1981 Honda CB750K: Regular Car Reviews

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  • @Kellanium
    @Kellanium 4 ปีที่แล้ว +480

    "Under $1000"
    *stares at 2020 craigslist*
    *cries*

    • @bandombeviews6035
      @bandombeviews6035 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Look at gold wings. They’re similarly engineered and designed compared to these, just bigger. They’ll still destroy many modern harleys, and are c h e a p

    • @claytonmontgomery1886
      @claytonmontgomery1886 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yeah they're in the 3k range in texas

    • @Kellanium
      @Kellanium 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @THAT Guy except that now the morons have run out of CBs to destroy and they’ve moved on to making “cafe racers” out of fucking GLs, too

    • @Kellanium
      @Kellanium 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @THAT Guy take off the plastics, spray the tank with primer paint, put one of those flat/humpback seats on, slap on lower handlebars, and charge 4-5k
      Nobody cares that it’s way too big to be a proper cafe. It’s profitable so people do it. It sucks.

    • @battlin
      @battlin 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mikieiacono8362 just take fairing off it will look better

  • @ragzaugustus
    @ragzaugustus 6 ปีที่แล้ว +637

    Somewhere in the depths of Honda's engineering pool, some Japanese gentlemen starts smiling, and he doesn't know why.

    • @pkuo2k5
      @pkuo2k5 6 ปีที่แล้ว +96

      ... that would be the engineer that designed the 1st generation CR-V's cargo cover to be a fully functional picnic table.

    • @taylorthesailor2934
      @taylorthesailor2934 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Love

    • @rhodesianwojak2095
      @rhodesianwojak2095 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ah

    • @dirtmudsnowandwater
      @dirtmudsnowandwater 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Google soichiro honda. He looks very happy in most pictures.

    • @P_RO_
      @P_RO_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@dirtmudsnowandwater Sochiro Honda held his company and people to very high standards, and he never forgot the true value of loyal customers. After his death the bean-counters took over and nothing is the same.

  • @4Darco
    @4Darco 6 ปีที่แล้ว +476

    This video was incredibly bittersweet for me. I had a cb450sc for a few years and i swear that bike was bulletproof. I road it all over the place, and it could keep up with my friends kitted up custom jobs. I took that thing on shitty backroads, through flooded areas, even over sandy beaches, and it survived all of that (of course i did maintenance but I don't think many modern bikes could take the punishment it did without crapping out).
    I crashed it a few years ago and I like think that in its final moments it gave me some of its invulnerability for just a moment. I walked away from the crash with a few cuts and bruises, while the nighthawk was literally ripped in half. If I went back and replayed that crash I'm sure, 99 times out of 100 I'm dead or seriously injured. I haven't ridden since then but this video reawakened that self-destructive love I had for riding motorcycles. I doubt you'll see this, but thank you Mr Regular for bringing those memories back.
    God I loved that bike.

    • @ThatWolfWithShades
      @ThatWolfWithShades 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      My dad had several CB400's before I was born. When I got into my teens just shy of my driver's license, he got himself another one. It had a custom paintjob. A metallic dark red, at night it could pass for black if you were at a distance. Alloy wheels, disc brakes. That was the bike that got me hooked. Never did get behind the handlebars of that one. He sold it before I had a chance to. Mechanical problems, courtesy of the previous owner that turned out too expensive for us. The day it was gone I was floored.
      A few years later I did end up getting a little honda of my own. XLR 125. To everyone else, relatives included, it was junk. To me, it was everything I wanted. Unwinding while still commuting. Beating traffic everywhere. (Lane splitting was a thing then.) Ended up selling it when I moved overseas. Still miss both.

    • @seanpatrick3047
      @seanpatrick3047 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      you should buy another cb450sc and sign up at hondatwins dot net. Best Bike I've owned.

    • @charlesfollette2655
      @charlesfollette2655 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It certainly gets in your blood

    • @mckinleyredden1437
      @mckinleyredden1437 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I feel you man, I put together a 1980 cb650 sohc. It was my first road legal bike, I put 8k on it my first season. I had a lady pull out in front of me and it twisted up the forks. I got my right leg pinned and the bike never hit the ground, to this day I have no clue how I didn't get hurt. I had the front end straighted out and then shortly after it's started burning oil real bad and I couldn't source all the parts I needed. I sold it to an experienced father son team.... The kids put 15k down on it since I sold it. I miss that bike. I've since gone to Harley, but will definitely add another nighthawk to my garage one day...
      I'm glad you're okay, and I hope you get back into it.

    • @kennethlindahl9206
      @kennethlindahl9206 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      many of us riders have had bikes like that
      I have had a few ... my lost love was a 700 intruder named Jayne
      she was black with purple metal flake a beautiful brunette lady born in 87
      now I ride a goldwing...... I miss Jayne

  • @acousticbruiser19
    @acousticbruiser19 6 ปีที่แล้ว +563

    Lol, one man’s dead dad’s bike is another man’s SCORE

    • @jamesslick4790
      @jamesslick4790 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This is true of MANY things: Cars, Bikes, "collectibles"(records, sports cards..). Many kids have zero interest in "Mom" or "Dad's" hobbies. This is seemingly sad, and "they should have keep it out of respect.." BUT, It's better for them to sell the stuff of to someone who WANTS it (like their loved one once did..) than to just let the shit rot to hell in a garage/attic/cellar. No one gets any out of it THAT way!

