Topic: whats your age?

[christopherk]

26, riding since I was 7-8. First bike was a 1975 XR75!

[Retro Rocket]

63 today and I got a surprise visit from Arthur.  Arthur itis.

Happy birthday Don...

[Magpie]

66. Old enough to have bought a sandcast750 new, kill it in 5 weeks and then buy a K1 new which I still  have. Cliff

[millispartners08]

38, owned 750/4 k2 since 2012. Terry magnificent build for me. Botm winner too back then by terry. Running twin disc setup now and koni rear shocks, other than that all same as per Terry's nice build for me. Love 70's era bikes. 80's and 90's too pre fi. Big Honda fan. Very into Hondas racing history in the last 40 years too. Owned a cb250 Rs ( poor mans 900f Bol dor)- was good learners bike but started going backwards when head wind got strong. 

[Wiggy_NZ]

60 years old.  Been riding bikes since 1971 .  In 73 I bought my first 750 K2 and had it for three years.  Moved to Australia got in Chevy cars/utes for three years.  Returned to New Zealand and I have had bikes and cars since.

AC50,
YAMAHA 200,
CL175 HONDA
CB750 K2
SL70,
TM125 SUZUKI,
2 X ST 70 HONDA,
3 X TL125 HONDA TRIALS BIKES,
yamaha 90 mini trail
GB400TT
TL250 TRIAIL bike,
ATC 70 HONDA Trike
TL50 HONDA TRIALS
3 X TLR200 and TLR250R HONDA TRIALS bikes,
GB5OOTT, 
DUCATI 750 and 900 MONSTERS, 
DUCATI S4R MONSTER current
CB750 K5 current
TLR 2OO TRIALS current

AND about 10 or twelve more in the middle somewhere, I cannot remember....

[knottedknickers]

I'm 46. Born a few days before Armstrong walked on the moon. And--more importantly--the same year the CB750 was 'born'!

Been riding since I was 8. First bike? Yamaha GT80, shared with two brothers and a sister--hard to get enough seat time. ;-) Thankfully, Mom & Dad soon bought a Yamaha DT100 to add to the stable. Then a friend gave us a Yamaha DT175 (c. 1971?) Bigger and better! After leaving home I rebuilt a Suzuki RM125 basket-case. Got a Yamaha XT250. Lots of offroad fun! And then I rode my cousin's Suzuki Katana GSX-600F (hello pavement!) Which I bought from him and racked up 50k km over the next five years (it was my 'daily driver'--I didn't have a car, which is kind of hard to do up here in Canada...) After that came a Suzuki SV650 S, their v-twin sport bike. I'd like to have that one back... I have a Yamaha TT250-R in Solomon Islands (where I work). I've only been without a bike for one year in the 38 years I've been riding. And just last year my dad asked if I wanted his '76 CB750K--he wanted it out of his garage. Um..., OK! It hadn't run for 8 years, so I took the top end off to have a peek inside (esp. at the condition of the valves and clutch and timing chain tensioner) and now I'm putting it back together. Waiting for a hub from Devin (CognitoMoto) to finish off a GSX-R750 front-end swap. I don't think I could handle the spindly stock forks.

Thinking this thread should have had a 'poll' thingy at the start... But fun to read people's histories. Thanks for sharing!

[DaveBarbier]

Hey Thanks Fly, I appreciate that. Came out pretty good for my first one. I got lucky finding the whole set of those finned covers at RIce-O-Rama here in the Northeast, points, clutch, alternator cover. I picked up a finned starter cover on ebay that said "New" but it was obviously some knuckle head who was making them himself because the casting was too large by about a 1/4" and the surface was bumpy.

So for anyone looking for one if you see them on ebay by a guy named "Claponstrat" , They are pieces of junk.

There are some AMAZING bikes on this forum and I think it would be so cool to have a Gathering of the CB's sometime where everyone got together to check out eachothers bikes and ride..... that would be pretty sweet.

He Eric, did we talk about our locations? Where in CT are you? I'm in Monroe.

[whitjonw]

Just turned 47. My first "Big" bike to ride at 15 was a 1973 Honda 350/4....sweet bike and I have never forgotten it ! I was going to buy it but ended up getting a BSA 650. Fast forward a few years and I finally got a Classic Honda  Four and found a 1974 CB750 locally and have been obsessed with it ever since ! 

[Ericcb750]

Hey Dave, I don't think we ever have! I've not really found many forum members here in CT. I'm in Wethersfield, just south of Hartford! Shoot me a PM and although riding season is slowing down here, we'll get together in the Spring and take out the CB's !!! I Have a 78 CB750 F build going on this winter and an extra set of hands is always welcome...ha-ha. Look forward to hearing from you. Take it easy.

[Ichiban 4]

Just did a quick count(might of missed one or 2) on the age groups that have posted here so far:
20's 15
30's 12
40's 9
50's 18
60's 11
70's 3
I figured us 50 guys would be leading the pack here, but it surprises me that their are that many 20 age group sohc4 riders. Heck I've got underwear and socks that old But I'm happy to see the young guys riding these old Honda's and realizing what great bike's they were and still are

Would be interesting to know which ages are modifying these bikes (cafe's, bobbers, choppers, etc.) and which are keeping them stock or restoring them. I assume the younger a ones are modding and the older crowd are keeping stock but it would be cool to know for sure. Some sort of visual graph thing would be nice based off numbers of a vote.

