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Battle of the 750K5's vs. Left Overs vs. Immaculate Resto

seanbarney41's CB750K5 Cafe
21 (30.4%)
Ryan's (Ravie) CB750K5 Kona
6 (8.7%)
greenjeans' CB750K Leftover Parts Bike
10 (14.5%)
Folsoe's CB500K1 Immaculate Resto
32 (46.4%)

Total Members Voted: 68

Voting closed: May 01, 2016, 01:31:30 AM

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Vote for Bike of the Month - May 2016
« on: April 16, 2016, 01:30:58 AM »
seanbarney41’s 1975 CB750K5 Café

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,80592.0.html

DSCN1018 by
Sean Barney, on Flickr

DSCN1020 by Sean Barney, on Flickr

DSCN1021 by Sean Barney, on Flickr

DSCN1022 by Sean Barney, on Flickr

DSCN1025 by Sean Barney, on Flickr


Ryan’s (aka Ravie) 1975 CB750K5 Kona

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,139072.0.html




greenjeans’  CB750K Leftover Parts Bike

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,156167.0.html




Folsoe's 1975 CB500K1 Immaculate Resto

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,156708.0.html














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"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

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2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month - May 2016
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2016, 05:40:59 AM »
As hard as ever to pick just one.
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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month - May 2016
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2016, 01:29:34 PM »
Quote from: 70CB750 on April 19, 2016, 05:40:59 AM
As hard as ever to pick just one.
No kidding!
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"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

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2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
2016+ Triumph Thruxton 1200 R (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,170198.0.html) - Sold

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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month - May 2016
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2016, 06:53:50 PM »
Hi guys I got pro photo's coming real soon plus I promise to write some sort of story of this bike.  Thanks
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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month - May 2016
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2016, 06:58:43 PM »
As far as I am concerned, these say it all...
Video_1 by Sean Barney, on Flickr
Video by Sean Barney, on Flickr

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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month - May 2016
« Reply #5 on: April 19, 2016, 07:57:47 PM »
Quote from: seanbarney41 on April 19, 2016, 06:58:43 PM
As far as I am concerned, these say it all...
Video_1 by Sean Barney, on Flickr
Video by Sean Barney, on Flickr

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Very cool!
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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month - May 2016
« Reply #6 on: April 19, 2016, 10:41:17 PM »
Super cool, Sean.  The second video is my favorite.
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2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
2014 MV Agusta Brutale Dragster 800
2015 Yamaha FZ-09 (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,186861.0.html)

"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

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1973 CB750K2 "Bionic Mongrel" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=132734.0) - Sold
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

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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month - May 2016
« Reply #7 on: April 20, 2016, 04:06:49 AM »
For a second I was wondering if that's a photo taken when you went down or something, oh boy, more coffee needed.


Cool videos, Sean :)
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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month - May 2016
« Reply #8 on: April 20, 2016, 05:47:01 AM »








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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month - May 2016
« Reply #9 on: April 20, 2016, 05:57:42 AM »
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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month - May 2016
« Reply #10 on: April 20, 2016, 02:51:11 PM »
I painted it in my trusty EZ-up.   Only had 1 bug hit my final clear coat but it was easy to sand and buff him out of there.   2016 Jeep - "tank" is the name of the color.

One of these days I'll clear out a corner of my pops shop and have something a little more controled.
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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month - May 2016
« Reply #11 on: April 20, 2016, 02:55:38 PM »
Quote from: greenjeans on April 20, 2016, 02:51:11 PM
I painted it in my trusty EZ-up.   

Impressive...
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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month - May 2016
« Reply #12 on: April 21, 2016, 05:15:03 AM »
Quote from: seanbarney41 on April 19, 2016, 06:53:50 PM
Hi guys I got pro photo's coming real soon plus I promise to write some sort of story of this bike.  Thanks

Vids look like they were taken on "Old Douglas" Can we just get a little peace and quiet out here in the country please Sean !!   ;D
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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month - May 2016
« Reply #13 on: April 21, 2016, 08:07:44 AM »
Quote from: ekpent on April 21, 2016, 05:15:03 AM
Quote from: seanbarney41 on April 19, 2016, 06:53:50 PM
Hi guys I got pro photo's coming real soon plus I promise to write some sort of story of this bike.  Thanks

Vids look like they were taken on "Old Douglas" Can we just get a little peace and quiet out here in the country please Sean !!   ;D

If it's too loud, you must be too old!
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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month - May 2016
« Reply #14 on: April 21, 2016, 03:18:38 PM »
Quote from: ekpent on April 21, 2016, 05:15:03 AM
Quote from: seanbarney41 on April 19, 2016, 06:53:50 PM
Hi guys I got pro photo's coming real soon plus I promise to write some sort of story of this bike.  Thanks

