Barn Fresh to Road Worthy CB750 Overview
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- Barn Fresh to Road Worthy CB750 Overview of the work it took to revive this old bike! This video is a look back at the work I've done to this point on the bike to show the steps involved in bringing this 1975 CB750 back to life in order to help others who may have similar projects. My previous video shows the last work performed and supplements this video as now the next type of work needed for the bike is only simple stuff not necessary for functionality. If this is the first video you have seen of this bike definitely check out the playlist for detailed videos throughout the process.
Look for upcoming videos on this bike in regards to budget, seat, exhaust, side covers, and more as this will be a long term project to just ride and enjoy!
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There's nothing about this bike I don't love. I'm down with the wiring upgrade too, which makes it vastly more dependable without sacrificing the patina. Great series!
seeing your work is entrancing! only many compliments for how you brought life back to a dead object. seeing her reborn after each video is truly beautiful! many compliments! amazing work!!!
Thank you so mcuh!
Awesome, love everything your doing with this. The "new" front fender fits right in too!
I scored big time with my friend having that!
It is refreshing to find some one who embraces his humanity and acknowledges that learning is a process...you are truly a wise man not blinded and compromised by arrogance....there is nothing you can not "learn" to do.
I salute you!
As my dad would say...mistakes are educational opportunities. Repeating a mistake is failure to take advantage of those opprotunities...
In the first he was supportive and encouraging...in the 2nd --he was 10 feet tall-- green and spitting fire!!
A smart man..
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I am so in love w/your 75 750! Didn't care for them much back in 75 as I was a two stoke fan (Kaw 500 triple) but the more I watch you the more I want one of those!!!!! Thanks!
Haha my ultimate plan is coming together!
Just adding a comment to help the algorithm... great channel, keep at it and you'll be at 100k soon.
Hey I appreciate that! 🙏 Every comment really does help so thank you
Enjoying the 750 info
My first motorcycle (and love) yeah , bringes back lots of fine thoughts from back then and i survived , we were a little heavy on the beers and sometime someone did not came Back anymore
Needless to say I'm a little green with envy over your barn find 😂👍gudonya
Took some work for sure!
Great video,great work.Congrats it is comforting to see this beautiful machine (in my opinion,the best bike ever built ) getting back to life.
Thank ya Hugo!
Excellent video, great to see an old bike running again! That bike probably has stories to tell itself.
Ride safe and keep the shiny side up!
I do wish I knew some of those stories!
Great video! Love how nice the tank came out with a little TLC
Really just a bit! I didn't want to get too carried away
Superb engine sounds 👌. The bike looks top notch.
Nothing sounds like these bikes thats for sure! Thank ya!
Love the fact you are keeping it as stock looking as possible.
I remember being 10 years old and seeing lots CB 750's ripping up and down all shiny and new. This was the bike that got me hooked on motorcycles. I remember building a model of a Honda cbx 1000 at age 10 so I'm quite addicted to your channel.
Wonderful to see younger generations appreciating the beauty of this bike and actually taking the time to restoring them. There is something special about this bike and the sound is just amazing. Superb footage seeing this beauty being resurrected from the dead. Top man keep up the good work. 🥳👍🏻
Thank you so much Paul 🙏
Half the fun in these projects is the love and work that goes into bring back a classic! New subscriber here, and I grew up riding one just like this one. I own a 73 Triumph that I have had for over 40 yrs, and it all original! Love to break it out every once in a while and go for a cruise, always get more compliments than any Harley out there! Keep doing what yer doin.
Well thank you Kris! Someday I'll get my hands on a Triumph as I love the style and sound of those.
You’re right, I’ve been doing that within the past five years. I buy vintage mopeds and scooters that would otherwise be left for dead i bring them back to life and I make sure they go to good homes afterwards. Just got finished with my 79 Honda express2 scooter, I rebuilt the engine and gave it a good cleaning and I’m just waiting on tires and I still enjoy doing this. And to think that I started doing this at 17 years old and I’m 54 now and still enjoying it.
