Topic: 1976 CB750F Super Sport - My first motor bike

[Seeparkfly]

Picked up a 1976 CB750F several weeks ago and finally decided to post some pics. Space is limited since I live not in a house but an apartment. Not too bad though. The pic below shows where I'd like to put the bike, but it's too small.



This is when I think a move to the foothills somewhere along the Sierras would be sweet since owning a garage in the city of San Francisco is a luxury piece not everyone can afford. Ahh, I can almost smell the firewood burning. In Singapore it's common to have a maid or two, but if you own a car... whoa...that means you're well off. Here, it's common to have a car or two, but if you own a garage...

So I have this smelly (near garbage and compost) yet charming little space in the back of the apartment. Just enough to get some work done. The first thing I did was replace the baby ape hangers with low rise bars from the K3. Most of the parts are being shipped. The lame part, I'm a total newbie learning as I am doing, which takes freakin forever. The first goal is to get it functioning. Tuning and cafe build later.

[Cevan]

Nice.  I have the exact same bike.  Does it run?  What do you need to fix on it?

[Seeparkfly]

Nice.  I have the exact same bike.  Does it run?  What do you need to fix on it?

The engine has 32,000 miles on it and it starts up but won't idle. I'm gonna work on the carbs today. I'm guessing it needs a good tune up with new oil, filter, plugs, caps, etc. I'll probably run some Sea Foam and MMO as well. After that new chain and tires, ride it to the CHP to get it verified, then figure out what else it needs.

When did you get your F1? How much work did you put into it so far?

[Cevan]

I bought mine about 3 months ago, got it running and made sure the trans worked.  Then I stripped it down and I'm spending the winter restoring it, but not to stock.  It didn't come with the stock exhaust, side covers, wheels and the tank was shot.  I'm in the process of fitting a cafe style seat on it, rearseats, etc.  I will post a rebuild thread soon. 

I'd say your plan makes sense so far.  Not sure on the "rebuilt vehicle."  Perhaps it was totalled and someone put the engine in a new frame or vice versa.  Have you checked the VIN numbers and engine number?

[Seeparkfly]

I bought mine about 3 months ago, got it running and made sure the trans worked.  Then I stripped it down and I'm spending the winter restoring it, but not to stock.  It didn't come with the stock exhaust, side covers, wheels and the tank was shot.  I'm in the process of fitting a cafe style seat on it, rearseats, etc.  I will post a rebuild thread soon. 

I'd say your plan makes sense so far.  Not sure on the "rebuilt vehicle."  Perhaps it was totalled and someone put the engine in a new frame or vice versa.  Have you checked the VIN numbers and engine number?

Cool. Can't wait to see those pics. What kind of bars are you going with?

I finally went to a sensible DMV. I will from now on avoid going to the one of Fell Street. I spoke with 3 different "veterans" including a supervisor and all three gave me very different info on the same matter. WTF. My conclusion, there are some people who just can't admit that they don't know. Went to the one in Daly City. What a breeze. No rudeness, people are calm and, get this, smiling?!? In a DMV? It must have been my lucky day, or the theoretical aspects of architecture and location make a substantial difference. I think it was the feng shui    $129 and I'm out the door. Spendy but whatever, it was an out of state bike.

Never did find out about the rebuilt vehicle status. If the bike rides fine and the frame is good I'm not gonna worry about it. We'll see.

[Seeparkfly]

Just bought this. Can anyone recommend a good clutch assembly that will compliment this MC? Did some looking around but don't know which brands are good.

[Cevan]

I'm using superbike bars.  They seem more comfortable than the drag bars I tried.  How hard was it running the wires through the bars?  I'm not looking forward to this.

[Seeparkfly]

I'm using the bars in the pics at the moment until I have the $$ for clip ons, so no wiring through those bars thank god.

So I just pulled the air box and carbs off the bike about 10 minutes ago. After 30 minutes of wresting I found a solution. The trick is to push down. They pop right off. Idk, perhaps I just got lucky.

[Tews19]

I'm using superbike bars.  They seem more comfortable than the drag bars I tried.  How hard was it running the wires through the bars?  I'm not looking forward to this.

Running the wires in the bars is the easy part. Making the holes is the difficult part. I used my friends drill press and it looked like poop. Luckily my mom's husband runs a CNC shop, dropped it off and looks so pretty. Was a breeze to slide the wires through..

[BeSeeingYou]

Looks like you have a nice solid bike to work from.  As to the rebuilt status I would check the engine numbers just to verify what engine you have.  There are a few differences if it is the original F engine as opposed to a K engine.   Around here the bike is titled on the engine number so maybe an engine swap accounts for the rebuilt title. A F0/1 engine number will be from 2500004 to 2563530 and it will not match the frame number..

Good plan to get it up and running first.  It will be a fun ride just as it is so enjoy it for a while as you gather parts for your build.

[Seeparkfly]

Looks like you have a nice solid bike to work from.  As to the rebuilt status I would check the engine numbers just to verify what engine you have.  There are a few differences if it is the original F engine as opposed to a K engine.   Around here the bike is titled on the engine number so maybe an engine swap accounts for the rebuilt title. A F0/1 engine number will be from 2500004 to 2563530.

Thanks for the info. Went and checked. According to the engine VIN CB750E2537744, looks like a F engine. The PO left that detail out during the negotiating, and now won't answer my phone calls. All I want to know is the history of the bike. Oh well. Everything seems fine so far..

[lucky]

Looks like you have a nice solid bike to work from.  As to the rebuilt status I would check the engine numbers just to verify what engine you have.  There are a few differences if it is the original F engine as opposed to a K engine.   Around here the bike is titled on the engine number so maybe an engine swap accounts for the rebuilt title. A F0/1 engine number will be from 2500004 to 2563530.

Thanks for the info. Went and checked. According to the engine VIN CB750E2537744, looks like a F engine. The PO left that detail out during the negotiating, and now won't answer my phone calls. All I want to know is the history of the bike. Oh well. Everything seems fine so far..

That is WHY you got the bike.
The PO had a fear of dealing with the DMV.

Just fear and ignorance. But you got the bike!