New member from South Coast NSW Australia
Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2021 6:34 am
Hi everyone,
I just purchased this CBX750F 1984 model frame number and compliance plate match (RC17-2005966) and the compliance plate also has the month and year 3/1984.
I have a few questions for those experienced CBX750 owners. The guy I bought this bike from said it was running 10 years ago had a recent top end rebuild then but had some electrical problems hence he stopped riding it. It also had a small gasket leak and the engine had a rattling noise when not under load that went away under acceleration. I assume the rattle is either a cam chain tensioner issue or the cam chain has stretched and needs replacing. So I have ordered a new one and full gasket kit but I want to sort the electrical issue out before I tear the engine down (this will be my first road bike tear down) I have experience with dirt bike engine rebuilds.
Electrical Issues
I intend to drain the tank and refurbish the caby's. Buy a new lithium battery spark plugs and begin tracking down the electrical issues.
Any common failure points to look out for?
Exhaust System
I also noticed most images and videos of this model have a 4 into 2 exhaust system. This bike has a 4 into 1 ( is that an after market system and muffler) or was there a choice when purchasing for or were there variations in different country's build years etc??
Any help in getting me started in the right direction would be very helpful. I am keen to get cracking on this build.
Cheers,
J
I just purchased this CBX750F 1984 model frame number and compliance plate match (RC17-2005966) and the compliance plate also has the month and year 3/1984.
I have a few questions for those experienced CBX750 owners. The guy I bought this bike from said it was running 10 years ago had a recent top end rebuild then but had some electrical problems hence he stopped riding it. It also had a small gasket leak and the engine had a rattling noise when not under load that went away under acceleration. I assume the rattle is either a cam chain tensioner issue or the cam chain has stretched and needs replacing. So I have ordered a new one and full gasket kit but I want to sort the electrical issue out before I tear the engine down (this will be my first road bike tear down) I have experience with dirt bike engine rebuilds.
Electrical Issues
I intend to drain the tank and refurbish the caby's. Buy a new lithium battery spark plugs and begin tracking down the electrical issues.
Any common failure points to look out for?
Exhaust System
I also noticed most images and videos of this model have a 4 into 2 exhaust system. This bike has a 4 into 1 ( is that an after market system and muffler) or was there a choice when purchasing for or were there variations in different country's build years etc??
Any help in getting me started in the right direction would be very helpful. I am keen to get cracking on this build.
Cheers,
J