# 1974 Honda CB750 \*Cafe\* Build **URL:** \ **Category:** Builds\ **Created:** [July 3, 2011, 9:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1974-honda-cb750-cafe-build/214145 "2011-07-03T21:04:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gus/32/5112_2.png) [@Gus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gus)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2011, 9:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1974-honda-cb750-cafe-build/214145/1 "2011-07-03T21:04:14Z")
Well… I though I’d start a build thread. End of May I bought the CB750 and have been doing little this/that to it. I understand the electrical and mechanics of the bike now. Looking forward, Everything I do to this bike to reach “cafe” status will be trial and error. Here is what has gone on so far… Here is what I’m starting with… ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/windsofthor/2011-06-11_18-09-18_255.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/windsofthor/2011-06-11_18-09-18_255.jpg) First things first… Take apart the triple tree. ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/windsofthor/2011-06-11_16-51-33_459.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/windsofthor/2011-06-11_16-51-33_459.jpg) Clean triple tree and try to clean up the pitted chrome. I’ll probably be upgrading the fork next season, but until then, just rocking it out. ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/windsofthor/2011-06-26_18-02-57_828.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/windsofthor/2011-06-26_18-02-57_828.jpg) Tank and emblem need TLC ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/windsofthor/2011-06-26_18-03-33_101.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/windsofthor/2011-06-26_18-03-33_101.jpg) ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/windsofthor/2011-06-26_18-03-17_288.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/windsofthor/2011-06-26_18-03-17_288.jpg) Painted folk components… ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/windsofthor/2011-06-26_17-55-15_107.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/windsofthor/2011-06-26_17-55-15_107.jpg) Stripped and rebuild hand controls. Repacked w/ grease. ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/windsofthor/2011-06-26_17-23-13_694.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/windsofthor/2011-06-26_17-23-13_694.jpg) ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/windsofthor/2011-06-27_21-26-00_564.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/windsofthor/2011-06-27_21-26-00_564.jpg) ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/windsofthor/2011-06-27_22-57-31_822.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/windsofthor/2011-06-27_22-57-31_822.jpg) Stripped for new throttle cables. ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/windsofthor/2011-07-02_16-51-50_982.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/windsofthor/2011-07-02_16-51-50_982.jpg) ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/windsofthor/2011-07-02_16-51-43_22.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/windsofthor/2011-07-02_16-51-43_22.jpg) Assembly: ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/windsofthor/2011-06-26_18-05-13_995.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/windsofthor/2011-06-26_18-05-13_995.jpg) ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/windsofthor/2011-06-26_18-17-48_72.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/windsofthor/2011-06-26_18-17-48_72.jpg) Finished Product: ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/windsofthor/2011-07-02_19-17-20_12.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/windsofthor/2011-07-02_19-17-20_12.jpg) ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/windsofthor/2011-07-02_19-17-34_240.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/windsofthor/2011-07-02_19-17-34_240.jpg) Next step?? I think the gauged either need to be smaller… Maybe go to only MPH. Or just have a small MPH mounted into the headlight bucket. Hopefully sooner than later I can thing about getting a new seat made, via Nick, and getting new side markers + taillight. ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2011, 9:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1974-honda-cb750-cafe-build/214145/2 "2011-07-03T21:45:15Z")
:tup: We need to have a race to see who finishes our projects first lol. ---
**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2011, 11:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1974-honda-cb750-cafe-build/214145/3 "2011-07-03T23:34:41Z")
neat! :tup: ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 6:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1974-honda-cb750-cafe-build/214145/4 "2011-07-04T06:07:56Z")
Tup. Nice work ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 6:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1974-honda-cb750-cafe-build/214145/5 "2011-07-04T06:17:49Z")
King has the same bike (or very close to it) that he was working on all winter and a bit this summer. It’s all flat-black with some modern lights, bars thrown in. Doesn’t run just yet though. Doesn’t Newman have a green one too? ---
