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Re: 1972 CB750 Steampunk Bobber Thing
« Reply #75 on: April 24, 2014, 10:21:49 am »
Thats a real subjective observation.
 I can ride my rigid frame with 2 inches of foam,  700 miles in a day.
 We have a guy up here with a polished steel seat on a Virago rigid chopper that can ride it all day.

So these bikes by some, are viewed as mostly unrideable, when in fact not true.
On the other hand you will find riders on very well equipped bikes, never going the distance, or putting it to its real use.
 Might be best  to not play missionary, trying convert those with their own religion..
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Re: 1972 CB750 Steampunk Bobber Thing
« Reply #76 on: April 24, 2014, 10:32:09 am »
Some truth there Frank, but you know what I mean. Come ride the roads in this part of the world where winter is long and temp fluctuations heave the asphalt all to hell and you'll not ride your hardtail 700 miles a day I guarantee you.  ;) I'm a couple of miles from NY where roads are more of a priority so I don't ride here much either. (I leave tax dollars behind for you US guys) There was also a day when if that lad showed up anywhere on that steampunk outfit he'd have had his ass handed to him. Oh the good ole days.  ;D

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Re: 1972 CB750 Steampunk Bobber Thing
« Reply #77 on: April 24, 2014, 10:49:07 am »
I've been called a bloke too terry, whatever the hell that is. Certainly I think fine looking motorcycles should be considered art, but only if they're ridden. The creations by some being called art I rarely understand. That goes for cafe's, flat seaters, whatever.

I'll say this. When these art forms suck OEM parts out of a declining circulation, they better be capable of being ridden or else suffer the verbal abuse from those who might need the parts otherwise. It's obvious the examples built without rider comfort as part of the equation that they'll never be a machine ridden. But in the end build your motorcycle man, I could care less.

I never understood owning unridden showpiece motorcycles either, maybe if I had the disposable income... Ride them dammit.

This is NOT directed to anyone in particular:

On balance, I would PREFER that all bikes be ridden, and not be pretty paperweights.  There are pristine examples of the sandcast CB750 at Honda headquarters that are preserved for posterity and not ridden; I think they even procured one from World Motorcycles here in the US. 

I'm not sure if my K7 Cafe is considered an abomination in anyone's eyes (I hope not, but you can't please everyone) since it is definitely NOT STOCK, but it certainly is NOT a trailer queen.  I ride the piss out of it, even more than my trouble-free modern bike.  If you don't like it, keep in mind that I didn't build it for you.  The modifications are performance-oriented combined with my aesthetic choices.  In contrast, some of the restored bikes on this forum are trailer queen/museum pieces that are NEVER ridden.  I don't think that makes them bad, either.  I do believe that, on the whole, our forum members acquire, use and maintain bikes that could otherwise be rotting in a field or crushed at a metal scrapyard, and enjoying these bikes pleases me

Some might not like a Honda chopper, bobber, cafe, street tracker, etc., but others might not like them stock either.  I like many (not all) of the variants, including stock.  I've just never owned one pristine enough to restore it.  My 550K1 is as close as I've gotten to a stock vintage bike. 

That said, I also own a RC51 -- the HRC homologation bike that was the basis of two AMA Superbike titles (Hayden), two World Superbike titles (Edwards), Suzuka 8 hours winner, and Daytona 200 winner.  That bike had far more race victories than the CB750, which arguably is its great, great, great, etc. granddad.  I HAVE modified mine with Ohlins suspension, Leo Vince exhaust, Brembo RCS Radial Master Cylinder, and other performance mods.  The RC51 is also a collector, made in FAR fewer numbers than the CB750.  Mine is a fairly low-mile bike and mostly stock, but I ride IT.  Are my mods sacrilege?  I hope not, and I don't think so.

