Author Topic: Just brought home my first CB750:) (Read 3749 times)

fishslayeryo · « **on:** November 17, 2011, 07:21:22 AM »

Howdy all!
Pulled the trigger finally after looking for one of these bikes lastnight after work. 9hours later after driving I got her home. She's a 71' CB750 with 4508 original miles. She's been sitting for sometime, so I need to go through everything...but she runs and everything works except highbeams. Got Hondaman's book and thinking about getting a hardcopy of the honda service manual. Gonna keep here mostly stock, was originally going to go cafe, but more I looked at these bikes i mind changed. The paint job makes my stomach turn, so I guess I'll have to learn how to paint "well". 2 pics of her lastnight on the ride home. Wish I didn't have to work and had some parts already...hehe.

~Yo Han

Coyote13 · « **Reply #1 on:** November 17, 2011, 07:32:50 AM »

Congrats man, that paint is pretty psychedelic! Looks like overall cood condition, SCORE!

70CB750 · « **Reply #2 on:** November 17, 2011, 07:33:30 AM »

Good looking bike, congrats!

Duanob · « **Reply #3 on:** November 17, 2011, 07:55:43 AM »

Nice looking bike and a great score with the low miles and all. Great decision to not cafe it IMHO. You will get more attention if it's left stock since cafes are becoming a dime a dozen and classics are becoming rarer.

There are plenty of posts on painting even cheaply and still turn out nice, my bike included. And with better, more resilient clear coat finishes these days that don't fade or bubble off when gas is spilled. You can still buy striping and decals for your bike too.

Have fun, you could probably get away with not buying the Honda manual if you find it hard to locate or too expensive. Just use the search function on this board. There are guys that have worked on these bikes since they were new and there is a ton of knowledge and how-tos that you won't find in the manual.

There is a project section that you could post pics of your progress, some of us love to live vicariously.....

anotherCB · « **Reply #4 on:** November 17, 2011, 07:58:49 AM »

Congrats, I was in the same situation 6 months ago and my life has turned to the better

ekpent · « **Reply #5 on:** November 17, 2011, 08:10:03 AM »

Looks fairly unmolested and mostly stock,a very nice resto candidate.Paint job is kind of cool,would be tempted to buy Frankenbikes sidecovers for resto and source another tank and keep the old around for the fun of it.

td119 · « **Reply #6 on:** November 17, 2011, 08:23:57 AM »

Congrat's on the new bike!! I am in the same situation, just picked up a 74 cb750 last week, need to take a few picture and then ppost.

Good luck

Coyote13 · « **Reply #7 on:** November 17, 2011, 08:31:13 AM »

In case you didn't know...motorcycle manuals galore!

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=17788.0

Prospect · « **Reply #8 on:** November 17, 2011, 08:52:07 AM »

Always surprises me when very low mileage bikes get a beautiful stock paint redone. Nice bike and more so because it's unmolested.

Toxic · « **Reply #9 on:** November 17, 2011, 09:02:21 AM »

Great find. That paint is Retro Chic. Pure '70's art.

Congrats on the great score

ekpent · « **Reply #10 on:** November 17, 2011, 09:04:33 AM »

Maybe by peeking around under the tank or backside of the covers etc you can find out what the original color used to be.I like the gold but it could also have been red,green,rare Polynesian blue or brown.

heffay · « **Reply #11 on:** November 17, 2011, 09:36:34 AM »

Excellent find lmhybb (could you pick a harder name to respell?) ... I like the paint, but I did too much acid in my day.

Quote from: Duanob on November 17, 2011, 07:55:43 AM

cafes are becoming a dime a dozen and classics are becoming rarer.

Except every cafe is different so that's not exactly true, and my cafe is still a classic. I'm not sure what some people have against a little customization. The 350f is not the best looking bike in stock form IMO, but with a few tweaks, like lower bars and mirrors that don't look like mickey mouse ears, I love it! And sometimes, people don't want to spend 3 paychecks on a NOS stock exhaust, so they get what they can afford, besides, I think mine looks better. Aside from that, I could have mine back to stock, except for paint, in a jiffy. Bars, mirrors, seat and rear fender and magically its a sick looking bike that is frowned upon by many here. No worries, you didn't hurt my feelings or anything, to each their own.

fishslayeryo · « **Reply #12 on:** November 17, 2011, 10:02:22 AM »

Thanks fellas! I'm really stoked about the bike and actually excited about working on it. It was actually the gold factory, i can see it around the back of the headlight as the painter painted those parts on the bike. Thanks for the links on the manuals and also for the tip on the painting writeups! Got a feeling I'm gonna be spending alotta time on this forum during "work" when I can. The glass is busted on the tach, does anyone if I can just replace the glass? Saw those pretty gage faces repros...gonna have to get some. My list for this bike is growing fast...hehe

fishslayeryo · « **Reply #13 on:** November 17, 2011, 10:06:06 AM »

Quote from: CoyoteUSP on November 17, 2011, 07:32:50 AM

Congrats man, that paint is pretty psychedelic! Looks like overall cood condition, SCORE!

