The Don't drink and eBay CB750

[surffly]

Well I was out at a bar one night drinking and waiting for a few friends to show up so I started playing around on eBay on my Iphone.
I found this rusted ugly CB750 near where I was working cheap.
I put in a bid for $325 as thats what I had that I knew I could just drop on another bike.
I really thought someone would out bid me seeing as the bike ran and had a clear title.
No one did and i won for $315!
Its a 95% there 1971 CB750.
I think it was a great buy!



How she started.



stripped down to have the frame powdercoated.



starting to polish




Going to build a cafe out of the bike.
waiting on some condor bars and rearsets

[tWistedWheelz]

Nice start and that is a great buy!

[surffly]

thanks very much

im just going through the motor now to replace the timing chain and rebuild the motor.

while im waiting on powdercoat and parts im polishing

[tweakin]

Drinking and searching ebay has gotten my in trouble with my wife more than once!  Good buy on the 750!

[Roc City Cafe]

some of the best luck I've had is with engines that look like they sat at the bottom of a swamp for 100 years, and some of the worst luck was had with engines that were very clean... funny how that works. 

[Reinhard]

Can't go wrong for that kind of dough. You could have easily parted it out for twice that. Looking forward to seeing some progress!

[IndieSol]

Excellent score.  Proof that something good can come from drinking.  Kind of like music and drugs. 

[kookie31]

For once doing something drunk didnt make you want to chew your arm off the next morning 

[Dirty Dan]

beer BIKE goggles!

[surffly]

the guy was kinda pissed when I won
He had it listed on CL for a few weeks at like a grand.

it was ugly as hell and sat outside for 10 years+

but hell it ran and had a title!

[surffly]

soaking the carbs in coke

[Slice]

How does coke work on carbs!? Really curious, I know its incredibly corrosive but wasnt sure how well it worked! Looking forward to seeing the finished product on the carbs to get a better sense!
-Slice

[Slice]

@Tweakin - Haha, Im in the dog house over this... Welcome to the club bro!
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=390237397765&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

Drinking and searching ebay has gotten my in trouble with my wife more than once!  Good buy on the 750!

[BigBSBusa]

So you are trying to 'Blame it on the alcohol'?  Sorry, just had to use that one.  Looks like a pretty good deal.

[surffly]

some simple green, a little heat and some time.
i think they came out good.

one of the float overflow tubes is broken.  im going to see about JB welding that.
plan is to polish the top rings and bowls.