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first 450 photo
« on: December 31, 2016, 06:54:26 PM »
Just found these photos buried in computer never-neverland of the first 450 I restored after my wife passed away.  Got it as a non-runner basket case.  Hope the two photos show up.  Turned out to be a real beauty, wish I had kept it....Larry
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Re: first 450 photo
« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2016, 06:59:20 PM »
Very nice, Larry. 8)
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Re: first 450 photo
« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2016, 07:06:44 PM »
Quote from: scottly on December 31, 2016, 06:59:20 PM
Very nice, Larry. 8)



Thank you,  sure wish it were still with me after seeing the two photos.   Think i sold it for 1300 and another basket case 450 nine years ago.  Sold the green basket case for 1200 after restoration.  This was a 71 if my memory serves me well...Larry
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« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2016, 07:20:35 PM »
Very nice...search it out maybe you can get it back?
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Re: first 450 photo
« Reply #4 on: December 31, 2016, 09:00:41 PM »
Quote from: MoMo on December 31, 2016, 06:54:26 PM
Just found these photos buried in computer never-neverland of the first 450 I restored after my wife passed away.  Got it as a non-runner basket case.  Hope the two photos show up.  Turned out to be a real beauty, wish I had kept it....Larry

           Really Nice Work Larry and, I am sorry for your loss, I can clearly identify, because I lost my Wife as well, in '09.
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Re: first 450 photo
« Reply #5 on: January 01, 2017, 09:30:27 AM »
Very impressive, Larry!
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Re: first 450 photo
« Reply #6 on: January 01, 2017, 01:30:00 PM »
That is a truly impressive bike Larry, back in the 1970's before I joined the Army my mate Ocker had a red one just like it and of course neither of us had a license, but that didn't stop us riding it like we stole it.

I remember looking over his shoulder at the speedo and seeing 110 MPH one night as the night sky was lit up by the flashing blue lights behind us, we got away, which made that bike all the more impressive! ;D
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Re: first 450 photo
« Reply #7 on: January 01, 2017, 02:05:22 PM »
And red bike is fastest bike ever
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« Reply #8 on: January 01, 2017, 02:09:39 PM »
Yeah, but the downside is that more people die on red bikes than any other colour.......... ;D
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Re: first 450 photo
« Reply #9 on: January 01, 2017, 05:35:28 PM »
Whoa, nice bike  8), I have always liked them, that engine was around for years.
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Re: first 450 photo
« Reply #10 on: January 01, 2017, 06:51:12 PM »
That looks nice Larry.
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Re: first 450 photo
« Reply #11 on: January 01, 2017, 08:14:17 PM »
Quote from: Stev-o on January 01, 2017, 09:30:27 AM
Very impressive, Larry!
Quote from: Terry in Australia on January 01, 2017, 01:30:00 PM
That is a truly impressive bike Larry, back in the 1970's before I joined the Army my mate Ocker had a red one just like it and of course neither of us had a license, but that didn't stop us riding it like we stole it.

I remember looking over his shoulder at the speedo and seeing 110 MPH one night as the night sky was lit up by the flashing blue lights behind us, we got away, which made that bike all the more impressive! ;D





and the "fenders" on it were most impressive.   Thanks for the compliments guys, didn't realize at the time that it was a keeper.  Oh well....Larry
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Re: first 450 photo
« Reply #12 on: January 01, 2017, 08:25:14 PM »
That happens Larry, if I could have afforded to keep many of my past bikes, I would have. Move on and buy another one mate, that's what I did with my Sportster. ;D
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« Reply #13 on: January 01, 2017, 08:28:50 PM »
Quote from: Terry in Australia on January 01, 2017, 08:25:14 PM
That happens Larry, if I could have afforded to keep many of my past bikes, I would have. Move on and buy another one mate, that's what I did with my Sportster. ;D




no need to buy another as one that nice would cost two to three times as much, plus I wouldn't have the satisfaction of build accomplishment.  Also, I have had 7 other 450's since.  Just reminiscing.  Of course, I could contact Fenders and buy the truly most impressive bike ever made....Larry
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« Reply #14 on: January 01, 2017, 08:39:44 PM »
Ha ha, best of luck with that mate, plus you'd need a fork lift to take it down from Fender's pedestal........... ;D
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So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

"Crazy is a very misunderstood term, it's a fine line that some of us can lean over and still keep our balance" (thanks RB550Four)

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Re: first 450 photo
« Reply #15 on: January 02, 2017, 12:19:07 AM »
Larry, that was a very nice bike you built.  Wish we all knew what we know now in our youth.

