Honda CB750 Barn Find - Looking Around the Bike Part 1

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7 жыл бұрын

The first chapter of our new project where we start removing bits and pieces to begin ascertaining the condition of the bike. Hope you enjoy!
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@jimrowe4177 Жыл бұрын

I just wanted to say that I thoroughly enjoyed your series and that I agree that Hackaweek did some ingenious jigsaw assembly, but you helped me tremendously filling in the gaps. If AI ever dose a montage for the CB750K, your 0:43 and Hackaweek's series would be perfect. Thank you Peter!

@anonimuso 6 жыл бұрын

I have an old 1975 CB750F that I got for free and I'm planning on getting running this summer. Never worked on a machine before. Very excited. Your videos are great for both knowledge and inspiration. Thanks.

@PeterAndersons 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'm about to get into the 750 again soon. Cheers

@spacystacy51 7 жыл бұрын

great find. that engine is keeper. I used an old cb 750 bike to build my bike very happy I did. glad to see another one brought back to life . thanks for sharing

@dubnutty 7 жыл бұрын

Good one Peter! I like your vids. They keep me interested in my project. I watch these then go out to the shed and do some good ol' wrenching!

@114mohe 7 жыл бұрын

Very cool, Love the old Hondas! Definitely worth restoring.

@DavidMartinez-kf9zt 7 жыл бұрын

Better condition than some of the junk I've brought back to life. Good luck, can't wait to see the progress

@sergiomarquez6664 7 жыл бұрын

Man finally Peter....so excited to see this project get under way.... 👍👍👍

@daleyurk4369 7 жыл бұрын

Peter, that takes me back to my old cycle days. Those 750 Hondas were bullet proof. Bet the old girl will fire up just fine. As always, really looking forward to the next chapter! Thanks.

@xriccix 7 жыл бұрын

Great first video fella, looking forward to getting my K5 chopper build started!

@vinerellos 7 жыл бұрын

Sympathetic Restoration I think, chrome looks half decent and it's all there, good luck

@chuckthomas6576 7 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to this restoration.

@chrisriddiford6216 3 жыл бұрын

Peter Anderson

@HammerHeadGarage 6 жыл бұрын

I have a beautiful 1972 k2 cb 750 :) these are great machines, way ahead of their time and extremely well built.

@jayadams9794 4 жыл бұрын

Shawn Bradley Would this be a good first bike ?

@chrisriddiford6216 3 жыл бұрын

Peter Anderson

@davidcollins1853 7 жыл бұрын

That's great! Can't wait for the next video.

@MidwestMotoRider 7 жыл бұрын

Cool barn find, no wonder I can't find any CB750's in Wisconsin they all got shipped out. :) Still fun to follow! Cheers!

@hugelavalava 7 жыл бұрын

Awesome work Peter!!!..

@MrButtonpresser 7 жыл бұрын

I didn't think I'd be interested in bike restos, but there you go!

@benhowe5506 6 жыл бұрын

Hi peter, i love the 750 mate. I've had a few CB series bikes over the years. All great because obviously holding the Honda name. I'm so glad you took off that bloody ugly crash bar. Great call. "munted" isn't a term im used to, so thats a education in itself mate thanks. I think she will be a very worthy project. I know the newer DOHC CB750 bikes go hard, because i was involved in a resto with a mate. Thanks for another great video. Take care.

@andrew8502 7 жыл бұрын

hey Peter , that plastic locking lever on the throttle grip is an aftermarket "cruise control" . used to lock the throttle on highways to hold the bike at a constant speed.

@chrisriddiford6216 3 жыл бұрын

Peter Anderson

@webslinger67 7 жыл бұрын

Wooooo here we go

@JustTex 7 жыл бұрын

Couple of bits that had me laughing was when you showed how much oil was in the drip pan and the amount of rust that fell out of the exhaust pipes and the petrol tank hahaha. Pretty keen to see if it runs which i bet you are too. Cheers

@gregorycrow3024 7 жыл бұрын

I've had good luck on Ebay finding keys that match the numbers on the ignition and seat lock. I"d forgotten about aftermarket parts like the shock lowering and handlebar pull back brackets. Good luck

@bobbyc.2873 7 жыл бұрын

I want to see you restore this bike. I think it would make a great series!

@nikolasb2933 7 жыл бұрын

K8 & K7 have a longer rear swing arm (40mm I think) than the earlier K1 - K6's.

@AllSortsOfStuff58 7 жыл бұрын

Looks promising so far. Remarkably solid in some ways for its age. Hopefully it was reasonably well looked after and little used. The fuel tank and oil were a bit concerning, but with a bit of luck and a new tank you could be 'cooking on gas' as they used to say in the TV adverts...........David(UK)

@PeterAndersons 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks David, I disassembled more today and so far, all good. There's bound to be something nasty lurking, just need to find it. Cheers

@klipstone1 7 жыл бұрын

Looks good dude :) sometimes you can be lucky with the locks and they wont have been changed or messed with, Also there should be a set of numbers on the ignition and that will tell you what key/profile it is in the code series. Lets see if i can find the right code book and card at the workshop, I was pretty stoked when the keys I made to my old kz100st worked straight away.