  • @negil
    @negil 6 ปีที่แล้ว +398

    Despite it's engine being roughly 1,000ccs smaller than that of my '84 Rabbit, that CB750 makes slightly more power.
    And even my Insight, with a much more similarly sized engine of only 1,000ccs makes less power than this 30+ year old bike even with an electric motor assisting it.
    The morale of this comment is that I only own cars that barely make enough power to be functional apparently.

    • @Arthurzeiro
      @Arthurzeiro 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Negil Leufeln your engines probably rev to 50/60% of the CB's redline

    • @signlsirchir2156
      @signlsirchir2156 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      CB doesn't have those pesky automotive emissions standards to choke it either.

    • @negil
      @negil 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      ArthurAlcantara Yup, the Insight reclines at 6,000rpms. I'm not sure about the Rabbit as it has no tach, but I'd guess around there too.

    • @therwfer
      @therwfer 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      It's a different engine build for cars or motorcycles. With a car you drag around a literal ton of stuff, so you have to make components tougher, which makes them heavier and the engine less efficient. A motorcycle engine may have more kw/cm² but it would just kerplode after a while trying to lug a car around.

    • @negil
      @negil 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Günter v. G. I'm aware, I just find it interesting that a such an old bike makes more power than some cars

  • @Brave_SJ
    @Brave_SJ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +303

    This video will likely bring the price of these bikes to well over $1000 as people start buying more of them at asking price and people that own them figure out what they can get for them.
    Damn it, it's the Mosin Nagant all over again.

    • @kylesoler4139
      @kylesoler4139 6 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Don't forget there are less bike guys than car guys.

    • @combatwombat7
      @combatwombat7 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Eh. Just did a search on Craigslist and saw an 82 CB750 that "needs work" listed at 3k.

    • @Snocone333
      @Snocone333 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      if it saves a few from becoming "cafe projects" im ok with that

    • @thejunkman
      @thejunkman 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      or removing the fenders, rattle canning the tank and engine flat black and calling it a "Mad Max" project, because it leaks from the cam covers.

    • @fakename287
      @fakename287 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      '74 CB750 - $6000
      '70 CB750 - $6000
      '13 CB1100 - $5500
      '78 CB750K "Custom cafe racer project". - $1500 OBO
      I don't know what to make of this
      *My local Craigslist as of Aug. 6 2018

  • @thetigertard
    @thetigertard 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Old Honda’s were engineered to perfection when they actually had competition, they just won’t die no matter how you tried

  • @azmick662
    @azmick662 6 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    Harley Davidson was once the working man's bike. Then after Malcom Forbes rode his bike with Elizabeth Taylor on the back, it became the rich man's brand. Now it's just the poser brand for weekend wannabes.

    • @Mr_Fancypants
      @Mr_Fancypants 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Why would a wand a thousand dollar harley when i could buy a 350€ moped from 1975 and have a ton of fun.
      Serious. I boughed a ton of things over the years. Some i regret, some that i got bored off. But not from this damn moped.

    • @DeltaTrolls
      @DeltaTrolls 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Bought myself a barnyard find 50cc pet project and the things incredible fun to bolt around my hometown on. Love it!

    • @Mr_Fancypants
      @Mr_Fancypants 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DeltaTrolls cool man. Got a pic of it?

    • @DeltaTrolls
      @DeltaTrolls 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      When I get back from Work ill take some photos! Only recently got a decent enough phone. I put the pedals back on other day and it's quite handy.

  • @knerdrider
    @knerdrider 6 ปีที่แล้ว +183

    I loved my CB750 Custom, which was a poor attempt to turn it into a cruiser. Same bike, but shaft drive, dual front disc brakes, and a fancy paint job. Great bike. It came with spare fuses, too!

    • @kodysedgwick8936
      @kodysedgwick8936 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What year was yours? I just bought a 1980. Any tips?

    • @imitt12
      @imitt12 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@kodysedgwick8936 keep the oil checked on them. Weak points on the bikes are the alternators. You can get a rewound stator, and I highly suggest you do.

    • @kodysedgwick8936
      @kodysedgwick8936 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@imitt12 thanks for the heads up.

    • @boneseyyl1060
      @boneseyyl1060 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I think you must have had a CB 900 custom, not the 750. Pretty sure the 750 was chain only, I used to have an 80 and and 81 and they were both chain.

    • @boneseyyl1060
      @boneseyyl1060 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@kodysedgwick8936 Ride the crap out of it, they are bulletproof!

  • @dankfrenkvisser5977
    @dankfrenkvisser5977 6 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    I'm 20 and started riding motorcycles at the beginning of this year. I bought a 2017 KTM 390 DUKE and absolutely love it, but i could totally see myself buying one of these. My generation doesn't really care about how 'un-sexappealing' these things are like you're describing them. All we see is a cool and unique vintage bike, i even bet to say that you'd be one of the coolest guys in college if you rolled up on one of these. We didn't live through the 80's so we never experienced how these bikes deserved their 'uncool' stigma. I would take the windjammer off though.