**Author:** ![focusinprogress](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/focusinprogress/32/7227_2.png) [@focusinprogress](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/focusinprogress)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 6:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1974-honda-cb750-cafe-build/214145/6 "2011-07-04T06:20:48Z")
isnt it amazing how much a set of bars totally changes the dynamic of a bike? Looking good! glad the bars worked out for you. Don’t race Chris to finish first haha, his bike will be at my house for a while for frame mods… ---------- Post added at 09:20 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:19 AM ---------- > [@Onyx Z32](#): > > King has the same bike (or very close to it) that he was working on all winter and a bit this summer. It’s all flat-black with some modern lights, bars thrown in. Doesn’t run just yet though. > > Doesn’t Newman have a green one too? newman has the same bike as me thats green…cb550 I think Ecoshardcore has an orange cb500 which is the same bike just earlier before they bumped up displacement. -I didnt know king had a cb750, SWEET ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 7:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1974-honda-cb750-cafe-build/214145/7 "2011-07-04T07:12:41Z")
Stock guage clusters on our bikes look SO huge with lower bars lol. ---
**Author:** ![Gus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gus/32/5112_2.png) [@Gus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gus)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 8:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1974-honda-cb750-cafe-build/214145/8 "2011-07-04T08:24:34Z")
Lol… I have to do something with those gauges… I’ve thought out a strategy to lower them and shave the stock triple tree flush… Nick, I need to get over to your place for the rear seat project. I have a lead on a stock seat pan, but want to check m&m next weekend. Hopefully that will clean it up a bit more… I will never think of it as a race… Unless you want to run my bike. Its pretty quick. Some thing to note… If you notice in my last photo, my right hand control is cut in half. I rewired the headlight bucket for the kill/run, start, and on/off for the headlight. Then packed the switches with grease. I had an after market throttle but the cables I bought didn’t play nice with after market throttles… Also I went with shortened ss brake lines for the front end. More to come daily 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 8:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1974-honda-cb750-cafe-build/214145/9 "2011-07-04T08:43:18Z")
those bars look uncomfy as hell. lol. ---
**Author:** ![focusinprogress](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/focusinprogress/32/7227_2.png) [@focusinprogress](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/focusinprogress)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 9:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1974-honda-cb750-cafe-build/214145/10 "2011-07-04T09:18:03Z")
Gus, you can look up “mini-gauges” online for these…lucky you (cb550’s have a super weird tach ratio and I can’t use them)…I beleive [MikesXS650.com](http://MikesXS650.com) has a SUPER nice mini speedo for CHEAP. he has the matching tach, but XS650’s are a 5:1 ratio while the CB750 is 4:1 ratio. you can either buy the gauge from him and get a 5:1 to 4:1 adaptor online(someone did this on [sohc4.net](http://sohc4.net)) or you can source the matching tach elsewhere with the 4:1 ratio, but it wont be as cheap as mikesXS650 for whatever reason about the seat, shoot me a text late next week and we can start planning a seat project. ---
**Author:** ![Gus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gus/32/5112_2.png) [@Gus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gus)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1974-honda-cb750-cafe-build/214145/11 "2011-07-04T17:19:12Z")
I think I’m going to shave the stock triple tree flat, and drop the gauges. I’ve got a plan… riding position is not that bad… I find myself putting y the bike in neutral at lights and sitting up straight more but have quicker response out of the bike. Rear sets are in my mind now… ---
**Author:** ![Gus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gus/32/5112_2.png) [@Gus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gus)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2011, 5:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1974-honda-cb750-cafe-build/214145/12 "2011-09-11T17:21:11Z")
![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/windsofthor/2011-09-11_12-09-47_752.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/windsofthor/2011-09-11_12-09-47_752.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Gus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gus/32/5112_2.png) [@Gus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gus)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1974-honda-cb750-cafe-build/214145/13 "2011-09-28T12:04:10Z")
RIP 09/23/2011 ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/windsofthor/2011-09-11_12-09-59_542.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/windsofthor/2011-09-11_12-09-59_542.jpg) Haven’t opened her up to see how much loose change is floating around in there. ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2011, 9:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1974-honda-cb750-cafe-build/214145/14 "2011-10-02T21:38:44Z")
Wait, what happened? ---
**Author:** ![focusinprogress](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/focusinprogress/32/7227_2.png) [@focusinprogress](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/focusinprogress)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 4:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1974-honda-cb750-cafe-build/214145/15 "2011-10-03T04:53:55Z")
yeah, we need details! Don’t give up on it until you know exactly what it needs…