Great video! I've kept up with your progress every step of the way and it really makes me want to do something like this. As for the seat, yeah I'd try to have it reupholstered in original pleating and after some use it would likely look like it was well-used, if that's what you're still going for. Otherwise, this is an excellent candidate for a full restoration because it's such an iconic classic. Either way, you can't go wrong. Keep up the great work!
It won't be a restoration in my hands. That adds no value to me. Id enjoy it less as then you have to fear scuffs in the paint, bugs on the chrome, and whatever else.
great resquration , i wish more people would de this , they look so much better.
I appreciate it
@@BrickHouseBuilds the knowledge can only be gathered after many years working on these old bikes. yes to many try to recommission(destroy) these machines like they were built yesterday , ive found on CB750 SOHC depending on climate condensation can effect many parts , cam shaft lobes , rocker arms spindles , cylinder bores , gear selector drums , then once running the rubber parts give up , usually starting with the phantom head gasket leak , caused by the rubber plugs under the rocker gear drying out...and thats just the motor , really like the condition and colour of your machine here ....never give up
What a pleasure it’s been seeing you really excited and passionate about your beautiful old and very iconic bike. It had one foot in the grave and you are literally bringing it back to life! Man I’m loving this cb750 revive series. It’s a total trip down memory lane by being my first bike and the one I learned to ride on. Wish I still owned it today, oh well C’est la vie. Personally never really got the whole patina look, that said beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and that I get. Looking forward to what you have planned for the seat. What a great channel, keep up the good work!
Thank you sir! For me real patina tells a story. Its not so sanitary and perfect asking you for respect or to be coveted. Something like this asks for nothing but to be ridden so it can continue its story. Part of the mechanical soul thing I feel all bikes have. As we age we get our own patina in wrinkles, scars, broken bones, sprains, and occasional leaks but we are still us and accept that as life. Most of us see plastic surgery and injections as weird and fake as a way of avoiding reality in some way.
Somewhere in my rambling maybe some of that made sense lol
@@BrickHouseBuilds Yes that made a lot of sense. Actually you were quite poetic and down to earth. You got me thinking and it’s probably because the years have been hard and the body is showing signs of broken, so with life being polar suppose that’s why I gravitate towards clean, bright and if it’s old, somewhat resto-modded. Really like watching this channel, your chill, honest straight-shooter vibe while impressing with your skillset, and the way you film, score and edit makes for not just entertaining but also a quite relaxing time. Thank you🙏
@@dukie1616 I can 1000% sympathize and understand that polar view. Nostalgic in restored form as thats a snapshot from another youth. I definitely get it
Really enjoyed your videos on fixin this bike up. I have a 2018 Honda CB650f but really prefer the older bikes, i remember when these were new such a great looking bike. Thank you
Happy you are enjoying the videos Michelle! Nothing wrong with a 2018 anything as there is a lot to be said for reliability and comfort lol
Great video! I'm definitely invested in this project
Thank ya! This will definitely be a fun project from here out doing small bits to the bike
Awesome bikes!
Definitely
You’re giving me a lot of inspiration on these bikes, I miss my 750f super sport. I’m considering going vintage on my next bike.
Do it! Having a vintage bike in the stable is a must!
@@BrickHouseBuilds sounds like a plan
I just love this Restoration project. You did very well in explaining the steps. There’s something really satisfying about mechanical projects like that isn’t there? I need to go find one to restore 😁
Someone else had coined "rustoration" and thats more fitting. This won't ever be a perfectly shined up bike but rather a survivor that gets ridden. So far its brought me a ton of joy and I'm eager to keep tinkering with it
Professional service/restore bud, sounds perfect
Thanks Jim 🙏
She's a keeper
100%
Just wanted to say, job well done. Looks like this one is going to have a happy ending. I bought a Suzuki GS 850L. I love it and all those style of bikes from that era. Nice recovery on that bike. Your right, it needed a lot of help. Job well done.
