Found a 1976 Honda CB750Four priced right....deep south gulf coast locale......wondering if I should pull the trigger? Nothing sounds like an original 750Four. Too dependable of a bike.
Don't really want it right now, but at the price I can buy it for, it's a slam-dunk. Super righteous mint/original condition. Seat, non-faded original paint, tank, side-covers, original pipes, like new condition.

Always wanted a CB750Four when I was a teen, just never got one. -Too much money ($1,875.00) at the time. Love the condition of this one (never dumped, garaged, 2-owner, a retired old guy in his late 60s liquidating his automotive antiques) and the extremely low miles. Just mulling it over before bidding a cash sale on it.

I bought and sold a 1976 CB550Four of the same vintage 2 years ago, (not in as good condition) and turned it for a 25% profit after riding it for a year.

The "sandcast 1969 Honda 750Fours" are the pricey ones, but they have nothing on the last real original year of 1976 - my preferred year, anyway.


First thing I'd do is "86" the backrest/tote deal.

buy it, early CBs rock, I have had a couple..... try to find them with oem pipes

earned my honda mechanics honors on those bikes.even used the engines in 3/4 sprint cars.lovely machines even in this day and time .i say go for it

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1972 280 sel 4.5
1986 xr4ti
For any given large, complex, hard-to-understand, expensive problem, there exists at least one short, simple, easy, cheap wrong answer.

my first ride on a motorcycle was on my future brother-in-laws 750four.one of those bikes that will never go out of style.

I got into motorcycling in 74 with a 4 stroke Kawasaki twin - KZ400. A guy let me use his CB750 for a few days and I really liked the bike, but I wasn't crazy about the engine size/width and balancing worries, since I was a new rider. I liked the KZ and when I moved up it was to a '76 KAW 750 twin. I thought about getting a Z1, but the price differential and the fact I was getting married than year, kept me in the 750 cc class.

Didn't think of getting a Honda. Didn't want to be considered one the the "nicest people" .

Honda beat Kawasaki to the punch with their SOHC 750. Kawasaki scrapped their own 4x 750 program, retooled and brought out the DOHC 903 Z1 in 73. The rest is History
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZOpFmB6hDU&feature=related

I had to wait over 30 years to get my own Z1 ('75 Candy Blue). She's in the garage, with under 10k on the clock.

as long as you have never ridden a modern bike they are nice. my buddies all had them, but as soon as you ride something newer the old technology drives you crazy. If you want it cause you want it then get one, if you want it for riding more than a 1/2 hour on weekends, get something more modern, your wrists and bottom will thank you

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1982 300CD Turbo (Otis, "ups & downs") parts for sale
2003 TJ with Hemi (to go anywhere, quickly) sold
2001 Excursion Powerstroke (to go dependably)
1970 Mustang 428SCJ (to go fast)
1962 Corvette LS1 (to go in style)
2001 Schwinn Grape Krate 10spd (if all else fails)

The Z1 was an awesome bike. The 2 stoke triples were also a lot of fun, especially in a straight line. I remember a magazine ad in the mid 70s for the H2750 that stated the quarter mile time as 12 flat - unheard of in those days.

Here is my 1970 Honda CB
(a little kustomized)



I want to trade this Bike for something interesting; preferably an old car; not something like Anthony Quinn"s T-Shirt.
I have no title.

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don't Fail Us Now"

I hate to break it to you, but that's a two-cylinder 450cc Honda, DOHC engine, with CB450 pipes, before the aftermarket muffler tubes. Not a CB750Four, 4-cylinder.

Well, here's the report on the bike. The seller very craftily neglected to disclose any of the negative details over the phone, even though I covered the gammet of likely condition questions before I drove 36 miles each way to see it in person. The pictures do not tell the story of this bike's condition. For example: I asked if there was any corrosion on any of the polished aluminum? He said no, got there, there was. I asked if there were any scratches on the fuel tank? He said no, when I got there, there was. Definitely not driving 72 miles RT, nor worth owning, given it's "fair condition" after seeing it. In my estimation it is worth half of what he's asking $4K, on this bike's best day. Provided one wanted a fair-condition bike. I told him I was not a buyer and left. I wish people wouldn't lie about the condition of their used stuff, especially when it's overpriced, leading you to believe it is in mint condition before driving 1.5 hours to see.