Topic: Researching a 750/4

[Shuey]

Hi,

Shuey here.  My first bike was a Honda CL350 that I rode during college.  Graduated, sold it then was bikeless for over 30 years until I retired and got . . . the itch.  Bought a new ST1300 in 2008, hit a bear and totaled it after a year.  Bought another ST1300, a 2010 model, hit 2 deer in 10 hours, the second one was really big and totaled that bike.  Replaced it with a 2012 . . . ST1300 and have been avoiding Mother Nature ever since.

I'm assisting the widow of a friend who has a Honda 750/4 that's been sitting outside her house for . . . who knows how long, years probably.  It had tarps covering it and looks really good when I took them off.  After a quick look, I snapped a pic of the frame plate and am hoping to find out whatever I can about the bike to assist in advertising it accurately for sale.

Please advise if there is another forum I should be posting this information request to.

Many thanks,
Shuey
IBA 423

Manufactured in Japan 9/75, 1976 Model
Frame Vin:  CB750-2543381

[calj737]

Frame number says K5

http://manuals.sohc4.net/cb750k/

[754]

Stock, not stock?
 4 -4 pipes, stock seat ? Faded paint ? Miles?

[Stev-o]

Welcome from Texas.  Didnt know there were so many deer in Niceville?!

A bike that's been sitting for years will typically need quite a bit of work to get it running and roadworthy  again. 

Without more info and pics showing condition, hard to put a value on it but nowhere near a rare bike and not the most collectable of the 750's ['69-70 are]

As it sits, your looking at $300-$900 and prolly on the lower end as Florida has very high humidity and I would assume it has surface rust throughout.

Good Luck...

[Shuey]

Thanks for the replies.  Good info and guidance.

First, the 750 is located in Knoxville, TN, and not subject to the consistently higher humidity experienced here in Niceville, FL.

Second . . . I'm a newbie, so no pictures until I get enough posts under my belt.  Shouldn't be long.

Third, I'll get as many answers as I can to the great questions y'all are asking on my next trip up to Knoxville.  Should be in a couple of weeks. Hopefully connecting a power module to the battery will light it up so I can get an ODO reading.

Lastly, regarding the deer strikes, they were in Maine and Mass, but that said, we have plenty of deer down here, but nothing of the size found up in Yankee land. 

Thanks all,
Shuey

[seanbarney41]

dude, you don't need any battery power or lights to read the odometer.

[Stev-o]

dude, you don't need any battery power or lights to read the odometer....

...unless it's pitch black outside!  Then use a flashlight...

[Johnie]

A quick kick of the kick starter will tell you if the motor is locked up from sitting. My guess is sitting outside that long she is locked up. Take a look at the tag on the front steering stem right side. There should be a month/year on there which will tell us when she was built.

[Shuey]

Again, thanks all for the feedback.

I'm heading back to Knoxville next weekend (20Jul18).  I'll pull the cover off, explore and see what the status is.  I'll take plenty of pictures and when allowed, post some up here for your continued enlightenment.

(Thanks for the blinding flash of the obvious about the kick starter and visible ODO.  It's been so long since I've experienced anything but, 'push the button' start and electronic digital data I'd forgotten anything else even existed!)

Shuey

[RAFster122s]

Shuey, good luck with it...  I would recommend you pull the plugs and squirt about 1/2 ounce to ounce of oil in each cylinder after pulling the plugs. Leave them out and let it sit for an hour...
Do not try to force it if it is stuck using the kicker.

Acetone and ATF mix are great combo homebrew fluid for breaking free stuck cylinders.

Stuck clutches can sometimes be broke free rocking it back and forth in 2nd gear.

You can add external photo links to your posts, just not upload pics until you have sufficient postings...

I am a couple hours from Knoxville...

David