DomEOD
New Member
Hi all,
Just picked this up today. 1974 Honda CB750 w/51000 miles and a title.
As the title clearly states, i have no idea what I'm doing. I've fiddled with VW carbs and flat 4's before. I attempted a restoration of a '69 bug back in the day, but didn't get far because i figured I should do some time for Uncle Sam first, and make a buck or two. So far I've only made a buck.. currently working on that second
I almost got a running, plated CB550 but i really wanted something to keep me busy.
Engine's got awesome compression, and the carbs appear to be in pretty decent shape. Also included is a box of parts, a bag with nuts and bolts, wiring that's labeled, a tank that's ready for paint and and freshly re-upholstered seat. Some ugly some bent wheel spokes.
What's my first step?? Tear down, tear it all down. It's got to much crap on it; highway bars/pegs, hideous exhaust, passenger pegs. I'm going to make sure i know every inch of this bike and engine. Not even interested in attempting to piece it together and attempt a mock up.
There's gonna be cutting and grinding, sanding and all that... typical stuff you see in all the threads. It'll be a long build though, only because winter is coming here in Colorado and i'll need something to do when I'm hibernating in the barracks. Which also means I don't have a garage. So I'll be working out of my barracks room, my truck/parking lot. I'm removing the rear seat from my truck, and I'll be putting a little wooden platform in there to flatten it out and make it a little work shop/storage area along with underneath my bed, lol.
I'll be updating with pics every so often..
Thanks for looking!
As i picked it up (There is a different seat than pictured)
Just after parking it/chaining it up because the military is a bunch of thieving mofo's.
[size=12pt]JESUS!$#@#%&#$@@##^&*&*(*&[/size]
The garage! Wooo yeah.. haha
Just picked this up today. 1974 Honda CB750 w/51000 miles and a title.
As the title clearly states, i have no idea what I'm doing. I've fiddled with VW carbs and flat 4's before. I attempted a restoration of a '69 bug back in the day, but didn't get far because i figured I should do some time for Uncle Sam first, and make a buck or two. So far I've only made a buck.. currently working on that second
I almost got a running, plated CB550 but i really wanted something to keep me busy.
Engine's got awesome compression, and the carbs appear to be in pretty decent shape. Also included is a box of parts, a bag with nuts and bolts, wiring that's labeled, a tank that's ready for paint and and freshly re-upholstered seat. Some ugly some bent wheel spokes.
What's my first step?? Tear down, tear it all down. It's got to much crap on it; highway bars/pegs, hideous exhaust, passenger pegs. I'm going to make sure i know every inch of this bike and engine. Not even interested in attempting to piece it together and attempt a mock up.
There's gonna be cutting and grinding, sanding and all that... typical stuff you see in all the threads. It'll be a long build though, only because winter is coming here in Colorado and i'll need something to do when I'm hibernating in the barracks. Which also means I don't have a garage. So I'll be working out of my barracks room, my truck/parking lot. I'm removing the rear seat from my truck, and I'll be putting a little wooden platform in there to flatten it out and make it a little work shop/storage area along with underneath my bed, lol.
I'll be updating with pics every so often..
Thanks for looking!
As i picked it up (There is a different seat than pictured)
Just after parking it/chaining it up because the military is a bunch of thieving mofo's.
[size=12pt]JESUS!$#@#%&#$@@##^&*&*(*&[/size]
The garage! Wooo yeah.. haha
