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Offline Maurizio

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Greetings from Italy
« on: April 25, 2009, 05:42:14 AM »
Hallo,
my name is Maurizio, 51 years old, married with Carla, and I am an "old" new owner of a '76 Honda CB 750 F.

It was my father's bike, back in the seventies, and I drove it a few times when it was brand new (and I was barely eighteen), but I always have been an offroader...

Since my father left us in 1996, the bike was stored in a garage, and me and my wife decided on last September that it deserves to be used. I follow my wife's need to have a "cruise" bike, and when the old CB was trailed away from that garage, she really felt in love with it, also because it remembers us of my dad.

A quick "restoration" was done, consisting mainly in some washing, a cleaning of carburetors, tank and brakes, and the change of battery and all fluids and filters, as the bike had a little bit more than 2000 km on the clock.

So, now, after some typical Italian boring and time consuming  bureaucratic procedures, the bike has become my almost daily driver, as the other rig in the stable is a mainly offroad biased KTM 690 enduro.

Now it's time for me to sit and read around in the forum.

Regards, Maurizio
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'08 H-D FLHTCUSE3 "White Anchor"
'14 KTM EXC 250 E "Sparklin' Orange"

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Re: Greetings from Italy
« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2009, 06:11:12 AM »
Greta story Maurizio and welcome to the Forum. How about some photos of this beautiful bike  ;)...we always like photos!

Which part of Italy are you from?

cheers
Andy
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Re: Greetings from Italy
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2009, 06:17:45 AM »
Welcome from Brazil Maurizio!
Oh, you have an original 750 with 2000km, thats fantastic. :o
Be happy and ride safe!
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Offline Maurizio

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Re: Greetings from Italy
« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2009, 06:37:50 AM »
Quote from: andy750 on April 25, 2009, 06:11:12 AM
Greta story Maurizio and welcome to the Forum. How about some photos of this beautiful bike  ;)...we always like photos!

Photos?

Here they are:
http://gallery.me.com/maurizio_marra/100182
http://gallery.me.com/maurizio_marra/100158
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Which part of Italy are you from?

Turin, Piedmont, north western Italy.
Very close to the Western Alps and lots of alpine roads, both tarmac and dirt... ;)
« Last Edit: April 25, 2009, 06:45:03 AM by Maurizio »
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'14 KTM EXC 250 E "Sparklin' Orange"

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Re: Greetings from Italy
« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2009, 06:46:06 AM »
Quote from: Stormer on April 25, 2009, 06:17:45 AM
Welcome from Brazil Maurizio!
Oh, you have an original 750 with 2000km, thats fantastic. :o
Be happy and ride safe!

Thank you Stormer!
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'08 H-D FLHTCUSE3 "White Anchor"
'14 KTM EXC 250 E "Sparklin' Orange"

Offline andy750

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Re: Greetings from Italy
« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2009, 06:04:11 PM »

Excellent photos and I love the colour of the bike. You live in a beautiful area and the roads are amazing! A lot of fun on a CB750 thats for sure. Enjoy the summer!

cheers
Andy
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1. CB750K4: Long distance bike, 17 countries and counting...2001 - Trans-USA-Mexico, 2003 - European Tour, 2004 - SOHC Easy Rider Trip , 2008 - Adirondack Tour 2-up , 2013 - Tail of the Dragon Tour , 2017: 836 kit install and bottom end rebuild. And rebirth: http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,173213.msg2029836.html#msg2029836
2. CB750/810cc K2  - road racer with JMR worked head 71 hp
3. Yamaha Tenere T700 2022

Where did you go on your bike today? - http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=45183.2350

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Re: Greetings from Italy
« Reply #6 on: April 25, 2009, 07:57:28 PM »
Welcome from Israel Maurizio.

Great bike.  Just enjoy it as much as you can...


Jona
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Offline Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er

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Re: Greetings from Italy
« Reply #7 on: April 25, 2009, 08:41:39 PM »
Greetings from Colorado in the US.

REALLY nice bike. Take good care of it as your father had. Looks original except perhaps for the handlebars. The European version had a few differences from the US. Turnsignals and front fender.

Jerry

EDIT:

I just noticed the rear "fender" thing behind the tire. That is definitely different as I haven't seen that before. Can you provide any information about that?
« Last Edit: April 26, 2009, 11:27:01 AM by Jerry Griffin aka Rxman »
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Re: Greetings from Italy
« Reply #8 on: April 26, 2009, 06:03:03 PM »
welcome from columbia south carolina. beautiful motorcycle! enjoy it.
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Re: Greetings from Italy
« Reply #9 on: April 26, 2009, 11:12:30 PM »
Quote from: Jerry Griffin aka Rxman on April 25, 2009, 08:41:39 PM
Greetings from Colorado in the US.

REALLY nice bike. Take good care of it as your father had. Looks original except perhaps for the handlebars. The European version had a few differences from the US. Turnsignals and front fender.

Jerry

EDIT:

I just noticed the rear "fender" thing behind the tire. That is definitely different as I haven't seen that before. Can you provide any information about that?

Jerry, and everybody, first of all thanks a lot for your welcome!

Well, the bike is completely original, except for grips and point cover, that have been changed years ago due to a soft drop made by dad while moving the bike in the courtyard; and this is the reason for the lack of the rubber thinghies on top of the levers, as the right one was a little scraped and I removed both of them (a couple of new ones is on the road to my home).

The rear fender rubber extension was standard on Euro spec'd bikes, or at least in the Italian ones, as were lower handlebars, smaller turn lights and different front and rear fender from the US bikes: i don't' like it so much, but it has that nasty retro look, and it belongs to the bone stock originality of the bike.

Now there are some other non original parts, of course, as battery (a brand new Yuasa, pretty similar to the original FB) and a couple of new Dunlop GT 501's as the bike will be used and I don't trust the oem 33 years old Dunlops, even if in perfect shape.
« Last Edit: April 27, 2009, 05:40:18 AM by Maurizio »
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'14 KTM EXC 250 E "Sparklin' Orange"
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