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Offline HonderCB

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Re: 750F thread?
« Reply #825 on: June 24, 2012, 02:36:49 PM »
A quick story. I met my brother at our favorite breakfast spot and parked my Honda out front. I was seated and the counter after a few minutes a car left and then you could see my bike out front. There was a couple seated at a table near the door, I hadn't noticed but the man went out to look at my 76F. When the waitress pointed at him, I noticed his wife was smiling and looking out the window. I remarked he must have had a bike like that one. she said no, not like it. He owned that bike for 25 years. When he came in he told how they bought it in 1980 and rode it all over Colorado. They got a scare and she stopped riding with him soon after it was parked for around 20 years. I now know every owner except the first one, we will be talking about that. He was happy to see it all shiney and running and of course, he offered to buy it back but I doubt he would like the price.

And no, he was not the big dumb PO. He was the good one.

Cool story, what was the distinguishing feature of the bike that let the PO know it was for sure his bike?

Pretty crazy running into a guy who used to own your bike 3 states away
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Re: 750F thread?
« Reply #826 on: June 24, 2012, 07:11:49 PM »
There was a ding on the tank, it was there when he bought it. He did move back here and brought it back. He lived in a nearby town.
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Re: 750F thread?
« Reply #827 on: July 03, 2012, 01:03:11 PM »

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Re: 750F thread?
« Reply #828 on: July 03, 2012, 02:49:33 PM »
Who has a 75/76 rear axle?

I had some stuff lined out here but the seller disappeared. Time to start on Son of F now that the restore is damn near done  :) Since I can't call it F2, how about F2?
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Re: 750F thread?
« Reply #829 on: July 03, 2012, 04:24:27 PM »
heres my freshly restored 76 F1

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it looked like this when I got it last fall


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« Reply #830 on: July 03, 2012, 04:46:13 PM »
nice work!  i love that yellow
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Re: 750F thread?
« Reply #831 on: July 05, 2012, 02:13:40 AM »
I  have a F1 looking at  buying tarrozi rearsets has anyone on this thread done so and please post some photo,s much appreciated tony

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Re: 750F thread?
« Reply #832 on: July 05, 2012, 05:27:01 AM »
I  have a F1 looking at  buying tarrozi rearsets has anyone on this thread done so and please post some photo,s much appreciated tony

Has the F1 got drum or disc rear brakes?

I had to make my own custom rear set brackets to then mount Hyabusa rear sets on my F2.

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Re: 750F thread?
« Reply #833 on: July 05, 2012, 03:04:17 PM »
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Has the F1 got drum or disc rear brakes?

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Re: 750F thread?
« Reply #834 on: July 05, 2012, 03:20:05 PM »
Are drum brake F's real or just an urban myth? i've never seen one.
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« Reply #835 on: July 05, 2012, 04:05:34 PM »
Are drum brake F's real or just an urban myth? i've never seen one.

For the 750 F, all had rear disc from the factory, according the HMIG.
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« Reply #836 on: July 07, 2012, 10:06:03 PM »
Right.

So custom rear sets for an F all need to run a brake Master cylinder, didn't think anyone made a set of rear sets that do this for an F.

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Re: 750F thread?
« Reply #837 on: July 10, 2012, 12:08:17 PM »
Mine is also a 1978 F2, but retrofitted to looks like a K, the next mod will be a Gordon's Frame Kit, to make easy the maintenance of the Head that this engine need, she has 28000 kilometers (minimun) and no traces of smoke or guide valve noises (maybe changed by po)



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Re: 750F thread?
« Reply #838 on: July 10, 2012, 12:48:09 PM »
 I think 78 would be an f3.

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Re: 750F thread?
« Reply #839 on: July 10, 2012, 01:29:06 PM »
As far as I know F3 is solely for USA Market this unit is from a Switzerland dealer and in his frame id plate said F2 type G  :o

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Re: 750F thread?
« Reply #840 on: July 10, 2012, 02:24:50 PM »
 ok I get it

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Re: 750F thread?
« Reply #841 on: July 10, 2012, 04:10:41 PM »
Don't think that I've posted a pic of my bike in years.

The only non stock items are:
Ikon shocks
Stainless brake lines
CRG mirrors
European bars
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Drilled rotors

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Re: 750F thread?
« Reply #842 on: July 10, 2012, 05:03:38 PM »
David: Really nice. Does it have a fork brace?
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« Reply #843 on: July 10, 2012, 05:15:02 PM »
Good eye MCRider.. Tarozzi fork brace from Fast From the Past.
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Re: 750F thread?
« Reply #844 on: July 10, 2012, 05:18:26 PM »
Maduncle: MReick has the Tarozzi rearsets on this F1.

Here's the thread: http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=37044.0

I'm looking at the same thing but am still on the fence as my master cylinder may need replaced anyways leaving me looking at a modern set of controls with matching mc.

I'd love to see some pics of other ideas as well.
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Re: 750F thread?
« Reply #845 on: July 10, 2012, 05:45:19 PM »
Good eye MCRider.. Tarozzi fork brace from Fast From the Past.
That's what i want to do to mine. Keep it a single disc with a forkbrace. But I'd use a EBC disc and a 4 piston caliper I've seen nailed on to these, with EBC pads. Looks stock but acts better.
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Re: 750F thread?
« Reply #846 on: July 10, 2012, 06:56:33 PM »
Mine is also a 1978 F2, but retrofitted to looks like a K, the next mod will be a Gordon's Frame Kit, to make easy the maintenance of the Head that this engine need, she has 28000 kilometers (minimun) and no traces of smoke or guide valve noises (maybe changed by po)



Cheers Carlos
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The easiest way to make a triple disc K. Or is that a variant of F'nK?


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Re: 750F thread?
« Reply #847 on: July 10, 2012, 07:30:36 PM »
I'm interested in thee euro bars, are they just narrower, or lower too?

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Re: 750F thread?
« Reply #848 on: July 10, 2012, 09:39:13 PM »
Hi Don, the bike is a Standard F2, the rear wheel is from a 1976 F almost bolt on (only need larger spacer in the left side)
the front wheel is from 1977 K7 with the F2 discs drilled to 6 holes and with a 6 holes outer plate each side between the nuts and the rotors fits good to the forks and calipers, the only problem not yet solved (I will  >:() is that there is not room enough for the mechanical speed sender, and I'm using a electronic Speedhut unit instead.

The bar is lower sure, but I'm not sure if is also narrower
see the pictures

When Standard:


First mods



now
(six months ago)



now has a Lucas headlight

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Re: 750F thread?
« Reply #849 on: July 11, 2012, 11:13:41 AM »
I like the little front fender plate ala euro look.  Where did you get it!
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