@udizzy1969 7 жыл бұрын

She seems to be in workable shape, the tank is a loss but new one's can be found, Cheers Dizzy.

@melissamason8043 7 жыл бұрын

Hay sorry i forgot to mention it is my wife computer you are a very talented man love you vids

@flakeyboyz5664 7 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to this story

@350munrohome 7 жыл бұрын

You need a hydraulic bike bench Pete, makes grovelling on the floor a thing of the past, but they do take up a bit of room.

@decomposing 6 жыл бұрын

Peter it shouldn't have had a lot of oil in the sump pan because they are a dry sump engine. Hence the oil tank under the side cover. That bike appears to be a K7. I had one for a few years, and nearly everything on them is actually different to the earlier models. They share the same engine parts as the F1 - F2 models. But from memory the internal gearing is different to the earlier models, and I think even the crankcases were different. 17 inch rear wheel instead of 18 etc. Great find. I wish you well in your resto.

@charleschidester6767 7 жыл бұрын

looks original pete.. other than a couple of popular upgrades for the period. I had one.. same exact color scheme. should be an easy and cheap restore. have fun mate.

@PeterAndersons 7 жыл бұрын

Will do Charles, thanks for the comments. Cheers

@chrisriddiford6216 3 жыл бұрын

@@PeterAndersons Chris Call

@ockyoz 7 жыл бұрын

Hi Peter. Looking at your 4 through Australian eyes it looks like a bits'a. The last Australian delivered SOHC 750 4 was a 1978 F2. Had a different frame ( I think ), 5 spoke rims, twin disc front, disc rear & the black motor. It was said to have a warmer cam but weaker overall then a K motor. Oh and not for getting uglier then a bag full of busted bums compared to the K. The US obviously keeped the K a bit longer. Your tank looks like an Oz F1 / F2 tank. Anyhow, it's an os model and that's it. I'm sure you will keep tapping the 30+ Yo memory here for a bit. Regards, Tim.

@growingknowledge 7 жыл бұрын

How exciting !!!

@PeterAndersons 7 жыл бұрын

Ditto

@chrisriddiford6216 3 жыл бұрын

@@PeterAndersons Chris Call

@chrisriddiford6216 3 жыл бұрын

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@emman8468 7 жыл бұрын

Do a full restoration on it Peter! that is what you do best!

@petermckerihan9047 7 жыл бұрын

Hey Peter, loved the video as usual and keen to see more on this beut of a bike as well as the XC. I dont usually comment on things but, i was checking out your patreon page just because i do that sort of stuff (im not a patreon sorry) and i noticed that the update videos and what not you upload to it are public which i think you do not want, the first video you uploaded is for patreons only but everything after that isnt. thought id let you know. Cheers

@TheInfoworks 7 жыл бұрын

Those exhaust bolts were easy on you, if it were in the UK they would have all snapped. Cheers

@dtec30 7 жыл бұрын

just thinking ahead here will you need to get a quad barrel carby gauge to adjust the carbys once cleaned ? i have seen them on ebay looking for something else ?

@sergiomarquez6664 7 жыл бұрын

Restore it keep it and enjoy it

@dprider02 7 жыл бұрын

I wonder why someone went to the trouble of importing this non-runner all the way from the US. Maybe it was meant to be a project that didn't work out for some reason? Maybe just to do a quick flip and make a couple bucks? I like a good back story! Anyway, looking forward to following along as you bring it back to life!

@anthonybrennan1075 7 жыл бұрын

Hiya Pete, that lever next to the throttle reminds me of one of those aftermarket cruise controls.....wasn't the choke cable stored under the seat when you started taking it apart?

@dommy114 4 жыл бұрын

18:45 The flange/joint thing slides right off the studs and down the header.... Mine hits the frame. Why?!

@mikewilliams7825 7 жыл бұрын

that bike was from the leaded regular gas era in the u.s., not surprising to see it has dirty intake ports.

@Ozzy-jn2rz 7 жыл бұрын

Peter did you know Anthony Dunlop from park Orchards primary school he and a few of my mates went there I played football for them back in 78 also know rob mills from auto shop north Ringwood & the Hobsons to I went to south warrandyte primary they lived next door to the school love your work mate I'm getting pointers off you to do my xa hardtop 🤘

@PeterAndersons 7 жыл бұрын

G'day Cameron, yes I knew Anthony Dunlop, a great guy who no one would dare mess with haha. He was mates with another guy Rowan White who was a brilliant motocross rider... I think Yamaha ended up sponsoring him. Park Orchards was a terrific place to grow up, I miss it. Cheers and take care mate.

@Ozzy-jn2rz 7 жыл бұрын

Last I new Anthony lives near bell beach and rowan had truck & bobcat

@Uncle_Chuck 7 жыл бұрын

I think a really cool cafe racer would suit you mate

@Abcd-hr9ot 6 жыл бұрын

have u ever done a xl250 honda

@brentp6120 4 жыл бұрын

These videos have been infinitely helpful for me! I'm restoring a 77 CB750k! I'm curious and I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere, how many miles were on this engine when you got it?

