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easyrider

newbie needs advice

I just got my m license and I am looking into a 1979 cb750. I want a bike I'll have to put some time and effort into but also that is inspection ready.

The seller says it has a brand new battery, it starts and runs every time, All lights and turn signals work, he says the carbs have been completely disassembled, cleaned out, and rebuilt. All it needs is a tach cable and an airbox. All the other cables were recently replaced.

He says tires and brakes are in good condition.

Is there anything I should ask and find out before going to see it in person this weekend?

TOOLS1

Re: newbie needs advice

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Number 1. Can you find an airbox, and number 2, does the charging system work?
TOOLS

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1976 CB 750-A X 2
1977 CB 750-A X 4
1977 CB 750-K
1976 CB 750 F
1981 CB 750
1966 Kawasaki SG 250
1981 KZ 750 LTD
1973 CB 350
1979 CM 185 Twinstar
1982 Honda XL 80
South of Eden (Kansas City MO)

easyrider

Re: newbie needs advice

I think so. I saw an airbox on ebay for a decent price. I will ask the owner about the charging system.

Is there anything else i should look out for?

On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 10:27 PM, TOOLS1 [via Honda CB750'S] <[hidden email]> wrote:

Number 1. Can you find an airbox, and number 2, does the charging system work?
TOOLS
Life is not about the number of breaths, you take, but the moments that take your breath away.
I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem. Hank Hill
Never confuse education for intelligence.
Happiness is a belt fed weapon.
I just can't imagine what could go wrong.
No fire? No explosions? So whats the point of your story?
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. ~Plato
It couldn't be done, but the darn fool didn't know it, and did it anyway.
We all got problems. Ksharp
I like vintage bikes because they take me away from the clutter of technology that I work with everyday and back to a simpler time of mechanical elegance and simplicity.. "ninadm"
Darkwing Duck: The worst part of public transportation is the Public.
"That is awesome shit there" Re-Run
"Fear nothing, attack everything" Eric Berry
" Oh, you read that on the internet? Clearly it IS a massive problem. Of course it CAN’t be normal operation."

1976 CB 750-A X 2
1977 CB 750-A X 4
1977 CB 750-K
1976 CB 750 F
1981 CB 750
1966 Kawasaki SG 250
1981 KZ 750 LTD
1973 CB 350
1979 CM 185 Twinstar
1982 Honda XL 80
South of Eden (Kansas City MO)

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