Topic: THE NEW CB450 TWIN PROJECT BIKE IS HOME - SEE THE PICS !!!

[cben750f0]

VTX1800......

[ProTeal55]

VTX1800......

I hate those bikes with a passion..
My buddy has a 2002 vtx1800 retro, and everytime we go riding the sound of his exhaust
makes me wanna puke...

http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/mcy/225825492.html
Not mine, just found it on Craigslist.

Thanks Jeff !
Going to look at it this weekend !

[Jeff]

Cool! Hope it turns out to be what you're looking for.

Jeff

[ProTeal55]

Cool! Hope it turns out to be what you're looking for.

Going out to look/acquire this coming Friday.
If it is everything he said it was - it will be mine.

Since it is a DOHC will I be kicked off the forum ?

[sparty]

Since it is a DOHC will I be kicked off the forum ?

Yep and you have to forefit your CB750 to the club.

Sparty

[Jeff]

Yep and you have to forefit your CB750 to the club.
Sparty

And since I found the 450 for you, I'll most graciously accept your scoot on behalf of the club.
Jeff

[ProTeal55]

Yep and you have to forefit your CB750 to the club.

And since I found the 450 for you, I'll most graciously accept your scoot on behalf of the club.

Damn , you guys are harsh !
I can't get rid of the 750, I still have things to do to it !
Instead of giving the club my scoot, a donation has been made in the clubs name to the human fund.

The new project is gonna be a blast !
PROJECT SLiM LIVES !

[mrbreeze]

Is that the George Costanza Human fund? Good luck on the 450 there Teal.....(traitor!!!!!) Dohc.....Wut next?

[el kabong]

i think this is the biggest 450dohc forum:
http://groups.msn.com/HondaCB450DOHC/_whatsnew.msnw

one of the other members here has a CL450 that looks similar to your friends triumph:
http://www.geocities.com/fischervintagecycle/CLchopper.html

(the cl450 was basically a cb450 just with upswept pipes)

my 450 was more a traditional cafe:
http://groups.msn.com/mybikes/cb450.msnw

the full range of 450s is here (but the classic ones ended in 1974):
http://www.bikepics.com/honda/cb450/

here's some stats for the classic 450:
http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/090691/

good luck with the project    i don't currently own any old hondas, but i'm real fond of them 

[bill440cars]

   What about            cb450dohc.com?

[el kabong]

   What about            cb450dohc.com?

i'm not having any luck getting into cb450dohc.com right now, but the last time i was there, the traffic was pretty light.

the msn.com site was the first dedicated 450dohc group.  the msn site is pretty low tech (eg. no word search), but it has a large active membership/message boards. 

the 450.com site is a newer and better looking/functional site, with some common members, and might be expected to replace the msn group, but i don't think it worked out that way.

[ProTeal55]

Well I found another CB450 in MUCH better shape for me to buy (Dragman Dennis has it), that I am going to pick up tomorrow night (Friday). The thing runs, looks killer, and it gonna bump this project along by a few months because i don't have to get the thing running before i start messing with it, as i would the 1st CB450 I found..

I am so excited and I just cant hide it !

[Jeff]

Just remember that it doesn't exist without pics.

Jeff

[ProTeal55]

Just remember that it doesn't exist without pics.

As you requested , the first pic of the new project ----->

I will post more pics (of course) when i get it back home to Chicago tomorrow night ...

[ohiocaferacer]

NICE RIDE MY BROTHA!!!!!!!!!

[ProTeal55]

NICE RIDE MY BROTHA!!!!!!!!!

Don't worry Greg, we will be talking once i get this thing torn apart ! 

[anubiscycle]

Just thought you would like to know there are litterally hundreds of RACE parts available for the 500Twin.

I have a

SL350 motor,
CB 450 motor,
CJ360T motor,
and a GS 400 motor in house.

[ProTeal55]

Don't worry Tom , we will be in talkings as well for BOTH projects...

[Terry in Australia]

As you requested , the first pic of the new project ----->

That bike looks way too nice to "customise". 

[bill440cars]

As you requested , the first pic of the new project ----->

That bike looks way too nice to "customise". 

                  My thoughts too. The ones I'm gonna build were picked up at a salvage and would take
         quite a bit to get back to looking that good. If I were to do anything to that one, I'd keep it
         to where it could be put back to original. Just my 2-cents worth and I say that cause the value
         looks to be starting to go up on those. Might be something to keep in mind.

                                                         Later on, Bill

[ProTeal55]

That bike looks way too nice to "customise".

I hear ya..
Due to the fact this bike is in such good shape, I am gonna just do a few small things to it and ride/enjoy it.
Mainly lower the hell outta it - some sorta cafe/bump seat, clip-on bars - exhaust- and other little things here & their.The factory tank is staying the way it is cause i love the color, pull the airfilter in place for some v-stakcs-etc..

Will post some better pics of it tomorrow in the Chicago sun (if it comes out)..

[sparty]

Just remember that it doesn't exist without pics.

As you requested , the first pic of the new project ----->

I will post more pics (of course) when i get it back home to Chicago tomorrow night ...

What would one expect to pay for a bike like that in that type of conditions?

Sparty

[bill440cars]

I hear ya..
Due to the fact this bike is in such good shape, I am gonna just do a few small things to it and ride/enjoy it.
Mainly lower the hell outta it - some sorta cafe/bump seat, clip-on bars - exhaust- and other little things here & their.The factory tank is staying the way it is cause i love the color, pull the airfilter in place for some v-stakcs-etc..
Will post some better pics of it tomorrow in the Chicago sun (if it comes out)..

                                              Sounds like cool plan. LOL

                                                        Later on, Bill

[ProTeal55]

What would one expect to pay for a bike like that in that type of conditions?

Dragman gave me the deal of a lifetime ($$ wise)
We'll just leave it at that 

[sparty]

What would one expect to pay for a bike like that in that type of conditions?

Dragman gave me the deal of a lifetime ($$ wise)
We'll just leave it at that 

I am cool with that.

Sparty