I will echo the appreciation for the nomination!
I originally picked up the CB750C as a non running, parked in back of the garage, but nicely stored (although not maintained) bit of a basket case. Initially, I was so surprised with how incredibly heavy this thing was to move around compared to the airhead BMW.
I don't think it even sat in the garage a minute before tearing into it.
Every cable, consumable, and control surface was restored and/or replaced along with the more obvious changes like the frame hoop, seat, bars, etc. I think that the only reason that this qualifies as a budget build is because I did absolutely everything myself, down to mounting the new rubber.
(When I finished the seat, my kids named it "The Platypus" because of the tail, hence the build name)
The entire goal of building this was to have a safe, reliable, and easy to maintain rider that retained enough of the original engineering that if you were out in the sticks with a broken relay or something, a local shop would have no problem locating what was needed to get home.
There are quite a few subtle touches like the minimal and almost hidden dummy lights, F4i master cylinder (which really woke the brakes up), and every fender cut has the exact same radius. I really had a ton of fun building this thing.
So I ended up with this:
Right when she was finished:
https://youtu.be/5stED26RRiM