The bike looks great -- I also have a '97 750 in the Inkwell Blue, and it's a wonderful bike to ride. If your bike doesn't have the Silent Clutch rear hub, the hub may have been replaced at some point in the past...or the bike was a very early or late 1997 model that may not have had that component in place at the factory. Does the rear hub have a silent roller clutch hub, or is it a more typical freehub that clicks as the wheel spins forward?