Author Topic: 1971 cb 750 chopper with extra 836 engine, whats it worth? (Read 7464 times)

BAchvytrk · « **on:** January 08, 2011, 06:41:53 AM »

I just bought an old 71 cb750 chopper as a winter project. bike is registered as a 71 but the engine numbers come back as a 72. Bike is complete, just hasn't ran in a few years. aftermarket frame, just not sure the make. Came with 2 extra engine with the top ends disassembled. One extra engine is a 74 and the other, the 836, has no numbers stamped in the case, i'm assuming they must be replacement cases. Anyway to tell just what year this engine may be? what is all this worth? i paid 950

tango911 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 08, 2011, 06:47:46 AM »

where are you from, how bout a few pictures?

BAchvytrk · « **Reply #2 on:** January 08, 2011, 06:49:48 AM »

I'll get some pics up this afternoon, its still loaded up in the back of my truck. gonna get it to the shop today, put a battery and fresh gas in and see if i can get it fired. I'm in buffalo, ny.

ksmith0034 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 08, 2011, 07:14:14 AM »

Welcome to the addiction. Sounds like you got a good deal with a titled frame and some extra motors, but we'll be able to tell you more after we see some pictures. We LOVE pictures here (most of us caint reed veri good)

tango911 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 08, 2011, 08:02:34 AM »

Quote from: ksmith0034 on January 08, 2011, 07:14:14 AM

Welcome to the addiction. Sounds like you got a good deal with a titled frame and some extra motors, but we'll be able to tell you more after we see some pictures. We LOVE pictures here (most of us caint reed veri good)

speek fo yur self, i is a good reeder. butt yes we loves us somes picters!!!

Stev-o · « **Reply #5 on:** January 08, 2011, 08:11:56 AM »

Sounds like a good deal, post those pics!

754 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 08, 2011, 09:03:17 AM »

Sumtimes a picture (of an old chopper) is wirth..
a hundred weirds.................................................

import_tuner13 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 08, 2011, 10:46:19 AM »

lolz hax0rz L33t

damagedduck · « **Reply #8 on:** January 08, 2011, 10:56:31 AM »

i wanna see some pix! 950.oo seems like a good deal,even for a junker.
heres one of mine!
http://s946.photobucket.com/albums/ad310/damagedduck/

Tripps · « **Reply #9 on:** January 08, 2011, 03:32:51 PM »

Howdy, neighbor, about 35 miles Northeast of you in the Alabama Swamps.

BAchvytrk · « **Reply #10 on:** January 08, 2011, 04:24:18 PM »

here are a few pics, sorry just cell phone pics. will post more when i get a chance from a good camera. cleaned carbs and put some fresh fuel in and fired up in 3 kicks!

zzpete · « **Reply #11 on:** January 08, 2011, 04:28:40 PM »

WELCOME!!! You got a good deal!!

Don R · « **Reply #12 on:** January 08, 2011, 07:25:21 PM »

Imagine how cheap it would be if you sold me the 836! Seriously, though good find and welcome .

754 · « **Reply #13 on:** January 08, 2011, 07:36:04 PM »

Cool Amen rigid..

BA is your name BA Chevy truck, and you are in Canada?

tango911 · « **Reply #14 on:** January 08, 2011, 08:36:47 PM »

def a good deal. that looks like a pretty clean chopper.

BAchvytrk · « **Reply #15 on:** January 08, 2011, 09:09:36 PM »

Quote from: 754 on January 08, 2011, 07:36:04 PM

Cool Amen rigid..

BA is your name BA Chevy truck, and you are in Canada?

so its an amen frame? i wasnt sure, the guy i got it from didn't know. how can you tell? and yeah, BA chevy truck what my name stands for, i've got a 70 chevy pickup i restored 10 years ago, i'm in buffalo, new york

BAchvytrk · « **Reply #16 on:** January 08, 2011, 09:11:12 PM »

Quote from: Don R on January 08, 2011, 07:25:21 PM

Imagine how cheap it would be if you sold me the 836! Seriously, though good find and welcome .

make me an offer on the 836, doubt i'll use it, not sure what its worth

damagedduck · « **Reply #17 on:** January 08, 2011, 09:20:10 PM »

so your frame looks like this? on my computer it's dark...

754 · « **Reply #18 on:** January 08, 2011, 09:27:51 PM »

It looks like an Amen, but is probably reraked by thr loks of it
Amens have a long motor mount both sides at rear of engine, somtimes people weld the left side on.
It would be flat along the rear edge, and radiused between the 2 motor mount holes on front edge.. ie thinner in the middle than the ends.

damagedduck · « **Reply #19 on:** January 08, 2011, 09:29:39 PM »

the easy give away on the frames are motor mounts in front & the rear axle plates there afew other things but like i said on my computer the pix are dark.look at the pix i posted.if you want to see other frames go to hondachopper.com then to choppers go to the bottom of the page and look at the other frames there,

Hush · « **Reply #20 on:** January 08, 2011, 11:37:06 PM »

An Ahmen frame! What a God send!

Is that the kind of frame you pray stays together?
Nice buy mate, welcome to our wee corner of Hell.

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #21 on:** January 09, 2011, 05:05:14 AM »

Nice Chop mate, I don't think it's an Amen frame though, not that it matters, it looks pretty cool to me!

damagedduck · « **Reply #22 on:** January 09, 2011, 02:55:14 PM »

i find the problem with 1970's frame is there were hundreds of companies making frames/tail sections,& everybody cut em up to fit what they wanted,design wise..

BAchvytrk · « **Reply #23 on:** January 09, 2011, 03:09:01 PM »

took a closer look at the frame, looks just like the one in the pics posted of the Amen, same motor mounts etc. Looked real close at the neck, if it wasn't originally at that rake, it was professionally done.

Think i should put the 836 in the bike? I'm not interested in makin it faster, just worth more. I had a 160hp zx9 so i really don't waste much time or money trying to make my choppers fast, as they would fail in comparison. . . .

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #24 on:** January 09, 2011, 03:42:41 PM »

So the intention is to sell it on and make some money mate? If so, I wouldn't worry about installing the 836cc engine, choppers are mostly about "form over function", so chopper guys aren't really worried about performance, but more about cruising.

Tidy up that 836cc engine and sell it seperately and it'll go a fair way towards paying for the stuff you'll need to get that chopper nice and shiny and ready to sell for a fat profit, if that's what you want to do. Personally, I'd keep it for summer cruising........

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