@PeterAndersons 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Aaron, it only had 18,000 miles on it... it came from Wisconsin and was last registered in 1988, it was in a really sorry state... and the oil was as black as old diesel oil, cheers.

@chrisriddiford6216 2 жыл бұрын

@@PeterAndersons Chris Riddiford

@melissamason8043 7 жыл бұрын

Hay Pete my name is Darren im into bikes i have 4 honda cb 900.s aka as the boldor there is a guy on youtube hackaweek he rebuilt a honda 4 like yours that he got in box,s might be good for you to watch heaps of info on the honda 4 buy the way nice job on the xc i know a guy who has a 2 door xc lovely car

@shawnhartman4928 6 жыл бұрын

Do you still have the crash bar? Interested in selling it?

@BasicPoke 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great videos Peter. What is that word you use a lot, sounds like "nekked"?

@GK-sh7ck 4 жыл бұрын

the word is "Nackered" as in NFG

@gazoline7093 7 жыл бұрын

Peter unfortunately you do have to take the engine out to remove the valve covers bit of a pain but if you are wondering about how to pull the engine out easily or how a part goes together watch this. This guy dose a whole rebuild on a cb750 from the frame up. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pcibarFisaqyiZs.html

@chrisriddiford6216 3 жыл бұрын

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@mrfrog3350 7 жыл бұрын

Am I mistaken,or is that bike from Wisconsin here in the US.Did you have it shipped to you,or was it already in your country? I remember that those bikes were pretty fast back when they came out.If you can get it running,tuned and cleaned up,it sure would be a fun machine to to make "quick" trips to the store to stock up on tea.Looking forward to the resto.

@PeterAndersons 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mr Frog, Yes it was from Wisconsin, it came to Australia last year. Cheers

@Ozzy-jn2rz 7 жыл бұрын

Rowan was great rider he had a yellow yz 80 he won in US 👌

@PeterAndersons 7 жыл бұрын

I wonder what happened to him...

@wanderingspirit101 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Peter, do you take on jobs?, Wanting my engine rebuilt. Thanks Quin. Melbourne

@PeterAndersons 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Quin, thanks for the message, but no, I never take on external work, cheers.

@wanderingspirit101 2 жыл бұрын

@@PeterAndersons Thanks Peter. Thanks for the great videos!

@chrisriddiford6216 3 жыл бұрын

Peter Anderson Chris

@azizanahamad1731 3 жыл бұрын

Takes too much tea is much better than alcohol

@chrispainter3590 7 жыл бұрын

pulling a project apart and making a parts list before you even get it off the trailer? I have been there! are you my twin brother?

@PeterAndersons 7 жыл бұрын

Yes, standard practise when excited about something isn't it. Cheers

@chrispainter3590 7 жыл бұрын

no excited is when you are pulling it apart on the trailer when you are still driving home

@chrisriddiford6216 3 жыл бұрын

@@PeterAndersons Chris

@Gokizzmass 7 жыл бұрын

your Mrs should be given OA for patience.

@PeterAndersons 7 жыл бұрын

Tell me about it, I'm always letting her know how grateful I am to her. She wants the back yard here to have a makeover, so that she will have. Cheers

@moldingpro7208 7 жыл бұрын

She is awesome, but she must also know she has an awesome man. Cheers.

@robinsquatch45__56 4 жыл бұрын

Did anyone claim the crash bars on this vid? If not I'll take em

@tomrecane6366 7 жыл бұрын

Peter you need a work stand. I built one of these ages ago and it worked pretty well. maybe add some extra 2x4 bracing. www.eurospares.com/bikestnd.htm

@MaximusPsychosis 7 жыл бұрын

:( Where do people go to get these barn finds? all I find is garbage or someone has already scalped the crap out of it... i'd love to play around with ones of these... well ok, you got it off a dealer, still... can i haz old bike plz?

@MarkBrown-gc6hr Жыл бұрын

Try electrolysis on the tank. There is a video on KZfaq.

@BasicPoke 6 жыл бұрын

It's interesting, mustie1 would have tried to start this bike as-is but that doesn't seem to be something you considered. I wonder if that's a cultural difference.

@PeterAndersons 6 жыл бұрын

Hi, Perhaps a little more precautionary than cultural. As it stood there was no compression so it couldn't have run. I wanted to restore the bike, so ensuring the internal parts were taken care of was more important to me than running it. Substantial damage can be done if an engine's sat around for decades then started without carrying out some important checks. (Adhesive wear etc). From what I've seen, much of Musties work is on Yard Sale mowers, generators, bikes etc, so I guess damaging a $20 or $50 item is not a significant loss, but bikes like this are expensive here, so the damage bill can run very very high. Cheers

@BasicPoke 6 жыл бұрын

Peter Anderson Maybe it would have started and pushed the exhaust valves into place. But I know you wanted to take it apart and I am glad you did because I enjoyed it a lot. Watching this series a second time now.