I'm working on re-habbing a '71 CB750. The bike currently does not have a tach and the speedo looks a little dicey. Are tachs and speedos interchangeable at all between model years? Since it may take me a while to find / afford 1971 tach & speedo, can I use ones from later years at all?
Frame VIN = CB75011182xx
Engine VIN = CB750E11180xx
Title states the same.
Everything I've read tells me that was early in the 1971 build year. It's got the non-vented side covers, black painted front brake caliper and the beam opened throttles meantioned in articles covering model...
I searched on 816 big bore kits after I got the bike home. All the ones I found looked to be cylinder sleeves and pistons. Maybe this one was some funky make that came with a block.
I was planning on pulling the top end to see what could have made the noise that concerned the PO. I'm...
Yeah, the pipes look like a pair of homemade 2 into 1s. Either that or they're some other model's stock set or an aftermarket set from who knows where. What makes you say the cylinder block isn't a factory one? Other than being painted it looks the same as others I've seen in photos.
Greetings All,
Let me first extend my thanks to the moderators and members for making and sustaining this website. I'm not new to motorcycling but I'm new to the site and a new owner of a 1971 CB750 project bike, so it's great to have this resource and its members' experience for help and...