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So I'm a member on a local motorcycle facebook group. The vast majority of the group are sportbike and cruiser riders, but there's a few of us on different stuff. A guy recently posted up that he had two bikes he wanted to get rid of for 500 dollars for the set. I really don't have room for 2 more bikes in my shop right now and didn't need to spend 500 dollars either but 250 I could. I found someone who was interested in going in halves with me. He wanted the CB I wanted the GS. Worked out well
The two bikes were a 1978 CB750 and the other is a 82 GS850G, well maybe, all he has is action sale paperwork, no title (the Honda has a title), the build date on the vin tag for the GS850 shows October 1981. I was expecting to find complete basket cases but they both appear to be nearly completely intact. The 850 is for sure missing one side cover and the seat pan has obviously seen better days. The tank is also quite rusty so that will need to be dealt with and I'm sure the carbs are full of varnish and gunk. But I couldn't turn it down for 250 dollars. The 750 looks like it might be in slightly better shape other than the very rusted head pipes. I turned the motor over with the kick starter and it turned fine and seemed to have good compression. I wasn't able to turn the GS over since I forgot my extra battery at the house, so for all I know it could be locked up.
The 850
The Honda
The two bikes were a 1978 CB750 and the other is a 82 GS850G, well maybe, all he has is action sale paperwork, no title (the Honda has a title), the build date on the vin tag for the GS850 shows October 1981. I was expecting to find complete basket cases but they both appear to be nearly completely intact. The 850 is for sure missing one side cover and the seat pan has obviously seen better days. The tank is also quite rusty so that will need to be dealt with and I'm sure the carbs are full of varnish and gunk. But I couldn't turn it down for 250 dollars. The 750 looks like it might be in slightly better shape other than the very rusted head pipes. I turned the motor over with the kick starter and it turned fine and seemed to have good compression. I wasn't able to turn the GS over since I forgot my extra battery at the house, so for all I know it could be locked up.
The 850
The Honda