What direction to go with the bike?

[stampederunner]

I picked up a 71 cb750 a while ago at a good price and tucked it away in the garage until I wrapped up some other projects. All I knew about the bike was that it had an 836 kit and that it ran and the owner claimed it was baddest bike around until sportbikes came around. Well the other day I pulled it out and started going over it and realized that it had a lot of love and money put into it at some point in its life. It has an original dresda swingarm, Koni's, Kerker 4 into 1, different wheels, chromed and finned engine covers and a lot of other extras.

I wanted to cafe the bike, but now I'm starting to think I should return it to its original glory as more of a drag type bike. I do have a cb 350 that is in the process of receiving the cafe treatment, so I won't be without a cafe project.

So what to do? Cafe it anyways? Drag/bobber it? Part out the valuable parts to finance the build?

 

[two-smoker]

Why not do something that melds the two styles? Like a drag cafe?

 

[bendoug]

How about something like this. It's a nice blend of cafe and drag.

They are from Garage Co. Pretty sweet.

 

[hillsy]

Restore it with the period go-fast bits.

There's a zillion half-assed cafe'd CB750's out there.

Be different

 

[teazer]

Dresda swingarm, Kerker, Finned covers etc sounds like a cafe bike to me....How about you post a picture or two so we can see what you're seeing. I think I'd be tempted to rebuild it the way it was, but I'd need to see just what that looked like.

Beside. What is a Cafe bike? Its a custom bike built the way you want it. As long as it's safe and reliable.

 

[VonYinzer]

Yup... Sounds like a road race bike not a drag bike. Pics would certainly help. I say go full 70s show custom. Crazy metal flake, lots of shiny chrome, psychadelic all the way.

 

[hillsy]

Beside. What is a Cafe bike? Its a custom bike built the way you want it.

That's what the term used to mean, but now it's more like slapping on a set of clubmans and an ill-fitting bum stop seat (please don't do that)

And yeah - show us some pics of your bike

 

[midnightcafe]

I'll agree with everyone else- bring back its period custom glory!

 

[space pup]

just be creative and original and always personal and imo it'll be great

 

[Rocan]

original glory. cant beat period parts with a nice patina.

lets see pics. sounds like one hell of a bike.

 

[VonYinzer]

I dont think he wants to play fellas... haha