Well thank you much! It has been such a refreshing project for me and a different mindset than that last few bikes I've dome
That's pretty slick
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@@BrickHouseBuilds not to tell you what to do with your bike, but I remember years ago Bike builder Billy Lane put a clear coat over an old gas tank on one of his bikes to keep the same look and color scheme of the original, but to make it shine and preserve it. You ever think about doing that to that bike?
@@Beastman44 I've cleared over patina or bare metal before on various projects. Not likely on this one though
A proper bike lovingly restored by a proper mechanic, you're right, you can never sell it. That would almost seem cruel! I was wondering about the seat and exhaust,I always went for a 4 into 1 too. Look forward to keeping tabs on all your follow ups, super fascinating and educational. Ride on,stay safe.
I appreciate it 🙏
Great seeing all the compression test numbers, and the changes, be interesting to know what the original out if the factory numbers were for each cylinder
I haven't tested a new fresh engine but cant imagine they would be much higher.
Love the resurrection!
I'm about to start my own, a 1982 Yamaha 650 Seca I bought new.
Not quite as neglected, but it has sat for over 25 yrs.
Been gathering bits and pieces here and there, parts are getting hard to come by and expensive....hope I never have to replace that 8" headlight!
I have 2 newer bikes, but this one holds a special place with me.
Looking forward to more updates on yours!
Hans
That will be a fun project!
I had acquired a cb750 for free with no title and was seized up. I tried to break her loose but just couldn't get there. I wish I tried a bit harder. Eventually sold her for $300 bux so not too bad of a deal. Great job getting yours running and riding! Glad you're gonna keep her.
Thanks! More deals may come your way so keep the eyes peeled
A great job and not very intrusive.
Thanks Dominic!
BJ is the Master!!
😎 thank ys sir!
Considering how the bike was stored it’s in fantastic condition, re smaller indicators / turn signals see if you can get some UK spec ones I’m sure they’re smaller and will be in keeping with the overall look, really is great to watch, thanks.👍👍👍👍👍
There are many aftermarket options for signals so thats easy
I agree with you about the seat. In fact here in Maidstone Kent England there is a Suzuki GS 1100 from the early 80's in similar condition to your Honda and the rider has dispensed with the seat altogether and rides on frame rails that have rubber padding wrapped around them
I won't take it that far lol!
Dammit...something new to obsess about! ;-)
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Maybe get the foam shaved like the Yamiya low style K0 seats they sell. Looks stock but looks lived in.
Love the keeping it honest with the bike. Mine is definitely keeping with its “found behind a stack of tires” look
Not a bad idea!
I missed how much you were asking for it shipped to Australia haha. It looks great. My brother has an original K1 he has had since new. I have tried to get him to part with it. He doesn't ride it. Just sits in his garage.
Well at least being your brother there is still a better chance than most! Plus you know the history
KEEP CRUSHING IT BJ! 🙌🙌💯💯 Restore all the Hondas!!! xD I'm close with my Nighthawk, but still lots of work to do.
Going to try! Get after it!
I just watched a video of a Honda collection, where among many other Honda bikes, he has a brand new , mid '70's Honda 750, with only 1 mile on it ! ! The quality of the parts, fit, finish, paint etc., are just beyond anything you can believe !
That poor bike! Still cool but man I'd have to ride it
@@BrickHouseBuilds , yeah, i hear ya.this dude has something like 100 Honda's and does ride some of them. One of the bikes he has is the oval piston NR 750 !. Can't remember which one, but he paid $ 180, 000 dollars for one of the bikes, or at least they said thats what the retail price was back in the day. Only like 200 of them worldwide !
Speaking on NR750s I follow iconic motorbikes on IG and they recently had a bunch of them! So epic
@@BrickHouseBuilds oval pistons, is thinking outside the box :)
The worse thing for bikes is the patter of little feet in my experience. Nice that the old girl is getting some love. Hope all goes well. Live long and prosper! Oj
Thanks!
