jonabonospen
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| posted on 10/9/12 at 12:56 PM |
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F/S: 1978 Honda CB750 cafe racer - Looking for a kit car
Got my 1978 Honda CB750 cafe racer for sale after recently completing the 'build' of it.
I am also in the market for buying a BEC. So if you have a car for sale and like the bike, then get in touch and lets talk. I also have cash to add
to a deal as I appreciate you car will be worth more than my bike.
So the basics; the bike is a 1978 Honda CB750KZ imported in to the UK 25 years or so ago. The guy I bought it from had put it away in the back of his
garage over 20 years ago and never done anything with it. I then bought the bike, fully recommissioned it, and turned it in to a cafe racer style
bike.
MOT until February 2013
Tax until end of Dec 2012
New parts fitted:
Battery
Spark plugs
Engine oil
Oil filter
Several new gaskets fitted (remaining unused gaskets from the full set bought will also come with the bike)
Battery power cable
Cylinder head / exhaust studs and nuts
Front brake seals
Front brake caliper pistons
Front brake fluid
Bleed nipples for frint brake calipers
Front brake master cylinder and lever
Goodridge braided brake lines for front
Hagon rear shocks
In line fuel filter
All fuses
Number plate
Choke cable
Fork oil and dust seals and retaining clips
Fork oil
Bridgestone BT45 tyres
Speedo and rev counter
Headlight
Twin megaphone exhuasts
4-1-2 link piece for exhaust
Cafe racer seat unit
Seat foam
Full paint of bodywork and tank
Bar end mirror
Er......... think that's it for the new bits apart from various other nuts and bolts and stuff. The bike also has rear-sets and clip-ons on it
which are not standard for this model, and a Micron brace on the forks. Also not included in this list is the set of sonic cleaned carbs with new
rubber seals in that I fitted to the bike after changing out one broken carb from the bank.
You can see from the list of new parts for the bike there has been a load of work done to the bike, and a hell of a lot of time taken to make it
right.
Since completing the bike I have insured and taxed it and so far ridden 48 miles on it, over two occasions, to test it, and it ran really well (will
be getting ridden more now I no longer have my other bike). The seating takes a little getting used to with the bike being quite wide, but I have
thoroughly enjoyed all the miles I have done on it. It put such a smile on my face riding it around the country lanes, and it gets so many admiring
looks. And the noise from it is simply awesome!! I parked it up at Squires on Sunday and it got quite a bit of attention while there.
The bike pulls really well through all gears, and the brakes are pretty damn good with the twin discs up front, fully rebuilt calipers, and the
braided lines. Even the rear brake is pretty good. And with the new sportier type tyres and the rebuilt forks, she holds the road well too.
So there we are. That's it really.
Here are some pictures for you to drool over in the meantime;
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D Beddows
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| posted on 10/9/12 at 12:59 PM |
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VERY 
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 10/9/12 at 07:38 PM |
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very nice but....the cam covers....wernt the valve adjuster covers separate screw on ones or are they the earlier type ? 
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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rayward
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| posted on 10/9/12 at 07:45 PM |
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they were on the earlier SOHC engines
Ray
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maccmike
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| posted on 12/9/12 at 01:25 PM |
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beautiful
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jeffw
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| posted on 13/9/12 at 09:31 AM |
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Don't you need a front mudguard to be road-legal and pass a MoT?
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jonabonospen
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| posted on 13/9/12 at 09:33 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jeffw
Don't you need a front mudguard to be road-legal and pass a MoT?
No. It is structurally stable due to the Micron fork brace so that is adequate.
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Peteff
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| posted on 13/9/12 at 12:10 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jonabonospen
quote:
Originally posted by jeffw
Don't you need a front mudguard to be road-legal and pass a MoT?
No. It is structurally stable due to the Micron fork brace so that is adequate.
You don't need it for MOT but you do need it for construction and use, like the speedometer and chainguard. It will pass MOT without but would
not pass MSVA and you could be ticketed for not having any of the afore mentioned.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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jeffw
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| posted on 13/9/12 at 12:23 PM |
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That is what I thought. I do remember someone got pulled for it (back when I had a CB1100RC).
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jonabonospen
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| posted on 3/10/12 at 02:40 PM |
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BIKE NO LONGER AVAILABLE
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