This Motorcycle Changed it all,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and comes with a Miracle Button

[big turkey]

This is the one that said you had the best when I was in High School.

It was smooth, fast, easy to maneuver and had a cool factor of 9 of 10.

Don Halls Test of a 1969 Honda cb 750 Four	powered by Aeva

[Hoser]

I have owned 2 of them, they are everything he said and more.  I would seriously trade one of my Valks for the one he is riding.  Hoser

[Tropic traveler]

"It lacks soul"......... Sheesh, I thought only owners of a certain American made brand of bike pulled that stupid sentiment out of their hat. 
Seriously, my first street bike was a '76 CB550 with a '77 CB750 soon after that one. My next street bike after them is the '97 Valk I still have.
Loved his assessment of the ground breaking features that the original CB750 has.
PLEASE Mother Honda...... more 4 & 6 cylinder bikes!!!!

[Dino]

I've owned two 750 fours ,a 71 and a 74., wish i had one now. I chopped the 71 and road it 1500 miles to Florida on hard tail frame. Yes it was the best multi cyl. bike of it's time ;but can't compare to the Valkyrie. Honda has made some amazing bikes,too bad they quit!

[NCGhostrider]

My first bike was a 1976 Honda 550 four... wish I had that one back.  The exhaust had been modified 2 into one...straight back with a turnout on each side.  LOUD!  I took my Motorcycle driving test on it.. and remember trying to keep the rpms down so the Hiway Patrol testing wouldn't notice how loud it was!!   Did anyone else have to do the honk 1 for left 2 times for right.... 3 times to backup test???

That bike taught me how to ride... good memories!!!!

Suddenly I feel old...

[Jabba]

87 VFR 700
88 KX 250 MX
83 CB 650 Nighthawk
77 KZ 750
81 CB900C
02 Valk Standard
99 Valk IS

That's the list of bikes that I have ridden a lot.  And the VFR I only rode a couple thousand before it got totaled. 

I had the nighthawk in Hawaii.  Rode it 25K in a year and a half and didn't go ANYWHERE.

The KZ 750 was a vertical twin... and a SLUG.  It was not an inline 4 fast one.

I love me my Valks...

Jabba

[Jim_Orr]

  I bought this 1978 model 750 in May and what makes it extra sweet for me is I owned one in 1980 that was the same year and color.  This bike only had 10366 miles and had been sitting 5 or 6 years in a storage shed.  I agree with the reviewer that the 750 Honda changed motorcycling forever, there really is no comparsion with our newer bikes because of the ride, brakes and overall smoothness.  

  I did a lot to get it to run good and be safe.  
Rebuilt carbs
Rebuilt caliper and master cylinder
Replaced front wheel bearings
Replaced front tire and tube
Replace steering head bearings with tapered rollers
Replace front fork seals and oil
Plugs, points, condensors, and plug wire ends
Replace the front turn signals with the correct style
Replace the side covers
Spitfire windshield

[Jim_Orr]

I have owned 2 of them, they are everything he said and more.  I would seriously trade one of my Valks for the one he is riding.  Hoser

I would too because if it is a 69 model it probably has a sandcast engine and they are worth 20-30,000 dollars! 

[Walküre]

I owned one for a while, that I traded a '51 Chevy 3/4T pickup truck for. It had been butchered, maintenance-wise, and wiring-wise, but man, it WAS fast, but I owned a '79 CB750F at the same time. No comparison in handling, and when the CB750F motor went, at 75,000 miles, I sold the 750-four to get a 900cc motor for the CB750F frame. Then punched it out. Now THAT was a fast, very well-handling bike! Then, I got married, and fully dressed the 750F, which pretty much ended my crotch-rocket days. Don't have either the bike, OR the wife, anymore...

[BradValk48237]

My first ride on a motorcycle was on the back of my Dad's 69 gold and black CB750. He bought it new and kept it until 1980. By that time it had a full Windjammer fairing and saddlebags. He sold it to buy a new 1980 Wing, The bike is still in the area and owned by the guy who bought it from him. 

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[mirion]

It was my first bike, a 72 Chestnut Brown with gold stripe. $1575 out the door. I immediatlely put a new seat on it so I could get my feet to the ground. It was one of the biggest fastest at the time, the bike seemed huge, but now it looks small after riding the Valk.

