Dresda Honda CB750 (Identification needed)

[Eric Frith]

Here are a couple of pics of the dresda that I bought last week. I'ts been in a garden for a while and needs a total resto, can anybody tell me anything about this bike, ie wheel type etc. I think it was originally sold in Spain.





Any help will be greatly appreciated as I'm on an info gathering mission before I start anything.

Eric

[Eric Frith]

And a few more pics









Thanks
Eric

[mick]

Nice looking project Eric keep us posted of your progress  cheers Mick.

[Eric Frith]

I can't get any info on the wheels at all..........anyone recognize them?

[UK Pete]

No idea on the wheels , i have not seen a dresda like that before , what is the bodywork off?
pete

[RGP750]

Should look great when done. Are the wheels 1970s aftermarket lester wheels?

[Bryanj]

Front brakes are early 750 type but rear looks like an F1. wheels could be Lester, its been a long time since i saw them. Never liked Dresda swing arms as they used big alloy bearings pivoting on the mounting bolt instead of the collar

[Eric Frith]

The wheels look similar to Lesters but the spokes have a rounded end as they approach the rim. So not sure about that one.

I hope to re engineer any parts along the way that don't look like they are doing the job. (swinging arm)

I don't know where the bodywork came from but judging by the bracket on the rear rails it's been retro fitted.

The second set of clocks that sit inside the fairing for voltage etc are all in Spanish.

Thanks for the input so far.

Eric

[K2-K6]

Hi  Eric, the bike looks really interesting and a fairly low example rate i guess would make it more so.
It's worth looking at the swingarm to see if it has any bearings in it as it seems to be made for this frame rather than an adaption to fit a stock honda frame.....and would appear to be part of the original spec.
I've seen alot of wheels over the years but can't recall any exactly like those, as the rear has no cush drive (or not obvious in the photos) it would suggest a competition design as they very often did that for road racing.......possibly french as they seemed to use alot of bespoke stuff in racing circles.
Dave Degens is the Dresda man/owner/originator, not sure if he's contactable to shed any light on it for you......has been on the telly recently on the american program "cafe racer" but i don't know when that bit was filmed......he was still making bespoke frames for triumph engines.

[Eric Frith]

Ironically  I was standing next to Dave Degans at Kempton Park jumble the other week, but I didn't own the bike then......... Otherwise I would have tapped him up for some info....... Still onwards and upwards.  (well I think it was him)

[Trigger]

No, that was me

[Eric Frith]

The wheels look like they could be a pair of fronts, the sprocket looks like it should have bolted to a thicker adapter plate rather than the one that's fitted, or it it could possibly have had a second plate attached to the first?.............who knows,     I don't.

Thanks again

Eric

[r1_pete]

The wheels could be CMAs, that back hub looks very similar to the CMAs I had on a Z1, but mine were 3 spoke.... and it was in 1979....

[Yoshi823]

The tail unit looks like that from Bimota



But the side panel looks more like CB900FZ

The handlebars are Laverda Jota and the fairing looks more like D'Holda than Dresda

[SteveD CB500K0]

It's from a CB750/900/1100 DOHC - the three louvres are a giveaway:

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