Topic: new cb750 member

[canibeyou2]

hello to one and all.  new member here.  was given this lovely pile from my son.  he had 5 or 6 of them at the time.  that was maybe four years ago.  and yes i just now discovered this wonderful place.  glad i did.
the bike is just now rideable.  just in time for the warm weather.  cheers.

[BobbyR]

Looks more than ridable, looks very nice. Welcome!

[bollingball]

Welcome cani: What year is it looks better than what a lot of people start with should be a lot of fun. Now where is that son of mine.

            Ken

[canibeyou2]

thanks for the welcomes. it's a '72.  wait till i show you the before pictures.  you'll faint.

[CafeDawg]

Nice lookin ride.  Show us the before pics, would love to see the progression. 
Respect
CD

[scottly]

Welcome! I spent some time at Tehach. No, not the prison! My ex's sister lived there in the 80's, and we used to visit often when we lived in Apple Valley. Lots of memories of riding dirt bikes around there...

[tango911]

welcome,  750's are the bomb

[canibeyou2]

thanks for the welcomes.  where oh where is homebuilt az?  never heard of that one.  my before pictures are all on a broken computer at work.  i'm hoping the geeks in the blue building can rescue them.  how 'bout that for a key location?

[scottly]

thanks for the welcomes.  where oh where is homebuilt az?  never heard of that one.

It's near Prescott; it's actually Humboldt, but I have a habit of modifying place names to fit their nature. Victorville=Victimville, Barstow=Bar-stool etc. Homebuilt is preferable to Scumboldt.
Do you know that you live near one of the SOHC guru's of all time??   

[canibeyou2]

nope. didn't know i lived close to anyone.  let alone a guru.  tell me more.  i'm up for learning something.  and i love how you modify town names.  makes perfect sense.  oh, and i'm jealous about where you live.  what's the elevation there?

[Tintop]

Welcome to the forum.  Nice looking 750, with some interesting mods.  An interesting list of 'previously owned'.

Did notice in the last pic of the CR's, that they are hanging down.  Seems this is a common issue when the carbs are no longer supported by the air box.  Over time, the intake boots droop from the carb's weight, and this will cause float level problems.  Might want to consider changing those out, and get them level again.

[canibeyou2]

thanks for the tip on the carbs mr. tintop.  since i'm not going to go look for and put on a stock airbox perhaps i should just wire those carbs up to level them out.  kinda make the best out of what i've got. 

[scottly]

nope. didn't know i lived close to anyone.  let alone a guru.  tell me more.  i'm up for learning something.  and i love how you modify town names.  makes perfect sense.  oh, and i'm jealous about where you live.  what's the elevation there?

If you go to the high performance and racing forum, at the top is a banner for APE, located at Willow Springs Raceway. I recall reading that Big Jay lived in Tehach...
No need to feel jealous, Homebuilt is an EPA super-fund site, due to arsenic and lead contamination from smelting and mining operations dating back to the 20's. 4500' elevation, high desert, not quite as windy as there.
Oh, forgot to mention Hysteria (Hesperia). ;>)

[canibeyou2]

4500 ft.  that's pretty high.  so way cooler then say at phoenix. right?  and yes i have met the big jay that you mentioned.  he's doing 1000cc kits for these bikes.  that's a lot.

[scottly]

Yeah, 10-15 degrees cooler in the summer, even cooler in the winter.
Too bad you didn't join the forums 2 months ago; you missed the relay! Big Jay arranged track time for the 2 riders that showed up.

[canibeyou2]

ya, that seems to be the story of my life.  a day late and a dollar short.  would have been cool to go out on that track.