My first CB750.

[MrDavo]

Cast your eyes over this, try to see past the ghastly red frame and the finned covers, if anyone here did see or own this bike they will remember it. I found the photo the other day, while looking for a picture of my 'daylight only' Norton Atlas racer.

Its the only photo I have of the CB750 I bought from Sports Motorcyles when I was a student of 19 or so, so approximately 1976. It had, I was told, a Yoshimura cam and pistons, although I never saw inside, I had no reason to doubt Steve Wynne, and I got a good part ex on my Suzuki GT550. It was very fast, very loud, but I later sold it because it kept trying to kill me (though that may have had more to do with me being 19). I now think the Girling shocks may have been a bit on the long side, it was prone to high speed tank slappers and it had oversize TT100's which won't have helped. Also I racked up a lot of speeding points in a short time and was getting close to a totting up ban.



I have no record of the reg or VIN number, I think it was a G reg, it may have been H, so 1969 or 1970. I do remember it was sold to me as a K0, of course in those days the word 'sandcast' didn't mean anything, anyway it was just another second hand CB750 then. Looking at this list: http://www.honda-classics.co.uk/model-by-model-guide/ only 36 K0's were imported into the UK, I don't know about the original 'non K series' CB750s.

Looking at the photo I doubt it was a sandcast, as it has a finned oil filter case, and beaded edged 'non cut' mudguards. I wouldn't have known what a wrinkle tank was then, so I don't know about that. The forks have that step under the oil seal that early bikes do, I never did fix the torn gaiter. Whoever thought the red frame was a good idea also chromed the fork ears, I don't think they are later ones as the have the small reflector still. Those mirrors fix differently to the stalks to my K1. Only one throttle cable, which seems right for a K0. The white Honda badge is wrong, but a black one wouldn't have showed against the dark blue tank.

It had an oil pressure guage, you can just see where it connects to the oil gallery.

The carrier is the same type as the one I have on my K1 now, Tower I think, when you put luggage on it the front end wobble became worse, my K1 doesn't do it at all, mercifully.

Whatever it was I don't like to think what it would be worth now, though I'd put it back to standard, in any event if I'd kept it I'd probably be busy pushing up dasies by now.

[hairygit]

It was probably an original CB750, one of the main differences about the K0 was the twin throttle cable arrangement, bet you wish you'd kept it now!

[Trigger]

K0 oil tank, early engine possibly in the 103 range , fuel tap on the right, K0 seat but, K2 ears with K0 reflectors

[MrDavo]

early engine possibly in the 103 range

Gulp!

How do you know that, Trigger?

[Johnwebley]

early engine possibly in the 103 range

Gulp!

How do you know that, Trigger?

  don't fret !!   Frank probably has it restored ,and for sale at £25K


    -)))))

[steff750]

  lol its exactly like the one i had in 1980 and i mean exactly in every detail ? i had to look a few more times and still not sure if its the same bike  mine is J reg 1970 cb750 and yours was probably H? not G and would not have been a K0 i have only ever seen j reg k0's not that ive seen that many ?
i still own this bike but now its back too original spec and is candy ruby red now if i can find a pic of mine you will be amazed at the likeness  did you ever live in wales i was told even back then that there was two of these bikes knocking around

[steff750]

early engine possibly in the 103 range

Gulp!

How do you know that, Trigger?

bang on in my case trigg 1030-1031 lol you must be clare voyant or a lot like her

[Trigger]

I have seen H plate UK, K0's, with 101 engine numbers

[Sgt.Pinback]

Probable a pre-preproduction bike.

[JamesH]

I have two UK units (both H plates) with 1015*** vins.

[Sgt.Pinback]

Cant believe that +/- 101 bikes came to Europe in those days.

[JamesH]

Believe it Uli because it's true :-)....Both bikes were uk registered in Feb 1970...

[Trigger]

Cant believe that +/- 101 bikes came to Europe in those days.

Very, very, very rare. I have only know and seen 5 in the UK 

[steff750]

I have two UK units (both H plates) with 1015*** vins.

yes so do i james and a 1017 on a H plate anything after august 1970 are J reg too august 1971

[JamesH]

I know of a few other early H reg. UK bikes...the owners are probably lurking on here somewhere :-)...