Dr. Success L. Pants
New Member
About 3 months ago I bought a -new to me- bike, a 1979 CB750K with 19k miles, garage kept and in remarkably good condition. I got it for an ok price for CB750s which are inflated in value, I paid $1800 which, considering the condition of the bike, I didn't feel taken advantage of. This will be my second build but my first proper build. I customized a 83' Honda vf750 when I was younger, gusto and inspiration were my only resources at the time, there was no money to be put into the bike. For that reason, it had to be a rat. In the end it wound up beautiful. Despite the $500 build budget, being outlandish and inventive paid off and it was in the end a very cool bike that took a lot of attention. Its been years since that build, 6 years. I have been plotting my way to this build ever since then, biding my time, storing my treasure and getting life to a place where I'd have the time. 3 weeks ago I started the demo work. I'll upload images and videos chronologically but as of now, I'm about 1/4 through the entire build and haven't posted yet, I've been too busy building a motorcycle. The build will be untrue to any one genre. I didn't want to add another straight cb750 café to the sea of those builds already out there. At the same time, my other primary influence, the sub genre "Brat" has aspects I don't appreciate such as utilizing the rear fender tucked under the seat and super bike bars. What I did was buy a Carpey's Brat seat, upswept at the end and café bars, clubmans. The back half will be Brat, the front café. I am taking my time on this go. Unlike with my vf750 build, I am a more patient and competent mechanic than I was. I am also not in the previous position of having to do this without resources. This time I plotted far in advance and began with a cache of moto-fund money. At the same time, there is much I don't know and will have to learn. You don't know until you do it and already, its been challenging and educational. I cannot exaggerate how passionately I'm invested in this project. I keep feeling like there's something wrong with me, my bike and this build consume my waking thoughts. I am constantly excited to go down stairs and start tinkering. After years in the wait, my anticipation has turned this into the most exciting journey of my recent life. I'm happy to share the journey and hope I can get a lot of support from the board. Lord knows I'll need it.