Vids look like they were taken on "Old Douglas" Can we just get a little peace and quiet out here in the country please Sean !!   ;D
lol...terrorizing ekpents neighborhood with the hand bent yoshimura!
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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month - May 2016
« Reply #15 on: April 25, 2016, 07:28:06 PM »
Time to dump the "pro" photos on yall.  They are by Derek Richmond, a very old friend of mine, who also happens to still own and ride the very first cb750 that I was allowed to ride on...
CB750 Four Cafe Racer 014 by Sean Barney, on Flickr
CB750 Four Cafe Racer 030 by Sean Barney, on Flickr
CB750 Four Cafe Racer 035 by Sean Barney, on Flickr
CB750 Four Cafe Racer 052 by Sean Barney, on Flickr
CB750 Four Cafe Racer 068 by Sean Barney, on Flickr
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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month - May 2016
« Reply #16 on: April 25, 2016, 07:33:12 PM »
Sean Barneys photos & bike looks great ! I can't see any other bike photos here,something about photobucket saying they weren't uploaded correctly ?? expired already ?
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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month - May 2016
« Reply #17 on: April 25, 2016, 08:07:26 PM »
Back in 2005 (or so, it's hard to remember dates?) I had a cb360 for my only motorcycle.  One day Derek stopped by with a flake sunrise orange cb750 that he had found in Chicago and got running and riding with only the help of a Clymer manual.  He offered to let me take a spin on it.  Which I did, to the tune of 105mph...I was hooked.  I had to have my own.  I think it took a couple more years for me to find one decent that I could afford.  This is that bike.  I barely made enough scratch to pay the bills at the time.  I paid $850 for it in poorly running/riding condition.  I wish I had pictures of the early days.  I didn't even have a computer at the time.
CB750 Four Cafe Racer 112 by Sean Barney, on Flickr
CB750 Four Cafe Racer 126 by Sean Barney, on Flickr
CB750 Four Cafe Racer 130 by Sean Barney, on Flickr
CB750 Four Cafe Racer 140 by Sean Barney, on Flickr
CB750 Four Cafe Racer 162 by Sean Barney, on Flickr
CB750 Four Cafe Racer 167 by Sean Barney, on Flickr
CB750 Four Cafe Racer 174 by Sean Barney, on Flickr
This bike is really just a collection of very special parts, information, and experience, much of which was sourced from this very site.  I remember my first impression of the site.  I thought I had found a bunch of slightly dull, nerds, but extremely knowledgeable.  This was pre-politics ban sohc4 forum.  Somehow, I got hooked and discovered there was so much more here.
CB750 Four Cafe Racer 179 by Sean Barney, on Flickr
CB750 Four Cafe Racer 201 by Sean Barney, on Flickr
CB750 Four Cafe Racer 212 (1) by Sean Barney, on Flickr
Derek's bike in the background above
CB750 Four Cafe Racer 235 by Sean Barney, on Flickr
CB750 Four Cafe Racer 224 by Sean Barney, on Flickr
Thanks a lot for the nomination and any votes that I might get.  Actually won't care if I don't win because I still get to enjoy this motorcycle. ;D

I got lots more stories of this bike, just act interested if you want to hear some.

more photos here
https://www.flickr.com/photos/129745050@N06/with/26621654596/

very disorganized and incomplete build thread
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,80592.msg901995.html#msg901995
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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month - May 2016
« Reply #18 on: April 25, 2016, 08:17:56 PM »
Great story and write up, Sean.   Nice job on your bike, I love it!
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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month - May 2016
« Reply #19 on: April 25, 2016, 09:01:32 PM »
Quote from: grcamna2 on April 25, 2016, 07:33:12 PM
Sean Barneys photos & bike looks great ! I can't see any other bike photos here,something about photobucket saying they weren't uploaded correctly ?? expired already ?

I still can't view the pics of the other nominees,anyone else have that problem ?
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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month - May 2016
« Reply #20 on: April 26, 2016, 05:09:33 AM »
Quote from: grcamna2 on April 25, 2016, 09:01:32 PM
Quote from: grcamna2 on April 25, 2016, 07:33:12 PM
Sean Barneys photos & bike looks great ! I can't see any other bike photos here,something about photobucket saying they weren't uploaded correctly ?? expired already ?

I still can't view the pics of the other nominees,anyone else have that problem ?
They are working here on my end.
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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month - May 2016
« Reply #21 on: April 26, 2016, 03:53:59 PM »
Great photos Sean. Love those 2 of you pulling out of the turns getting the bike from leaned over to upright.

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2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
2014 MV Agusta Brutale Dragster 800
2015 Yamaha FZ-09 (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,186861.0.html)

"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

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1973 CB750K2 "Bionic Mongrel" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=132734.0) - Sold
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

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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month - May 2016
« Reply #22 on: April 26, 2016, 03:55:23 PM »
Quote from: ekpent on April 26, 2016, 05:09:33 AM
Quote from: grcamna2 on April 25, 2016, 09:01:32 PM
Quote from: grcamna2 on April 25, 2016, 07:33:12 PM
Sean Barneys photos & bike looks great ! I can't see any other bike photos here,something about photobucket saying they weren't uploaded correctly ?? expired already ?

They have been working okay since I posted them on the 16 th. I'm even checkin in remotely from Paris on vacation.

I still can't view the pics of the other nominees,anyone else have that problem ?
They are working here on my end.
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2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
2014 MV Agusta Brutale Dragster 800
2015 Yamaha FZ-09 (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,186861.0.html)

"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

Sold/Emeritus
1973 CB750K2 "Bionic Mongrel" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=132734.0) - Sold
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

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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month - May 2016
« Reply #23 on: April 27, 2016, 04:21:09 AM »
No turn signals, Sean?  ;D

Just teasing, great looking bike, Dorothy may end up looking like that one day   ;)
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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month - May 2016
« Reply #24 on: April 27, 2016, 04:40:59 AM »
Quote from: 70CB750 on April 27, 2016, 04:21:09 AM
No turn signals, Sean?  ;D



Dont need no stinkin signals!
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