    • @PhilbyFavourites
      @PhilbyFavourites 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      DFV: I'll be dead, but when you're 55 and that KTM is but a distant memory you will yearn for the bikes of your youth that gave you your first taste of freedom! Trust me it's an unassailable fact. Enjoy the ride and never forget your first bike.

    • @VinnyMartello
      @VinnyMartello 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cool stuff my dude! I got my license when I was 19 so that was a decade ago haha. Still own my first bike. 1980 Suzuki GS450

  • @32Thomasthetrain
    @32Thomasthetrain 6 ปีที่แล้ว +257

    Not sure if the small cut scenes of Mr. Regular saying things is artistic expression or evidence that RCR is now sick and tired of making review videos

    • @thinredpaste
      @thinredpaste 6 ปีที่แล้ว +154

      It's RCR going back to its roots, tbh. This show started out fucking WEIRD and stayed that way for a long time. Started getting a bit too normal recently, I'm glad to see the weird coming back.

    • @shaggnar2014
      @shaggnar2014 6 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Yeah, none of the video's since he tried to make it a weekly thing have had the same pizzazz as the old stuff. I honestly think he needs to take a break or expand out into more than just automobiles. Start reviewing porn or something

    • @kylesoler4139
      @kylesoler4139 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Do some lets plays or better yet TWITCH STREAMING.

    • @Lancaster604
      @Lancaster604 6 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      I actually quite enjoy Mr Regular's......less dry facts focused works. Like his Vaporewave moment in the Chevette video, the Harold Slovinski character, the AT hikes, the wear a fucking condom stories. The weirdness is what make people keep coming back to RCR week after week after month after years. At least for me.
      Every Monday. Before we go back to our drivel of mundane daily life.....we can start out week off....with just a bit more fun. Just a bit more.

    • @angellibran868
      @angellibran868 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Oh god here's the "You should take a break, you look tired uhhhhhh hurr"
      Dude if he was tired he would've taken a break by now. Like why would he bother doing podcasts if he was tired. He's not

  • @DGG.85
    @DGG.85 6 ปีที่แล้ว +235

    *opens craigslist

    • @CockatooDude
      @CockatooDude 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Dave George Too late now.

    • @row2noob410
      @row2noob410 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Found them overpriced
      *closes craigslist

    • @isaac2152
      @isaac2152 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      They used to be cheap around here, then the Cafe trend hit. The Richmond hipsters have increased demand so now a shitty one goes for $2k easy.

    • @cipherthedemonlord8057
      @cipherthedemonlord8057 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Or Facebook marketplace

  • @andynixon2820
    @andynixon2820 6 ปีที่แล้ว +233

    These old Japanese bikes are mechanical , bullet proof jewels . But they were developed by engineers and the chassis's have absolutely no feed back or feel through your bum or the bars . Like riding a refrigerator - if you jump from a contemporary italian bike to one of these it's shockingly vague .

    • @foureye7058
      @foureye7058 6 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      But they're tourers right? Nobody is buying these to bumble around town or insult sportsters at track day.
      Of course I do agree with you, my friends in the states had a couple.

    • @ndgoliberty
      @ndgoliberty 6 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      That’s like complaining that your mom’s car doesn’t oversteer on the track. Well of course it doesn’t cause it’s faster and safer to understeer.

    • @wobblysauce
      @wobblysauce 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I know one that has been around the clock twice.

    • @TheTapeandscissors
      @TheTapeandscissors 6 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      I dare say nearly all bikes are developed by engineers.

    • @FrecklesOpenMic
      @FrecklesOpenMic 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I bumble around town on my 360!
      But yes, it's basically joyless to ride. I fantasize selling it to buy something silly like a Grom, but I don't because how stupid would that be?
      I will say, however, that Yamaha Radians from the 80's are the opposite. Not reliable, but fantastic to ride.

  • @trey1531
    @trey1531 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Mr. Regular got me into motorcycles. I bought a 93 Yamaha XJ600. It has an air cooled 4 cylinder engine too. It's a great bike.

  • @mando-raider7381
    @mando-raider7381 6 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    5:35 NA red miata. Feels good man.

    • @johnorr8573
      @johnorr8573 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jaster Mereel Headlights go *UP* , headlights go *DOWN*

    • @JerryKosloski
      @JerryKosloski 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A red miata shows up in the background a few times

  • @PaperGunner722
    @PaperGunner722 6 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    Watch these shoot up in price because of Mr.Regular

    • @kolby4078
      @kolby4078 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      yeah they will be $1100 by this time tomorrow XD

    • @DevDog67
      @DevDog67 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Honestly I've never seen one for under a 1000, not running anyways. And I've been looking into these for several years now.
      But 1500-2000 can usually score you one of these in nearly perfect condition.

  • @whtwolf100
    @whtwolf100 6 ปีที่แล้ว +125

    I can't find one this cheap

    • @danmack3173
      @danmack3173 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      legionbunny nice avatar

    • @whtwolf100
      @whtwolf100 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      thanks

    • @mzaite
      @mzaite 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      legionbunny Keep looking, as fall rolls in they start popping up for what they’re worth, not what some opportunistic flipper thinks they can profit off of.

