pjc (01/06/83)
I recently purchased a 1981 Honda CB750 Custom motorcycle, and I notice that the shifting mechanisn is pretty rough. When I shift through the gears with my foot, sometimes it hesitates and seems to get caught on a piece of metal internally. Other times it misses gears and goes into neutral. I would like to know if anyone else has had similar troubles and if they know of a cure. Peter Chokola
johnw (01/07/83)
Welcome to Honda motorcycles! The best that can be said about the CB750 is that has one of the many 5 speed Honda gearboxes which feature 7 neutrals. I managed to pick up a *used* CBX for cheap after a guy dropped his last bike , no difference. At one time I worked on a CB750 F model that came into the Kawa shop that I was sponseored by, it was a used 81, had the typical bent shifter forks. Unless you don't have anything to do this winter I wouldn't reccommend opening up the beast. Although you might want to check to see if your oil has the "metallic paint" look when you dump it, which may possibly indicate bearing problems. Usually the shifter forks are made of some type of bronzed alloy, this doesn't show up on the magnetic drain plug, nor do aluminum alloys. For a cheap temporary fix readjust the height of the shift lever. Don't forget to check the bellcrank used for the clutch pushrod to make sure that you are not witnessing clutch drag. After reading the many "White Tiger Racing" plugs I cannot avoid this: J. Wrycza Team AAEN Racing Nobody ever heard of us either, but at least if you were to look close enough you would see that we managed to win the '79 World Snomobile Mod Stock