I'm not a huge fan of the steam punk aesthetic, but I can appreciate the fabrication skill and time that goes into a Shinya bike.  I'm not a big fan of slapping pipes, etc. on a bike without any function, just to make it look at the turn of the century industrial, but if that's what you like, do what pleases you.  Personally, I like Noddy's bike in its present condition, but it isn't mine.  Oh well, I'm old!  That said, I don't think there needs to be so much nastiness going back and forth.  Playful banter is cool, but we don't need to get too pissed off.  Nobody seems to go ballistic when someone cuts up a CB750 frame and builds a rigid chopper.

That said, I am one of the members who likes Terry's offer!
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Re: 1972 CB750 Steampunk Bobber Thing
« Reply #78 on: April 24, 2014, 11:40:34 am »
Well maybe no-one in particular, but my diatribe seems to be involved! Man, I usually don't throw into these debates because I have ended up looking like an #$%* for it. (If the shoe fits I suppose) I'm not against people expressing their creative side, but as mentioned I really don't get behind some creations.

That said, don't take me for a prude CRF, I don't own a stocker except for my 1966 S65. I build bikes too, but I like good ergonomics, something a stock CB rarely has in my opinion. I don't know your café build but I'm glad you enjoy it.

Now I'll back out of here.  ;D

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Re: 1972 CB750 Steampunk Bobber Thing
« Reply #79 on: April 24, 2014, 12:34:38 pm »
Well maybe no-one in particular, but my diatribe seems to be involved! Man, I usually don't throw into these debates because I have ended up looking like an #$%* for it. (If the shoe fits I suppose) I'm not against people expressing their creative side, but as mentioned I really don't get behind some creations.

That said, don't take me for a prude CRF, I don't own a stocker except for my 1966 S65. I build bikes too, but I like good ergonomics, something a stock CB rarely has in my opinion. I don't know your café build but I'm glad you enjoy it.

Now I'll back out of here.  ;D

No offense intended or taken.  I've had nothing but good interactions with you, and I don't think of you as a prude.  I totally GET what you mean about not getting behind some creations, and preferring function over form -- or at least form that follows function.  No worries. 
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Re: 1972 CB750 Steampunk Bobber Thing
« Reply #80 on: April 24, 2014, 12:57:07 pm »
    Is this really customizing a bike or making a fashion statement?  To me customizing a bike would entail improvements to handling, engine performance, cosmetic changes like paint, PC, chrome, seats, bars, etc.  System upgrades with modern technology type of stuff.  Using some type of "artistic vision" to modify a bike that actually degrades just about every aspect of the original bike is just making a fashion statement. 
   Some have mentioned whether these things ever get ridden and I wonder the same thing.    Where are they all...I seldom see any of these "fad" bikes on the road.  Maybe once and a while at a bike night or bike show but just riding around I seldom encounter them.  I see them for sale on CL more than on the road.
   It must be the steampunk thing that some find objectionable as it's really nothing more than a bobber with a certain look.  Funny that a more typical bobber would not draw this amount of fire...considering that they are just as much a butchery of a good bike as this one.
    So it's yours do with it what you will...I just hope you don't mind if some of us laugh under our breath or even out loud as you ride by on your way to the plumbing shop for parts or the Top Hat and Corset Shoppe to purchase riding gear. ;)
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Re: 1972 CB750 Steampunk Bobber Thing
« Reply #81 on: April 24, 2014, 01:18:09 pm »
I had several different 'sets' of bodywork and pipes for a while. I would just throw on a different set and change the look anytime I wanted. I did put a frame kit on though. But lately I like the original look more and more. So, I sold all the other stuff (Except the Rickman fairing ) and Appreciate it for what it is. I also like choppers, bobbers, cafe , etc. ( the Brat style thing throws me though , Looks uncomfortable ) and being kinda 'Artsy' myself I do know my limitations of what I am capable of. nothing worse than an art school dropout . I am the butt of many a joke, but thats ok, as long as it makes you laugh.
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Re: 1972 CB750 Steampunk Bobber Thing
« Reply #82 on: April 24, 2014, 02:00:12 pm »
Ima leave this here:

      Personally, I'm a fan of the whole steampunk thing. Creativity and the artsy-fartsy garble aside, aged copper and brass stuff just looks so pretty ;) I'd be a liar if I said I wasn't impressed by the steampunk 350 by OP, but that's easy for me because I couldn't care less for the small engine Hondas. Steampunking it forced me to take a second look at that thing.

