Yet another Project Bike. A 1978 Honda XR75
Catherine surprised me around two weeks ago with a bike that I have had my eye on for a while.
Bug, Catherine’s brother had come across an old XR75 in great shape. Cosmetically, it was rough, but the frame was only lightly rusted and the engine seemed sound. He and his two sons had been bombing around the hills on it for a little while, so I mentioned to him my interest in getting it for JL when he was bored with it. Heck, I mentioned it to him almost every time I saw him.
Catherine convinced him to sell it to her for my 40th birthday. She got it a bit early though and had him drop it off in our backyard. I was mighty surprised to see it and very pleased to have it in the garage. The bikes look cute all lined up, the 75, then the 250 and then my GS.
I have ordered a bunch of parts for it just to make it safe to ride again.
New wheel bearings and Oil Seals for the front and rear wheels.
New Brake Pads for the front and rear.
New Oil Seals and dust covers for the forks.
New front and rear Sprockets along with a new chain.
New Air Filter.
A new Throttle Cable to replace the broken one and new grips to replace the almost disintegrated grips.
I still have to pick up a new spark plug and points.
Here are a couple of pics of it. I gave it a basic cleaning and surprisingly, most of the rust and band-aids seem to disappear in the photos. Trust me though, they are still there. It looks far better in the pictures then it does in person.
