Hey Rollen 
sadly kenessex went and got banned and much has changed here but life goes on for those addicted to motorcycles
sadly kenessex went and got banned and much has changed here but life goes on for those addicted to motorcycles
Greenhorn with a '79 CB750
Yo, normally I don't register or interact with forums beyond lurking for information but Geeto67 and kenessex got me wanting to join. Read a lot of their posts from 10 years ago to people with the same bike I have trying to go for "cafe racer" or "super cool bad ass fuck you it's cool" builds. My goal is to learn from people like that because the most I've done in my hobby as a mechanic is maintenance on cars, bolt on mods and repairs to systems like brakes, power steering, cooling, and anything outside the engine and trans.
I bought my bike in rough but viable shape because I want to learn to rebuild engines and tune them. Along with reducing weight on my bike, that's about it, what comes out of my bike visually is a plus. Although I do have my bias with neo-retro style and would love to marry the '79 CB750K-Z with the 20?? CB750 Hornet and 2022 CB650R (aesthetically, ie: red frame, white tank, panels, matte black parts, matte bronze pieces, modern CB650R headlight, flush to body lights etc) . I'll post my project later today, but wanted to have introduce myself too.
Geo-Bio info: Central NJ, 34 Male, Software Engineer
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I bought my bike in rough but viable shape because I want to learn to rebuild engines and tune them. Along with reducing weight on my bike, that's about it, what comes out of my bike visually is a plus. Although I do have my bias with neo-retro style and would love to marry the '79 CB750K-Z with the 20?? CB750 Hornet and 2022 CB650R (aesthetically, ie: red frame, white tank, panels, matte black parts, matte bronze pieces, modern CB650R headlight, flush to body lights etc) . I'll post my project later today, but wanted to have introduce myself too.
Geo-Bio info: Central NJ, 34 Male, Software Engineer
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So far it looks like a heavy bike that was rode hard and put away wet get it running first.
... do you have riding experience? that's not the easiest motorcycle in the world to learn to ride & modify
Compression test would be a good first step, you don't need the carbs installed to perform the test.
get it running first.... do you have riding experience? that's not the easiest motorcycle in the world to learn to ride & modify
Compression test would be a good first step, you don't need the carbs installed to perform the test.
I don't have experience in riding but have a class scheduled and if the budget allows I'll get a small engine bike. How heavy the bike is has definitely been plaguing my mind. Had me wondering if I should just restore it to working order then sell it for the going price (make a profit) and buy a CB550 or something 100 lbs less and slimmer. Initially I wanted a CB650 but a shop owner warned me that parts are hard to find and lots of issues with them. CB750F was out of my price range with the cheapest being $2500 (budget was $1000) and I bought this one for $700.So far it looks like a heavy bike that was rode hard and put away wet
... do you have riding experience? that's not the easiest motorcycle in the world to learn to ride & modify
Compression test would be a good first step, you don't need the carbs installed to perform the test.
When I get on it, move it around my drive way and up and down my truck bed, it doesn't scare me but coming from mountain biking it just feels "too big" when I look at the bulky gas tank, huge seat and long taillight cowl. Not sure if it's just me being new or if the bike is just generally massive in comparison to CB550.
I didn't know I could do that with out the carb, so I'll try that tomorrow night and let you know. P.S started a project tracking thread here: Project Nashi, Dream of Neo-Tokyo - '79 CB750K Z
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