Finally!

[johnny nightwolf]

I got my first big boy bike! Its a 1975 Honda CB 750. I've been looking for a dirt cheap, complete one with a title for the last couple years, and have had no luck. Either too pricey, or too much of a basket case to be worth it, but yesterday, I finally picked one up! $200 for a titled, nearly complete CB 750! All its missing is carbs, a seat, and gauges. I know the front disc needs to be rebuilt, and it'll need re-wiring, too. The guy I bought it off seems pretty legit. He bought it to build it into a cafe racer, which is pretty much what I want to do with it. He had it running last year, but it had electrical problems, so he started taking it apart. But then he had a kid, and it got pushed to the side, and then he just wanted to get rid of it. So now I've got a project for next spring! Here's a few pics from when it was still loaded on my truck. :mrgreen:

 

[CCR]

thats my all time favorite i liked the earlier tank styles a little better, but beggars cant be choosers and at $200 for a good project bike :shock: you made out like a bandit with an awesome m/c !!!

ps, good luck on tuning the carbsss

enjoy and be safe

 

[icyuod2]

nice

that things just screaming "i wanna be a cafe racer!"

what ya gonna do to it?

 

[johnny nightwolf]

^^^ You called it. Simple cafe racer: solo seat, drag bars, round gauges, maybe a small front fairing if I can find one I like. I've been spending a lot of time looking at http://cb750cafe.com for inspiration. I love the look of the top photo you posted, the heat wrapped pipes and flat paint. That looks about perfect! Thanks!

 

[SkidMark]

I have a set of clubman bars just laying around...

 

[Gold Street Customs]

Looks like a fun project and a little more complete than my 72 Triumph chopper project, that cafe look is sweet.I wanted to do more of a bobber but this chopper fell into my lap and this thing is at least 8 foot long but the engine is a basket case and missing a trans....so it will probably sit another twenty years unless a finally hits me....such as (farmer) "yeah my son bought it brand new,had it three months then went to Nam...never came back....ah heck gimme 50 bucks for it".....we can only wish!

 

[johnny nightwolf]

My first love as far as motorcycles was a 67(if I remember right?) Bonnie chopper that a buddy of mine's dad had when we were growing up. Totally 70s, super cheesy metal flake paint job, sporty tank, huge sissy bar, raked fork... I wonder whatever happened to that thing. I haven't seen it (or my buddy) in probably 20 years. Still one of the coolest bikes I've ever seen! Good luck with yours!

 

[Gold Street Customs]

Not exactly a finally, but it may work for a quick turn around, I just got back from picking up some donations for our transitional shelter (homeless shelter for people trying to get back on they're feet) it turns out a lady passed away in this trailer that this stuff came from and of course I had to ask about the car in the carport with vines starting to grow over the top and as I was looking at it the neighbor is yelling something about it just got tuned up before she passed on and the lady who is taking care of the estate said I could have it for $300 so needless to say the gears are spinning.....oh the car is a 85 300zx bright red T Tops not a ding or rust on it tan interior has a couple tears in the seat....so now to find some money

 

[icyuod2]

the first pic is one of my fav's also.

same guy made/owns the first and last bike pictured.
when i bought my big bear (2 stroke 305) i'd planned on turning it into a cafe racer.
figured i'd set the original pipes,bars,rear fender,seat aside for safe keeping. throw on cafe bars,seat, custom rear fender and pipes.
got about as far as the bars.lol

i since found this little yami twin (100cc 2 stroke) got it dirt cheap.

guess the make pretty decent little cafe bikes for throwing around the track, and goofing off.

i just love the vintage stylings and simplisity of old cafe racers.

 

[johnny nightwolf]

Wow! Your Yami twin cafe is awesome! A buddy of mine collects Honda Dreams, and your bike makes me want to see what one of those would look like done up cafe style!

 

[oddone]

good start to a project even better that its a honda real easy to work on

 

[johnny nightwolf]

And again! Just scored a running 1982 Kawi KZ440 off CL. It was too cheap to turn down. The guy needed to buy christmas presents for his kids, so I guess me making him a ridiculously low offer was actually a good deed, right? I think the best thing about this bike is that it fits easily in the back of my short bed truck!

 

[ricksterr1221]

NICE Scores. Nice truck aswell.