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Offline donny

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CB750 dual sport
« on: February 23, 2012, 11:34:47 AM »
Anyone have pics of a 750 farkled for dual sport?  for inspiration, I suppose. 

I bought a $200 "farm bike"  to ride mostly on country/gravel roads,  some dirt trails,  but  no serious off roading.
D/S tires, maybe longer shocks and forks are in order, anyone done this ? ?

The bike has a strong motor, good carbs, but about everything else was beat to hell.
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Re: CB750 dual sport
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2012, 12:08:23 PM »
As a styling effort it would be interesting but as a 500 pound trail bike ... not for me.

Doesn't deter the BMW GS crowd that's for sure.
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Re: CB750 dual sport
« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2012, 12:15:05 PM »
Seems perfectly doable to me. If BMW and Yamaha can produce 1200cc dual sport monsters I don't see why you couldn't fab up one from a CB750. However, that's not to say it would be cheap or easy.
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Re: CB750 dual sport
« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2012, 12:19:20 PM »
I think a 750 with some scrambler type exhausts and some knobby tires would look cool. Go for it!
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Re: CB750 dual sport
« Reply #4 on: February 23, 2012, 01:00:25 PM »
I will first try Shinko 705s;   they  are 80/20 street/trail.

yea, if the GS monsters can dual sport,  that's gave me the idea for the 750 instead of buying a dirt bike.

BMW  GS adventure $26, 350   600+ lbs.
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Re: CB750 dual sport
« Reply #5 on: February 23, 2012, 02:16:39 PM »
Here's a CB500 conversion at the CB750 Anniversary Rally in Queensland Australia 2009.
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Re: CB750 dual sport
« Reply #6 on: February 23, 2012, 02:35:27 PM »
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Re: CB750 dual sport
« Reply #7 on: February 23, 2012, 03:58:42 PM »
Building a CB750 engine in a motocross style frame for instance is nothing new. Bought some nice extra stock parts off a guy here in town that was doing a 72 750 with Kawasaki moto forks and swingarm etc..His project has stopped and hopefully I can grab up what he has done and finish it up. He was building a hillclimber and it looked pretty cool the last time I saw it.
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Re: CB750 dual sport
« Reply #8 on: February 23, 2012, 06:09:19 PM »
Hey Eric,

If you really wana make a hill climber out of it, put in a Big Baang cam!
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Re: CB750 dual sport
« Reply #9 on: February 23, 2012, 06:53:12 PM »
Quote from: OldSchool_IsCool on February 23, 2012, 06:09:19 PM
Hey Eric,

If you really wana make a hill climber out of it, put in a Big Baang cam!
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Re: CB750 dual sport
« Reply #10 on: February 24, 2012, 08:57:28 AM »
We have the technology
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Re: CB750 dual sport
« Reply #11 on: February 24, 2012, 09:33:31 AM »
 Search CR offroad or XR 750 Honda, a member here from Vancouver Island built one, said it handled great...
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Re: CB750 dual sport
« Reply #12 on: February 24, 2012, 11:37:29 AM »
Stcok CB750 handles fine on dirt roads - now have K761 tires on there (10% off road tire) -lower center of gravity than my VStrom















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Re: CB750 dual sport
« Reply #13 on: February 24, 2012, 05:24:08 PM »
Quote from: ken736cc on February 24, 2012, 08:57:28 AM
We have the technology

Hey Ken that's pretty cool the 6 million dollar goldwing dirt bike.  Never seen anything like this before!
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Re: CB750 dual sport
« Reply #14 on: February 24, 2012, 06:00:16 PM »
Quote from: ken736cc on February 24, 2012, 08:57:28 AM
We have the technology

Neat thing about the Goldwing boxer engine is that you don't need a special cam to make it a Big Bang.  Just turn one of the cam shafts 180* from stock and the cylinders that fire off the same coil will fire at the SAME time!  So instead of a nice, smooth bang-bang-bang-bang-bang-bang, you get BANG-BANG-BANG-grip-grip-grip.  Some say ideal for hill climb where you want tire bite in addition to the power.  Guaranteed to void your warranty!!
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Re: CB750 dual sport
« Reply #15 on: February 26, 2012, 02:59:34 AM »
Quote from: krusty on February 23, 2012, 02:16:39 PM
Here's a CB500 conversion at the CB750 Anniversary Rally in Queensland Australia 2009.
I like that!
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Re: CB750 dual sport
« Reply #16 on: February 26, 2012, 04:23:02 AM »
Those pictures were not fair Andy.  I want to ride so bad right now.
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