The roll-out of the TX750 did not go so well, but they are really nice bikes to ride. I found one in a junk yard back in 2011. I had no idea what it was, but I loved the look of the motor and tank. The one I saw was bobbed out, in primer and had been outside for many years.
I got it running back then and rode it for a few years. Always smoked and I had a hard time getting the voltage regulator set to cooperate with the small Li Ion battery I had it it at the time, but the motor was great to ride. Very torquey and smooth.
I ended up selling it to my buddy and he rode it awhile until it spun a rod bearing. It sat in his shop for years until I bought it back from him last winter.
I was planning on doing a road race replica. It is a 1973 and if you’ve heard about those they a very prone to frothing the engine oil and stretching the balance shaft chain throwing the 2 balance shafts out of phase. This bike had the dealer mods to remedy those faults. It has the extended oil sump and the adjustable balance shaft chain.
One thing it did not have was the forks with the option of putting on a second caliper like the European models had. I know there was another TX750 in that same junkyard. It was laying on its side back in 2011 and I went out to see if it had the left fork lower that I could use to mount dual calipers with.
It did and for $100 he loaded it in the back of my pickup with a front end loader.
I found the gas tank laying 20 feet away and headed back to the shop.
I thought I might be able to use the crank since the other bike spun a bearing. When I pulled the motor and opened it up we found why it had found its way to the junkyard. One of the exhaust valves broke and bounced of the piston. But surprisingly the motor from the cylinders down was in excellent shape.
Fast forward to now I got a title for it, the motor has been rebuilt with the adjustable balance shaft and extended oil sump from the original bike, I built a new wiring harness for it eliminating the reserve lighting mess and it runs.
I’ve set it aside for most of the summer because other projects came up.
I picked this up in the spring. It hadn’t run in years, so that took some time to get it on the road. Great bike though, definitely one of my favorites. And then most recently I’ve been finishing off my XS650 dual sport project.
I’m also wrapping up a 1986 VFR700F Interceptor that I picked up this year. That should be ready for paint in the next couple weeks.
Then it’s back to the TX750. Now that I know it runs with the rebuilt motor it’s time to strip it down to the frame and start the refinishing process.
I got it running back then and rode it for a few years. Always smoked and I had a hard time getting the voltage regulator set to cooperate with the small Li Ion battery I had it it at the time, but the motor was great to ride. Very torquey and smooth.
I ended up selling it to my buddy and he rode it awhile until it spun a rod bearing. It sat in his shop for years until I bought it back from him last winter.
I was planning on doing a road race replica. It is a 1973 and if you’ve heard about those they a very prone to frothing the engine oil and stretching the balance shaft chain throwing the 2 balance shafts out of phase. This bike had the dealer mods to remedy those faults. It has the extended oil sump and the adjustable balance shaft chain.
One thing it did not have was the forks with the option of putting on a second caliper like the European models had. I know there was another TX750 in that same junkyard. It was laying on its side back in 2011 and I went out to see if it had the left fork lower that I could use to mount dual calipers with.
It did and for $100 he loaded it in the back of my pickup with a front end loader.
I found the gas tank laying 20 feet away and headed back to the shop.
I thought I might be able to use the crank since the other bike spun a bearing. When I pulled the motor and opened it up we found why it had found its way to the junkyard. One of the exhaust valves broke and bounced of the piston. But surprisingly the motor from the cylinders down was in excellent shape.
Fast forward to now I got a title for it, the motor has been rebuilt with the adjustable balance shaft and extended oil sump from the original bike, I built a new wiring harness for it eliminating the reserve lighting mess and it runs.
I’ve set it aside for most of the summer because other projects came up.
I picked this up in the spring. It hadn’t run in years, so that took some time to get it on the road. Great bike though, definitely one of my favorites. And then most recently I’ve been finishing off my XS650 dual sport project.
I’m also wrapping up a 1986 VFR700F Interceptor that I picked up this year. That should be ready for paint in the next couple weeks.
Then it’s back to the TX750. Now that I know it runs with the rebuilt motor it’s time to strip it down to the frame and start the refinishing process.
