1975 Honda CB

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Up for sale is a 75 Honda CB500t set up as a mild cafe racer. The bike has a few cool custom modifications. The previous owner had it painted with black single stage urethane. The paint looks nice but not perfect. I added the Honda decals and the pin stripe and it has a really cool old school look. I redid the gauges with white face decals, added some mini turn signals, and powder coated the right side oil cover and turned a design in to it for a custom look. I added a set of clubman bars, bar end mirrors, and new grips. It has an aftermarket 2 into 1 exhaust that sounds great! The previous owner painted the frame flat black. It doesn't look bad but it's not the original paint. The kick starter will not return so I just removed the lever. Electric start works good, I replaced the switch with an aftermarket unit because the original was missing. The engine doesn't want to run on the choke for some reason, but it will start up on it and warms up quickly and seems to run really well. The front caliper sticks so I have the bolts loosened so it rolls freely. It will most likely need the caliper rebuilt. The rear brake works fine. It shifts smoothly through the gears and rides nice. I would assume that it will prob need fork seals because they all do but I've only rode the bike up and down the street so I'm not 100% sure. It has Dunlop Elite tires front and back that are in nice shape. The seat has a crack running length wise about 5", but overall it doesn't look bad. The lights, signals, and gauges all work fine. The chrome is overall in good shape and would look great with some time spent polishing. Overall, this is a cool looking old bike that with just a little effort could be ridden and enjoyed. Title is clear from Michigan and is signed off by previous owner. Feel free to ask any questions before bidding and thank you for looking!