Hey everyone, my name's Jack and I live in London, WI (currently). I'm 19, and I go to college at UW Whitewater. I've been into Honda motorcycles for 5 years now, and have amassed quite a collection. I have an '86 Spree, '68 Trail 90, two '66 S-90s, a '62 C110 cub, a '71 CL-100, 2 '62 CB-77s, a '63 CL-77, a '73 CL-350, a '71 CB-450, and now I have just gotten a '78 CB-750 K-8 from my buddy on this forum "Honda?" (Tyson). I've been wanting to get a bigger bike for a while, but I've only had bad luck with it. For example, I picked up an '81 CB-750c, which ran great and looked pretty good when I got it. Unfortunately, I brought it home, and the starter went, and when I fixed that, it spun a rod bearing. Junk. I guess I've been "scarred" by the experience, and have shied away from the newer bikes entirely. That's where Tyson comes in. If anyone followed his story on this forum, they know that his 750 had it's share of problems. He and I pretty much wrote off the engine as a whole; it simply had too many problems. Therefore, I began the search for a new engine. I found one locally on craigslist (in Milwaukee), and I picked it up (along with nearly all the parts from 3 other bikes) from another member on this forum, I believe it is "Stanley". He was really helpful, and gave me a great deal on all the parts.
So here I am. I need to find out if the engine will fit (F engine in a K frame), along with all the other problems the bike had before Tyson pulled it apart. I'm no stranger to projects, and am looking forward to diving deep into this one. As soon as I sell a couple of bikes out of the shed, I'll bring the "new" 750 home and dig in.
Thanks in advance for any questions you guys help me with, as I'm sure I'll have many.
Here's a picture of Tyson (left) and me (right), along with the bike-to-be resurrected.
And here's the stash of parts, along with Tyson and I fooling around:
-Jack
