Report this message as spam or having improper contents
Thank you for reporting improper contents. Reported messages will normally be checked manually within 24 hours. To avoid misuse of this forum by programmed robots, we have to ask for the characters in the picture below.
RE: ´82 CB750F - Good buy or not?
John P. Douma said 2006-06-24 05:54
$2K may be a tad steep; think $900-$1300; $1500 max. Check out my review. This is the ultimate in reliability at a very reasonable cost. Excellent bike for rider of average to above average road skills. Above average handling and braking. Maintenance is almost nil. Parts are still available and reasonable. I owned mine for 13+ years and put 50K+ miles on it. Two breakdowns; both due to the main fuse. It is flat metal. Fatigue, rather than electrical problems got it. Piece of cake to replace in less than 2 minutes and I carried a spare. Ridden hard, good Dunlops tires will last 7,500 miles max, but they aren´t expensive like the new radials. ONE CAUTION: The low speed circuits in the carbs are subject to gumming up after storage in as little as three weeks. In storage: #1 Shut off the petcock, drain the bowls (takes less than 1 minute with a long screwdriver), and run it till it dies. OR #2 Use a fuel stabilizer. A carb cleaning and sync can cost $75-$100.