1975 cb750 super sport vs 1972 cl350
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From what I've been told very little interchanges between the Super Sports and the regular CB750's, so getting the extra rolling chassis could prove pointless.
And if it's your first bike / don't know anything about bikes / mechanically inept, then spend the extra money and get a decent running bike straight up. It will save you $$$ in the long run.
And if it's your first bike / don't know anything about bikes / mechanically inept, then spend the extra money and get a decent running bike straight up. It will save you $$$ in the long run.
Try that from a different angle. What do you want? Are you 250# 6'4" and need a large bikes or are you 140# 5'6". Size does matter in come cases.
Do you want the bike to ride across the country or just to S'bucks and school? Can you do all the work yourself or don't know where to start.
What I'm getting at is there is rarely an answer to which is better until you give us and yourself a more complete list of requirements. Think about what you want of teh bike and what it will need from you and that will get you at least half way there.
Do you want the bike to ride across the country or just to S'bucks and school? Can you do all the work yourself or don't know where to start.
What I'm getting at is there is rarely an answer to which is better until you give us and yourself a more complete list of requirements. Think about what you want of teh bike and what it will need from you and that will get you at least half way there.
mtbike
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Cheap. I can do quite a bit mechanically but other than tune up/maintenance I have little interest in getting deep into a motor at this time due $ and time.ktree said:
ktree said:
Only had one Honda years ago when I was 15ish (now 43). Dad bought as a project for us and we found no compression in a cyl. Had to replace a piston that had been burned through. Wasn't old enough to spend any real road time on it and we sold it before I could. Have had newer twins (shadow 1100, bought a new gb500 wish I hadn't sold, couple 70ish on/offs that I never had totally completed, st90 for the girls, single cyl. atv, etc.) but by no means know motor cycles well.
hillsy said:
I hear you brother. I really need another project like a hole in the head. And time and monies is always a factor.
If parts are a great deal harder to find then I'll prob. go with the 350. Reading old write ups sounded like the 750 was leaps and bounds over the prior bikes in handling and ride quality. I'm a sucker for spokes and drums but also know the benefits of a nice disc brake.ktree said:
teazer said:
6' and 190 to 210ish depending on the time of year, married, kids, and the good looks wagon past me buy! Love power but also am a sucker for the old school and something lite that can be thrown around easy. Prob. never will go across country. Mostly in our valley and through the park (Glacier National). That being said we do have distance to everything. 20 min. easy to any of the four local towns, etc. Realistically I'd be on a bike a minimum of an hour and half to go anywhere.
Hey tons of thanks for all the help and questions. Keep them coming. So far it sounds like I should by both and put the 750 power plant in the 350 chassis if I'm reading my info right!
VonYinzer
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Hahaha... Only if you want to see how quickly you can twist a 350 frame in half.
If cheap is your goal, its the 350 all the way. They can be really fun bikes with some weight shaving and hop ups. And parts are DIRT CHEAP. Also, you can get a cb360 front end and it will slip right in and give you a disk brake up front.
If cheap is your goal, its the 350 all the way. They can be really fun bikes with some weight shaving and hop ups. And parts are DIRT CHEAP. Also, you can get a cb360 front end and it will slip right in and give you a disk brake up front.
After owning and working on both these bikes, you can't go wrong. A first year supersport, the result is scarce parts. After owning several small cc hondas, the cb350 is king (or cl, same thing really). As far as durability, power and handling, this bike has it all. It's apparent every time I work on one that Honda really took the time to engineer a great bike. Do it and don't look back!
ktree said:
Actually, this has the potential to go VERY wrong.
You're on a budget, you don't want a "project" and you're looking at buying a bike that's not running and has been sitting for 10 years?
You might get lucky and get it running with a carb clean and a new battery, or you might find you need to rebuild the motor and all other manner of things and sink another $1000 into the bike.
Spend the extra up front and get a running bike. You want to be riding first of all, then wrenching afterwards.
My criteria is not that high, it's just that I've had more than one "project bike" over the years that I ended up spending more on re-building and getting back on the road than it would've cost to buy a decent running example in the first place.
By all means grab yourself a non-running $500 bike - just be aware that you might have to spend a sh*tload of extra cash on it if you luck out.
By all means grab yourself a non-running $500 bike - just be aware that you might have to spend a sh*tload of extra cash on it if you luck out.
mtbike
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hillsy said:
hillsy, I understand where your coming from. I took a jumper box along and pulled the plugs, then sprayed some fogging spray in the cylinders. I kicked over a few times and nothing was seized, installed a compression gauge and got 120 on left bank and 110 on right. Could be due to amount and how uniform the spray was in the cylinders. I then cranked it over with the starter and and got them within 4 lbs. of each other. This was all done with the fuel still shut off. Opened the gas tank and found ugly scum on the lid like mud that I wiped off with my finger. Gas tank was full of gas within a inch to inch and a half from the top. Oh and I stuck the plugs onto the wires when out and grounded them to see that they both still made fire. For sure blow out the tank, new fuel lines, filter, and blow out carbs. Then hopefully warm it up change the oil and filter and warm it up again and recheck. Does need battery, tires and mufflers (look new except the quarter size hole in the lower back) or exhaust mod. I'm sure there are additional things I'd find after that but I'd expect this for most bikes of this type in my price range and better yet in my area.
