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New Honda owner- 81' CB750F

Posted by jrb87 on Apr 01, 2014; 5:57pm
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/New-Honda-owner-81-CB750F-tp4049746.html



New guy here, I ust bought this little gem last night, self birthday present. I have had a few bikes, kept them all stock, but this one I bought specifically to turn into a soft tail bobber. Looking around the forums here, there is a lot of great info, and great looking builds.

A little about its current state: runs good, rides well, in pretty good shape for its age. Choke is stuck, and someone broke the lever off of its mount yankimg on it. So I will have to follow it down and locate why its stuck. (Feel free to advise if you know of any issues) minor oil leak somewhere on the #1cylinder, noticed it on the flanges higher up, assuming its seeping somewhere around the head. Had a light rattle at low rpm, not sure what the cause is, sound seems to come from the front of the bike. (Again advice always appreciated) it looks like someone painted the exhaust at some point, but other than that its  all original.

Reading a few other builds on here I haven't seen any specifics on the stock electronics. Is it best to keep stock electronics and just cut the wires for what you don't use, or is it easier in the long run to just buy all new wiring harnesses. All I will need is blinkers head and tail lights and speedo/odo.  For the most part I plan on keeping it relatively drivable while I work on it until I actually cut the frame and modify the rear end. Though I will keep it a soft tail, mostly bc Idaho roads are rough as hell if not dirt. The front I will likely keep stock, except removing unnecessary gauges and adding a drag bar.

I'll keep this as a build thread as I go, any advice and comments appreciated. I've never had a Honda, and the only one I road was a friends cbr1100 a few years ago, but I like the bike already and look forward to playing with it.