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That's a beauty! You've kept it nice. I have one just like it I got from the second owner. It has a shade over 30K as well, still running great.

Yeah, central Texas and Austin isn't the wind swept desert that many people imagine.

A totally worthwhile purchase!:)

Many years ago when I was visiting my mother in Tacoma, WA and I lost my Motorola flip phone. I was driving a tight-fitting rental car and I guess when I got in I knocked the phone out of the belt clip and it fell in the parking lot. (belt clips, remember those?) I had no idea where I had lost...

Well, in my neck of the woods, with a title, that could fetch probably $2K, maybe a bit more.

The LED's are a lot brighter. I used appropriately colored LED bulbs in my bike but I don't ride at night much.

The bulbs are a BA9s 12v 3.4w There are LED bulbs available. These work well. https://www.superbrightleds.com/catalog/product/view/id/204204/s/ba9s-led-bulb-1-led-ba9s-retrofit-car-ba9s-x-x-xvac-car/category/3859/+color-Cool~6500K+packamt-Single Otherwise you can look for OEM bulbs by PN...

That link doesn't work for me. Try this one. https://www.xs650.com/threads/gauge-repair-refurbish-yamaha-xs-tx-70-83-gauge-repair-honda-70-71-750-4-ko.52013/

The previous owner of my bike did this when the screws fell out of the gauges. He drilled a hole through the plastic so he could access the screws then he used some black goo to seal the holes. It avoids cracking open the gauge but.... I would not recommend it. I didn't care for the look so I...

That seems to have potential. How far the down the sloper rabbit hole are you willing to go?

Here's the cable routing diagrams. I believe this is for pre-'78? models. And for stock bars so it may not apply in every case.

Oh I do like that! A lot!

Recheck all the wiring connections to the coils etc.

There's always https://www.buchananspokes.com/ Also not cheap.

Looks like a valve hit the piston. The flames are cool and you lucked out on that clean tank.

Nice project. Those scramblers are sought-after. Pop over to https://www.vintagehondatwins.com/forums/index.php Lots of CB/CL77 knowledge there.

Polish and clear coat it and get some stainless screws.

A few years back I had a woodpecker that lived in my big oak tree in the middle of the yard. It was pretty cool to watch and hear. Unfortunately the big oak tree was blown down in a storm and the woodpecker moved on.