Can anyone reccomend a user group for the early Honda cb750's. My son just bought a 1974 cb750. We could use a good site like this one for that model bike.
My son just brought hoame a 74 honda cb750
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This was mine in 79-80. I aquired it from a guy that owed me money. I rode it for awhile and sold it. I remember it was pretty good ol'bike.
But it was long before the internet in every household.
1978 CB 750
This was mine in 79-80. I aquired it from a guy that owed me money. I rode it for awhile and sold it. I remember it was pretty good ol'bike.
But it was long before the internet in every household.
1978 CB 750
I love the handle bars.
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Omega Man":3rvvkiit said:
HAHA!
Came to me that way. The guy extended the wireing to reach farther. It kept breaking clutch cables for some reason though.
I put on shorter rear shocks and had a 16" harley rim laced to the rear hub. I think it felt better.
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Man, that 750 is the bike I wanted when all I could talk my folks into was a 360!
I hope he's coming on the ride to Hansen Dam next week.
I have seen a CB750 forum, just never saved the link. Give Mr Google a search.
I hope he's coming on the ride to Hansen Dam next week.
I have seen a CB750 forum, just never saved the link. Give Mr Google a search.
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Try here
https://forums.sohc4.net/index.php
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slabghost":zp7y516s said:
That's the one!
This is what I love about the internet and forums like this, people helping each other!
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That's why I asked, I knew someone would have some info. I don't think he'll have it ready to ride by next weekend. I'll Post some pics.
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when he starts the '74 up with those pipes its gonna scare you wing :grin: to be honest i didn't like the early 750 hondas, never wanted one. i was looking at 550 honda's until i got mine well until i was given mine ( it was a gift from a classmate / lab partner in engineering school, he said he never would have gotten as good of grades as he did without me )
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He has got it running and the pipes were not as loud as I thought. They have some kind of packing in them He's planning on getting a 4 into 1 heeader. He wants to turn it into a cafe racer style bikeThequote="detdrbuzzard"]when he starts the '74 up with those pipes its gonna scare you wing :grin: to be honest i didn't like the early 750 hondas, never wanted one. i was looking at 550 honda's until i got mine well until i was given mine ( it was a gift from a classmate / lab partner in engineering school, he said he never would have gotten as good of grades as he did without me )[/quote]
He has got it running and the pipes were not as loud as I thought. They have some kind of packing in them He's planning on getting a 4 into 1 heeader. He wants to turn it into a cafe racer style bikeThequote="detdrbuzzard"]when he starts the '74 up with those pipes its gonna scare you wing :grin: to be honest i didn't like the early 750 hondas, never wanted one. i was looking at 550 honda's until i got mine well until i was given mine ( it was a gift from a classmate / lab partner in engineering school, he said he never would have gotten as good of grades as he did without me )[/quote]
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That seat is crazy man!
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Andyb":3jokgngk said:
In that era most 750's ended up with z-bars, t-bars and rear sets. And 4 into1's were hot snot.
I remember seeing a lot of early 750 cases welded. When guys would get on it from stop light to stop light, eventually they'd snap the chain and bust a chunk out of the case. These bikes had some power, dude! A few years into this and Honda put that rubber bushing in the rear hub to absorb the shock. I don't remember what year they started, but the 78 model in my picture had the rubber in the hub.
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I think it will make a very nice cafe.
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No way, that seat has got to go. If it were mine i'd put it back to the original, but it's my son's project. The cafe style seems to be becomming quite popular for these early Honda CB's.
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I have a fondness for the mid-'70s 750s. They were great, dependable rides. I only owned one, but a lot of my buds back then had them. Mine was an automatic, and I had a good friend that had a '74 that had been "hopped up" somehow. Couldn't keep a chain on it. It would stretch the chain like a rubber band, that thing had so much torque. I don't know how many chains I put on that thing, but it certainly would screeeeeam! It was also extreeeeeeemly LOUD! He finally had me weld up some baffles for the megaphone exhaust. It just got annoying after a few miles. :smilie_happy:
Your son has made a good choice, imo. :good:
Your son has made a good choice, imo. :good:
