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Re: I believe the CB450 is the most impressive bike ever made.
« Reply #1100 on: July 21, 2013, 02:24:55 PM »
Morning all {is all a member yet?}   8)
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Re: I believe the CB450 is the most impressive bike ever made.
« Reply #1101 on: July 21, 2013, 02:31:03 PM »
Afternoon Mick. [All should be a member]
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Re: I believe the CB450 is the most impressive bike ever made.
« Reply #1102 on: July 21, 2013, 02:39:00 PM »
I just looked at many pages of member names and page 28 and 29 did not have all as a member yet. Alot of bizarre member names and many new members with zero posts.
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Re: I believe the CB450 is the most impressive bike ever made.
« Reply #1103 on: July 21, 2013, 02:40:45 PM »
Morning Steve, good to be back in Aus, Wellington NZ had a 6.5 earthquake 2 hours after we flew out, good timing ..... ;D ;D :o
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Re: I believe the CB450 is the most impressive bike ever made.
« Reply #1104 on: July 21, 2013, 02:41:04 PM »
Afternoon David
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Re: I believe the CB450 is the most impressive bike ever made.
« Reply #1105 on: July 21, 2013, 02:53:50 PM »
Morning Steve, RR, others...
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Re: I believe the CB450 is the most impressive bike ever made.
« Reply #1106 on: July 21, 2013, 02:56:43 PM »
Morning Raf...
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Re: I believe the CB450 is the most impressive bike ever made.
« Reply #1107 on: July 21, 2013, 05:23:28 PM »
Quote from: Tews19 on July 19, 2013, 07:26:06 AM
Yikes. This is getting wild. I dealt with Fender and he is a cool dude. Not sure why all the hostility is going on. But I read the first 6 pages. Stopped and now waiting to find out if the 166 was a production bike that was heavily modded
O.K. My face is really red. The picture I posted of an RC166 really anRC181. I went back to the Solvang Motorcycle Museum today and discovered my mistake. So here are my latest pictures of the four cylinder 500, not the six cylinder 350 like I thought.
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Re: I believe the CB450 is the most impressive bike ever made.
« Reply #1108 on: July 21, 2013, 06:11:43 PM »
Most impressive.
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Re: I believe the CB450 is the most impressive bike ever made.
« Reply #1109 on: July 21, 2013, 06:29:11 PM »
So, no impressive 450 racebike?
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Re: I believe the CB450 is the most impressive bike ever made.
« Reply #1110 on: July 21, 2013, 06:30:29 PM »
Fendersrule has given up on this thread I think.....

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Re: I believe the CB450 is the most impressive bike ever made.
« Reply #1111 on: July 21, 2013, 06:32:30 PM »
Evening Tim. Evening Fenders.

He's still here, it's like a train wreck, can't look away.
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Re: I believe the CB450 is the most impressive bike ever made.
« Reply #1112 on: July 21, 2013, 06:41:36 PM »
Quote from: RAFster122S on July 21, 2013, 06:29:11 PM
So, no impressive 450 racebike?
There was no 450 displacement class RC racebike?
Clearly there was an injustice done...it would not stand for the 450 owners to be slighted in this callous uncaring way today with no wrong answers in school...
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Re: I believe the CB450 is the most impressive bike ever made.
« Reply #1113 on: July 21, 2013, 07:49:10 PM »

Afternoon you lot.

When I last read the Honda history book it spoke about Bob Hansen racing a CB450 fresh from Japan, but I never read anything about an RC class anywhere.

And as a CB450 owner - I could not give a foetid dingo's kidney whether there was a 450 displacement RC racebike, I don't think it was ever impressive enough to warrant that honour.

I'm off to play with Mikunis.

(There's a lovely VF1000R for sale here at the moment - how about you septics sending some more of them over here for us to fabricate about with whilst our arses hang out?)
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Re: I believe the CB450 is the most impressive bike ever made.
« Reply #1114 on: July 21, 2013, 07:58:46 PM »
At the risk of starting a feeding frenzy, I will post this bike for sale here....


http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=124486.0

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Re: I believe the CB450 is the most impressive bike ever made.
« Reply #1115 on: July 22, 2013, 12:29:24 AM »
Quote from: maduncle on July 21, 2013, 07:49:10 PM

Afternoon you lot.