      I'm one of the newest noobs on these forums and have less fabricating skills than a scrap metal recycler. Would I steampunk a bike if I had the skills? Sure, but not just by tacking on show piece plumbing, if its on the bike, it better do something. Definitely not if the damned thing is going to be an "Event Display" and not going to be ridden.

      I'd love to find one of the 68 Vincent HRDs (or what's left of one of these) that inherently had so much external plumbing, all functional, it would be my ideal pick for going steampunk crazy with and actually have all that sweet looking plumbing do real work.



The 750, IMHO is not a good fit for steampunk, but then again, what do I know, maybe this one will surprise me.

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Re: 1972 CB750 Steampunk Bobber Thing
« Reply #83 on: April 24, 2014, 02:04:14 pm »
Ima leave this here:

      Personally, I'm a fan of the whole steampunk thing. Creativity and the artsy-fartsy garble aside, aged copper and brass stuff just looks so pretty ;) I'd be a liar if I said I wasn't impressed by the steampunk 350 by OP, but that's easy for me because I couldn't care less for the small engine Hondas. Steampunking it forced me to take a second look at that thing.

      I'm one of the newest noobs on these forums and have less fabricating skills than a scrap metal recycler. Would I steampunk a bike if I had the skills? Sure, but not just by tacking on show piece plumbing, if its on the bike, it better do something. Definitely not if the damned thing is going to be an "Event Display" and not going to be ridden.

      I'd love to find one of the 68 Vincent HRDs (or what's left of one of these) that inherently had so much external plumbing, all functional, it would be my ideal pick for going steampunk crazy with and actually have all that sweet looking plumbing do real work.



The 750, IMHO is not a good fit for steampunk, but then again, what do I know, maybe this one will surprise me.

Spending top dollar to cut up a Vincent and/or applying stuff to it -- wow!!   :o :o :o  The Vincent was not trying to be steam punk -- it was all function.
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Re: 1972 CB750 Steampunk Bobber Thing
« Reply #84 on: April 24, 2014, 02:18:58 pm »
Before you guys go too far, why not see exactly what terry would trade you.  Might end up being a better deal for both of you.

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« Reply #85 on: April 24, 2014, 02:19:43 pm »
I dunno there's ample fuel and oil plumbing available to remade in copper. Controls, shifters, pegs, bracketry from brass, bronze or stainless. Recently Benjie did a SP bike, more about polished SS than copper and brass, but all these materials have a very compatible aesthetic.

I'll await Noddy's build progress to reserve judgement whether or not it's art or fashion. Regardless, if the dude has skills, then I'd rather see him plying them on an SOHC than a Harley...
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Re: 1972 CB750 Steampunk Bobber Thing
« Reply #86 on: April 24, 2014, 02:29:37 pm »
Thats a real subjective observation.
 I can ride my rigid frame with 2 inches of foam,  700 miles in a day.
 We have a guy up here with a polished steel seat on a Virago rigid chopper that can ride it all day.

So these bikes by some, are viewed as mostly unrideable, when in fact not true.
On the other hand you will find riders on very well equipped bikes, never going the distance, or putting it to its real use.
 Might be best  to not play missionary, trying convert those with their own religion..

