Topic: '78 CB750 Cafe Bike Project

[catseye]

Here is the bike when I bought it, badly neglected, but only 3,300 miles on the ODO, and a nearly spotless motor (on the inside):



Took it completely apart (except the motor - if it ain't broke...):





Rebuilt EVERYTHING else, replaced all the 30 yr old crap that needs replacing, cables, hoses, rubber parts, etc., and grafted in the front and rear from a '81 Kaw KZ750 LTD..

and here we are today:



I have a ton more pics of various stages, trials and tribulations. It runs great, only thing now is to finalize the paint. I have settled on a Midnight Pearl Black, so all tin is now at the paint shop getting shot. Will post pics and video early next week when it is done.....

[CafeDawg]

Here is the bike when I bought it, badly neglected, but only 3,300 miles on the ODO, and a nearly spotless motor (on the inside):
 
Not so badly neglected.  Yours looked pretty good really not nearly as nice as it does now but not half as bad as the 550 I just picked up.  Would like to see it when it's all buttoned up.
Respect
CD

[catseye]

That "before" pic does not do justice to how bad it really was. These are the forks from it, and this was pretty much the typical condition of everything: