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RE: Would you go back to an old 750? - tommymck - 08-03-2022
I can't figure out if we agree or disagree (story of my life...) In any case, I was really just responding to the original statement that the K's are pigs..and that to me, they are just fine for anything that won't get me arrested.
RE: Would you go back to an old 750? - Nachodaddy - 08-03-2022
Would I go back to an old 750? Sure. I know it won't be the same. I'm not the same. I never had a Honda 750, but I have great memories of the bikes I had and I never had one I would not want again, except the K1300GT. It looked great, but I have no good memories on that one and I hope someone else is making some. Of course I'd want to up-grade things like shocks and forks and put good tires on it and probably ride it with the same respect I'd have for anything that is fifty years old. I have a one-hundred year old Ford I drive frequently and the question I am asked most often is "How fast will it go?" Fast enough to get you killed. It has terrible brakes because it wasn't intended to go fast. But it is fun to drive as long as I respect it's limits. So you know the limits of the machine you are using and respect those limits and know your limits and you will have many years of fun.
RE: Would you go back to an old 750? - Classico_imp - 08-04-2022
I bought my 1100 EX to get the spirit of the 750 four, without her aging body. Had a 500 four a few years ago, while she was gorgeous, had wooden brakes, iffy gearchange, hard clutch lever, horrible suspension and also demanded lots of tlc.
EX might not be the real Mcoy but, to me, gets everything sorted out while keeping the Four’s beaut lines and engine design
RE: Would you go back to an old 750? - Wisedrum - 08-05-2022
Short answer is no.
Longer answer: The CB750 is the bike that got all started and why we are here with our CBs. I like them and like to look at them. A CB750 is a motorbike that was implated in my head since I first saw a golden flake one in the neighborhood as a youngster way a back in the 70s. A police officer bought it new and we admired this first inline 4 for the masses.
On the first of May this year I did something I seldom do, I went out on a daytrip with other riders, because they invited me to do so. I prefer riding alone in my on style. But nevertheless it was an enjoyable 250km riding around in Schleswig Holstein trip lasting most parts of the day.
Among us was an old CB750. When we did a rest, we talked about motorbike riding and of course our bikes. The CB was nice to know around. It has a good sound and amazing looks.
Would I own one? No, I prefer riding my CB1100. It is still enough CB-like to me to the better part. On our tour the CB750 was the first bike to made us stop, because it ran out of gasoline. Its fuel consumption with round about 7 - 8l/100km was very high, though we didn't ride hard or fast but cruising around und sticking to traffic rules in our group. That surprised me and will cost a lot of money, in Germany gasoline has gotten real expensive these days and will become even more expensive due to econimical and political developement in Europe and the world.
The rider of the CB, who lend it from a friend for the trip, said, that it reved too high even at the relative slow speeds we were riding. I know what he meant. I don't and will not like it.
But after all I still pay respect to this special bike that made me ride my CB1100.
RE: Would you go back to an old 750? - peterbaron - 08-05-2022
Nice report and pic, Wisedrum.
I like it
RE: Would you go back to an old 750? - GoldOxide_imp - 08-05-2022
Classic, Wisedrum.
7 to 8 L/100? That is too bad, but unsurprising for the vintage, or about any motorcycle of this caliber from the 70s and 80s.
RE: Would you go back to an old 750? - Cormanus - 08-05-2022
Great picture, Wisedrum. It’s a good hypothesis you offer: assuming an improvement in performance, safety and economy, why would one ever go back? That’s not to say things always get better with the passage of time; but the evidence suggests engineering has improved so that modern bikes are safer, more economic, cheaper and easier to maintain, so why would one go back? But we should still acknowledge and honour the past. Without the CB750 it is unlikely the CB1100 and heaven knows how many other bikes would be available now.
RE: Would you go back to an old 750? - tommymck - 08-05-2022
While I agree if the choice is between a CB1100 or a CB750, I don't agree if it is a question of AND a CB750. Both of Wisedrum's comments are accurate. It does rev higher, and the mileage is 10mpg less (I get low 40s on the 750, low 50s on the 1100). The higher mileage and higher revs at high speed aren't a factor for the type of riding that many do on their vintage bikes though.
RE: Would you go back to an old 750? - Wisedrum - 08-06-2022
I like to explain two things a little bit more detailed about the CB750 and that what I wrote, because I gain the impression it was misunderstood.
First, the CB run out of gas. We had to stop, because the CB suddenly stuttered and felt behind, then its motor stopped. We rode back and tried to find the reserve position of the fuel tank's petcock. Nobody was used to the CB, it was lend as I mentioned before, so it was trial and error until we were successful and the last liters of fuel were flowing out of the CB's tank to start the Honda again and continue the ride to a next gasoline station.
Second, but I mentioned it earlier too, we didn't ride fast. No higher speeds, only between 50 and 110km/h. Nevertheless the CB consumed a lot of gasoline. I don't know why. Maybe because of it is an old motorbike out of the 70s, isn't maintained well enough or was customized with a chopperlike rear tire and a higher handle bar than a CB had coming out of the factory. And revs in the fith gear were too high in the opinion of the CB's rider when we rode around 100 to 110km/h. He didn't like it.
RE: Would you go back to an old 750? - Rocky_imp - 08-06-2022
I'm arriving very late to this party, but I have never owned an old 750.
One of my friends owns one that is beautifully restored and runs like new. Last year he offered it to me for a spin. I normally won't ride another persons bike for fear of damaging it nor do I let others ride my bikes. He was quite insistent so I went out for a couple of miles and back.
It was the one and only time I've ever ridden one and I was quite impressed at how well it ran - but it will never replace the 1100