    • @truantray
      @truantray 6 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Because fucking hipsters ruining them all for fucking cafe builds.

    • @mzaite
      @mzaite 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Constantly, and it's just the same ass looking thing. Then it's permanently ruined because they always do a half assed job.

  • @superapple4ever
    @superapple4ever 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I absolutely loved the small passages throughout the video. They provoke the imagination. My favorite was, talking thought we cigarette she asked, don’t you like girls.?

  • @jessekuchinski1172
    @jessekuchinski1172 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Being a harley owner, I never thought I'd want one of these until after this review lol

  • @trd4d
    @trd4d ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had a 81 or 82 CB750K. Got it new as a carryover in 86. Fresh out of the crate. By far the best all around bike I have ever owned. And it was Blue. No 💩 for me. If I could get a pristine model today, I would not hesitate.

  • @vapecatt
    @vapecatt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Love my handed down CB 750 super sport. Mine is a 1975 model and I'm 17, so my mom really glares at me when I ride. I understand why.

  • @geethsan1567
    @geethsan1567 6 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    The modern day version of this bike would be the current Honda NC700X.

    • @TheAgoProduction
      @TheAgoProduction 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yes , but the cb750 is more powerful

    • @DaveCraineAccidentalAquarist
      @DaveCraineAccidentalAquarist 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I have the NC700X aaannnd I agree with both of you 😄

    • @clevelandmaker386
      @clevelandmaker386 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sang Eeth BUT IT BETTER BE BROWN!

    • @arjen7024
      @arjen7024 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      you'll be able to buy a NC700X 40 years from now for $500 and it will just work. They will never be as cool as the CB750 though

    • @tammyforbes2101
      @tammyforbes2101 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They make a new version of this bike cb1100

  • @JSAFIXIT
    @JSAFIXIT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    These bikes are A LOT of fun. Mine is stripped down, lowered, pod filters, full delkavic header and exhaust. It's a snappy little thing.

  • @sockmonkey3393
    @sockmonkey3393 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I bought an 1981 750k for 1k dollars in 2013 i loved that bike. It had like 40k miles on it and it rode like a dream.

  • @radicaicares
    @radicaicares 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    ...and now they're $4,000

    • @CockatooDude
      @CockatooDude 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Chase Cares They usually are, that's why the craigslist ad was posted at the beginning. That price was a steal.

  • @kellypg
    @kellypg 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I have never wanted a motorcycle and I have disdain for bikers in general for numerous reasons. Now I want this. Sure, it's Sunday night and I've had too much to drink. Maybe I'm just sick of all the slow and broke down cars I own. I probably should be asleep since I have to work tomorrow. But here I am. Wondering and pondering on being the 9th owner of a used Honda bike. I've already owned 4 Honda cars and my Accord wagon is broke down again. Maybe 2 wheels is a good idea. I'd probably get myself in trouble. I buy slow cars because I have no self control. I drive my 5 speed hhr to work and wish it was fun. But I know I'd do something I shouldn't. So I'll probably just keep doing what I've been doing. But you've made me feel. You've made me question my existence as a "car guy." Do I want to go fast? Yes. Should I? Probably not. Life is strange. 3:50a.m. is a fleeting mistress that always makes me think strange things.

    • @CrossWindsPat
      @CrossWindsPat 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Don't do it bro. 2 wheels are the darkside. You just need an exocet.

    • @kellypg
      @kellypg 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      ap2pat exocet?

    • @CockatooDude
      @CockatooDude 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Kelly Grabill Its really cool, kind of like an exoskeleton chassis around a miata drivetrain. Reasonably priced too. They have a website if you want to look them up. The company is called "Exomotive".

    • @sydneycbr6466
      @sydneycbr6466 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Fuck that, start on a 600 I4 or a triple something, if you fuck up at 75 mph you're going to die just as dead as if you fuck up at 120 mph.

    • @ThatWolfWithShades
      @ThatWolfWithShades 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Always found it laughable how people from the States have this need to compensate with the size of the engine. 250cc is more than enough for a single dude just commuting from A to B.

  • @jackmacejko47
    @jackmacejko47 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't like to admit how often I cry during your videos.

  • @sejembalm
    @sejembalm 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I bought a 1982 Honda CB750 in Colorado, 1994 or so, with the same fairing you show. Driving it from the house I bought it from, I revved it from a stop and rocketed across the intersection on one wheel. I froze with fear, thinking it was going to flip, but it just kept on riding on its rear wheel, so I leisurely rode it that way for a mile or so, until I came to a red light. Fun bike! It got totaled when a 16-year-old kid in his dad's minivan shot across an intersection and I hit his rear while breaking and swerving to avoid the little jerk. I came to while rolling that 500 pound bike on the pavement, the fairing and windshield shattering around me. God forgive me of all my sins was what went through my mind, but the bike stopped rolling and I got up. I saw the van still driving away and I took off my helmet and threw it at the van while yelling, "You jerk!" The other people in the intersection were looking at me with giant bulging eyes and a commuter overtook the van and forced him over to the curb. The paramedics got there in a few minutes, but I did not have a bruise or scratch on me. My jeans and Air Force arctic parka were cut around the knees and elbows and war surplus M1 tanker's helmet was badly scuffed up with the cheap rubber goggles ruined. Best ten bucks I ever spent in my life for that helmet (I liked it because the ear pieces fold in and stores away easy in the bike luggage). I told the paramedics that I was all right and they asked my zip code while feeling the back of my neck. I opened my mouth to answer, but came to a complete blank. "I don't know my zip code. Great, now I'm retarded! This is exactly what I need!" But then the answer came to me. What a relief! After going through the accident report with the police, I picked up the bike. Turn signals broken off, the fairing destroyed and hanging on twisted metal braces, pipes dented, road-rash and scuffs all over it, but no fluids were leaking. It started right up and I rode it back home. Honda really BUILT these things!

