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Offline Hondawggie

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my new 1971 Honda cb750 K1
« on: November 10, 2011, 08:58:52 AM »
Here is the beast.   Nice turquoise hippy paint job on her.  One owner.











The entire front end is non-stock -- the triple tree is wrong and so are the forks.  I will need to buy a new front end before I can correctly mount the guages and the front caliper.


The prior owner had the start button fall out on him AND he lost the key.  Here is the toggle switch he wired in to the front of the bike to bypass the ignition.


Here is the big red start button added.


She will turn over but I haven't gotten her to fire yet.   Needs a ton of work, $400.




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Re: my new 1971 Honda cb750 K1
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2011, 09:55:51 AM »
Tell us about your find here. Nice pics. Plans? Title? Give us the scoop man!!!  ;)
15,000 miles. Appears to be a real good find for you there.
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1970 CB750K0 - Candy Ruby Red
1973 CB750K3 - Candy Bacchus Olive or Sunflake Orange
1970 Chevy Chevelle SS396 - Cortez Silver
1976 GL1000 Sulphur Yellow

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Re: my new 1971 Honda cb750 K1
« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2011, 10:05:43 AM »
Too bad about that top bridge. The PO probably broke the original "unicorn" style as many do (no clamp spacers) and when he found out the price of a used one (new ones NA) he opted to mount a later one.

Just saw a used one go for $150 on eBay, but they are often higher.   :(  "Buy it nows" on there for $300+.

Don't recognize the lower legs. Are they stock with some sort of seal caps on them?

Love the paint job, though I realize its probably worn and going to be replaced.
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Re: my new 1971 Honda cb750 K1
« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2011, 10:10:10 AM »
Nice for being that early.  Tree looks like the Hondamatic or 77-78 top tree.  Congrats!
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Re: my new 1971 Honda cb750 K1
« Reply #4 on: November 10, 2011, 10:18:20 AM »
Nice for being that early.  Tree looks like the Hondamatic or 77-78 top tree.  Congrats!
Yeah, didn't mean to be a buzzkill. Nothing there that can't be fixed.

One owner, isn't that weird. 15,700 miles.  Was probably his pride and joy at one time. Then, into the corner for decades.
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Re: my new 1971 Honda cb750 K1
« Reply #5 on: November 10, 2011, 10:28:33 AM »
I see another one hiding too :)

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Re: my new 1971 Honda cb750 K1
« Reply #6 on: November 10, 2011, 10:40:16 AM »
I see another one hiding too :)
Yep that one is another '72 I bought a while back makes a clicking noise on the top end generally means a loose header pipe and/or missing or worn header pipe-to-exhaust port copper gasket.  That one is on hold for a while.  My other 72 is getting full focus for now then my '71 here.

So my plans are
- back to stock for everything

Pretty much it.  The PO never rode it much, it was a toy not a commuter and at some point in his wild past he started down 'low rider' path, if you notice the shocks at the bottom mount are well rear of the stock mount point -- he put a rearward shock extender on there and the front end has a noticeable more rake so the entire bike is lower to the ground.  Even though he put a shorter kickstand on it it's still too low.

I bought it because it's a '71 and I'd love to own and drive a stock '71 and this one is a good start.  The paint job was quality done back in the day but peeling bad.  He neglected it for years.   In this case he does not live close to the ocean here so the motor never froze up.  But years of the elements took its toll, its a big job here.