I decided my life was not full enough
so I got a new project to work on.It's going to be a slow build / restoration as summer it always busy on my side.
Back story.
I was talking motorcycle with a group of friends that know nothing about bikes. One of them tells me that his father has a bike that he hasn’t ride in years. He knows it's a honda and that's it's not a Goldwing. I thought it might be a Shadow or maybe something V-twin as I know his father and these bikes would fit him.
Couple of months later, my friend is at his parent's place and he takes some pictures of the bike and send them to me.
I recognize the bike, it's a 1982 CB750K. I knew it right away as this is the only year it was painted in blue.
That bike was far from pristine. It has sat for 10 years, but it had been started every years. Paint is too rough to my taste, seals are shot, tires are shot. You know, a good old barn find.
On the up side, it has wire wheels, it's not missing any parts and the owner has the registration, so it can be put back on the road without too many hurdles. And the guy was willing to bargain a bit. And to top it all, we were able to start it with a battery pack and it idles.
So I bought it for $550 and brought it home.
The goal is to have it ready to drive before the end of July and then to have it modified to my tastes by September.
I’ll post pictures as I go along.
By the way, I’ll looking for forums similar to this on but for CB750.
Cheers