  • @marshallbaeth4802
    @marshallbaeth4802 6 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    "Cafe racer= uuuuuuugggghhhhhhhh"

    • @Toripusutashi
      @Toripusutashi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cafe racers are for obese british dads with a receeding hairline/bald spot, a micropenis and enjoys being cuckolded

  • @drift180x
    @drift180x 6 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    best motorbike is $500 motorbike

    • @BoyleJr
      @BoyleJr 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      DarkHorizons saves money for amputation operation

    • @WARXion
      @WARXion 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      500$ for this bike, in this condition? How the fuck? it costs around 2000€ here, and I'm in a poor cheap as fuck country. Man that really makes me want to ride a bike. I don't even know how to ride. But still. Fuck.

    • @Scubaskot
      @Scubaskot 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Indeed, in Europe they are well over 1500 Euros :(

    • @kolby4078
      @kolby4078 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      and here I am trying to give my suzuki gs500 away lol

    • @CockatooDude
      @CockatooDude 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      kolby4078 Yo I'll gladly take it! What condition is it in?

  • @linuxgeeksrule
    @linuxgeeksrule 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was my first bike when I was 20! Absolutely loved it. Rode great, plenty of power and speed, handles like a much lighter bike, and never any mechanical problems. Man I miss that thing. Made some cafe style changes to it, clubman bars, custom seat, side exit exhaust, sleeker indicators, and a few others. Can wait to find my next CB750K.

  • @sprstu
    @sprstu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have one in a shed that needs a little attention. I bought it so my son and I could have a versatile cruiser that was low key and pretty much maintenance free. First time I took it out I was SHOCKED at how fast it climbed from 3k rpm to redline. My daily at the time was a Monster 695 and while the Monster is a "faster' bike the Honda is so much more civilized doing the same 10-80 pull, then you just sit back and let it glide along at 70mph and low rpm and a virtually silent exhaust. if it weighed 100lbs less it would be a perfect machine.

  • @shaggnar2014
    @shaggnar2014 6 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    8:15 One man's annoying is another man's easy way of checking if he left his signal on rather than having to repeatedly click in the switch and hope that it registered this time. I honestly like older Honda's for that very reason, shame they stopped making them that way

    • @amnottabs
      @amnottabs 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Tiberius Hrafn-Úlfur this is exactly what my CBX250 does, if you turn the signal switch to the right and then press it to release you indeed feel that click but the blinkers are still on so you must put the switch to the left side and then click on the middle to release... based Honda

    • @frankwhelan1715
      @frankwhelan1715 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@amnottabs Faulty switch ?

    • @amnottabs
      @amnottabs 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@frankwhelan1715 up to this day, yes

  • @AdamAus85
    @AdamAus85 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "Like the handsome twat you are". Lol, got me there.

  • @BassOutcast
    @BassOutcast 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Man, I'm probably not the only one here who's not into cars but is super into bikes and I wish you made more bike content because it's top-notch stuff!

  • @Blake-id6yd
    @Blake-id6yd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Picked up my 82 cb650 for 800 bucks with the wind jammer and saddle bags. I love riding it

  • @horuslupercal3872
    @horuslupercal3872 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Last time I was this early I still had dial up

  • @Gaunafabandcustom
    @Gaunafabandcustom 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That’s the perfect bike for a bosozuku build

  • @esaker
    @esaker 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I ride an '82 Honda GL500i, Silverwing. Crank out 200+ miles just about every Sunday as well as commute, weather permitting. 55+mpg and yes, it will not die.

  • @EMObeamer
    @EMObeamer 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Tks Mr. Regular!
    Love that review! It isn't a head Turner or a panty dropper but I bought a CB750 6 years ago from the original owner and I've never been happier with a vehicle purchase. Bulletproof. Rode on a 2500 mi round trip this summer with 18 hrs straight the last day and made it!

  • @bend1483
    @bend1483 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Reminds me of the bike out of "Purple Rain"

    • @safetyfirst5917
      @safetyfirst5917 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ben D BROWN RAIN

    • @jospi2
      @jospi2 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Reminds me that Prince is dead.

    • @chasebarber6154
      @chasebarber6154 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That bike was a CM400A.

  • @killawhale8726
    @killawhale8726 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Mmm, I love me some 3 am bike reviews

  • @williamwolf5387
    @williamwolf5387 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    You may not want one, but I do. Look at the 70’s on that bike... Thank you Mr. Regular. You’re close to me now. I wish you could drive my EVEN SLOWER ‘84 944 not an ‘S.’

  • @mrdurdan67
    @mrdurdan67 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    My first bike was a '77 CB550K. The little brother to this bike. It had a fairing on it, but it was smaller than this Windjammer. My dad painted a fireball, that emerged from around the headlight, on the black fairing. I thought the fireball was cool at the time, but my friends said otherwise. About 3 years ago I sold a '93 Honda Nighthawk 750 that was a spiritual successor to this bike. I thrashed that bike and it just took it.

  • @fordgtrocks1579
    @fordgtrocks1579 6 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    B R O W N

  • @ptd59
    @ptd59 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    They’re the fanny pack of motorcycles and they’re amazing

  • @jeffweller3181
    @jeffweller3181 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had one of these! What memories! This bike was fast and at the time, was a head-turner. Thanks for sharing.

  • @andyjonas3698
    @andyjonas3698 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just bought a Cb750k 1982 and agree that they are perfect. They are easy to work on and ride. The build quality are also far times better than my suzuki from the same era. Parts are also cheaper and easier to obtain.
    Sure its a bit boring and wont set your ass on fire but its really a joy to cruise along with.
    It really stands out with its red/black paints scheme and 4-4 chrome exhaust when standing next to more modern bikes.
    What ever shortcomings it may have its a true enthusiast motorcycle these days when its in good original condition.
    Edit: forgot to mention that I only paid 1300$ dollars with 3500 miles and always enjoy peoples reactions how its possible to get these so cheap

  • @mister3horn153
    @mister3horn153 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "15 pierced nipples in Poetry 101"

  • @trazac
    @trazac 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Psh, fastest cheap motorcycle is probably a Magna V65. I see them regularly for $1000~ish. Still a Honda, slightly newer.

  • @jayn8392
    @jayn8392 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Damn. That's a great deal on a 750. Never going to find a running clean cb around my area for less that 2k.

  • @km0rrt
    @km0rrt 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great review for those curious to start biking. Now i want one. Thanks Regular Guy! Thanks!

  • @tangles01
    @tangles01 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You know what else they made millions of and people felt wore worthless, Mk I and II for escorts, Mk1 Golf, Beetle... many many high volume cars end up collector items in time, because they are assumed worthless, no-one keeps them. Look at things like coke yo-yos, super mass produced.

  • @TheRealUnconnected
    @TheRealUnconnected 6 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    obligatory: OMG GUISE IT'S SO LATE BUT IM WATCHIN THIS INSTEAD OF SLEEPING HA HA HA OMG I HAVE SCHOOL TOMORROW OH WELL EL OH EL.

  • @kevinbatts2804
    @kevinbatts2804 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This makes Monday worth waking up early for. Thanks RCR

  • @pmullen5319
    @pmullen5319 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had a 1978 CB750K (last year of the single overhead cam). I did some top end work and didn't know about blowing out the oil lines that run through little holes in the head and ended up oil starving one of the camshaft mounts, which caused the camshaft to snap, turning my inline 4 into an inline twin. That bike didn't care and got me home on two cylinders just fine. Cleaned out the tubes I'd missed, put in a new camshaft, and rode that bike for another 15k miles before selling it to someone else in great working order. Those bikes were (and are) amazing.

  • @Raprada
    @Raprada 6 ปีที่แล้ว +771

    NOT A CAR

    • @Millermacs
      @Millermacs 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Riswan Ahmad P.
      wow how original

    • @XBoom
      @XBoom 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      it's a good opportunity to learn about bikes

    • @uncleputes
      @uncleputes 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      It's an opportunity to get off your fat ass and live a little

    • @NotBen101
      @NotBen101 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Riswan Ahmad P. But at least it’s a BROWN

    • @163082rock
      @163082rock 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      So?

  • @Arthurzeiro
    @Arthurzeiro 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'm more of a V45 Magna/Sabre guy myself.

  • @larryfromwisconsin9970
    @larryfromwisconsin9970 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I owned this motorcycle in the 1990s with a full Vetter Windjammer with lowers, Vetter detachable saddlebags, and travel trunk. I did three Iron Butt events on this cycle including the ride around all the Great Lakes. I earned the Iron Butt certificate but not the Gold certificate because the speed limits are really low in Ontario and there were no gas stations open after 10 PM. I saw a lot of moose on the side of the road.

  • @cjzani
    @cjzani 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    My dad had one of these, though a tad older. Thanks for bringing back that memory for me.

  • @gumballguy34
    @gumballguy34 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wooo it's 4 am again

  • @fordgtrocks1579
    @fordgtrocks1579 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Do another lawnmower review plz

  • @honorb4glory606
    @honorb4glory606 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had an 81 CB750 custom. They're very special bikes. 0-60mph in 4.0 seconds, sounds like a race car, rides like an easy chair.

