Must have lost my mind, temporarily I hope!

[1978GS750E]

Cannot believe that I just agreed to buy another old bike. This one is a 1980 Honda CB750K with 19K on the speedo. Runs rough but has a new rectifier and battery. Cosmetically it is in fair condition. I guess now I have a winter project! Will post pics when I get it home this weekend. At least it has all the major parts. Anything that these old Hondas need checked out that other brands do not?

[steve murdoch]

http://www.cb750c.com/ is a good website for the DOHC Honda.
A lot of crossover between the C, K and F models.

Another great site for parts and info is https://www.motorcycleproject.com/

A lot of those bikes had starter clutch issues.
3 bolts under the left side cover that need re-tightening.

[chuck hahn]

Charging issues ( if not due to R/R issues ) will most likely be the rotor windings which are under the right side cover. Check wear marks on the brushes too. If the rotor is the issue once you OHM it out get ahold of Custom Rewind in Birmingham Alabama. Kirk did one for me and it was back within a week.

[chuck hahn]

This page with its links may be of use to you...

http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=44399.0

[1978GS750E]

Thanks for the info! The bike is "supposed" to have a new rectifier and has a new battery.....we will see when I pick it up tomorrow. I know that the pods are coming off and the stock airbox is going back on. The PO said he recently added the pods but did not change anything in the carbs??? Needs some work on the header (paint) and has a valve cover gasket leak, which will be replaced when the valves are adjusted anyway. As with any old "new" bike, I've got a long list of things to check before even attempting to get it out for a test ride! At least the price was right. Hopefully I will get it home with enough light to take some pictures to post.

Thanks again for the info!

[1978GS750E]

Finally got the winter project home. Here is a pic.IMG_0117.jpg

Still cannot figure out why my pictures are always upside-down or sideways!!!!

[Rich82GS750TZ]

[LAB3]

Looks like a good starting point, those are fetching good money these days.

[1978GS750E]

Gotta de-rust the tank and then get her running good. The PO did not know anything about bikes and inherited it, so I got a deal...….I hope! Probably just gonna flip it, but who knows....4 bikes is not too many is it?

[1978GS750E]

Got the tank cleaned out today. Did a quick clean of the carbs, removing lots of rust! Cleaned the petcock. Put it all back together with an inline filter, just in case! Put the battery in it and...….."IT''S ALIVE"! Started right up and idled a little high but so far it looks like a deal! What I thought was a valve cover leak looks to be a tach cable leak. Got a couple days off work so I'm hopeful that I can get some more done to it. Going to get some of the ugly off it tomorrow. Anybody need some rusted crash bars? What about rusted highway pegs?

[steve murdoch]

What exhaust is on it.
Same as the GS line, some of the DOHC aftermarket systems are worth some good coin.

[1978GS750E]

It has a black Mac 4 into1 that needs some paint badly! My GS has the original exhaust so I will not be swapping those! Have to get the crash bar brackets(homemade) off, the airbox installed, and it needs a right rear turn signal bracket and a choke cable, then it will be back into almost stock form.