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The Terminator on a 500 Four?
« on: April 04, 2017, 05:32:29 AM »
Sad to watch the bike get wrecked at the end.. I wonder what fairing that is?

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Re: The Terminator on a 500 Four?
« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2017, 06:39:54 AM »
Great movie Jon, but fairly certain is a CB750.
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Re: The Terminator on a 500 Four?
« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2017, 06:41:28 AM »
Great movie Jon, but fairly certain is a CB750.
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Re: The Terminator on a 500 Four?
« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2017, 06:57:53 AM »
'74 "Big Bang" Honda 750K [836].....'76 Honda 550F.....K3 Park Racer!......and a Bomber!............plus plus plus.........

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Re: The Terminator on a 500 Four?
« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2017, 06:59:06 AM »
Here's another great chase scene from the movie "The Stone Killer" with Charles Bronson.

Can you name the bike?


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Re: The Terminator on a 500 Four?
« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2017, 07:04:06 AM »
K1 at the start then it transformed into a 550  ;D
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Re: The Terminator on a 500 Four?
« Reply #6 on: April 04, 2017, 07:25:21 AM »
K1 at the start then it transformed into a 550  ;D


Bingo.  Movie magic!!
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Re: The Terminator on a 500 Four?
« Reply #7 on: April 05, 2017, 01:42:13 PM »
Makes you wonder how many nice old CB Ks they wrecked just to get the scene right?  :o
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Re: The Terminator on a 500 Four?
« Reply #8 on: April 05, 2017, 03:49:45 PM »
Great movie Jon, but fairly certain is a CB750.
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