I wouldn't be alarmed w/ what other people do or say. In short, everybody's got their perspective. I am not a suspension guru, but i do know fundamentals based from my experience. It's only natural to desire the best for our bikes. But just because Honda built the best technology in 1969 does not mean the technology compares to 2013. Of, course, it's dated, by 45 years. Conrad, there really are not alot of "plug and play" options w/ our old forks. Progressives will make a difference, you'd be happy with those. I don't pay much attention to what guys in other clubs are doing, but emulators are also a great product. The only concern i would have installing Emulators, is your stock rear shock might not be able to keep up with the Emulators. The Emulators are an ingenious way of attempting to give our old fork some valving to actually control the movement of the oil rather than simply have it be pounded by the action of the aluminum slider going up and down around the steel leg. The Emulator will not allow the front end of the bike to compress as quickly, giving it a more even rate of compression (eliminates dive) and same for rebound (eliminates the bike wanting to high side in a turn.) If your rear shocks have not been modified to have the same compression/rebound rates as the forks, the ft/rr suspension systems will not be "balanced" and you'll have a more ill handling motorcycle than stock. I don't know if the sohc guys are running stock rear shocks w/ their Emulators or if they go with a set of Worxs on the rear or not.... Typically, guys will adjust the spring load tension on the rear shock to attempt matching what the Emulator's affect has done to the front. Myself, for the sake lessening the dive, i would put in a set of Progressives and be done with it. Dive, braking in turns, is the thing most guys notice. If you do want to have some control over rebound, then Emulators will do that. The lack of rigidity of the frame on the CB750, combined with the heavy weight of the engine, stresses the unit more than it can tolerate when powering and braking while doing turning work. Any stock CB750 will dive and pogo when pushed hard in turns. the only thing i will say which will sound 'smart' is if one has not experienced dive or pogo'ing on a CB750, then one has not braked hard into turns at the same time accelerating as much as one can thru the turn and as hard as one can out of the turn. Progressives, Emulators, Worxs, other products are built to help reduce or eliminate these issues. Doing anything with the stock CB750 suspension system is not going to make a world of difference. But, it WILL make a pleasant and rewarding differnece. Most of us don't ride like squids any more, at least i sure don't. Modifying stock suspension for street use can be rewarding. Upgrading suspension to FWO race track conditions is for people with money to burn and makes for a very unenjoyable street ride. Anyway..
