Author Topic: 1976 CB750 Rat chop thing (AKA the big pile of rusty scrap)  (Read 1009 times)

Offline Cannonfodder

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I thought I would share a couple of pics of my Pile of rusty Scrap... I mean my project Bike. It will be staying as a rat chop no polished chrome and shiny paint jobs on this project. Please beware the pics are not for the faint of heart you have been warned  :P


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Re: 1976 CB750 Rat chop thing (AKA the big pile of rusty scrap)
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2020, 05:56:43 PM »
I have seen worse  :o That engine will cost around £££ to get it back to running order  ;)

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Re: 1976 CB750 Rat chop thing (AKA the big pile of rusty scrap)
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2020, 06:17:41 PM »
I have seen worse  :o That engine will cost around £££ to get it back to running order  ;)

Nah a quick service and it will be good to go  :-\

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Re: 1976 CB750 Rat chop thing (AKA the big pile of rusty scrap)
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2020, 06:20:26 PM »
My crystal ball sees a parts washer in your future, plus a small purchase of shed loads of cleaning kit.
Like the tank job

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Re: 1976 CB750 Rat chop thing (AKA the big pile of rusty scrap)
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2020, 06:42:07 PM »
That’s going to keep you busy for a while but I’m sure you’ll enjoy every minute. 😁
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Re: 1976 CB750 Rat chop thing (AKA the big pile of rusty scrap)
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2020, 06:46:28 PM »
Good luck with that! Although as Trig says, I've seen worse - my K2 when I started it!
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Honda CB750K2 (1975)
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Honda CR750 Replica (1972)
Honda CB350K0 (1969)
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Kawasaki ZZR250 (1990) Project (Going on eBay ASAP)

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Re: 1976 CB750 Rat chop thing (AKA the big pile of rusty scrap)
« Reply #6 on: May 18, 2020, 01:46:50 PM »
Just tried to turn the engine over by hand with the kicker and it was solid.....I then put it in neutral and it turned over nice and easy with no unexpected resistance  :o         

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Re: 1976 CB750 Rat chop thing (AKA the big pile of rusty scrap)
« Reply #7 on: May 18, 2020, 07:17:20 PM »
I would not even turn that over. The amount of crap that must of gone inside with it open may damage any moving parts.

 

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