Man a k6 honda 750 63 horsepower nice
Feels like the right power for the bike to keep up with modern traffic and still have enough for fun!
Would be nice if you expanded on the parts of the rebuild that didn't want to cooperate. That's where I always have issues during a rebuild.
I absolutely do that within the videos that go into depth on each aspect of the bike
I still think the original four pipes are the way to go although hugely expensive.I used to coat the insides of mine with red oxide paint.No corrosion ever .
Thats definitely a personal preference as I've never been a fan of having that amount of bulk out back. I like more minimal style. Not to say I dislike or don't appreciate stock pipes just not my thing given a choice
@@BrickHouseBuilds i love the sound of 4 into 2 and 2 into one and as Honda did their own version of a 4 into 1.I love the original 4 pipe vision of the beast the K0.Dreamy.
@@BrickHouseBuilds I will add that the original bike can and look an awful lot lighter and trimmer than stock
bonjour je ne comprend pas l anglais mais je me suis abonner merci pour les video
Well thank you for the sub!
The bike looks great compared to what it looked like in the beginning. I noticed you polished the tank by mechanical means. I prefer doing it by hand. When you do the seat , I hope you somehow find a way to incorporate the Honda logo on the rear of the seat on the new cover . Sorry you went down , hope your alright. I had a similar experience with wet leaves at a busy intersection. Laid it down an was almost hit by a car. I wash my shoelaces !
Looking better than it did for sure. The shoelace broke which is why I replaced it.
It's a beautiful bike. Such a great find. Concerning the seat...just use black electrical tape :)
I may just slap some tape on for a while
@@BrickHouseBuilds They do make black duct tape.....good for 200mph! 😁
@@hansoor8719 Oh I have some believe me
this is great I have to watch the one with the COST ... I am picking up 2 CB750 but for far more $ than u did. However, one has no title. would love to know what turn signals you will use.
Thanks Shawn and I'll hopefully have that video out within a couple weeks. Now that its a rider I will get back on customer work so it won't get quite as much time in the shop but ill still make progress
Sounds really good. What size jets do you have in that bike? My 1975 CB750 has a 4 into 2 open exhaust, similar to yours I think. It came stock with 105 main jets 40 pilots I think. I've swapped the main jets to 110s, which the bike and the open exhaust seem to like.
I honestly don't remember off the top of my head
Dig it. Did you replace, or consider replacing, the carb boots? Thanks
Nope, with a bit of heat they were soft again with no cracking
Love the look of the bike
Are you going service the swing arm and replace those knarly looking factory rear shocks?
Nick Australia
Yes, it's high on the list
Not sure which one to get. I like those Hondas, but a little newer CB 750, or CB 650 Nighthawk with the dual overhead cams and 4 valves per cylinder, seems to add about 10 extra HP. Those seemed to start in the early 80s. And I especially like the ones with shaft drive. The later Nighthawks have that bulbous fairing around the seat that looks awful. I can't get past those.
The DOHC bikes started in 79. Excellent runners indeed. I love the Nighthawk 700s and that tics all the boxes you list but surely you can't be picturing that one as having a huge fairing right?
@@BrickHouseBuilds The early Nighthawks had the fairing just right, it looked great. Then towards the end of the model run, they resized it to gigantic dimensions. When I look at those I just think, what were they thinking? I've even thought about getting one of the later ones and refitting the seat fairing of an earlier Nighthawk onto it. I do like the NIghthawk cast wheels instead of all those spokes. Easier to keep clean.
