1970 (01/70) CB750 restoration

[JamesH]

   really brilliant,
   looking great .

   hope she rides as well as she looks

Looking Great 
Shame we never get clean roads to use them on.

Looks so good James
Wish I had the time and money to do the same to the many bikes I have laying around

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Thanks for the comments chaps; means a lot. James

[Sgt.Pinback]

What VIN is she? I still don’t know when single cut fenders were used.

Yes, great work as usual.

[Sgt.Pinback]

All in that range, which one is the lowest?

My 18907 came with DC.

[Nurse Julie]

Bike looks great James, the engine looks stunning in the frame, I remember it well 😭😭😭😭

[Rob62]

Beautiful restoration James....

[royhall]

Tremendous job James, you have a right little production line going there.

[RGP750]

Fantastic job James.
Will you ride it up to DS anniversary day?
May ride mine up if the weather is ok, James with the Sand cast wants to ride up, will ask Mick as well.

[Arch stanton]

Hello James.
Great work & attention to detail.
Please excuse my ignorance but. What is a single cut fender?
Also. What satin black paint do you recommend? I always used the old PJ1. But I have heard the new stuff in not as good.
Regards.
Sean.

[neat street]

Brilliant James! great work as always. love looking at all the great work you guys (and lady) do. well done!

[petermigreen]

Hello James.
Great work & attention to detail.
Please excuse my ignorance but. What is a single cut fender?
Regards.
Sean.

I was hoping someone would ask that

[SteveD CB500K0]

Me too


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[JamesH]

Hello James.
Great work & attention to detail.
Please excuse my ignorance but. What is a single cut fender?
Also. What satin black paint do you recommend? I always used the old PJ1. But I have heard the new stuff in not as good.
Regards.
Sean.

Hi Sean - essentially there were 4 types of front fender on the cb750.
The ‘cut’ refers to the shraper ‘cut’ finish to the leading and trailing edges of the fender (i.e not Rolled).

Sandcast and early ‘69 diescast had double-cut (so beoth front and trailing edge was cut.

Later diecast (around 12/69 or 01/70) had the single cut to the rear edge. I’ve seen these run through to early K1 production. The front edge was rolled.

From K1 both rolled edges.

From late K2 they changed the fork design so the mounting bracket changed - but the blade was again fully rolled.

Hope that helps..

[Sgt.Pinback]

Zwo types of double cut fenders: without hole for the speedo cable holder (early sandcast) and with hole (later SC and early diecast)

[JamesH]

Zwo types of double cut fenders: without hole for the speedo cable holder (early sandcast) and with hole (later SC and early diecast)

Good point Uli - my 57xx sandcast has the speedo cable guide hole...

[Sgt.Pinback]

My # 1983 has no cable holder hole. Took me almost two years to find that fender.