cb750 K7 cafe racer first build

[Butterworth7v]

recently sold an AJS 250 and decided to re-invest in a bike, what better bike to do so than a honda inline 4?! The bike's twice my age (or thereabouts) and really shows it, the engine is seized, electrics have been gnawed through by a family of evicted resident mice, the tyres are shot, chrome is rusted and everything needs attention... brilliant.  any ideas on what i could do with it would be very much appreciated as im a complete newbie to the cafe racer scene and even to the motorbike scene... also, advice on electricals (placing) and how to get it looking minimalistic and classy will be lovely :D

[Butterworth7v]

 
Either of these two approaches stand out to me, but to different parts of me respectively, id like to replace the K tank with an F tank but still undecided on whether to replace carbs/shocks and what handlebars to get, clip-ons or solid bars, again, suggestions very much appreciated :D

[Piute]

       1st off,
     are you just looking for looks like most all 1st time riders and builders
    If so just start with a company that has most all parts you like and start ordering
    But if your on a budget ,break out the saws-all and start cutting up a perfectly good bike.

        Myself Honda came out with the Super Sport in 75 For thoughs that wonted that Cafe look,But after a few years 1978 most buyers at that time were hooked on the Ole look and so ..
      As you were thinking & saying there are S.S. parts that can get you he respect of a cafe without all the money and cutting A nice peace to trash.

 
 
     Now bars and gauges can be changed with great results and still have stk.parts to put back on (easyer to sell ),you start cutting and welding on this frame will weaken and drop value.
   
       For touring these are all bolt on can always go back to 1st pic. at anytime.

[seestheday]

I would start with getting the bike running before doing heavy mods.  Engine is seized.  Do you have a large budget and are just planning on buying a new engine to drop in?

[Butterworth7v]

Aye that goes without saying, im currently stripping it down meticulously labelling and picturing everything that comes off and all the electric ends. I have a low budget but i can work for the more expensive bits in my free time (currently in last year of school) so budget isnt really a problem up to about 4-5k (sterling, im in england) but i want to get a diary going with an end in sight so i have something to work to :) and also need to get some money in the pot for when it comes to replacing parts! ie ideas for suspension and handlebars and other interchangable parts. Thanks! :) 

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I would start with getting the bike running before doing heavy mods.  Engine is seized.  Do you have a large budget and are just planning on buying a new engine to drop in?

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[seestheday]

If you have 4-5k sterling ($6500-8200 usd)to spend on this then you can do pretty much whatever you want. From what I've seen, most people on this forum don't have that kind of budget. 

This should be a very pretty build :-)

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Aye that goes without saying, im currently stripping it down meticulously labelling and picturing everything that comes off and all the electric ends. I have a low budget but i can work for the more expensive bits in my free time (currently in last year of school) so budget isnt really a problem up to about 4-5k (sterling, im in england) but i want to get a diary going with an end in sight so i have something to work to :) and also need to get some money in the pot for when it comes to replacing parts! ie ideas for suspension and handlebars and other interchangable parts. Thanks! :) 

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I would start with getting the bike running before doing heavy mods.  Engine is seized.  Do you have a large budget and are just planning on buying a new engine to drop in?

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[Butterworth7v]

UPDATE: After well over a year of indecisiveness ive finally decided (and got some juicy new bits) to build a CR750 road legal 'replica'! (a lot of people have got a lot of heat off people on other threads for mentioning the word 'replica' in their builds and then not sourcing genuine honda racing parts and for the end result not being 100% perfect, im a 19-year-old Uni student, please dont expect a game-changer ;))
About to get the frame modified by classicracinghondas.com (makes beautiful machines, check his website out) so that the fairing will fit and all the unnecessary lugs and bolts are stripped off it. Any CR750 Gurus out there ill be needing any help available in this build as ill freely admit i am a rookie! 
Ive already sourced a tank, clip-ons, some new allen key bolts for the engine and an engine 'do-er upper' for the stuff i dont trust myself with.  These were my inspiration ^, beautiful machines with a lot of hard work put into them. Obviously Dick Mann's famous honda was orange but the blue does look rather dazzling, what do you guys think?
Anyway, i promise to keep this thread updated with my progress as it comes, thanks for reading!
Ralph.