1976 HONDA CB750 – AUTO FABRICA

KEY FACTS

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• This Auto Fabrica Type 13 is a unique custom motorcycle, based on a Honda CB750 first registered in 1976 overseas, and imported to the UK in 2004, but fully customised and re-built in 2016.
• It is powered by an increased capacity 836cc inline-four engine paired with a five-speed transmission and a four-into-four exhaust system.
• The engine received a complete overhaul & increased bore as part of the bike’s rebuild.
• The odometer shows 1,035 miles since the rebuild, but zero miles run since 2018 when it was taken off the road.
• MOT records show mileage at 33,863 miles in 2008. 33,865 miles in 2016.
• New Voltage regulator/rectifier fitted in 2017. Full service 2024.
EQUIPMENT AND FEATURES
• The bike is finished in Silver/Grey paint on the tank & seat unit. The seat being covered in brown stitched leather with the Auto Fabrica emblem in aluminium.
• The bike frame is black powder coated as are the spoked wheel rims which are fitted with Avon tyres.
• Motogadget single central analogue tachometer with a digital readout window. Front & read indicators are frame mounted super bright mini-LED’s.
• Rear LED brake light integrated into seat design.
Rebuild and specification details:
• Full Engine rebuild including increased capacity to 836cc (V5c registered).
Fully stripped and painted frame and ancillaries. 2024 carburettor rebuild, new engine oil and filter.
• Oil tank reservoir relocated to underneath the fuel tank for aesthetics requiring the fuel tank to be reshaped and re-engineered to accommodate.
• Powder-coated and spoked wheels. Twin brake disc front conversion and rear disc. Brembo brake callipers front and rear.
• Bell-mouth open carburettors recently refurbished.
• YSS twin-shock rear suspension.
• Motogadget m-unit central control unit installed under seat unit and mini-battery installed in seat hump.
• Clip-on style bars with diamond cut design and brass bar end weights.
• Four-into-four custom built, hand curved stainless-steel exhaust system.
• Bike frame de-lugged and stripped before powder coated.
• Frame ‘X’ strut added in centre of frame to increase rigidity.
• Integrated switchgear in clip on bars for starter, indicators horn and instrument control.
• Despite electric starter motor the bike still has the original kick starter which was trimmed in brown leather (as were original handle bar grips but removed).
CONDITION
• Please refer to the photo gallery to assess the exterior condition. This is a bike from 1976 and does carry some beauty blemishes on the engine casing reflecting its 48 year history.
• Fuel tank was repainted again in 2016 after small damage repaired but does have a couple of small bubbles in the paint and remedial work on the paint could be conducted.
• The most recent MOT test was conducted on 12 August 2017 at an indicated 790 miles, passing first time. Only 245 more miles were covered in 2018 before being mothballed at its current 1,035 miles.
SERVICE HISTORY
• Last fully service in April 2024 at Viking Classic Motorcycles in Kent, which included fluids, spark plugs, full carburettor strip and rebuild and a gearbox gasket being fitted. New battery just fitted.