Factory Restoration of 1980 CB750C.

Posted by nickels767 on Sep 11, 2013; 4:33pm
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/Factory-Restoration-of-1980-CB750C-tp4045626.html

May as well get this topic started now, even though it'll be a while before I begin work on the bike...

So, in the last three months myself alongside 2nd Gear Motorsports have done the following.

New front pads
Scuff front rotor
New rear shoes
New speedo cable
New tires
New battery
Installed free tranny that came with bike - in pretty bad shape, however the one on the bike was hooped
New fuses all around
New plugs
New wiring here and there

Hmmm, I think that's about it. Bunch of minor stuff.

MECHANICAL - to be completed
New tranny - looking into Cycle X's Racing tranny.
New clutch - again, Cycle X
New brakes - not happy with whatever i have going on. Front brake takes all my force to lock up, plus front and rear squeal like hell. I knew I should have gone high-fric with my riding style...

VISUAL - oh dear god, check out the pics... this is going to be hell...
Remove, repair, spray, install tank, front and rear fenders, levers, handle bar core, rims (partial colour), battery covers, instrument bezels, backside of mirrors, possibly levers, the following colour


Repair, spray bottom end of engine, frame, basically whatever is left
flat black

Repair, polish, buff, restore chrome exhaust, valve cover, chain guard, odds and ends


Stainless screw kit
New mirrors and levers will need to be sourced - hopefully you guys can help me here. I want mirrors that are as close to factory as possible, but GOD these mirrors are ATROCIOUS. Will be looking for something much slimmer in profile, hopefully a bit wider, and less hideous when looking at the bike head on.


And yeah, that's about it. Here's the kicker. I have no mechanical knowledge whatsoever. If somebody pulled it apart and assembled it for me, it would be beautiful, I'm a professional finisher. However, some parts will likely be sprayed in place, because I'm pretty well hopeless. I can do things bit by pick, but I become greatly overwhelmed once I get two or three layers into things. But, it's my first bike, and I've waited forever to have on. I got my license when I was 18, but finances kicked my ass... so I went 5 years avoiding the roads in summer time.

I'm going to go snap some pics of my areas of concern... maybe we can discuss my best ways to repair some of the worst areas. The bike has been dropped, and I quote, "30-50 times".






























So, what do you guys think? Anything not within the realm of paint and polish? Just realized looking at the pics (better res than real life lol) that I've got a lot of linkages that may need replacing. But oh well.