Honda CB750 K7

I purchased this bike in 1976. It sat for about 30 years before I towed it back to Oregon. It is now in running condition thanks to the great work of the folks at Cycle Quest in Phoenix, OR.

Cycle Quest

4526 South Pacific Hwy

Phoenix, OR 97535

The CB750K was Jay Leno's #3 top ten ever bike pick, behind the Honda Cub and Ducati 916. Curiously, the "naked" bike configuration is making a come back. So I restored this bike just in time to be cool again. The bike actually is Honda Brown, but with time it has aged to almost black.

Fig. 1. New tires, de-rusted gas tank and a lot of chrome polish.

Fig. 2. Instrument cluster

I used muriatic acid to de-rust the tank. Cycle Quest then used electrolysis to de-rust the tank yet again. I was able to remove the rotted fuel strainer from the tank using a wood screw to get a purchase on the plastic tubing. I had to replace the fuel petcock.

Fig. 3. Stuck fuel screen visible from inside the tank.

Fig. 4. Fuel petcock with missing screen.

Fig. 5. The bike still has a 1977 parking sticker and upright "Highway Patrol" windshield.

The front fork seals are original. The original horn was a lost cause however.

Fig. 6. Note the "distinctive" four exhaust pipes.

Cycle Quest rebuilt the carburetors. The bike fires up just like new! The four cylinder engine makes the bike a bit "top heavy," but the SOHC four can hold its own against some of the new V twin touring bikes.

Fig. 7. Saddlebags

Here are set of expandable click on saddle bags that I found that fit over the passenger seat. You can add a click on "tail" bag to the system. After securely looping the click on receivers to the frame, I safe-tied the click on receivers to the frame with plastic wire ties. Now I can remove the bags without worrying about the click on receivers falling off.

I am using only ethanol free gas and I top off the tank after each ride to minimize rusting in the tank. Here is the power curve of the 1977 CB750K engine from this article:

The 1977 model loss the chain oiler and gained an O-ring chain.

Since my motorcycle endorsement had long since expired, I took the Oregon DMW written test and the Team Oregon one day intermediate rider's course. Great course where I learned how to counter steer as opposed to body steering. Who wouda thunk that would work! I do feel a bit like the Rip Van Winkle of motorcycles.