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Crazy as this may sound,it's too easy to go fast on this bike.
Let me explain...
I picked this bike up at Mid Ohio swap meet on July 19. It was geared funky (retired track bike) and had old tires on it. When we got back in to town I just left it at my buddies shop until I got all that sorted out. I just got the bike back home Saturday evening...finally!
I had made a couple conjugal visits while it was at the shop and putted around town some. Maybe 10 miles. Sunday,I got my gf on the back and we rode for about half an hour before it got dark. Needless to say,I'm not used to the bike yet.I've been riding a stock '76 CB750F.
This bike is a '80 CB750F. Forks are CBR 1000. Rear susp is stock,slightly raised. Brakes all around are CBR600 and it has 17'' Hurricane rims. Not state of the art,for sure,but light years ahead of my current ride
The motor has been bored to 823cc and has 11:1 compression and is running 900 rods. 750 head ported,"HD" springs and Ti retainers. Cams are stock 900 pieces. Exhaust is stock. I'm sure that has it corked,but I like the sound and quietness of it. When the PO retired this bike from the track he slung stock pipes on it so he could leave for work at 5 am and not piss off his neighbors.<-Whatever...oh,and the trans and clutch are from a 900 and is using Barnett frictions and springs. It really is a great running bike,even with the pipes like they are.
Riding on 17'' tires is amazing compared to my old 18'' & 19'' Shinko 712's.
I put Pirelli Diablo Rosso's on this bike. 110/70-17 & 140/70-17. Was supposed to be stock sizes for the CBR rims,but I think I'll go up a size next time it needs rubber. They look a little small and it's a heavy bike. I think it oughta have a little more rubber up front.
And here's where the disappointment comes in: The power of this bike is HUGE compared to my old bike. There's one side of a mountain that I used to run up at 60 mph in 5th gear. Towards the top it got steeper and I'd knock down to 4th to maintain 60. Never dropped below 35-40 mph in the curves. But with this bike I just run 5th all the way to the top. 70-75 with ease and 45+ mph in the turns. No downshifting at all,just roll on the throttle and go. Boring.
I've only gotten to ride this bike about 50 miles by myself and I'm already on the middle lean arrow on the Rosso's. I'm not trying hard to lean the bike,just getting used to it still. But I'm easily carrying an extra 5-10 mph in every curve than I did before.The center stand drags real easy-it's gotta go. Some turns with rough pavement I'm running as much as 15-20 mph faster! The rear suspension on this bike just soaks up the bumps,whereas my old bike would skip around. I had gotten pretty used to my rear occasionally sliding out on me.It was fun actually. Used to scare my riding buddy

Anyway,long story short...this bike is too easy to ride fast.. I know it's nothing compared to alot of the modern stuff out there now,but I've been wanting one of these bike for a long time now.I absolutely love the styling of them. Finding one with updated susp/brakes was like a dream come true in a way. I bought this bike waaay cheaper than I could build it. Purchase price+ new chain/sprockets+new tires+ DMV= ~$2K. That's pretty damn cheap IMO
I just kinda miss manhandling my old SOHC around.
Fighting the rear skipping around on me. Watching the next curve reeeally close cuz my brakes were admittedly weak and feeling them fade towards the bottom of the mountain.Feeling the forks bottom out on hard downhills....the whole thing. I used to hit the mountains and go home wore out. Arms tired,ass sore,fingers cramping.lol. Now I can run harder than ever and I'm not even trying. Hell,I'm not even comfortable with the bike yet and I'm still going faster!
I dunno,but does that sound crazy? I've been coveting a DOHC F for a long time and finally get one. It runs strong as hell (to me) and just falls into the corners....but I'm disappointed. Y'all ever ran in to this issue before?
Pics of the new ride.I'm not crazy about the front fender.




Bike had USD's and one point and he dented the tank for clearance.
Not crazy about that either.

I picked this bike up at Mid Ohio swap meet on July 19. It was geared funky (retired track bike) and had old tires on it. When we got back in to town I just left it at my buddies shop until I got all that sorted out. I just got the bike back home Saturday evening...finally!
I had made a couple conjugal visits while it was at the shop and putted around town some. Maybe 10 miles. Sunday,I got my gf on the back and we rode for about half an hour before it got dark. Needless to say,I'm not used to the bike yet.I've been riding a stock '76 CB750F.
This bike is a '80 CB750F. Forks are CBR 1000. Rear susp is stock,slightly raised. Brakes all around are CBR600 and it has 17'' Hurricane rims. Not state of the art,for sure,but light years ahead of my current ride
Riding on 17'' tires is amazing compared to my old 18'' & 19'' Shinko 712's.
And here's where the disappointment comes in: The power of this bike is HUGE compared to my old bike. There's one side of a mountain that I used to run up at 60 mph in 5th gear. Towards the top it got steeper and I'd knock down to 4th to maintain 60. Never dropped below 35-40 mph in the curves. But with this bike I just run 5th all the way to the top. 70-75 with ease and 45+ mph in the turns. No downshifting at all,just roll on the throttle and go. Boring.
I've only gotten to ride this bike about 50 miles by myself and I'm already on the middle lean arrow on the Rosso's. I'm not trying hard to lean the bike,just getting used to it still. But I'm easily carrying an extra 5-10 mph in every curve than I did before.The center stand drags real easy-it's gotta go. Some turns with rough pavement I'm running as much as 15-20 mph faster! The rear suspension on this bike just soaks up the bumps,whereas my old bike would skip around. I had gotten pretty used to my rear occasionally sliding out on me.It was fun actually. Used to scare my riding buddy
Anyway,long story short...this bike is too easy to ride fast.. I know it's nothing compared to alot of the modern stuff out there now,but I've been wanting one of these bike for a long time now.I absolutely love the styling of them. Finding one with updated susp/brakes was like a dream come true in a way. I bought this bike waaay cheaper than I could build it. Purchase price+ new chain/sprockets+new tires+ DMV= ~$2K. That's pretty damn cheap IMO
I just kinda miss manhandling my old SOHC around.
I dunno,but does that sound crazy? I've been coveting a DOHC F for a long time and finally get one. It runs strong as hell (to me) and just falls into the corners....but I'm disappointed. Y'all ever ran in to this issue before?
Pics of the new ride.I'm not crazy about the front fender.




Bike had USD's and one point and he dented the tank for clearance.
