well story goes...
2 owners before me a few days ago. so theres these 2 guys ( friends and next door neighbors ). One guy goes in late 69 and buys the bike new. He puts 2,600 miles on it and is kind of afraid of it. Well he parks it in the garage and doesn't move
a few years pass and the neighbor asks the original owner if he wants to sell it cause it just sits. He sells it to the neighbor (2nd owner ) He said when he bought the bike ( April 72 ) that the exhaust was rotted out already. He buys the Jardine 2 into 1's it has now. He buys a pair of mirrors as well a new tires and some oil changes. He puts another 8,500 miles or so on it ( 11,191 now ). His wifes brother ( I think ) has a bike and gets into a crash on it and ends up dying. Well the guys wife obviously is scared of her hubby having a bike now. So the bike gets parked in 1983, never to move again until I got it. Title, key, and the old green cb750 shop manual come with the bike. Neither man mentioned any recalls or anything.
The cases are replacement unnumbered diecast. Frame vin is 7852. It does need its share of work, but I am just very fortunate to have found it. It's really all I've thought about since I got it. I know it can be $$$$$ to restore one so I'm not sure what I'm going to do. I'm just a janitor so I don't make the kind of money to put into it to make it perfect 100%. I might just make it a lifelong project, who knows.
My real problem now is going to be finding out what parts are correct for it. It seems to have all the good stuff like the side covers, ducktail seat, finned ft caliper, color matched airbox, individually-cabled carbs, cut front fender, recessed ignition and key with plastic barrel on it... and so on, BUT of course no pipes. Not surprised, not complaining!
Chrome is going to be my biggest challenge I think.
I plan on spending all day Saturday enjoying it.
