just browsing this thread section is much smaller than i thought it would be
i wish more honda tech dudes rode ..... hondas hahaha but yea anyone like old bikes .. cafes choppers bobbers that sort heres my roomies bike

before and after heres a better pic



im sure some ofyou think this is gay but i do all his fab work and his total invetsment thus far is like 350 and he has a whole other bike for parts that came with it ... can beat that im just waiting for the right deal to come i love nortons and triumphs tooo


Modified by sic944t at 9:33 PM 12/5/2007

 

love 'em

 

I like the 550.


I'll see your four..

 

I would love to find a CB350 or CB450 in good condition.

 

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Are those yours?

 

HELL YEA guys
hahah thats a sweet looking CBX !!!!!
i just picked up a cb550 for 265 bucks today 77 super sport
so i guess i know what my personal project is
anyone else this could be a real good thread !

 

heres mine, from 86 rips pretty hard

gutted the cans, factory pro jet kit, highflo filter 12.3 in the 1/4 aint bad for 1986 when sport bikes just started appearing. 80hp stock i imagine its somewhere around 85+
I love these old hondas, powerband is wicked, 9-11k is where all the power lies the rest is kinda flat

 

my rear tire is a 130, you guys think i could go to a 140 ? ive heard u can go up one size usually without problems, my bike is shaft driven so there is no sprocket/chain clearance problems i can see

 

no major issues with moving up a size like that, though I would tend to balance the front and the bac, other words step up in both the front and back if possible

 

Ok so I picked up a old Yamaha but its shaft drive to my plans are to bring it up to par.I want to lower the *** end how much do ya think I could get away with before I ran into problems with the shaft ?
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That Bike is sick nice job man

 

I have a 1972 cb350k that is all torn apart and going cafe as a winter project. No pictures though, I'll get some eventually.

 

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I can't get enough of old import bikes, but I prefer them a bit closer to stock.

Honda fours, twins, singles, and sixes, Triumph Bonneville, BMW airheads . . . love 'em all.

My personal favorites are the '79-83 CB750F/900F/1100F and the '79-80 CBX.

 

man this is great i beleive we have a fan club hahahha

quicksilver1689
what bike is that a 900 ?

and i also have a 1980 cb400 also known as a honda hawk

sorry for the weak pictures
heres the bike that started my love for the older cafe style

it wasnt mine

 

man this is great i beleive we have a fan club hahahha

quicksilver1689
what bike is that a 900 ?

and i also have a 1980 cb400 also known as a honda hawk

sorry for the weak pictures
heres the bike that started my love for the older cafe style

it wasnt mine

and heres a triumph from garage company that is amazing

 

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well i would say get two heavy dudes too sit on that thing and that would be like a nice indicator of its working capacity the honda cx is shaft drive aswell as gold wings and the cb900 custom ive seen them all lowered it would probably just shorten the u joints life if its slammed

 

These bikes make me happy in my nether regions.

Wow, this gets me really motivated to nab one of these old school bikes!

 

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do it man winter is the best time !!

 

Thanks man. What kind of triumph is that ? I know its custom but what was is originally

 

well i wouldnt normally know this but a friend of mine has made it his personal mission to have a similar bike its like a 66 t120 r 69 is the last year for that frame style ..

 

http://www.garagecompany.com they have some really nice bikes

 

before anyone asks thats a cb750 with a ultra rare ARD magneto

 

That Rickman framed Z1 on the garage site is the ****!

6800 for a gb500? hmmmm

 

they keep going across ebay for a fair price the gb was built off a enduro motor making me just want too buy a newer enduro and turn it into a cafe type street bike .... the new xr650 i beleive

 

That GB is stock... 2800-3500 max for a collector

 

they seem to hold a high price maybe its just ebay everyone wantys 5 g's for them