Topic: A CB750 Adventure Bike?

[ponchojack]

Boy, its been a while since I've been on this forum.  My sign on no longer worked, but I still wear my SOHC/4 tee-shirt proudly.

My CB ended up with one of my boys, but I still ride a 92 nighthawk that I have hyper tuned.

I've been fooling around with CB750s since the early 70s.  I worked in an auto body shot, then the idea was to chopper the things.  Certainly was a different beast.  Can't say it was a good idea.  In the mid-70s things got cool.  We had a great group of guys in New Hampshire who cafe-modded their bikes, and along with a few BSA and Norton riders we had a great weekend circuit from pub to pub.  Some guys raced at Loudon.

The itch is coming back again and I'm looking for a winter project.  I've always wanted an adventure bike to take to Maine.  Why not mod a 750 for adventure biking?

Have any of you guys done anything similar?  Because it would be sacrilegious to destroy an antique SOHC/4, I'm thinking of using a nighthawk.  You can get them cheap with low mileage. 

I'm starting to consder what needs attention:

forks
rear shocks and possibly travel
sprocket and chain
exhaust
engine protection
seat
racks and bags
add-ons; GPS

Any of you guys with suspension experience, your input is appreciated.

Poncho

[Alan F.]

Hey Jack, nice to find more locals here.  Sounds like you've got a plan, I think there's a few on the forums at www.advrider.com that have set the NH up that way, I can't speak from personal experience though I do have one myself.

Please join up and say to the other locals at www.nehondaguys.info we're a good bunch of guys, not all Honda guys either, and plenty of adventure riding experience here too.
Cheers and welcome.
-Alan