Topic: Hello new member in Los Angeles.

[pitfighter]

Hi guys,

Very informative site, with a lot of creativity on display, too.

I have been checking in on this forum for a while, finally decided to join.

I restored my 1975/76 CB750F from a barn find, bought on Ebay - it looked great in the photos - it was the cool blue with yellow striping offered that year.
It had 11K miles on it, and had been dropped and put away, with gas in the tank sometime in the early 80's.

I was a complete newbie, and bought it with no title, a seized engine, a rusted out tank, powdered rubber tires and all.

It took a year or so to bring back to life and nine months dealing with DMV and CHP.
It has been bored out, not because I wanted to, but because of the condition of the old jugs.
This bike has done 100mph 2 or 3 times, but is a lot happier and more pleasant to ride at 65 or 70mph.
It took three tanks to find one that worked, and now runs like a Swiss watch.
My customization, was primarily modernizing certain internal parts, wiring, coils, battery, lights, brake parts.  I also painted it BMW 324 Silver (not ever offered by Honda, lol), with period correct decals in white and black.
Side covers and rear cowl from David Silver, tank from Ebay, Michigan, seat by Paco, polish by me and aircraft paint remover.
Cylinder re-bore by marcello in Reseda.

By the end of the restoration, I felt I had learned quite a lot, and decided to move up a few cylinders, that is another story and another forum, but the six cylinder was also a frame up restoration, this time from seven milk crates of fatigued parts, with no title, I never learn, lol.  The X is also BMW 324 Silver with custom white and black striping.






Jesse.

[toytuff]

Welcome to the site.

WOW! Couple of real nice motorcycles! 

Love the CBX. Looking myself for one. Hard to find anymore.

Once again, real sweet rides.

tt

[pitfighter]

Thank you TT,

The CBX parts are very expensive, try to find one in nice condition.
Restoration is expensive, unless you get lucky.

Jesse.

[toytuff]

Thank you TT,

The CBX parts are very expensive, try to find one in nice condition.
Restoration is expensive, unless you get lucky.

Jesse.

Any more it doesn't matter. All expensive.

I'm just East of you so keep your eyes open for CBX or 1977 750 F model. I'm looking.

Thanks.

John

[dhall57]

A couple of very good looking bikes there pitfighter Ive never had a CBX but always thought they were awesome with that inline six. Do you have any before pics of either bike.
 welcome to the forum
 dhall

[pitfighter]

Hi Toytuff,

I do the Ebay and Craigslist thing, I am also looking for another basket case X for an ambitious project - I only need the frame/swingarm and engine.
I desperately wanted a little '75 - '77 CB400F to restore, to the same color/style as my other two Super Sports, with the intention of teaching my daughter to ride - unfortunately she displayed what can only be described politely as very little interest.

...However, if I find a $500 basket case CB400f, with an engine that turns, title or no title, keys or no keys - I'm on it (I don't learn) - I just love restoring Honda's, to be honest I don't really have much interest in buying a finished bike. 
Great sites like this one make the hobby all the more manageable, too, helping to remove a lot of the mechanical mystery.

Hi Dhall,

I have no piccies on the CB750 build - which is a real shame, however, Marcello in Reseda still has the horribly rusted tank and splintered side covers in his shop, the tank still looks nice from the outside, that blue and yellow was pretty. 
The bike came with no keys (lol) so I couldn't check inside the tank, until we had trailered the bike down from Santa Rosa.

Here's a pic of the completed ride from big Tujunga.


Regarding the X - skim over if not interested:
(As a new member I don't want to upset anyone - I know this is a SOHC site!!)
The mechanic (Ray "Fasterspider") who helped with the final stages of the CBX build posted this over at the CBX forum:
*I am not permitted to post the link - email/pm me and I can send you it - he took a lot of photo's of the final stages of powder coated frame through to finished bike.

The original tank, with a weird chipped pearl finish, filled and sanded over badge holders and rusted inside.

I elected to cad plate many of the screws and parts, many i decided to replace with polished aluminum as the cad finish is OK for small parts but looks like a bad rattle can finish on things like the brake pedal - Ebay helped me to break even.

This was boxes of electrical parts and slowly polishing the aluminum one piece at a time on my desk, wondering if it would ever be finished.

The carbs were rebuilt by Jack Wagner of Old School Carbs in san Jose, who also just did a brilliant job on my CB750 carbs, I love shiny carbs, and seeing the brass polished and the metal gleaming makes me smile.
The rear grab bar, was rusted, and I used a lot of gentle TLC to bring it back to life.

When I took this photo, i was convinced the project would never be completed, it was just too daunting, and I was really looking to sell the parts and walk away.

Glad I didn't throw in the towel.


Again apologies for discussing the X - but my interest on this site is in the CB750F and CB400F model, and I am enjoying reading through all the back posts.

Jesse.

[Gpreciado]

Welcome and WOW!! Just WOW!! those are really nice bikes, I hope mine turns out just as nice. This site and the members rock!!