Bikemonkey
CB750 Member
Picked up two CB750F's as I stated in my first post in the Lounge section, and the plan is to get one running and sell it to try and recoup some of the cost of buying them. The other will be a restomod into a muscle style bike with modern running gear like the picture below.
This is how they looked just after I picked them up.
The bike in bits is missing the forks and a few odds and ends, but that's the one which will be heavily modded.
The other night I started work on the complete bike.
Pulled out the carbs as I'm fairly certain these will need a clean before the bike even runs!
Engine turns over freely and feels like it has good compression.
Then I unbolted the exhaust, to find it full of holes. I was planning on keeping it for the other bike, not any more. So that got shoved back on.
Looking at the wiring, it's a right mess.
Dumped the oil out the engine and put fresh in, as god knows how long it's been sat in there.
Drained the tank of the old nasty fuel too. It seems as though someones tried to line the tank before as it's full of big chunks of something.
Got the battery out my 400 and put it in after "hot-wiring" the bike as it didn't have a key. Good news is that the starter works and will turn the engine.
Then I sorted out some HT leads and plug caps ready for when the carbs have been cleaned.
Also whilst I know I'm going to be cleaning carbs I got the set off the parts bike and stripped those too.
Ordered a battery so I can put a proper one in to get it running.
Also been drooling over FCR's and titanium exhausts, but that will have to wait!
This is how they looked just after I picked them up.
The bike in bits is missing the forks and a few odds and ends, but that's the one which will be heavily modded.
The other night I started work on the complete bike.
Pulled out the carbs as I'm fairly certain these will need a clean before the bike even runs!
Engine turns over freely and feels like it has good compression.
Then I unbolted the exhaust, to find it full of holes. I was planning on keeping it for the other bike, not any more. So that got shoved back on.
Looking at the wiring, it's a right mess.
Dumped the oil out the engine and put fresh in, as god knows how long it's been sat in there.
Drained the tank of the old nasty fuel too. It seems as though someones tried to line the tank before as it's full of big chunks of something.
Got the battery out my 400 and put it in after "hot-wiring" the bike as it didn't have a key. Good news is that the starter works and will turn the engine.
Then I sorted out some HT leads and plug caps ready for when the carbs have been cleaned.
Also whilst I know I'm going to be cleaning carbs I got the set off the parts bike and stripped those too.
Ordered a battery so I can put a proper one in to get it running.
Also been drooling over FCR's and titanium exhausts, but that will have to wait!