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Vote for your favorite bike!

rtbmrgl's stock cb500
31 (37.3%)
Bill Benton's cb750 Calendar Girl
39 (47%)
Stilltime's cafe cb550
13 (15.7%)

Total Members Voted: 77

Voting closed: May 01, 2014, 06:32:30 PM

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Offline tweakin

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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month - May 2014.
« Reply #50 on: May 01, 2014, 08:51:01 PM »
Congrats Mr BentOn!

Offline Terry in Australia

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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month - May 2014.
« Reply #51 on: May 02, 2014, 12:45:49 AM »
Well done Bill, that really is a magnificent 750! Cheers, Terry. ;D
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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month - May 2014.
« Reply #52 on: May 02, 2014, 05:28:40 AM »
Congrats Bill and rtbmrgl!  Both amazing bikes, very well done!
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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month - May 2014.
« Reply #53 on: May 02, 2014, 09:01:22 AM »
Congrats Bill!

Offline dragracer

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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month - May 2014.
« Reply #54 on: May 02, 2014, 10:44:20 AM »
Well, looks like Billy is the man. Congrats!!!

Offline Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er

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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month - May 2014.
« Reply #55 on: May 02, 2014, 12:39:47 PM »
Congrats!
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Offline Bill/BentON Racing

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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month - May 2014.
« Reply #56 on: May 02, 2014, 04:43:24 PM »
Thank you all, still a glowing! Oh, I ain't pregnant! ;D 8)
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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month - May 2014.
« Reply #57 on: May 03, 2014, 05:24:36 PM »
Congratulations Bill!  Stilltime and rtbmrgl -- both amazing bikes, too.  Thanks for making it tough on us to choose.

All three are beauties!
1975 CB550K1 "Blue" Stockish Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=135005.0)
1975 CB550F1 frame/CB650 engine hybrid "The Hot Mess" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,150220.0.html)
2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
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2015 Yamaha FZ-09 (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,186861.0.html)

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1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
2016+ Triumph Thruxton 1200 R (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,170198.0.html) - Sold