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[tdm34]

So was perusing bike ads as you do when I found this survivor.
A 1982 Honda CB750F in West Virginia, for a nice price, 39 years old and only 7911 miles, went to have a look at it last week, agreed a deal and went back today with a hire van to collect it, it hadn’t been run for over ten years but had been kept indoors so cosmetically it was very good, just a bit of corrosion on the engine covers and it’s very lumpy indicating blocked carburetors, so I’m going to service it, clean the carbs replace the Kenda tyres that are from 2003! And see how it cleans up.

[Google [bot]]

Looks great, congrats!

[I am alright Jack]

Cool. I love 80's colour schemes/designs.

[Rob 131 Sport]

Amazing find. Keep us all posted with progress updates.

[Iminquarantine]

Does the speedo only go up to 80mph due to the fuel-economy laws & 55mph speed limits after the oil crisis?

Very nice looking bike.

[Mr Tidy]

That's a great find OP.

I think the 80 mph speedo was a common fitment on US models. Years ago I bought a 1982 XJ550 that was a US import and that had a speedo that only read to 80 mph, as well as a few other differences from Euro spec.

[catso]

Mr Tidy said:

I think the 80 mph speedo was a common fitment on US models.

Back in the day many cars (and I assume bikes?) in the US would only show 85mph on the speedo regardless of how fast the vehicle could go...

[gshughes]

catso said:

Mr Tidy said:

I think the 80 mph speedo was a common fitment on US models.

Back in the day many cars (and I assume bikes?) in the US would only show 85mph on the speedo regardless of how fast the vehicle could go...

It was the law as I found out recently:

"In September of 1979, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) passed a bill which stated that all car, pickup truck and motorcycle speedometers were to display a maximum speed of 85 miles-per-hour. This U.S. federal regulation also required speedometers to have a special emphasis on the number 55 (the national speed limit at the time)".

http://classic-car-history.com/85-mph-speedo.htm