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How did you find out about this SOHC/4 Group?

Google (or other web search)
169 (58.9%)
Referred from another website
37 (12.9%)
Long time member
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Saw it in an offline (non-web) publication
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Greenspun forums
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12 (4.2%)
Other (please post message w/details)
24 (8.4%)

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Re: How did you find out about the SOHC/4 Group?
« Reply #50 on: March 02, 2007, 02:28:30 PM »
Found the thing on google quite a while back when I got this crazy-looking bike I had never heard of. The pawn-shop guy told me it was a 1969 honda. He also told me it was pretty much trash and would never run again (in his Harley shirt) ::) I SHOWED HIM!!!! actually I did go back and show him after I got it running  :)  THANKS FOR ALL YA'LLS HELP BTW!!!!
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Re: How did you find out about the SOHC/4 Group?
« Reply #51 on: November 18, 2007, 12:54:16 PM »
Previous owner told me of the board.  Thanks Brian!
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Re: How did you find out about the SOHC/4 Group?
« Reply #52 on: November 18, 2007, 01:22:51 PM »
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Re: How did you find out about the SOHC/4 Group?
« Reply #53 on: November 18, 2007, 02:18:30 PM »
I had done a search on ask.com and was at another site and followed a link to this site. This has become my main site to go for info now since I got my cb750k. ;D ;D ;D
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Re: How did you find out about the SOHC/4 Group?
« Reply #54 on: November 18, 2007, 03:19:02 PM »
the person that i bought my 1972 cb 500 from told me about this site...Jeremy.interesting that i havnt seen him posting in a while.
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Re: How did you find out about the SOHC/4 Group?
« Reply #55 on: November 18, 2007, 06:31:47 PM »
Are you still curious Glenn???  ;D

I was looking for what would be a good bike for me and was interested in Hondas, but had no clue what models were what, so during my searches for what a CB was vs a CL or CBR, CBX, etc I stumbled across the site and because of what a knowledgeable group it is I kept reading, and decided a SOHC4 was for me, then once I got a bike that was more than lawn art I registered.

This site was a big part of my decision to get a SOHC4 and has helped me immensely getting her back together and running in good order.  It's also great inspiration to push me to complete some projects(also SOHC4s(the aforementioned lawn art for one)) I've picked up along the way.

I've crammed alot of info on these bikes into my brain banana in the last year.  Thanks for 99% of it y'all.
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Re: How did you find out about the SOHC/4 Group?
« Reply #56 on: November 18, 2007, 07:32:55 PM »
Looks like another one stumbled into our trap. ;)
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Re: How did you find out about the SOHC/4 Group?
« Reply #57 on: November 18, 2007, 08:39:20 PM »
Stumbled across it in a Google search for "SOHC4 parts".
Thought it might be a good place to help out, since I had something to offer. And to think I almost threw out all my SOHC4 notes and info about 3 months earlier, thinking no one needed it anymore.   :o
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Re: How did you find out about the SOHC/4 Group?
« Reply #58 on: November 19, 2007, 04:48:22 AM »
Completely by accident.  I finally got round to acquiring my bike licence in the summer of '06, and started searching for a bike.  Initially I was really looking for an early '90s CB750 DOHC (stone him!).  My 550 came up because the seller had put CB400/CB550/CB750 in his title, I clicked on it, thought 'wow that's cool as feck', and bought it on the spot 8)

Afterwards I thought, I'd better find out what these things are, typed 'CB550K Owners clubs' into Google, and here I am ;D

Now 18 months down the line, my 550 is wearing a set of Tomaselli clubmans bars, a Giuliari seat and some BCR pipes, and is in the process of getting a Mike Rieck fettled cylinder head.  I'm as happy with it as I've ever been with any vehicle i've ever owned (and there's 50+ in my back catalogue), and I'd rather sell my cat than my scoot :o

I didn't put wife or kids in that last sentence because they're free to anyone who'll collect ::) ;)
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Re: How did you find out about the SOHC/4 Group?
« Reply #59 on: November 19, 2007, 05:04:01 AM »
Another stumbler. Came across it while surfing the net for parts. Best thing I've done besides buying the 500 pounder.

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Re: How did you find out about the SOHC/4 Group?
« Reply #60 on: November 19, 2007, 07:32:55 AM »
Quote from: CrisPDuk on November 19, 2007, 04:48:22 AM

 and I'd rather sell my cat than my scoot :o

I didn't put wife or kids in that last sentence because they're free to anyone who'll collect ::) ;)

Got a pic of the wife?

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Re: How did you find out about the SOHC/4 Group?
« Reply #61 on: November 19, 2007, 05:50:25 PM »
 :o :o

Not one that I could put on here without either Glenn barring me, or her killing me ;D
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Re: How did you find out about the SOHC/4 Group?
« Reply #62 on: November 20, 2007, 07:31:40 AM »
When I first went to look at the bike I eventually bought, everything about seemed totally beautiful -- except for a tendency to sputter and die if you grabbed the throttle too hard.  I googled the symptom, and my search eventually led me here, where I found that I was probably expecting a quicker throttle response than I should have been, and that the idle speed might be a little on the slow side (a talk with the amateur mechanic who'd worked on the bike for the PO revealed that he'd set the idle a little low because the PO was a first-time rider and he didn't want the bike to be surge-y and cause the PO to panic).

After I bought the bike I hung around, figuring I could pick up some good information, which has totally been the case.  Although this riding season didn't end up turning out so well as I'd hoped due to a blown alternator and subsequent freakout on my part, I've been looking over past threads and gleaning info, and plan on spending the winter getting the bike back up and running again.  In the meantime, I can drool over pictures of everyone else's bikes and add to my arsenal of Brit/Yank/Aussie/Kiwi jokes.

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Re: How did you find out about the SOHC/4 Group?
« Reply #63 on: November 24, 2007, 12:05:39 PM »
I was sent by a member of the DOHC forum.  When I started asking CB750 questions, one of them sent me here.  Been here ever since.  ;)
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Re: How did you find out about the SOHC/4 Group?
« Reply #64 on: December 01, 2007, 04:38:41 AM »
The what? ;D
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Re: How did you find out about the SOHC/4 Group?
« Reply #65 on: December 01, 2007, 06:57:59 AM »
Your right.  It's not the DOHC forum, but that is how I have remembered it. 

http://www.cb1100f.net/modules.php?name=Forums
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Re: How did you find out about the SOHC/4 Group?
« Reply #66 on: December 15, 2007, 04:03:58 PM »
Geeto67 told me about it over on caferacer.net
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Re: How did you find out about the SOHC/4 Group?
« Reply #67 on: January 30, 2008, 10:35:41 PM »
Hondachopper.com...... been there for a few before coming over here to steal air....
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Re: How did you find out about the SOHC/4 Group?
« Reply #68 on: January 31, 2008, 12:52:43 AM »
How do you get out?





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Re: How did you find out about the SOHC/4 Group?
« Reply #69 on: January 31, 2008, 01:39:14 AM »
i found it on google when looking for info after i bought the 750
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Re: How did you find out about the SOHC/4 Group?
« Reply #70 on: April 28, 2008, 01:20:23 PM »
A guy selling a bike on ebay mentioned it in his ad.
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Re: How did you find out about the SOHC/4 Group?
« Reply #71 on: April 28, 2008, 02:52:56 PM »
I looking at buying a 350 and the seller mentioned this along with some other sites as resources.  I didn't end up getting the 350, but not too long after that a friend sold me his 78 550k and joined shortly thereafter.
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Re: How did you find out about the SOHC/4 Group?
« Reply #72 on: April 28, 2008, 03:44:05 PM »
I came across it last year when looking for information regarding my CB400/4. I'm now here everyday reading and learning.  ;D
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Re: How did you find out about the SOHC/4 Group?
« Reply #73 on: April 28, 2008, 06:24:30 PM »
http://www.somemonkey.com/

was browsing and stumbled upon this site...had a link to sohc4
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Re: How did you find out about the SOHC/4 Group?
« Reply #74 on: April 28, 2008, 08:32:48 PM »
Not quite sure...maybe on the back of a milk carton, talking about some lost forlorn individuals that liked old bikes... ;D
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