Torch Red Tulsan
New Member
Hey guys. I've been on the site for about a year and a half now but haven't really been involved, unfortunately. Since I was young, I've always loved the look and idea of classic anything. Cars, music, clothes, and bikes. Last year, I found a semi-local guy with a chopped '76 CB750 that he was willing to trade for, so I took that as my chance to finally get myself into a vintage bike. It wasn't really in the configuration I was wanting but I thought it was a good starting point so I took the leap. I immediately got on here and started looking around and had the extreme fortune of having freerideordie, who's another member from here with great talents, only living about 10 houses down from me. I'd seen him in his garage many times, working on his own project (which also has a build thread). I sent him a PM and, as it turned out, that was the real beginning to me having the bike of my dreams. I'd never done anything required to work on a bike so having someone with experience was beneficial beyond explanation. Over the last year and a half, I have learned more than I ever thought I would, and I'm still not done.
Now, with the back story out of the way, I'll start with the pics. Here are the pictures sent to me by the original owner. He lives about 2 hours away so this was all I had to go on to make the deal happen.
When the bike arrived, the rear fender snapped off as we were unloading it from his truck. I didn't think much of it because I was wanting to get rid of it anyway. Looking back, it was an indicator of the quality that had been put into the rest of the bike. I didn't know enough to know that tack welding a rear fender to a piece of rebar wasn't a solid idea. Also, despite the description that the bike was in good, running order, he couldn't get it to start once we unloaded it. It would try to sputter to life but it just wasn't healthy. He finally got it to "run" for a few minutes, so he took a few passes up and down the street and that was good enough for me. Ignorance is bliss sometimes...at first
Now, with the back story out of the way, I'll start with the pics. Here are the pictures sent to me by the original owner. He lives about 2 hours away so this was all I had to go on to make the deal happen.
When the bike arrived, the rear fender snapped off as we were unloading it from his truck. I didn't think much of it because I was wanting to get rid of it anyway. Looking back, it was an indicator of the quality that had been put into the rest of the bike. I didn't know enough to know that tack welding a rear fender to a piece of rebar wasn't a solid idea. Also, despite the description that the bike was in good, running order, he couldn't get it to start once we unloaded it. It would try to sputter to life but it just wasn't healthy. He finally got it to "run" for a few minutes, so he took a few passes up and down the street and that was good enough for me. Ignorance is bliss sometimes...at first