1 of 2 new 750s I picked up

Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2016 12:52 am

They both need a little love but I'll have some to spare soon. Pics of bike two in a day or two. Both from one guy who quit riding in 82. The bike sat under carport till I went and got'em.

Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2016 2:06 am

Nice!!!!! The under rated under loved 750....perfect to do fun things with. High mileage too at just under 6,000!!!! Looks really pretty good considering it sat for 34 years!!!! These should come around very nicely! Everybody's dream barn find or in this case carport find. Can't wait to see it in 4-5 months!!!! Excellent pick up....

Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2016 11:04 am

Grump, good score but can you please explain why somebody would leave these bikes sitting in a carport for 34 years, he must have realized many years ago he would never ride them again. The one shown looks in very good condition after sitting in a carport all those years, obviously the climate was good to it

Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2016 1:39 pm

Well Norm The fellow bought the black bike off the showroom floor and the picked up the silver bike for spares. The silver bike got scavenged a bit but in the box of parts I found NEW tail light, rear fender, 2-3 sets of turn signals, all the nuts and bolts, no swing arm pivot bolt but I have those, etc. I was amazed. Any way guy say he rode some but had several close calls in traffic and just decided it was too dangerous. So he hung up his spurs. I promised him a good home for the bikes. We are still in touch even though he left the state.

May take a bit longer Wayne. I still have a shop to get finished.

Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2016 10:22 pm

Amazing what you find over there we never find anything like that out here, except maybe the odd rare thing. I was at a mates place on Monday up in the bush and he had been looking for a master cylinder for a 56 Customline. He eventually found a bloke who said he had a few Customlines so my mate went over to get an old cylinder from him. In his shed was a number of immaculate Cuzzies and one of them is in pristine condition with 3000 original miles on the clock. Obviously not for sale

Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2016 1:23 pm

What's a Cuzzie Norm? Guzzi?. I've had some luck at finding stashed away stuff. I reckon a guy has to have an eye for "fixablity" as much as is possible. I've been stung more times than not but figure I just have some more spares worst to worst.

I like the 750s yaknow. I'm old, short and only weigh in around a buc fifty these days. Add a set of 11 wheels when I get around to new tires and I can get both feet on the ground!!! lol

I'm tryin to learn to speak Oz by the way.

Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2016 2:42 pm

grump wrote:

What's a Cuzzie Norm? Guzzi?.

I think he means a ford custom line.

Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2016 6:56 pm

Yeah sorry Grump, 56 Ford Customline. We get very little low mileage stuff out here, because of the climate and distances everything gets ridden/driven a million miles before it gets parked up for some collector to find in thirty years or so

Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2016 12:35 am

Those are awesome cars. I liked the 56 crown vic. I had a 53 hard top but can't remember the model designation.

Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2016 12:44 am

Hey Grump where's the beef??? Dyin to see bike 2 pictures!!!! Bike 1 was great!!! I'm with you on the 750's....with the right prescription they can blow the side covers off a stock 900, and my 81' was the first new anything I ever bought so I'm "attached"......

Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2016 9:54 pm

Hi Grump I think the 53 was a sidevalve? they were called a single spinner or the twin spinner from memory, long time ago

Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2016 10:38 pm

norm wrote:

Hi Grump I think the 53 was a sidevalve? they were called a single spinner or the twin spinner from memory, long time ago

53 was the last flathead (sidevalve) V8.

Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2016 2:01 pm

yep 73 was the last flat head and I think I built the last flat head hot rod!! lol. Merc crank for stroke increase, edelbrock (i think)alum heads, two stromberg 97s, dual point ignition 3 speed. It was a long winder and would top out around 75mph in second gear but it took a while to get there due to higher rear end ratio.

Oh yea Wayne. been pretty busy. The black bike is on the trailer from being moved up from down below. has to go on the other trailer to get all three registered next thur. Pics later today.

Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2016 2:51 pm

Nice find Mike.
I'd trade a motor build for that Silver 750.

Peace, Jim

Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2016 4:45 pm

this one has has 23.5 k miles after all. I thought it was 11 something K but that must be another bike