midnightrider1300 Posted July 20, 2012 Share #1 Posted July 20, 2012 the 69 honda cb750 the motorcycle of the century...what are your thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarlS Posted July 20, 2012 Share #2 Posted July 20, 2012 Changed motorcycles and riding forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIC Posted July 20, 2012 Share #3 Posted July 20, 2012 I grew up riding the CB750F. Had 4 different ones. Started with a CB360T. Good solid bikes. If I found one in good condition and for the right price would probably pick it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnightrider1300 Posted July 20, 2012 Author Share #4 Posted July 20, 2012 my brother had 1 , i'd sneak off on it every chance I got..his had high rise handle bars, i was like 14 or 15 I thought i was 1 BA on that bike...I'd love to find one in good shape for a decent price...the 1 in the magazine is one great looking bike, show bike for a 69... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spear Posted July 20, 2012 Share #5 Posted July 20, 2012 You mean - like THIS? One of my old babies! 1974 K2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted July 20, 2012 Share #6 Posted July 20, 2012 Beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnightrider1300 Posted July 20, 2012 Author Share #7 Posted July 20, 2012 You mean - like THIS? One of my old babies! 1974 K2 yeap pretty much ... sweet ride... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freebird Posted July 20, 2012 Share #8 Posted July 20, 2012 I've owned several of them over the years. They were, and still are, great bikes. I may have to agree with the choice. There were a lot of bikes that followed in it's footsteps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel Posted July 20, 2012 Share #9 Posted July 20, 2012 I had a 1970 CB750 stolen in Winterhaven Florida in 1972 while attending motorcycle speed week in Daytona. It had Wixom fairing, side bags, sissie bar and rack. Never got a clue on it, the police desk sargeant said they got his about two months earlier and it was never recovered either. They took mine from right beside my riding partner's Harley 74. I had to fly home to Toledo, Ohio. I replaced it with a used '71, was never quite the same. The 1970's came close to being the same as the '69's, some differences. Sand cast engine was the biggest difference I think. A friend of mine and I each bought one in early 1970, we were sold when the dealer balanced a nickle on the engine while it was idling. Yep, I think it was a industry changer. Smooth, powerful, no push rods, and four carburetors. Soon after came the Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha in-line multiples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnightrider1300 Posted July 20, 2012 Author Share #10 Posted July 20, 2012 I've owned several of them over the years. They were, and still are, great bikes. I may have to agree with the choice. There were a lot of bikes that followed in it's footsteps. I guess that is the 1 bike that that changed riding as we know it.. it was affordable and a very good machine..the one my brother had was a metallic brown, I thought it was the prettiest bike I ever seen...and for me a 14/15 yr old to be able to ride that machine...PRICELESS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GigaWhiskey Posted July 20, 2012 Share #11 Posted July 20, 2012 Yup, it was the first superbike too. It came with the first disc brake as production, it was smooth, in-line 4 and yes you could balance a glass of water on the seat while running and not spill it. It was also called boring too. You didn't have to fix it all the time. Btw, I have two later models - '75 & '76. Saw a '69 Sandcast go for over 40k on eBay not too long ago. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeMgEuf30G4]Greatest Ever Motorcycles: # 3 - Honda CB 750 (K0) - YouTube[/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairiehammer Posted July 20, 2012 Share #12 Posted July 20, 2012 My first new bike (I still have it) was a 1974 CB750K4. I had never ridden anything so big and powerful. The dealer's parking lot was big, on a hillside and gravel! I thought I would dump it before I could even get onto the street. I was so nervous and glad to get to pavement without incident, that I promptly went the wrong way on a one-way street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingy Posted July 20, 2012 Share #13 Posted July 20, 2012 Had a CB750 K & an F model. One of them was one of the first bikes with accelerator pumps, 16 valve heads and something else that eludes me. But it was a fun bike of the time. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dacheedah Posted July 21, 2012 Share #14 Posted July 21, 2012 awesome bike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Annie Posted July 21, 2012 Share #15 Posted July 21, 2012 Quickstep still has what we refer to as "The Old girl" a 1974 CB750F1.............. will be restored when he retires!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnightrider1300 Posted July 21, 2012 Author Share #16 Posted July 21, 2012 several other bikes listed that helped change a particular group and 1 was the 73 Elsinore 250 , I owned that bike, wow, I have to say I had my bumps n bruises from it. but WOW that bike was B.A....there were several others but the 2 honda's are the 1 that caught my attention... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condor Posted July 21, 2012 Share #17 Posted July 21, 2012 the 69 honda cb750 the motorcycle of the century...what are your thoughts? Restored a '69 CB750 with a sand cast engine from the ground up. Fun ride, then someone rode it liked they stoled it. Got it back in pieces with a $150 storage bill from the wrecking yard.... Gave what was left to a young kid for a project... On the bike of the century.... it was a game changer. Affordable, and lots of performance.... Honda sold a ton of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry.B Posted July 21, 2012 Share #18 Posted July 21, 2012 I had a 74 Cb750k And I just sold it in the spring was a great bike to get back into riding but could not mount cassette deck onto it so had to sell it and buy a Venture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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