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[theriddler]

Hi, Thought I should sign up here as I've just purchased a CB SOHC...not running yet, 1/2 way through thorough checkover...will say more as I get going !!!

[pae]

Welcome, v nice bike there, love that colour.

Phil

[MIKE550/4]

hi

welcome to the forum, good bunch of guys on here, bike looks interesting,

mike

[Spitfire]

Welcome to the forum, another F1 as well !

Cheers

Den

[UK Pete]

Hi theriddler,nice bike is that a standard colour or a respray
Pete

[SteveD CB500K0]

F1s came in yellow. My room-mate at Uni in 1977 had one.

Sulphur Yellow? Or was that the 400/4?

[theriddler]

A couple of answers to questions... (you'll have to excuse my ineptitude with internet forums - I'm somewhat "green" at this stuff...!)
I'm not sure I actually stated what my bike is - as it's rapidly become my pride & joy I justy kind of assumed the whole world would know it's a 1976CB750F(1?) - the paint work is a respray but I'd challenge anyone to tell the difference from a bike that wasn't a respray! My feeling is that it's better than factory...16,500miles...pretty much original except exhaust (Motad - looks pretty good) and rear shocks are Hagon(?) units. I'm trying to get it as original as possible...I feel these will fast join the K models as desirable bikes? (not that I'm trying to make a profit out of it! - it'll be a cold day in hell before I'm likely to let it go!!!). Back when this bike was (relatively) new I'd have to admit I was a Yamaha owner (RD400C?), I think that Hondas were too expensives for me back then. Anyway picked this bike up for a very reasonable price and have already spent quite a bit on replacement parts (mainly perishables - rubbers and a few cables, indicator stalks etc...I'm rambling aren't I? I'll try to post a before/ after shots of tank so you can draw your own conclusions as to paint colour/ quality.

[theriddler]

About previous pics - top one is of tank before respray, next is after respray and last is of bike when I bought it...

[theriddler]

Finally - I've got my bike back to original...
Here's a pic of the last bit of the puzzle - a new exhaust system...

[Spitfire]

Nice job, where did you get the silencer (Muffler) mine's got a BSM silencer, the original is in the loft.

Cheers

Den

[UK Pete]

Thats a result getting hold of the original exhaust, they are starting to fetch big money on ebay when they come up for sale
Pete

[Tomb]

I'm rambling aren't I?

You ramble all you want

[K2-K6]

Welcome to the forum, good to see another 750 in use.

[theriddler]

Nice job, where did you get the silencer (Muffler) mine's got a BSM silencer, the original is in the loft.

Cheers

Den

Hi - I got it from ebay... originally I found the fixed downpipes (in really good condition - just 2 little dents on underside of collector box and one on one of the fixed down pipes at the bottom...), got that for about