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Welcome to the forum. have fun and forget all about power to weight ratios as with these as there is plenty of weight and little power compared to newer bikes.
Welcome Lee, as has been said, its all about what you fancy when your buying an old jap bike - if you where buying objectively, you'd buy a modern bike. Ref engine build, its rare that you can buy one that you can trust - you just don't know how its been treated - budget for an engine rebuild! Enjoy the forumPhil
The normal rules apply when looking at a bike. If it sounds like the head is being chewed up by the cam chain that's fairly normal for a 750.One thing I have learnt is go with your gut feeling and don't be scared to walkaway.
If I start scanning this bike, I see a lot wrong with it. The folk legs are toooo long
Talk to Ash about DK. He knows them well and might give you a few tips on how to cut a deal with them. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Don't do it. It's had the American chopper workover, it will cost you a small fortune to put that back to standard let alone refurbish it. There's only been 1 bidder for a reason, and he's probably buying it to split as a donor bike. I run a CB750F2 with the "dreaded" PD carbs that I have now got correctly sorted and it runs superb. Just don't let it stand for weeks without running the engine though, they will clog up. And welcome to the forum.
Quote from: Rob62 on March 08, 2018, 08:53:40 PMWelcome in.... i agree with green1, dont worry about power or weight.... just enjoy the great looks and the cool sound from the exhaust.... Thanks Rob, just having a flick through your build funnily enough.Is there a thread regarding do's and don'ts when buying? Or what to watch out for when looking for a project? Im more than happy with full engine tare down but wont to make sure im not buying a no hoper
Welcome in.... i agree with green1, dont worry about power or weight.... just enjoy the great looks and the cool sound from the exhaust....