well i dont post much about my job but i run a shop and we restore and re sell old bikes, come accross a lot for good vintage pieces and i wish i could keep most of them, i usually restore them and ride them for a few weeks until their sold.

i came accross a few cb900c and i dont understand why it was discontinued, apparently it was not popular even though it was created for the american market.

i have two perfectly restored 1981 and they are beautiful. but they have to be sold.

until i came accross a third for myself, i never thought id own one. bought this thing for 250 from a guy in the desert who bought it new, put 27k in 3 years, then parked it and never rode it since. so sad. it was piled under 20 years of storage items and animal nests and dirt and rain. also it was parted out so it was in pieces and missing some parts

i put it together into a rolling chassis with motor and here is the first pic. its mostly cleaned up







the tank was rusted to hell on the outside but oustandingly clean inside. so rust removal and paint happened and now its white.





ive always wanted a touring bike and i had my eye on a few goldwings but i found this and im turning it into my touring bike.

why?

1. its a honda, its going to last forever on basic maintenance, which is few and far between.

2. fully adjustable air shocks front and rear, stock. work perfect and adapt to every condition.

3. the stock seat and peg location and these handlebars make for a goldwing like experience in terms of comfort. its a joy to ride, (remeber i have 2 others that are the same model and have the same bars and seat, ive ridden them a lot to know as well)

4. shaft drive. with a sub transmission. what does that mean? every gear has a half gear. basically 10 gears or just use the final half gear as an overdrive. either way, amazing fuel economy on streets or freeway with passing ability anytime

5. its a 900cc inline 4 DOHC with oil cooler on frame and 4 keihin cv carbs. reliable power.

6. it will handle any modification i plan to make, which is many


i already have a rear rack with passenger backrest, and saddlebags.

i cannot decide if i want to add a windsheild. or just remove the headlight and speedo/tach combo and install an entire front fairing either ripped from a big twin or early goldwing, so i can install the full fog and driving lights i need, as well as a windsheild. and have room for all the dash instruments and room for a radio and mroe storage.

someone chime in on their thoughts on a radio. i really do want it so help me with the best way to install it and where to find a front fairing to fit all that i need.

power is no problem, already have alternator and regulator capable of handling seat and grip heaters, radio and amp, fog and driving lights, and anything else i might need.

well thats my project, the last pic is my progress as far as just an hour ago. the first pic is how i rolled it in this morning. i rebuilt the carbs with everything new inside and new bolts outside. lubed everything and changed fluids, did valve adjust and gasket replace for what needed it. removed whatever rust was there and sealed the rest. i need to buy tail light assembly and left hand control box, but it runs as is

 

i sold my camera to pay for some parts or else id have a vid. i fired it up today with a fresh battery and gas on these rebuilt carbs. thing has some small leaks in the mufflers so its not real smooth sounding ( and it has a 4 into 4 exhaust) but its bassy and mean.

before i can start putting miles on it i need a new clutch cable. maybe new throttle cables.

 

I owned an 82 Honda 750C (blue) and had it for about 18 years before I got my Road King. The 750C frame and engine were based on the 750K model. Both the 750C and 900C were made between 81 and 83 with the 900C shaft driven and 750C chain driven. Both were inline 4 cyl DOHC. Frames were slightly different and some parts were interchangeable, some not.
Honda sold Fairings, saddlebags and trunks for these bikes that were colored to match. See attached thumbnail - added Hondaline Faring and trunk.
The Hondaline fairing for these bikes also fit the GoldWing and had comparments for storage and the hondaline radio. Some guys bought Windjammer fairings, but they just didn't look right to me.

I loved the hell out of the 750C. My bud had the 950c in marroon. Both nice bikes for the day and I would ride it today if I still had it.

 

damn that thing looks great!! yea i love this bike i plan to keep it and use it as my touring bike. im going to have to do weekly trips acrross states for work in the coming year i want a good bike becuase, well.. i really dislike my car

 

nice work, great job you got there. Saw a 79 (i think) CBX 750 in PERFECT condition... boy I was droooooling... to bad I would chop it into a cafe' racer.

 

found out today both brake calipers are frozen so tomorrow im buying new ones front and rear and a new front tire becuase this one is completely bald, but the rear is new and no cracks either.

before i can take it out for a maiden voyage i have to make sure it has working brakes.. other than that it runs nice.

small stuff to add is mirrors, and i will paint the lower ohalf of this windsheild white to look like a fairing, and then build the inside to have some storage and support a radio and the stuff i want. there is enough room i just have to be creative with mounting.

is it safe to drill some mounting holes in the windsheild itself? its all one piece and the mounts it already has are epoxied onto it, no holes.

also got rear rack on and fitted some throw overs, but these flopped inward and hit the tire and brakes so i put them somewhere else, i cant decide if i like it or not haha




these are down low

and these are up where they dont hit anything

 

I don't think I'd like those bags up there, not cuz of looks but because they enclose the brake light/running light. I would find somewhere else to put them as to not obstruct the full field of vision of this light.

 

why not make a back plate for them? they look great!

 

Yep, or they sell those loops that bolt to the seat rail to keep the bags from do just that.

Cool bike btw. Had an 81 750c man I loved that bike, always got lots of complimants on it and it never gave me a problem. Even had me those Mag Mopus tires with the big ol white letters LOL.

 

well rebuild the carbs again turns out i left out the slow jet plug on all four. thats why it ran rough. runs great now

painted the fairing, added fog/passing lamps

and added a working 12v accessory plug, same as a cigarette lighter in a car. all in a small black box mounted to the fairing in front of the handlebars. pics below










that accessory plug is cool becuase i use a car charger for my cell phone through it, and i have a tmobile Sidekick. which if you are into phones, is a GPS and map device as well as microsoft and Bing live search for gas prices and resteraunts and such, all in the vicinity of the device, which is now my bike when i ride. and it also has 16 gigs for music like an ipod and full internet. which means i set up some speakers and a small amp and i have music,

but even better ill set up a small radio on the other side of the dash with 2 speakers up front and 2 in the armrests im going to build in a few days. and have full audio.

im loving this bike! im waiting until i have a few days off of work to go on a nice vacation.

bought a service manual and did a 100% service on the whole bike yesterday as well