Need help finding '81 CB750 side covers...

[brad063072]

Hey guys!  Can anyone help me with finding a side cover (or a set) for an '81 CB750 Custom?  I purchased the bike a few weeks ago and the left cover is fine, but the right one is broken.  I'm having one heckuva time finding one online.  Any help or suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated!  

Thanks!

[sgtslag]

They are rare, and frequently stolen...  They have a nasty habit of falling off.  If you still have it, then fabricate some means of re-mounting it, using a bolt, or a zip tie, or some-such.  If you need to fabricate something, check my post in the tech section, lower portion of the Home Page:  found a link to a discussion on how a fellow fabricated a side cover using a portion of a bumper off of a truck.  Cheers!

[brad063072]

Thanks for your reply, sgtslag.  I have found one on ebay that i've bid on and am pretty confident that i'll win.  It's not in "horrible" shape but is definitely doing to need some cleaning up as well as re-painted.  Not happy that I had to pay $135 for it, but i guess it'll save me several more hours of searching on the internet.  lol

Hey...are you any good with the carb's on these bikes?  I have taken my carbs out on my '81 CB750 Custom, cleaned them and rebuilt them.  However, when trying to get them re-assembled, the choke mechanism isn't working properly.  When I manually move it, it does not move the "butterflies" at all.  I took pictures of the two choke arms and the spring that connects them when I was disassembling them.  From what I can tell, my photos EXACTLY resemble the way that I have it setup right now, but it's still not working.  I even compared it to any and all pictures that I can find online and it seems to be setup correctly.  Any help or suggestions you can give would be GREATLY appreciated!

[sgtslag]

No, I am not good with carbs.  I would recommend starting a new thread on that topic.  There are many others here who can help guide you.  Cheers!

[brad063072]

Already done that, but thanks for the recommendation!  I have a few guys trying to help.  Hopefully it all works out!  lol

Take care...