Will My Honda CB750 Cafe Racer Project Run? | First Start Untested Unfinished Motorcycle Build | 02

Will My Honda CB750 Cafe Racer Project Run? | First Start Untested Unfinished Motorcycle Build | 02
In this episode I do the first start of my CB750 Cafe Racer project bike.
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The original owner of my CB750 Café Racer Build told me that he had bought the engine as a good running motor, but had never had it running himself. It probably hadn’t been run in at least a decade, but it does look like it may have had some work done on it.
With all of my bike projects I like to see if the engine will run, and if gears can be selected at the start. Even if you intend to fully rebuild them it is good to have a base line. And don’t we all love to resurrect old engines from the dead and hear them running again.
When I checked the bike over it seemed that it had been put away in a good condition. The carbs are the cleanest I have seen on a project bike, and when I drained the oil it was like new. I always follow a set pattern when doing a first start, you can read about it in our blog if you want to use it.
The bike was a little reluctant to start at first, and we probably did give it more brake cleaner than is healthy, but it was reluctant to start without. Having completely reset the Dyna ignition system it burst into life.
It will run reasonably well, but it appears to have an oil leak from the head gasket, and seemed to be blowing exhaust gas as well. I also noticed that the gears didn’t seem to select correctly. I will have to investigate further before I start to strip it.
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