Happy New Year!

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« Reply #16 on: January 02, 2017, 05:31:53 AM »
Quote from: RAF122S on January 02, 2017, 12:19:07 AM
Larry, that was a very nice bike you built.  Wish we all knew what we know now in our youth.

Happy New Year!

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Thanks David and Happy and healthy New Year to you. That was only built 9 years ago though-first bike bought after my wife passed on.  There hadn't been any bikes for the time we were together. The purchase was a way to get me out of the initial period of grief.  15 years as a mechanic/service manager, 22 years of marriage, now back to bikes. 
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Re: first 450 photo
« Reply #17 on: January 02, 2017, 06:19:34 AM »
 Nice. Geez - I wish you lived in Kalamazoo Larry I'm always looking for a new best friend, especially one who is good working on bikes !  ;)     :D   :D
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« Reply #18 on: January 02, 2017, 06:21:33 AM »
Quote from: ekpent on January 02, 2017, 06:19:34 AM
Nice. Geez - I wish you lived in Kalamazoo Larry I'm always looking for a new best friend, especially one who is good working on bikes !  ;)     :D   :D

I imagine you have enough bikes to keep Larry busy full-time restoring them Eric  :)
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« Reply #19 on: January 02, 2017, 10:24:55 AM »
 Nice restoration Larry, those are an awesome bike. Can you imagine if Honda built a 650 or 750 version of that bike? My brother was disappointed when he traded his 450 in on a K4 750. He expected the 750 to be significantly faster but it  just seemed a little faster than the 450.
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« Reply #20 on: January 02, 2017, 01:48:08 PM »
Well to be fair Don, Honda did pump the 450 out to 500, and they turned it into a dog............ ;D
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« Reply #21 on: January 02, 2017, 02:11:06 PM »
Quote from: Terry in Australia on January 02, 2017, 01:48:08 PM
Well to be fair Don, Honda did pump the 450 out to 500, and they turned it into a dog............ ;D

I'd like to see one w/ a Big Bore kit;that long stroke 500..  ::)
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« Reply #22 on: January 02, 2017, 04:44:02 PM »
Quote from: ekpent on January 02, 2017, 06:19:34 AM
Nice. Geez - I wish you lived in Kalamazoo Larry I'm always looking for a new best friend, especially one who is good working on bikes !  ;)     :D   :D



If my name were Glenn Miller I'd move to Kalamazoo.  It would be nice to meet some forum members.  I may take a long journey on the Concours before time slips away...Larry
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« Reply #23 on: January 02, 2017, 06:37:03 PM »
Quote from: Terry in Australia on January 02, 2017, 01:48:08 PM
Well to be fair Don, Honda did pump the 450 out to 500, and they turned it into a dog............ ;D



That is an understatement Terry, the 500 was a POS compared to the "most impressive Honda ever made".  Not sure what Honda did but the 450 was waaay more fun to ride than the 500.  Of course, there was always the TX500 :'(
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« Reply #24 on: January 03, 2017, 03:33:38 AM »
Quote from: MoMo on January 02, 2017, 06:37:03 PM
Quote from: Terry in Australia on January 02, 2017, 01:48:08 PM
Well to be fair Don, Honda did pump the 450 out to 500, and they turned it into a dog............ ;D

Ha ha, I owned a TX500 Larry, I paid $450 for it in November 1977 and had the choice of that or a Ducati 450 Silver Shotgun for the same money. Yes yes, I am an idiot, that Duke is now worth 25K(+) and the Yam is worth about a dollar a square foot, but I loved that Yam, and even though they were considered an engineering failure, they were still better built than bevel drive Ducati's.............. ;D


That is an understatement Terry, the 500 was a POS compared to the "most impressive Honda ever made".  Not sure what Honda did but the 450 was waaay more fun to ride than the 500.  Of course, there was always the TX500 :'(
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I was feeling sorry for myself because I couldn't afford new bike boots, until I met a man with no legs.

So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

"Crazy is a very misunderstood term, it's a fine line that some of us can lean over and still keep our balance" (thanks RB550Four)
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