[pitbull]

 I bought this 1978 model 750 in May and what makes it extra sweet for me is I owned one in 1980 that was the same year and color.  This bike only had 10366 miles and had been sitting 5 or 6 years in a storage shed.  I agree with the reviewer that the 750 Honda changed motorcycling forever, there really is no comparsion with our newer bikes because of the ride, brakes and overall smoothness.  

  I did a lot to get it to run good and be safe.  
Rebuilt carbs
Rebuilt caliper and master cylinder
Replaced front wheel bearings
Replaced front tire and tube
Replace steering head bearings with tapered rollers
Replace front fork seals and oil
Plugs, points, condensors, and plug wire ends
Replace the front turn signals with the correct style
Replace the side covers
Spitfire windshield

I had one identical,mine was a 76 and I kept it for 16 years.Wish I still had it now.These were the K7 touring version and if I remember correctly they only have a 5 speed box where the sports type had a 6 speed box.
Your bike looks in fantastic condition,thanks for the photo it brought back lots of memories.

Pitbull

[Hoser]

I have owned 2 of them, they are everything he said and more.  I would seriously trade one of my Valks for the one he is riding.  Hoser

I would too because if it is a 69 model it probably has a sandcast engine and they are worth 20-30,000 dollars!  

Yeah, I thought of that, but I would spring for a 70 to 78 in that condition also.  78 was the last year for the kickstarter and the 4 exhaust.  I think it was the last year for the SOHC also, but I,m not sure of that.  Hoser

[Momz]

BSA 650 Lightning 35K in my first season, very close to mine

http://www.youtube.com/v/rPbh9V_-P9M?fs=1&hl=en_US

Triumph 650 Hardtail Bobber not mine, but exremely close

http://www.youtube.com/v/Ppz1lEvh6NY?fs=1&hl=en_US

1982 CB750F 25K in first 7 months, mine is silver

http://www.youtube.com/v/fgr6ycx03os?fs=1&hl=en_US

[Linedog]

Just to show you how old I am my first bike I had was a Honda Dream 305CC I bought it new for something like $600. A long time ago in galaxy far far away!   Linedog

[DIGGER]

Just to show you how old I am my first bike I had was a Honda Dream 305CC I bought it new for something like $600. A long time ago in galaxy far far away!   Linedog

I'm 60 now.    when the 305 dream came out it was just awesome.  Then shortly after that they came out with the 305 scrambler.....I used to drool over that bike....couldn't afford it.   I drove a Gilera 106 during those years.

[DaveC]

Lemme see............1969. 10 yrs. out of hi school for me, 1 yr back from the war,makng about 10K a yr. in a career i enjoyed & riding a HD FLH.
Life was good.
Never paid any attention to what was coming out of the J.A. Pan Motor Co.. The 2 strokes were a joke in my mind., sounded like chain saws & burnt more oil than gas.
THEN came the 750 4. THIS motorcycle got my attention & IMO was the 1st Superbike.
To me @ that time the Japanese motorcycles were like BIC lighters. Use 'em & toss 'em when they no longer performed, then buy a REAL motorcycle, a NORTON, BSA, TRIUMPH, of the King of the Road the FLH.
I never owned a CB 750, but did give them grudging respect. As the dude in the video said, they had no soul.
It would be another 11 yrs., before i'd buy a Japanese motorcycle, a Honda GL 1100.
Took a lot of abuse from my HD buds, but never looked back. At last, trouble free touring.
I've really owned only one SUPER BIKE, & that's the VALK............
DaveC
Blue Knight VAIII
PGR Rider

[czuch]

In the Navy in New Mexico I bought a 71 750." over fork tubes, 16" HD wheel lacet to the hub, Hooker "spagetti tuned headers". A barnstormer. That bike was effortless.
A friend bought a 77 750 off the dealer's lot and we covered NM.
Going to LA for Thanksgiving in '77 it was so cold the visor on my full face was iced closed from my breath. The guys at the gas station in Gallup wouldnt even come out to take our money.
 We decided Thanksgiving at the barracks wouldnt be so bad after all.
All night on I-40.  AAAAAHHHHH yout, wasted on the young.

[Jim_Orr]

I bought a 305 Dream in 72 for about a 100 dollars when I was a junior in high school.  After cutting off the mufflers and anything else not really necessary I rode that thing all over the high desert of SE Idaho.  I didn't really do anything like motocross, mainly just explored all of the old sheepherder trails.  A tank of gas, a .22 rifle and a couple of PB & J sandwiches was all I ever needed for a day of exploring.  That old Dream never let me down in the middle of nowhere!  I've loved Honda's ever since.