  • @csumme7
    @csumme7 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved it . My dad had one ( 1982 Honda cb750k ) but it was candy imperial blue . He would ride it to work about 70 miles away occasionally . It was a great bike and the 1981 Honda cb900f I had was just as sound of a bike . Never had any problems from them other than the oil and tire changes . They were great bikes back then , you could get on and ride for an afternoon spree or take out and tour for weeks and not wonder if it was going to bring you back . I took mine several times on vacation around the US and always came back refreshed from a good ride .

  • @sootenhooten8958
    @sootenhooten8958 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This video has sufficient levels of BROWN.

  • @marquaviouschester6947
    @marquaviouschester6947 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    You guys do know that it's a bosozuku bike, right?

    • @CockatooDude
      @CockatooDude 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Marquavious Chester Well not really. The bosozoku bikes are usually 400cc and have custom fairings and seats.

    • @marquaviouschester6947
      @marquaviouschester6947 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      what im saying is that this is the main bike the japanese use as bosozuku bikes.

    • @CockatooDude
      @CockatooDude 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Marquavious Chester Unfortunately that isn't wholly true either. Most of the bosozoku are quite young and cannot get larger bikes than 400cc. So bikes like the CB400 are really the main bikes they tend to modify.

    • @yajnaamakusa8786
      @yajnaamakusa8786 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I couldn't imagine bosozoku gangs abiding by licence laws and sticking to 400s... They were committed 'outlaws' in their day, fighting and breaking the law all the time.

    • @CockatooDude
      @CockatooDude 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Yanja Amakusa They would have to when they buy the bike. They only way they would be able to get a bike with an engine larger than 400cc is if they stole it or were old enough, but they rarely were. If you look into their history, most the motorcycles they used were indeed 400cc.

  • @apocolipse360
    @apocolipse360 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My first bike was my dad's 1980 Suzuki GS850G with a windjammer similar to that one. It had shaft drive and twin front discs. It handled better than alot of new bikes I've ridden once I put a set of bridgestones on it. I compare every bike I try to it, and most come up short in one way or another.

  • @94SexyStang
    @94SexyStang 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've blown pistons, Rod bearings, headgaskets, charging systems...and KEPT riding....Always made it home! These old bikes are fucking bulletproof.

  • @soundlesspeal
    @soundlesspeal 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I want one, and i want to make it a bosozoku bike

    • @NP-rh3dt
      @NP-rh3dt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Please don't. These bikes don't deserve the cutting and mangling that so many people do. They're beautiful as stock bikes, enjoy the heritage.

  • @Karmy.
    @Karmy. 6 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    THIS ISN'T A CARRRRR

  • @ironcast
    @ironcast ปีที่แล้ว

    What a beautiful buy. Mine is a 1980 CB750F sporty one and has its original twin mufflers . It now has 115,000 miles on it. It is still such a pleasure to ride.

  • @novawavy
    @novawavy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Such profound and life altering poetry.

  • @DGG.85
    @DGG.85 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I’ll tell you why no ones buying it, it looks like someone’s grandpas ugly bike but I do respect the speed

    • @ThatWolfWithShades
      @ThatWolfWithShades 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If you think this bike is ugly, then you wouldn't know style if it slammed a kick starter on your shin.

    • @DGG.85
      @DGG.85 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      That-Wolf-With-Shades you must be a lone wolf with shades

  • @o0julek0o
    @o0julek0o 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Why can't Americans properly pronounce 'twat'?

    • @nickb3968
      @nickb3968 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Twat did you say?

  • @JedediahTombstone
    @JedediahTombstone 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    My first motorcycle was a CB750 bought off craigslist, completely original. And it will remain completely original. It's just so perfect.

  • @JackstandJohnny
    @JackstandJohnny 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of your best episodes yet, my friend.

  • @VintageRKO
    @VintageRKO 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I would definitely Cafe racer it

  • @sachideshmane5088
    @sachideshmane5088 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Mr Regular, I feel like most of your toilet humor is not enhancing your stories like it used to.
    Also, you once said that you don't use profanity because it is unnecessary to get the point across.

  • @eathotdog
    @eathotdog 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your motorcycle reviews are the best

  • @SterlingWheel
    @SterlingWheel ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Last week while riding my 1980 Goldwing, I caught someone staring and wondering. He walked up and asked if I was riding a CB750. I responded GL1100 in order to preserve my masculinity. He shrugged and walked away. This video helped me research why anyone would my POVERTYGLIDE anything other than a Goldwing. Thank you, Mr Regular. Brown is required.

  • @JB-mk4ry
    @JB-mk4ry 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Love the random factoids about older "regular" stuff like this, but I really am having a hard time enjoying it with the trying too hard crapola inserted in between.
    I'm not here for the granola banter I hear from my failed "writer" brother in law at Thanksgiving... I want more shit about shitty regular cars.

    • @thereve
      @thereve 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      J B what brand of soapbox would that be?

    • @Mountain4
      @Mountain4 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Then leave

    • @frank_lotion_
      @frank_lotion_ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I don't think you know what this channel is about. You're better off leaving

    • @JB-mk4ry
      @JB-mk4ry 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Lucas, I've been watching this stuff since the miata video days. It's perfectly fine for me to give constructive criticism about what I think about the evolution of RCR's format.
      I started watching to see a comical take on regular or obscure cars. It's now evolved into a bunch of blab about shit an English lit prof would bore you with, combined with fart noises and poop references.
      I'll stick around and see if it changes, but I'm bored of the more recent videos.

