Author Topic: 1972 CB 750 restoration after a 40 year nap  (Read 16928 times)

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Offline autotec

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Re: 1972 CB 750 restoration after a 40 year nap
« Reply #100 on: July 18, 2019, 05:08:11 PM »
It's stripped down. Parts are labeled and bagged. Frame has been cleaned and polished the best I'm going to get it. It's nowhere near perfect, but its pretty good for going on 50yrs old.

Time to start cleaning some parts and reassembling.

Offline BenelliSEI

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Re: 1972 CB 750 restoration after a 40 year nap
« Reply #101 on: August 05, 2019, 05:57:07 PM »
Nice work! I have a 1974 K4 with much the same story as yours. Guy dropped it once and parked it in 1977! It had just over 9,000 miles when I bought it. I’ve been detailing it and reusing almost every original part since day one. Whenever I do another project, if it has a nicer, original part, I use it them on the K4 and buy NOS or replica stuff for the project. Fenders, grab bar, seat and two pipes, all  came from other SOHC cb750s. This way, it’s still “original” and unrestored. I also respoked the rims when I had them off for new rubber. Bike runs beautifully and is a real favourite where ever I stop! Keep up the great work.