank replacement units. If they were cast in July of 1970 they may have a bad output-shaft bearing race ............BTDT.

Its a kit bike so nothing is set in stone............but that seat pan and oil tank could have been a lot better......and the rear wheel is dangerous

[gschuld]

I’m curious what the eagle eyed among us picks up that doesn’t smell right.

George

Why don’t you enlighten us?

Not trying to be secretive, but it’s a bit of murder mystery theatre.

I’ll share some thoughts on it before long.

George

[CB750R]

Those carbs are interesting, I haven’t seen them before. Was that the crankcase breather coming out the tail section?

[napoleonb]

I’m curious what the eagle eyed among us picks up that doesn’t smell right.

George

Why don’t you enlighten us?

There are a lot of parts plain wrong from a "proper" kit perspective. They might have been changed/upgraded parts during time as it was raced.
Would you consider a cb750 with 2 real kit parts on it a CR750 kit racer if it has a paintjob matching a racer which it clearly wasn't and never has been?
Or does 10 parts make it a proper kit bike? Or when you've put excellent replica kit parts on it is it any less of a kit bike then one build with true Honda parts but a lesser amount?

I think the line of "faking" it to be more then it really is, is what disturbes most of people.

But there are some original or good replica parts on the bike (petrol tank, petrol tap, rear hub, throttle housing, CR31's carbs, oil cooler)

[CB750R]

I’m curious what the eagle eyed among us picks up that doesn’t smell right.

George

Why don’t you enlighten us?

There are a lot of parts plain wrong from a "proper" kit perspective. They might have been changed/upgraded parts during time as it was raced.
Would you consider a cb750 with 2 real kit parts on it a CR750 kit racer if it has a paintjob matching a racer which it clearly wasn't and never has been?
Or does 10 parts make it a proper kit bike? Or when you've put excellent replica kit parts on it is it any less of a kit bike then one build with true Honda parts but a lesser amount?

I think the line of "faking" it to be more then it really is, is what disturbes most of people.

But there are some original or good replica parts on the bike (petrol tank, petrol tap, rear hub, throttle housing, CR31's carbs, oil cooler)

From a the perspective of a ‘survivor’ race bike, where parts are swapped out on a regular basis you’d kind of expect any true old race bike to be an amalgamation of many parts over time. Heck my own track bike is a Mongrel of assorted bits.

[Don R]

 True, most old race cars or bikes evolve to be competitive. That's why a correct period piece is rare.

[bwaller]

I knew Frankie Juhan briefly from my time racing at Westwood, BC.... He & Duncan Fraser. Real west coast Canadian racing people. That bike had been in the Honda Center showroom in Burnaby (Originally owned by the Juhan's and Duncan still there I believe??)

Bike history is nearly always a moving target. It's painted to look like Mann's, but is supposedly Gary Fisher's, which wasn't that colour.

It's a good story, and there's nothing wrong with that.