I can sit on nails all day too Frank but that doesn't mean its comfortable, are you trying to tell us that riding all day with a seat with no padding is cool, comfortable or what....? People will ride bikes like that simply because they are stubborn and don't want to hear, "you've got to be kidding", a bit like stiletto's, they look good,  but they hurt like hell to wear for any prolonged amount of time.... ;D ;)
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« Reply #87 on: April 24, 2014, 02:40:34 pm »
Thats a real subjective observation.
 I can ride my rigid frame with 2 inches of foam,  700 miles in a day.
 We have a guy up here with a polished steel seat on a Virago rigid chopper that can ride it all day.

So these bikes by some, are viewed as mostly unrideable, when in fact not true.
On the other hand you will find riders on very well equipped bikes, never going the distance, or putting it to its real use.
 Might be best  to not play missionary, trying convert those with their own religion..

I can sit on nails all day too Frank but that doesn't mean its comfortable, are you trying to tell us that riding all day with a seat with no padding is cool, comfortable or what....? People will ride bikes like that simply because they are stubborn and don't want to hear, "you've got to be kidding", a bit like stiletto's, they look good,  but they hurt like hell to wear for any prolonged amount of time.... ;D ;)

Personal experience??   :o ;)

I've often wondered how someone can do a few hundred miles on a rigid without shaking loose their tooth fillings.  My back simply can't handle that kind of abuse, and I can ride a fair distance on my sport bike.
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Re: 1972 CB750 Steampunk Bobber Thing
« Reply #88 on: April 24, 2014, 02:45:36 pm »
Thats a real subjective observation.
 I can ride my rigid frame with 2 inches of foam,  700 miles in a day.
 We have a guy up here with a polished steel seat on a Virago rigid chopper that can ride it all day.

So these bikes by some, are viewed as mostly unrideable, when in fact not true.
On the other hand you will find riders on very well equipped bikes, never going the distance, or putting it to its real use.
 Might be best  to not play missionary, trying convert those with their own religion..

I can sit on nails all day too Frank but that doesn't mean its comfortable, are you trying to tell us that riding all day with a seat with no padding is cool, comfortable or what....? People will ride bikes like that simply because they are stubborn and don't want to hear, "you've got to be kidding", a bit like stiletto's, they look good,  but they hurt like hell to wear for any prolonged amount of time.... ;D ;)

Personal experience??   :o ;)


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« Reply #89 on: April 24, 2014, 02:48:39 pm »
Retro- in all those years together, she has never minded you wearing stilettos? She sounds a helluva gal!  ;)

Of course, joking. Congrats on a very long marriage, and best wishes for another 32 together.
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Re: 1972 CB750 Steampunk Bobber Thing
« Reply #90 on: April 24, 2014, 02:58:58 pm »
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Re: 1972 CB750 Steampunk Bobber Thing
« Reply #91 on: April 24, 2014, 03:01:26 pm »
I think an older Harley would actually be a better choice...nothing against the Harley but with it's V twin engine it would look more era appropriate. A pushrod vertical twin or single might be a good second choice. The OHC vertical twin and 4 cylinder engines are too modern, relatively speaking ;D,  for this look.  No matter how much Victorian era geegaws, leather, and buckles you attach it will never look right IMO as the engine is fundamentally wrong for this look.  Doing it with this type of bike way tells me your artistic vision is more half thought out than anything else and it's just a fashion statement chasing the latest fad. 
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« Reply #92 on: April 24, 2014, 03:29:38 pm »
Thats a real subjective observation.
 I can ride my rigid frame with 2 inches of foam,  700 miles in a day.
 We have a guy up here with a polished steel seat on a Virago rigid chopper that can ride it all day.

So these bikes by some, are viewed as mostly unrideable, when in fact not true.
On the other hand you will find riders on very well equipped bikes, never going the distance, or putting it to its real use.
 Might be best  to not play missionary, trying convert those with their own religion..

