Honda-SOHC

General => New Member Introductions => Topic started by: Francois on September 17, 2015, 10:04:15 AM

Title: Newbie - South East
Post by: Francois on September 17, 2015, 10:04:15 AM

Morning All,

Recently bought a CB750 for a cafe racer project. I am missing so many bits that I should probably just call it a frame with potential!

French, lived in the UK for many years so no need to explain to me what banter means  ;)

I look forward to seeing what people are up to (ie: restoration, mods...)

Francois

Title: Re: Newbie - South East
Post by: RGP750 on September 17, 2015, 10:12:25 AM

Welcome to sunny Kent Francois
Put up some photos and we can watch your progress.
Lots of help to be had on here.
Rich

Title: Re: Newbie - South East
Post by: AshimotoK0 on September 17, 2015, 10:50:54 AM

Welcome from Sunny East Yorkshire,

See my link for manuals, including the Parts and Service manuals for your 750 .... here :-


http://www.sohc.co.uk/index.php/topic,8884.0.html

Ash

Title: Re: Newbie - South East
Post by: JamesH on September 17, 2015, 10:57:02 AM

Welcome Francois - update your profile so we know where in the south-east you are. I'm based in Brighton & Hove. James.

Title: Re: Newbie - South East
Post by: SteveD CB500K0 on September 17, 2015, 11:59:08 AM

... and where in your profile does it say that James :)

Pot
Kettle
Black

Steve

Title: Re: Newbie - South East
Post by: JamesH on September 17, 2015, 12:02:52 PM

Ha ha, pot, kettle, black....duh....

Title: Re: Newbie - South East
Post by: NigelWilmshurst on September 17, 2015, 12:21:43 PM

Welcome Francois
I'm in Heathfield, not far from Tunbridge Wells,
Have you got pictures of the bike so we can see what you need.

Nigel

Title: Re: Newbie - South East
Post by: Francois on September 17, 2015, 02:02:54 PM

Thank you All for the warm welcome.

I have a 1978 CB750 frame with V5 in my name and also a rusty tank; I am gonna need pretty much everything else.

The idea is a cafe racer with USD front end conversion and monoshock.

The first piece of puzzle is an engine for that frame. I will post an advert in the appropriate section asap.

Title: Re: Newbie - South East
Post by: Nurse Julie on September 17, 2015, 02:24:30 PM

Hi Francois, welcome to the forum. I'm down in Dungeness, Kent and will probably be of no use to you at all but, I do like a good laugh and I hope I add a little bit of humour to the forum  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Newbie - South East
Post by: Francois on September 18, 2015, 10:40:34 AM

Thank you Julie; a good laugh might just be what I will need  :)

Title: Re: Newbie - South East
Post by: UK Pete on September 18, 2015, 01:30:11 PM

Hi francois, welcome aboard fella
pete

Title: Re: Newbie - South East
Post by: royhall on September 18, 2015, 02:38:28 PM

A 1978 frame will make it an F2 or K7. That puts it right down my street. Welcome to the forum.

Title: Re: Newbie - South East
Post by: Bryanj on September 18, 2015, 04:52:11 PM

Any and all CB750SOHC will fit

Title: Re: Newbie - South East
Post by: Francois on September 19, 2015, 10:00:51 AM

Thanks guys; it is indeed a CB750F frame.
Glad to know that all SOHC will fit.  :)
I will post an ad this morning.

Title: Re: Newbie - South East
Post by: adriangsmith on September 24, 2015, 06:31:01 AM

Check out Bike bits in Ramsgate.
Rumor has it he has a few breakers tucked away if you can persuade him to part with them!
Will be my first port of call for spares.

Bike Bits
The School House, Central Rd, Ramsgate,
Kent CT11 7SB
Tel: 01843 580054

Title: Re: Newbie - South East
Post by: mick on September 24, 2015, 04:37:53 PM

Hi Francois and welcome  ;) cheers Mick.

Title: Re: Newbie - South East
Post by: mike the bike on September 24, 2015, 06:13:58 PM

I was watching an episode of Scrapheap Challenge, the one where they had to make a mobile crane.  Once the cranes were built,  there was a race to shift scrap from A to B.  The supposed car engines looked very much like CB750 engines.  I didn't like to mention it in case anyone on the forum had a heart attack.

Title: Re: Newbie - South East
Post by: mick on September 24, 2015, 08:19:03 PM

I saw that episode to Mike  :o :'(

Title: Re: Newbie - South East
Post by: mike the bike on September 24, 2015, 10:09:05 PM

Did you notice the engines?