When I last read the Honda history book it spoke about Bob Hansen racing a CB450 fresh from Japan, but I never read anything about an RC class anywhere.

And as a CB450 owner - I could not give a foetid dingo's kidney whether there was a 450 displacement RC racebike, I don't think it was ever impressive enough to warrant that honour.

I'm off to play with Mikunis.

(There's a lovely VF1000R for sale here at the moment - how about you septics sending some more of them over here for us to fabricate about with whilst our arses hang out?)


'Twas a pity that your "less than impressive" 450's carbs wouldn't allow you to go for a ride yesterday Cliff, I had a great ride to Ballarat and back, and a nice lunch at the Hog's Breath Cafe.

It was F-F-Farking cold, but apart from a little sleet as I rode into Ballarat, was otherwise a great day. I sat on 75 MPH (US speedo) there and back, and still got 56 MPG on 91 RON fuel. Amazing!

If you have to buy a horrible VF1000 to "Fabricate about with" with your arse hanging out, buy an "R", the "F" was a POS, and much less impressive than the "R", which was actually a fairly impressive bike. I'd still like one, even though they were heavy and fragile. (like me) ;D 
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Re: I believe the CB450 is the most impressive bike ever made.
« Reply #1116 on: July 22, 2013, 02:25:16 AM »
a very impressive evening to,,,,,?i cant decide,too many now.
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Re: I believe the CB450 is the most impressive bike ever made.
« Reply #1117 on: July 22, 2013, 02:29:32 AM »
Quote from: dave500 on July 22, 2013, 02:25:16 AM
a very impressive evening to fart and sound like a CB450....  ;D

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« Reply #1118 on: July 22, 2013, 06:30:39 PM »
Evening Dave. Evening Mick.  You home yet?
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« Reply #1119 on: July 22, 2013, 08:23:04 PM »
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Evening Dave. Evening Mick.  You home yet?

Hi Steve, got home Sunday night, flew out of Wellington NZ at 3oclock, they had a 6.5 quake at 5.... :o  Got out just in time.... ;D
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Re: I believe the CB450 is the most impressive bike ever made.
« Reply #1120 on: July 22, 2013, 08:38:05 PM »
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Evening Dave. Evening Mick.  You home yet?

Hi Steve, got home Sunday night, flew out of Wellington NZ at 3oclock, they had a 6.5 quake at 5.... :o  Got out just in time.... ;D

Wow.....6.5?!  Very impressive ground shake.
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Re: I believe the CB450 is the most impressive bike ever made.
« Reply #1121 on: July 22, 2013, 08:46:57 PM »
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Evening Dave. Evening Mick.  You home yet?

Hi Steve, got home Sunday night, flew out of Wellington NZ at 3oclock, they had a 6.5 quake at 5.... :o  Got out just in time.... ;D

That was an impressive earthquake.
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« Reply #1122 on: July 22, 2013, 09:06:41 PM »
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Evening Dave. Evening Mick.  You home yet?

Hi Steve, got home Sunday night, flew out of Wellington NZ at 3oclock, they had a 6.5 quake at 5.... :o  Got out just in time.... ;D

That was an impressive earthquake.

Yes, the 6.50 was better and more impressive than the earlier 4.50.... 8)
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« Reply #1123 on: July 22, 2013, 10:00:29 PM »
was that 4.50 on the sphincter scale?
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Re: I believe the CB450 is the most impressive bike ever made.
« Reply #1124 on: July 23, 2013, 02:51:41 AM »
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Evening Dave. Evening Mick.  You home yet?

Hi Steve, got home Sunday night, flew out of Wellington NZ at 3oclock, they had a 6.5 quake at 5.... :o  Got out just in time.... ;D

That was an impressive earthquake.

Yes, the CB650 was better and more impressive than the earlier CB450.... 8)
FTFY ;D


Impressive how you knew when to get out Mick.  Hmmm, sounds suspicious, makes me wonder how you managed to set off an earthquake ???
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