  • @FunkatronicDingus
    @FunkatronicDingus 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    >>>>>>>>>>that 30 year old boomer

  • @foursquarehomerepair
    @foursquarehomerepair 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    woot! More people need to know about theses 80's Hondas! I'm 37 and learned on a cm400t and now have an 82 Goldwing. These Honda bikes just won't die!

  • @jasonwulff8341
    @jasonwulff8341 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    My first bike was my dads 1975 CB 750. I loved it. Rode it for year's and what a great bike.I gave it back to him and he re-did alot bike.

  • @rolo4733
    @rolo4733 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    NOT A CAR

  • @areputableman2105
    @areputableman2105 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Somebody will read this comment.

    • @fred_e
      @fred_e 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Somebody has read this comment.

    • @thenutbucket5971
      @thenutbucket5971 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Somebody will reply to this comment again

    • @dromany5894
      @dromany5894 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Humanity doesn't deserve happiness

    • @thenutbucket5971
      @thenutbucket5971 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Justin Y. Fake

  • @vincedibona4687
    @vincedibona4687 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This bike is _screaming_ for the Purple Rain paint-job.
    Happy New Year, RCR guy and guy who sings the opening songs for each RCR VJO!

  • @harrysaliba1848
    @harrysaliba1848 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I absolutely love this video, I’ve helped a friend work on his CB750K, great bike. Surprised you didn’t mention Harley’s announcement about changing their line up and adding dual sport and sport bikes back in.

  • @cameron2325
    @cameron2325 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    not a car

  • @filipmajewski5114
    @filipmajewski5114 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was cool seeing you drive around rolling meadows. Come to Chicago more often!

  • @revdrshad
    @revdrshad 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was my first bike. In 1995. I bought it for $500 off a neighbor girl's boyfriend.
    Mine was black, with the same tan and orangeish-brown pinstripes. (Yours I believe is "Wineberry.")
    They were/are ugly. But they were/are crazy fast, unbelievably reliable, and mechanics still work on them, no problem. Put a fuel filter on them, and it'll never give you problems. The dinner plate sized clutch disks never wear out, and as you mentioned, the carbs never really seem to go out of sync. And if they do (Usually evident by one discolored or rusted head pipe- even though the head pipes were double-walled) It won't really stop the rock-solid reliability. (Carb issues can be from rubber tube dry-rot leaks also. The tubes are getting harder to come by, but can be fixed with black automotive RTV/Silicone.)
    There must have been maybe an "A" and "B" model of the "K." Because mine had 4 into 4 exhaust, and dual front disks.
    These are being shipped overseas to Asian countries in droves. (They are apparently huge status symbols in China, Japan, Thailand, Singapore, ect.) So amazingly they're getting harder to come by than they were in the early 2000s.
    Definitely still a contender for a solid used bike that will serve you well.

  • @NoahGower
    @NoahGower 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Let me tell you, I have a 1980 CB 400T Hawk and my dad has a 1975 Goldwing GL1000. My dad uses it for touring, so of course he has the windjammer and the saddlebags, but I'll be damned if I ever cafe out my bike. I'm not downing anyone else, but I love my bike as it is and don't plan on changing it. If I had the money to get my hands on a 750-Four I would keep it as is. That's part of the experience. It's not to relive the days of when they came out, it's for your own to go out and enjoy the roads and go on trips.

  • @tammyforbes2101
    @tammyforbes2101 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    My dad had one of these growing up his was a 78 model I think and it was a great bike I myself had a CB550FOURK which was also a great bike. My uncle bought the 550 new in the 70’s and he layed it over in the yard with 400 miles on it and he put it in the garage and it set there till 1994 when I bought it and had the carbs rebuilt and all the rubber and plastics replaced basically making it like a new bike. Also he had bags and a big windshield and crash bar and after market taillights it was loaded. I rode that bike for years and even used it like a dirt bike when it got older and I stopped caring about it as much. Bulletproof bikes that’s for sure.

  • @pdasch0
    @pdasch0 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    got a 1985 CB700SC for $1400, guy said it was on craigslist for 3 months no lookers. For a quick, good looking, turn key bike you can't beat these 80s bikes.

  • @apugalypse_now
    @apugalypse_now 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I finally found one of these in NJ and the owner wants $4,600 for it.
    Thanks, dude. Appreciate the video, homie.

  • @charliechan6451
    @charliechan6451 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    09:23 Rode past my donut shop. As a long time subscriber, it truly geeked me out. Thanks for visiting the Northwest Subarbs.

  • @pashaATX
    @pashaATX 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Had exactly same bike !! Great bike. I did remove extra weight of it rode it for a while and resold making $ to buy honda 919 my dream bike :) love it.

  • @binarysoul
    @binarysoul 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh man my dad had one of these when I was a kid, we bought it to fix up together and flip. Great Time

  • @uncreativename9936
    @uncreativename9936 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Would getting a smaller displacement one for a first bike be a good, decent, or terrible idea?

  • @JFMotorcycles
    @JFMotorcycles 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Haha great video guys! Enjoyed it!