Hi all. After many years of lurking and yearning, I finally decided to take the plunge. I had been looking at Suzy Gs's for the longest time, but recently was presented with the opportunity to purchase a 1977 CB 750F. As I do not have any knowledge base on this machine, I am appealing to anyone here who can advise if this is a wise purchase and how to get this vintage piece of engineering road-worthy.
I went to see the bike yesterday. It was pretty clean. The guy bought it as rat bike and was able to procure a new tank and seat assembly. He rode it for a year or so and then the tail running light and speedo backlight went out. He assumed an electrical short (methinks a fuse) and stopped riding it. it has sat for a year. The inside of the tank is soptless. The fork legs are clean. It is registered, current and titled.
The bad:
The battery is dead
the carbs are probably gunked
the exhaust looks partially amputated-like the megaphone was cut off
the weird z bars are probably not installed right
the throttle seems a little stuck (could be due to the carbs...i do not know how they are attached)
Any insight into if this is a good buy and/or too much of an undertaking as well as what steps to take to get it up off its butt.
