Topic: another from Kansas

[bigrush]

Seems like Kansas is the land for old Hondas.... funny I couldn't find many for sale while I was looking...

Hello SOHC4 members.

I am in Wichita, KS. I just recently (last month) purchased a rolling (read:not running) 1976 CB750A Hondamatic. It was running when I bought it. Now I've done something and have been lurking here for about a month. You all seem pretty cool I am glad to be a member.

Short and sweet- just wanted to say hi and thanks for being here.

[nickjtc]

Welcome aboard, to the place where entertainment is guaranteed!! Another Hondamatic.....they're always interesting 'bikes. Post pics and keep us appraised of progress.

[bigrush]

will do. Thanks.

Yeah, I am finding that out. At least I don't have to do a hidden clutch cable..... Now does anybody have a hidden throttle cable I can have? 

[nickjtc]

Now does anybody have a hidden throttle cable I can have? 

Hidden throttle cable....hmmmmm, that would be on the same shelf as bottom air, I think.

[bigrush]

"bottom air" nah.... reminds me of the "bag of no-knots" or the "pre-dug post holes" we used to send newbies looking for when I worked contruction.

hidden == internal.

take a look: http://www.bikernet.com/garage/PageViewer.asp?PageID=437

I would imagine that this would clean up the handlebars right nice, no?

[looknotime]

Hey this is Bob.
I'm a newbie also for wichita.

[goon 1492]

welcome, man I am finding more and more everyday that me and this bike are not alone like I thought when I first bought it years ago...

[dusterdude]

welcome

[Bar50]

Nah, not alone.  Not too far away in OK!  As for the hidden throttle, HD used to do that till about '58, but, they only has one carb, and no provision to close the carb in the event of a failure!  Seems like some of the Brit stuff had those cables too, look at older BMW's, plus they shoud have 7/8" bars....
Welcome from OK!

[bigrush]

Thanks, guys for the welcome. yeah, the more I find out about the CBs the more I find out about the CBs. It seems like all my neighbors had one back in the day, everybody from work can tell me about a CB or a CR or a trail50 they had- sort of OT, but related in a way....

Quick update: I got her running today! Worked over the holiday weekend on the ignition system. The PO had the timing knackered and some wiring/splice problems. Got that all sorted out, but all the contiunual attempts to fire had drained the (new) battery. So I charged it over night and ... IT FIRED RIGHT UP! Mucho kudos to the knowledge contained in this forum, between SOHC4 forums, Clymers, and Google, I'm a shadetree wrench!

Of course like I said before, now that I have gone through it, I realize that there is a TON more to go through. Modern brakes, bearings and bushings, more ignition/wiring and switches, wheels/tires, paint and cleaning, cleaning, cleaning. Gotta figure out what I can ride and do and what can wait until winter....

There was mention on here somewhere about a pancake run other than the Cassoday thing. I used to do Cassoday about 7 years ago- so I'm not too interested in that. But, someone mentioned a run to the South/East (from Wichita). Anyone got details? I should be GTG by Independence Day.

Thanks again- even if you didn't think you helped- sometimes just being the one that didn't know anything and ASKED a question- you helped out. Thanks all.
Now how do I get a Gallery.........?