New member from Tennessee

Posted: Thu May 26, 2016 4:52 pm

Hey,
I just bought a pair of 1983 CB750's to hopefully restore one to running condition. One had a cracked oil pan and seized engine, it will be a donor of parts as needed. The other started briefly after an oil change and gas. It needs a lot of cleaning. So far I have rebuilt the carbs and am currently working on the front disc brakes. Thanks for the warning about pod filters, I thought it may be an easy way to avoid cleaning out the air box. I need to replace all of the turn signals as the rubber is all rotted and they just hang off the sides. My dad used to work on motorcycles and will be helping me with the rebuild.

Posted: Thu May 26, 2016 5:23 pm

Welcome to the site Garthok ... Smile

Posted: Thu May 26, 2016 6:00 pm

Gnarfle!

Posted: Thu May 26, 2016 10:08 pm

Welcome, both of you...

Posted: Thu May 26, 2016 10:40 pm

Thanks!
As soon as I can figure out how to post a picture from google drive I will post a picture of the keeper sitting in my living room.

Definitely a Coneheads reference

closest I could figure out...
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3-PWDSR-zYFd1RkVGhVWnE4bXM/view

Posted: Fri May 27, 2016 8:10 am

photobucket.com

Posted: Fri May 27, 2016 8:11 pm

Just ordered the master cylinder rebuild kits, replacement sight glass, and gasket kits for the brakes

Posted: Fri May 27, 2016 8:49 pm

/\ - I'm not sure exactly what that is, but it's not a 1983 DOHC cb750sc Nighthawk.

Looks like maybe a 83-85 650 dohc motor, but it's not the same as one of ours.

Posted: Fri May 27, 2016 11:42 pm

Here's a pic of an 1984 CB650 Nighthawk :

Posted: Sat May 28, 2016 6:48 am

you are correct, I found the model sticker on the bike, it is a CB650SC 1983. Which is a little disconcerting as the title says 750... Confused

Posted: Sun May 29, 2016 7:44 am

Check the title to make sure you have a VIN number match...

Posted: Tue May 31, 2016 9:27 am

Well, VIN matches. is there a carfax for motorcycles? I'm guessing it is just a typo.

Posted: Tue May 31, 2016 10:26 am

Easy enough to mis-type 750 instead of 650.

You should probably check with your local DMV. There's bound to be a way to correct the title. I know there is here in IL. Or if you haven't transferred it to your name yet, you can probably fix it at that time.

Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 3:33 pm

Yep, see what Tennessee says or requires...

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 9:00 pm

The petcock was leaking gas, I'm going to replace it with one that does not use vacuum. I posted a short video of it starting and running on just the fuel left in the float bowls. After filming I realized I had forgot to plug the vacuum hose and two of the carbs had a gas leak from the drains in the float bowl.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d25rMyvJ8s

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 9:28 pm

On our bikes the petcock isn't automatic, it's just manual. There isn't a vacuum hookup to our petcocks, but there is a separate automatic fuel valve that is operated by vacuum from carb #2.

This is why we are model specific. We know most about our bike models, and may have to guess about others.