Hehe, yeah i think i need some shrooms for it to look cool

CB750faces.com (Lecram) · « **Reply #14 on:** November 17, 2011, 10:13:24 AM »

Congrats, great find!

BeSeeingYou · « **Reply #15 on:** November 17, 2011, 10:19:24 AM »

Quote from: ekpent on November 17, 2011, 08:10:03 AM

Looks fairly unmolested and mostly stock,a very nice resto candidate.Paint job is kind of cool,would be tempted to buy Frankenbikes sidecovers for resto and source another tank and keep the old around for the fun of it.

My thought too. If the paint is in good shape what a piece of retro 70's coolness. Keep it and source out another tank and sidecover set. Stock bike with stock colors are not all that unusual, you see them often enough.

Xnavylfr · « **Reply #16 on:** November 17, 2011, 11:01:17 AM »

WHERE IN NC???

I live in Advance,NC just west of Winston-Salem. . They are more into choppin but you don't have to in order to join the board forums, You will finds tons of info and lots of new friends. try hondachopper.com

Xnavylfr(CHUCK)

bjatwood · « **Reply #17 on:** November 17, 2011, 11:08:28 AM »

Welcome to the insanity!
Nice score by the way.
I'm gonna ask what everybodys thinking (I'm crazy

like that) how much did it cost your wallet to bring that baby home?

mono · « **Reply #18 on:** November 17, 2011, 11:32:29 AM »

if the "glass" (I think it's plastic) is busted on a gauge, you should be able to replace it --- i've actually got my tach apart on my CB550, so if you want i'll measure it up later tonight and post the dimensions.

Johnie · « **Reply #19 on:** November 17, 2011, 11:34:01 AM »

Agree with the rest...great score on that K1. Looks pretty complete with items missing readily available from the for sale area on this board. And it is running...always a plus. So many of us buy these bikes in non-running condition, but to find one like yours is fairly rare. You will find out these CB750's are very reliable even at this age. Good luck with your project and keep the pics coming. One thing you will find out here is we really like pics!!!

MrGardman · « **Reply #20 on:** November 17, 2011, 12:53:11 PM »

Congrats on the buy. With the low mileage on the engine, that will help ya for certain. As far as the blue color..when I re-purchased my K1 from the guy I sold it to originally, he has also painted it blue. Blue must be the go-to color..hehe

Artf0rm · « **Reply #21 on:** November 17, 2011, 12:57:39 PM »

Yo Han,

Great find man. Let me know if you need a hand or a tool. Also PM me with an email and I can send you a few manuals (soft copy) .

John

fishslayeryo · « **Reply #22 on:** November 17, 2011, 01:39:25 PM »

Thanks again fellas! John appreciate it sir!

For some reason the tank was bondo'd some before it was painted so the paint is cracking with the bondo. I got alot to learn about these bikes but excited about it. Front brakes are stuck, so I think the first order is rebuilding the front and rear brakes. It actually has good rubber on it so that's one less thing:) I got it from a gent in SC. He had a 75 he had been working on for a couple years, it was a sweet and clean ride. He picked this one up from a gent in SC. The guy was the original owner purchases it originally in NJ from the Honda dealer and had it sitting for a loooooong time. He kept it dry so the rust is minor and the frame and everything else is solid. The catch was he lost the title, but I got it checked out and no liens and never reported stolen. NC is a PITA to get it retitled but I'm willing to do the work to get this beaut back on the road. So i got the bill of sale from the original owner to the cat in SC and also the one from him to me. I ended up picking her up for $1600 cash. From what I've been seeing I think I did well. I missed one a week ago, mint K2 all cleaned up and running....fawking beautiful bike. Guy sold it for 2k....broke my heart, but in some weird way i'm glad I ended up with this. I want to go through it all to make sure it's reliable and safe so in the end, I'll know my bike a whole lot better, which in my books is a good thing:) I don't know squat about carbs...so that's the most intimidating part to me rt now, but here's my current list to do:

1. Rebuild brakes
2. bearings all around maybe? with such low miles maybe just repack them with grease?
3. Rebuild the carbs and any old rubber on the intake or fuel lines
4. Reline the tank...sloppy job on the milking PO did...might get the POR15 HD kit
5. New replica side covers and repaint the tank back to a factory color
6. Maybe replace some cables....clutch cable looks beat
...and just clean her up and get some of the surface rust off

I see this racking up quick;) But doing the work myself it will be alot less. Reminds me of a frameup resto I did on a 78 FJ40....but I don't see it getting anywhere near as expensive which is good, since I'm broke....ha!

Thanks again guys....I'm really excited to have such a cool old bike with some cool history behind it.

~Yo Han

fishslayeryo · « **Reply #23 on:** November 17, 2011, 01:42:57 PM »

...ops and check on the suspension, maybe change the oil in the front forks.... they seem in good shape and not leaking from what I've seen.

FuZZie · « **Reply #24 on:** November 17, 2011, 01:46:15 PM »

lmhybb great score man, 1600 is a bit steep for me. (with no title that is real deal killer in my neck of the woods) but with such low miles.

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Author Topic: Just brought home my first CB750:) (Read 3749 times)