Faults:
The second day I had it I got rear ended at the Portsmouth traffic circle, which destroyed my mint rear fender along with the taillight assembley, and it also bruised my buddies fingers.
When I went to do an oil change I found the bolt on the oil filter cover had been rounded by the previous owner.
Also the neutral light blew recently.
General Comments:
Awesome bike, incredibly reliable and surprisingly fast for such an old machine. Both acceleration and braking are neck snapping. Me and my buddy timed it 0-60 and it only took 4 seconds with him on the back, considering that I weigh 190lbs and he weighs 140lbs, that's damn good.
The bikes handling is impresive, but I think that has a lot to do with the set of Avon semi-slicks the previous owner installed.
For a bike with only a single front disk and rear drums, braking is unbelievable, much better than any bike I've ever ridden from the seventies or even eighties for that matter.
Top speed is an indicated 138MPH, keep in mind that I'm 6'2" and 190lbs.
Reliability has been awesome, and besides the destruction of my rear fender by an idiotic motorist, I have had no real problems, and I ride pretty hard :).
Starts insanely fast in warm weather to the point where you literally just touch the starter, if you chose to kick it, it only takes a single kick no matter how cold the motor.
14th Jun 2009, 22:21
Just wanted to post a comment on the 74 CB750. This applies to many other CBs as well. My 74 kept blowing fuses; I finally figured it out. One of the wires that comes from the ignition switch was grounding out. I replaced the switch and problem was solved. The strange thing about this problem that makes it hard to find is that the wire can be moved or jarred to a position where it won't short. Then all of a sudden you're riding down the road and your bike dies. I had to be hauled home in a pick up truck one day because of this. I hope this helps out somebody.