Topic: Restoration of a 1978 CB750 F2

[CB750F2]

G/Day Everyone. For the past 18 mths I have been restoring an F2. The bike is now registered and I am riding it every couple of days. I would like to thank you all for your help. I will continue to visit this web site and try and help others when I can. I have set up a web site showing a pictorial progress of my project. The link is:
http://users.tpg.com.au/patrickl/patsbikersetoration.htm
If you wish to comment please feel free to do so. Thanks, Pat

[Bob Wessner]

Nice job!!

[jtb]

Great looking bike, Pat.  I guess you'll be wanting to get in on the contest for the MOST beautiful F2 now.  It's too bad that we can't all get together for an F2 ride.

John Baldridge in Alabama

[RDRF3]

    Pat, Nice job What color is that looks close to origanal.  What is the MFG. date of your bike ??
    Mine is 11/77 tag says 78 model, just curious. I guess its actually a F3 .
    See mine on Bikepics.com, 
    I'm in the process of restoring a 1970 750 K0 .  Anyway!!, once again nice job,ride safe.
                   Raymond in Texas

[CB750F2]

G/Day again. Thanks for your comments. The bike will look better when I get the exhaust rechromed. Raymond, the frame No. is CB750G-1015207 and the engine No. is CB750E-2615475 and the manufacture date is Jul 78. The paint is from DUPONT and is called R518P Radiant Ruby Effect P4638 - I am reading this info from the 2003 DUPONT colour chart for HONDA motor vehicles. I choose this colour after trying in vain to find a sample of the original colour so that the painter could match it. I since been able to find a sample - there is an obvious difference when I hold the sample against my bike but I like the colour that I have choosen better. Thanks, Pat from Australia.

[CB750F2]

Thanks for the tip about the carbon. I will obtain quotes first. You don't get much change out of $2000.00 AU for a complete new system here in Australia - that's for a genuine 410 system.

[bhkrause]

Linkys no worky with Firefox browser...   

[Chris in Ramsey]

Bernie..have you got your F back together? I assume you didn't make it to Laguna Seca as I looked all over for you, but no could find

[Bodain]

Now that is a restore job... Fantastic job..  Finally a bike that started out uglier than mine.

[bhkrause]

Bernie..have you got your F back together? I assume you didn't make it to Laguna Seca as I looked all over for you, but no could find

Hi, Chris.

Yup, we were there, but we flew in, didn't ride.  I would have been on a ZRX otherwise..   Did see a few sohc's there, and got some compliments on my SOHC4 t-shirt. 

But no, it's not together yet.  Basement project got in the way, still have to get a head redone for it, and cylinders honed.  Valve springs, piston rings, paint the frame, paint the gas tank, etc, etc....  sigh... 

bk

[paulages]

i use firefox, and the links work fine....maybe check the settings in your browser?

[Chris in Ramsey]

Pat, your 750F looks great! There are more than a few of us here that KNOW that the F2/F3 bikes are the best looking of all SOHC4's, of course they also run the best!

[mcpuffett]

nice job pat ,the bike is a credit to you  enjoy it    mick.

[ofreen]

You truly brought that one back from the dead.  A Lazarus bike.

[Teach]

It's too bad that we can't all get together for an F2 ride.

Once I get mine finished we'll have to meet up for an F2 ride.

Alex Stephenson in Oneonta, AL

[CB750F2]

Thanks for the comments. I had forgotten that I had started this post back in April I think. I saw the heading and thought "someone else is restoring an F2 - I better take a look". Alex, it may be a bit difficult for us to meet up for a ride - I live in Nth Qld Australia - but thanks for the offer. The F2 was not a big seller here in Australia but I my eyes they are quite an attractive bike.
Pat from Nth Qld.

[jtb]

Teach,  I'll meet up with you for an F2 ride this spring.

John in Birmingham, AL

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