I can sit on nails all day too Frank but that doesn't mean its comfortable, are you trying to tell us that riding all day with a seat with no padding is cool, comfortable or what....? People will ride bikes like that simply because they are stubborn and don't want to hear, "you've got to be kidding", a bit like stiletto's, they look good,  but they hurt like hell to wear for any prolonged amount of time.... ;D ;)

Personal experience??   :o ;)


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Offline bikerbart

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Re: 1972 CB750 Steampunk Bobber Thing
« Reply #93 on: April 24, 2014, 04:09:01 pm »
Her food always was greasy after that. Always had a special tang to it. I noticed the dishwasher thing as well , funny.
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Re: 1972 CB750 Steampunk Bobber Thing
« Reply #94 on: April 24, 2014, 04:45:04 pm »
Nothing will come of this, just another wasted Honda.

Did you see the picture of the 350 he did right at the top of the thread? He has already built something in the style of what he is talking about. In my mind that gives him plenty of credibility. If you don't like what he plans to do avoid this thread, problem solved.
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Re: 1972 CB750 Steampunk Bobber Thing
« Reply #95 on: April 24, 2014, 05:02:14 pm »
And you should see him in Fishnets

If his gams are as good looking as his bikes, I might just look forward to that-
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Re: 1972 CB750 Steampunk Bobber Thing
« Reply #96 on: April 24, 2014, 05:47:57 pm »
Retro, I rode it like that for years, longer shocks will still bolt on,but I like the ride of a slammed bike,the much lower center of gravity.
Brent, let me say this, I have. Twice ridden 750,s 700 miles first day out for the season. One of them  was a 300 dollar hulk my buddy got running after a15 year sit, and had only ridden about 25 miles. The one I wrote about.
 The other was my rigid 836 with 25 year old motor with leaking intakes and burning oil. If you think the roads were gravy,  talk to 1080.. The road out of Boise had the choppiest pavement I had ever seen on an interstate east of Boise (ofreen will remember in 07). Anyway 1080 was on a stock 78 and was in some discomfort, and wondered how the hell I even rode through that..
 That was my first ride of over 250 miles in about 18 years.
 What some fail to realize its largely setup, same as a cafe,  or sportbike, set it up wrong and it hurts..the key for me was mid pegs.. You can lift a bit and let your knees absorb some shock.

 But hey build what you like, not what someone is on a crusade to get everyone to do.
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Re: 1972 CB750 Steampunk Bobber Thing
« Reply #97 on: April 24, 2014, 08:46:50 pm »
If you get , or make the right pipes, you can run that same bike, with a  stock to4 over set of tubes. MOVe the stand higher, and you have a bike you can really ride like a maniac..

Like this..
« Last Edit: April 24, 2014, 08:54:24 pm by 754 »
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My next bike will be a ..ANFOB.....

It's All part of the ADVENTURE...

73 836cc.. Green, had it for 3 decades!!
Lost quite a few CB 750's along the way

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Re: 1972 CB750 Steampunk Bobber Thing
« Reply #98 on: April 24, 2014, 10:49:43 pm »
 :) ;) :D ;D :o :P :P :P :P :P  This is all just too funny, do your thing man its a work of art.  There's a #$%* load of old bikes out there that will never see a second life of any kind.  I say go grind on the guys chopping bike's for parts to sell.  If any one is up for doing anything with an old CB I'm in for it.  Some of the guys laughed when they saw my first part. 1912 Caddy, first Cadillac with electric lights and nickel brite work. First car with an electric starter.  Its all brass, but brass was old fashioned by 1912 so they painted it black with a chrome trim ring.  I've already upgraded it to Halogen and besides the eyebrow it has a neat feature, the beam is adjustable.  The mount inside is independent to the reflector, the mount has a leaver to move the entire bulb and socket in and out, and it works   It waits patiently in a secure area of my monster lab!
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Re: 1972 CB750 Steampunk Bobber Thing
« Reply #99 on: April 25, 2014, 01:07:46 am »
WTF, 5 pages of hijack and not a single progress report?
Maybe we should start a NEW "BS our brains out" thread so Buddy can have his space back.
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