Just found this site today, and I'm also a first time rider! 27 years old, former corrections officer for ohio (laid off), and longtime auto performance enthusiast (gearhead). Its my first bike and I still only have my temps but its winter anyway, time to get wrenching!
Got a '78 CB750k FOUR from a relative in exchange for doing some siding on his house. Bike rode ok but it's got a little over 42,000 miles on it so I think it's time for some work haha.
from what I can tell already it needs:
-a good cleaning
-new rear shocks
-probably an engine overhaul due to milage.
-fairing is coming off. Don't like it.
He took good care of it, did all of the services at the required intervals, but ever since he got his harley he put it in the garage, it was sitting for a few weeks before i picked it up.
Bike doesn't look like this now, its in pieces all over my garage haha. I gotta get the engine out so I can start working.
