Topic: Vote for Bike of the Month November 2017

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

Scott S' 1973 CB500 Resto Mod (R6 front with Lesters)
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,161158.0.html



















H2Eric's CR750
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,94588.0.html

20785695_1757414430938756_427513398610278463_o by Donald Leonhardt, on Flickr

20746385_1756549511025248_1668491169605892940_o by Donald Leonhardt, on Flickr

20819445_1757491904264342_2720206358187419965_o by Donald Leonhardt, on Flickr

20785966_1757656217581244_4997558195388875241_o by Donald Leonhardt, on Flickr

20776523_1757488924264640_7127328242961753338_o by Donald Leonhardt, on Flickr

[Scott S]

 Probably not a chance in hell against such an amazing CB750, but it sure would be cool to see a 550 win one!







 1973 CB500 barn find.





 Powder coated frame, new wiring harness and controls, '00 Yamaha R6 front end, CBR600RR rotors, top triple drilled for CB350 risers and 400F bars, 400F rear sets, NOS seat, CB350 brake light (chromed), Lester mags, Speedhut gauge, etc.
 CB550 engine, head milled .020", Cometic gaskets, 1.00mm over intake valves, new exhaust valves, ported and polished, CB650 cam, Pamco ignition, adjustable cam gear, new rings, custom Passolini style race replica exhaust.

[kap384@telus.net]

Scott S.  Don't sell yourself short.  You have an awesome build.  Clean, understated, but very well executed.  Looks awesome (love the upsweep in the pipes). It sucks to be up against the beautiful CR, but you are representing 550's well!

[MauiK3]

I voted for you, very cool bike, love the pipes, they must be loud.

[Ecosse]

Scott S.  Don't sell yourself short.  You have an awesome build.  Clean, understated, but very well executed.  Looks awesome (love the upsweep in the pipes). It sucks to be up against the beautiful CR, but you are representing 550's well!

My thoughts exactly. Truly a touch choice.

[BomberMann650]

Scott - is that a VJMC keychain?

[Scott S]

Scott - is that a VJMC keychain?

 Yes it is.

[H2Eric]

A few more pics for your perusal.
I've tried to get the bike as close as possible to the original Daytona winning bike from 1970. It's been a long haul, around 10 years, to find all the necessary parts or have them made. The story of the build with lots of pictures can be found in the link above. The latest addition has been the completion and fitting of the magnesium fork bottom cases (sliders).
I hope you like it

Eric

[H2Eric]

Instruments and the 2LS rear brake, another magnesium item

[grcamna2]

Beautiful CR750 Project bike Eric ! 

[H2Eric]

Some more pictures, however, I don't seem able to post more than two at once.

[H2Eric]

Two more

[H2Eric]

Another two

[H2Eric]

and finally (for now) two more

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

Those are some sick unobtainium (even as reproduction) parts.

[innovativems]

absolutely gorgeous bike!

[GV1390]

Voted! 

[Camrector]

Unfair towards Scott and the rest of our 550 lovers!

[FuZZie]

Unfair towards Scott and the rest of our 550 lovers!

Yea, I agree. Scott's is a winner but #$%* it just can't be in Eric's class.
Think it's getting time this was cycled monthly either by build type or model? 

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

H2Eric's CR750 is, indeed, a formidable candidate.  Scott's bike is a favorite of mine, too (after all, I nominated it).  They are just two different bikes sharing the same SOHC4 DNA.

I'm not sure the difference between the bikes warrants separating BOTM by build type or model.  There are many months where members have difficulty nominating 2 bikes of different models and completely different types (resto-mod, restoration, cafe, tracker, brat, other).  This might be a more viable option if there were so many candidates each month that we could vote for different classes.

Anyway, if you feel so inclined, petition for a rule change.

[SKTP]

I am very happy I was in last month's vote...

[Sam Green Racing]

H2Eric's CR750 is, indeed, a formidable candidate.  Scott's bike is a favorite of mine, too (after all, I nominated it).  They are just two different bikes sharing the same SOHC4 DNA.

I'm not sure the difference between the bikes warrants separating BOTM by build type or model.  There are many months where members have difficulty nominating 2 bikes of different models and completely different types (resto-mod, restoration, cafe, tracker, brat, other).  This might be a more viable option if there were so many candidates each month that we could vote for different classes.

Anyway, if you feel so inclined, petition for a rule change.

Don, we really do have to have a chat about this, I have a few ideas that might work.

Sam. 

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

H2Eric's CR750 is, indeed, a formidable candidate.  Scott's bike is a favorite of mine, too (after all, I nominated it).  They are just two different bikes sharing the same SOHC4 DNA.

I'm not sure the difference between the bikes warrants separating BOTM by build type or model.  There are many months where members have difficulty nominating 2 bikes of different models and completely different types (resto-mod, restoration, cafe, tracker, brat, other).  This might be a more viable option if there were so many candidates each month that we could vote for different classes.

Anyway, if you feel so inclined, petition for a rule change.

Don, we really do have to have a chat about this, I have a few ideas that might work.

Sam. 

Sam,

Shoot me a PM here or on Facebook Messenger.

[tweakin]

Absolutely love Scotts 550, one of my favorites.  Erics CR is something extremely special and one of those bikes that makes BOTM not fare for others. 

Well done to both builders this month!

[flatlander]

i don't know if any bike can be unfair to be in BOTM.  if it's that good that it's beyond competition then it surely deserve to be a winner, no?
is it unfair to others? well maybe in that particular month it does seem like that but there will be other months, and sometimes the field of nominees is pretty narrow.

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

There are many levels of builders, many models of SOHC bikes, and many styles of builds.  Most months there are not enough entries to field multiple categories.  A few builds are just on another orbit of skill and resources, like Eric's CR.

[AndyH]

Both bikes are absolutely beautiful!  However I've had to lean in a certain direction! 

[Sam Green Racing]

There are many levels of builders, many models of SOHC bikes, and many styles of builds.  Most months there are not enough entries to field multiple categories.  A few builds are just on another orbit of skill and resources, like Eric's CR.

I agree Don and on those grounds, I'm thinking that idea I had would struggle to work.

Sam.

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

There are many levels of builders, many models of SOHC bikes, and many styles of builds.  Most months there are not enough entries to field multiple categories.  A few builds are just on another orbit of skill and resources, like Eric's CR.

I agree Don and on those grounds, I'm thinking that idea I had would struggle to work.

Sam.

Still a good idea in concept.

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

Congratulations to Eric as winner of the November 2017 Bike of the Month.  Kudos also to Scott S on a very deserving bike.

[Sam Green Racing]

There are many levels of builders, many models of SOHC bikes, and many styles of builds.  Most months there are not enough entries to field multiple categories.  A few builds are just on another orbit of skill and resources, like Eric's CR.

I agree Don and on those grounds, I'm thinking that idea I had would struggle to work.

Sam.

Still a good idea in concept.

OK Don, I've had a re think and come up with an idea that might work If people put their trust in us to sort things out.
I'll start a new thread out, outlining my Idea and see where it goes from there.

Scott, don't feel put down by this months result, your bike was well and I mean well and truly worthy of being in the competition, it was just sad that you had to come up against the bike of the century in Eric's bike and had Don not nominated it, it was to be my choice as well.

Congratulations to both of you.

Sam.

[Terry in Australia]

Wow, I'm glad that neither of my BOTM bikes came up against Eric's bike!