Honda CB750 Restoration (Not sure of the year, I think '79 or '80)

[toastman]

Looking good. Here is a video of a Z1 restoration that I did as a surprise for a very good friend.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLfMOOtAZAQ

cheers

Donald

[RideThis]

Looking good. Here is a video of a Z1 restoration that I did as a surprise for a very good friend.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLfMOOtAZAQ

cheers

Donald

Cool video! I wish I could be done in 13mins!!

[RideThis]

So today I got the bike running again, had to clean the carbs yet again... Just a quickie clean... Got it running though and thats a decent day to me.

[polak]

IMHO go with cheap paper filter , you 've already POR-ed your tank , no need for more than that .
Great job BTW.

So far today:

-Carbs and airbox installed

-Discovered that the piece that broke off in the tank is actually a portion of a replaceable fuel filter, the other postion was stuck where the petcock mounts... I called Markham Outdoor Power, I can't get the the filter anymore but I could order an updated petcock to get the filter that's included with that... $65.00... hmmm

-Cleaned up and installed battery tray and wiring

That's all for today... Next I need to figure out if I want this expensive in tank fiter or a cheap in-line filter... After I sort that out I can fuel it up and see how it's running...

And then I kept going lol... So I bought an in line filter from the lawnmower section of CT and some hose and installed the fuel tank and my filtered line to the carbs.

[RideThis]

I've been cheating on GTAM with www.cb750c.com for a little bit, as Polak advised me to do lonnng ago, you should check it out if working on one of these beasts!!! So here's what you've missed:

DONE
1. AUTO FUEL VALVE: I learned the auto fuel valve aka auto petcock aka Spawn Of Satan is a cause of many problems on these bike so I removed it.

IN PROGRESS
CARBS: I learned that the way I've been "cleaning" my carbs has been inadequate, and since I need a carb rebuild kit anyways I've pulled the carbs again (getting real good at it) and tore everything apart (did not break the bank apart yet) and it's been sitting in pinesol over the weekend. I'm going to order my rebuil kit from www.randakks.com, it seems to be very popular. Also broke a bolt that holds the air cutoff valve plate on #1 carb. Damn.
***Parts Ordered***

FUTURE
3. ENGINE: I'm going to order an OEM engine gasket kit, pull the motor again, replace the gaskets, attempt some engine painting, remove the oil pan and tidy up inside, do all recomended top end work (valve lap, valve seals, valve adjustment), and build it all back again.

4. FRONT BRAKES: What a mess, these will need to be rebuilt.

5. FORKS: Might be ok, but I plan to do the fork seals for the experience and while the forks are apart I'll likely handle painting them.

After these items are all taken care of, the bike will be rideable. Once she's rideable, the clean up will come. I want to powder coat the frame, tank, front/rear fenders, swingarm, pegs, centre stand, forks, and the handlebar... Probably going to paint it black, all black. I plan to delete all the chrome from the bike... But my mind may change by the time I get there. LOL, I should worry about the broken bolt in #1 carb for now

Not many pic's taken, but you've already seen me pull the carbs so no need for more pics on that... I'll post what I did take when there are more pics.

[Triple]

What a great thread! Very inspiring. Keep it up; in the end you will have a fine machine. They don't build engines like that anymore.

[RideThis]

What a great thread! Very inspiring. Keep it up; in the end you will have a fine machine. They don't build engines like that anymore.

Thanks, now that I have a plan it's easier to get things done.

[vrus]

Looking good. Here is a video of a Z1 restoration that I did as a surprise for a very good friend.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLfMOOtAZAQ

cheers

Donald

you are a very good friend