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    Motor time…

    May 13, 2018 4 minutes

    The importer of the K2 had said that the engine was in ‘some’ working order so maybe it might be possible to get it going properly without giving it a complete overhaul, but first a service.

    I started by changing the engine oil. The CB750 was unusual for a Japanese bike in having a dry sump circulation system: the bulk of the oil is stored in a tank kept behind a side panel, rather than in an engine sump. The oil pump is in two parts: one (the delivery side) draws oil from the tank and pressurises it to be sent around the

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