Great video what a bike I was 20 when this bike was sold lol why did you get rid of the ape hangers ? Lol 🤪 seriously… Well done mate🤘
I still have them ;)
@@BrickHouseBuilds lmao
You’ll have to let us know what indicators you end up going with. I want some period correct ones for my RD400 but I don’t like the OEM ones that are almost the same size as the headlight
Oh of course. Its not far down the to-do list but whatever I do I'll show on here
@@BrickHouseBuilds nice job by the way. Great looking and sounding bike
@@Robdutton91 Thanks Rob 🙏
Great project bike, if you ever want to sell ? I wish I had both my 72 and and my 75 CB 750 . Keep up the great video’s😎
As mentioned about the sale it would have to be for stupid money lol
Hey BJ - Zim's "Refreshtorations" here. Question - I'm a new shade tree mechanic just getting into vintage japanese bikes. KZ400, CX500 and now a 1978 CB750K8. Doing the top end on mine and the rocker cover seems to me to have a spot at the top of the cam chain to have actually worn threw the aluminum from contact with the chain. Or do I just not know that there is a designed opening there? Appears to be worn through, but I had nothing in the oil. It would seem with that much material floating around I'd find it. Possibly a common issue with a loose/misadjusted cam chain? Any advice is appreciated. Can send a pic of the hole if that helps.
That's something I'd have to see. Feel free to send an email to me at bj@brickhousebuilds.com
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What type of handle bars you use. Looking for that type for my 550k
Hello, They came from Dime City Cycles. I have them linked in this video description > th-cam.com/video/HmoV5bFASfE/w-d-xo.html
Looks like the barn bike 75 CB 750 I bought off my Uncle back in 2003. Man, I loved that bike. Want to sell this one?
No I'm planning to keep this one
@@BrickHouseBuilds I don't blame you. I paid 500 for mine back in 2003. Kept it until about 2006. Drove it from NY to DC, to NC, to CO and sold it to a guy in NV. He bought it sight unseen for 2500. Wish I never sold it. Doh!
Turn signals for the front? Staying stock or going led ?
Unknown right now. I'll put some stock ones I have on first and update later
10/4 Thanks for the videos on the 750 , got one just like and enjoy it a lot , very comfortable bike for an oldie
Lucky you can do it yourself. In Massachusetts labor is at 150.00hour.
I do it myself because I cant afford to pay someone lol
@@BrickHouseBuilds neither can I but you are HIGHLY skilled.its impressive
@@ronaldtartaglia4459 thank you. I had to teach myself out of necessity
Started my bike riding on a 1967 305 superhawk then a 69 cb750 lime gold 1395.00 delivery price😭then a burnt orange 73 cb 750 1425.00 delivery price😭you can't hardly pick up a good tank for much less than that now wish the hell ida kept them all now😞
Thats a great lineup! Stuff is out there you just have to keep your eyes peeled
Nothing wrong with patina if the bike runs safely and reliably run it.
That it does!
Do you ever sell these things? If you do I might be interested in buying one one of these days
I have tried in the past before doing commissions but now I just keep them. Occasionally I do have a flip bike for sale though
I know you want to keep the Patina, but why don't you put an Electronic ignition in this one? Much less maintenance and a hotter more consistent spark and timing.
I talk about that in the video
Someday I will get a Patty, my next call will be to you.
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We are doing a recommission on my wife's 87 450 rebel it's going to be a dayley rider not a full restoration
Those are fun bikes. I've had a handful of 400/450 twins in the Hawk/CM range and they have always been fun
I think you should just put some black duct tape on the seat. Very period and patina!
You’re incredibly meticulous when it comes to restoring bikes but honestly, who just replaces one shoelace? 😂
me
A hundred bucks??? 👍
Yup, but when bought it was a different story than it is now
WHERE DO YOU LIVE ? Maybe when I get my 1982 Honda CB750K back together I could join you for a ride ! * ! * ! JimInCincy....
Im in Missouri
@@BrickHouseBuilds ---- MULTIPLE DAY EXCURSION ! * ! * ! JimInCincy
What about using European CB 750 turn signals? See th-cam.com/video/lhRwy0X9Pi8/w-d-xo.html
There are hundreds of aftermarket options out there its just a matter of picking some
@@BrickHouseBuilds Sure, but with the European ones you get smaller ones as he said he wanted and at the same time the original spirit is preserved / kept. However, up to him … 🤗