There's a good idea, Dave!
But,...I'm not sure how to put me on that list, as the cafe' guys bring their bikes TO me to make them, while I restore the ones I build for sale?

Although once in a while I get to meet someone as sick as I am, who wants his 750 to look brand new....like mine (but with better paint).

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Don't know why..but funny thing happened when I tried to post earlier on this thread: Got disconnected from the SOHC website (Windows would no longer respond)..and my post was lost in the process. Didn't have the time or interest to re-compose and re-post.  But over the past 8 years of SOHC 4 forums membership (and numerous posts dropped)..this has seemed not only frustrating but somewhat suspicious to me. I haven't experienced this sort of "digital censorship" with the other websites and forums I'm active with (?)

Was wondering if any others here have experienced the same thing ?  Possibly overzealous forum monitors?

Anyway..just wanted to add here..that as an "Ojiisan" (old man in Japanese) nowadays..i realize that some of my comments and positions may be considered "out of date" by some younger SOHC members. On the other hand tho..I would really appreciate having the opportunity to express my views and remembrances with Honda bikes over the past 60 years or so.

Thanks to all who can appreciate what I'm trying to say here (especially the old timers like myself))

Cheers..

Ichi.

[Ericcb750]

Hey Ichi,  As far as I'm concerned, I really appreciate any info from the "old timers". Us young guys would be lost without all the knowledge that you guys provide, My CB is a fair bit older than I am (8 years) so this is all been new to me learning about these bikes.

I always like hearing stories from the older guys so don't stop posting buddy, everyone appreciates it or gets something out of it. Take it easy guys.

[HondaMan]

Mag:
Are you the one with the [in]famous picture of a sandcast laying on its side with your boot on top, and a sheepish-looking guy smiling at the camera?

[Mantree]

Lucky for me my dad was a mechanic and my uncle was a Honda enthusiast so I learned a lot but my wording is just something that came to me

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[silvercloud1960]

I'm 55 loved bikes all my life first bike Rupp chopper with a bent set of forks my Pop found that some one on his bread route was tossing out; fixed that sold it picked up Honda 50 loved that little bike sold it for a Bridgestone 125, road my brothers Kawasaki 175 enduro my first street bike 1978 Suzuki GS750 4-1 Kerker jetted Wish I never let it go! 20 years later after exercising the bosses Fat Bob had to have another bike spotted a 2000 Kawasaki ZRX 1100 Ed Larson Special but the seed was replanted always as a kid wanted a Honda 450 had the dealership poster on my wall in the 70s now I have a 78 550 K3 in the works and a 1977 Yamaha XS750 3 cylinder shaft drive picked the two for $400.00 each still looking for the next one!

[evanphi]

I ride with a guy who has an XS750. Has to be push started more than not!

[silvercloud1960]

His look like this?

[Mantree]

I ride with a guy who has an XS750. Has to be push started more than not!

My girlfreind when around hopstarting her reble for 3 weeks because we didn't have the money for a new battery

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[GV1390]

I'm 25.

Current line-up:

78' CB550K project, will be done for spring:



78' CB750F:



04' SV650 daily + track duties:



A few from the past....

77' CB550K I never should've sold:



07' R6 track bike:



77' CB550F:



91' Nighthawk 750 I traveled 4700 miles cross country on:

[Retro Rocket]

I'm 25.

Another temporary motorcyclist displaying his stupidity for all to see, I suppose you think you're clever too {why else would you post it}...? 
I still remember the response to the last clown that posted a similar picture....

[GV1390]

It's on the kickstand silly old man.

Please don't derail yet another thread.

[Retro Rocket]

It's on the kickstand silly old man.

Liar. ...  

[GV1390]

Bike is sold, wouldn't do it again.

[Retro Rocket]

Please don't derail yet another thread.

Hahaha,  Pointing out the obvious isn't derailing a thread mate, besides, you just posted a pile of bike pictures in a thread that asks your age, not how many bikes you've had, or the stupid things you do on them, irony anyone...   I also thought the US constitution  had a "First amendment" to protect  "freedom of speech", maybe your in the wrong place...

Your kickstand isn't showing in the shadows below your bike, GV. See, a little observation of the facts proves this stunt is silly, dangerous, and the three of you have much to learn. In fact, there is no kickstand showing in any of the three bike's shadows.

A very poor choice of a stunt, and even poorer choice to be untruthful about the circumstances of the pictures.

The reason some of us are Old Men is that we don't do stupid things on public roadways while atop motorcycles.

Amen...

[enwri]

It's all been done before anyway, just no-one had tiny little cameras in their top pockets ready to go.

[spiritof67]

I'm 67,and hopefully next year I'll have my cafe '74 CB750/836 and my original owner 1970 KO 750836 touring bike on the road. BTW, my "touring" bike and my cafe racer will be all period parts...touring will be a Vetter Phantom fairing. Karl Heinrich 6.5 gallon tank, Craven panniers and rack, 38mm Marzocchi front forks, KImtab front wheel , Bowman deep finned oil pan and a whole host of other 1970's era stuff, and I can't wait.