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Nominate for Bike of the Month September 2018
« on: August 01, 2018, 12:17:42 AM »
I'm pretty sure this bike has never quite received the kudos it deserves, so I'm nominating Brent Waller aka Bwaller's CB500 Race Bike
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,83871.0.html

This motorcycle has more trick parts than you can fathom, including a CMR Drixton frame, CMR Boxed Chromoly Swingarm, custom fuel tank, modern fork swap with Brembo calipers, ALL KINDS of go-fast engine mods including 6-speed transmission, custom pistons and JMR head work.  The list goes ON and ON.

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Re: Nominate for Bike of the Month September 2018
« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2018, 01:48:12 AM »
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Re: Nominate for Bike of the Month September 2018
« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2018, 09:52:54 AM »
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Re: Nominate for Bike of the Month September 2018
« Reply #3 on: August 01, 2018, 09:54:45 AM »
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Re: Nominate for Bike of the Month September 2018
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Re: Nominate for Bike of the Month September 2018
« Reply #5 on: August 01, 2018, 10:02:44 AM »
I don’t want anyone to think I’m a BIG fan of this bike or anything🙄😁.

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Re: Nominate for Bike of the Month September 2018
« Reply #6 on: August 01, 2018, 10:07:16 AM »
I'm a fan boy, too.

Guys like Brent have invested considerable time and money on developing new ways to extract/produce/provide greater performance from and for these old machines.  Not only is the bike "pretty," it is a haul ass bike piloted by a haul-asser.
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Re: Nominate for Bike of the Month September 2018
« Reply #7 on: August 01, 2018, 06:24:13 PM »
Well thanks Don, sure I'll accept. It's not a new build, but it has (hopefully) been continuously improved over thew last number of years.

I'll give some thought on how best to list the mods or is that even necessary?
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Re: Nominate for Bike of the Month September 2018
« Reply #8 on: August 01, 2018, 09:45:57 PM »
Quote from: bwaller on August 01, 2018, 06:24:13 PM
Well thanks Don, sure I'll accept. It's not a new build, but it has (hopefully) been continuously improved over thew last number of years.

I'll give some thought on how best to list the mods or is that even necessary?

Racing improves the breed!

I know the list of mods will be incredibly long, but you have some time to work on it -- voting will not commence until August 16th.
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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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1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
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Re: Nominate for Bike of the Month September 2018
« Reply #9 on: August 01, 2018, 10:18:43 PM »
Not to detract from Brent's and Tyler's accomplishments, but if this is the same bike that won BOTM October '11, it's not eligible under rule 10: Once a bike has WON BOTM, it can NOT be nominated a second time. 
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Re: Nominate for Bike of the Month September 2018
« Reply #10 on: August 01, 2018, 10:52:02 PM »
I think k the new frame would qualify it as a new build and its frame came after '11 if I recall correctly...but I might be wrong.
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Re: Nominate for Bike of the Month September 2018
« Reply #11 on: August 02, 2018, 03:54:08 AM »
Firstly my feelings cannot be hurt over whether it fits here or not. I remember it was in the running once but didn't win. Once may be enough though and that is fine with me.

My wife's street ride won this BOTM years ago.
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Re: Nominate for Bike of the Month September 2018
« Reply #12 on: August 02, 2018, 03:58:42 AM »
Ok so I looked back and this bike was BOTM in 011. Can you make this all disappear Don?
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Re: Nominate for Bike of the Month September 2018
« Reply #13 on: August 02, 2018, 05:51:42 AM »
Quote from: bwaller on August 02, 2018, 03:58:42 AM
Ok so I looked back and this bike was BOTM in 011. Can you make this all disappear Don?
Not to cause a fuss, but, is this substantially the same or haven't enormous changes occurred since 2011? If the frame is new, suspension and motor, doesn't that constitute a "new" bike from the original?

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Re: Nominate for Bike of the Month September 2018
« Reply #14 on: August 02, 2018, 07:37:37 AM »
No there are way more bikes that need our attention without dredging up the past! I'm embarrassed for not remembering.
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Re: Nominate for Bike of the Month September 2018
« Reply #15 on: August 02, 2018, 08:31:52 AM »
I'd like to nominate beemerbum's 71 CB750 he just finished.
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Re: Nominate for Bike of the Month September 2018
« Reply #16 on: August 02, 2018, 08:36:06 AM »
I asked Brent before nominating since I could not remember it winning BOTM at least in the last 6 years.

We'll just delete it as a nomination, but I get Cal's point.

I'm glad to hear that it DID win in 2011.  It's a hell of a bike and deserves that recognition.
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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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Re: Nominate for Bike of the Month September 2018
« Reply #17 on: August 02, 2018, 02:36:54 PM »
Quote from: Johnie on August 02, 2018, 08:31:52 AM
I'd like to nominate beemerbum's 71 CB750 he just finished.

Johnnie,

Any build thread or more photos?  That one photo posted above is pretty low resolution and hard to make out any details.
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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
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Re: Nominate for Bike of the Month September 2018
« Reply #18 on: August 02, 2018, 02:37:21 PM »
Sam,

Are you still thinking of nominating Drew's bike?
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2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
2014 MV Agusta Brutale Dragster 800
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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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1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
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Re: Nominate for Bike of the Month September 2018
« Reply #19 on: August 02, 2018, 04:14:30 PM »
Quote from: Johnie on August 02, 2018, 08:31:52 AM
I'd like to nominate beemerbum's 71 CB750 he just finished.

Seconded.   

Don - seems there is one more higher resolution pic on his thread...

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,173467.0.html
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Re: Nominate for Bike of the Month September 2018
« Reply #20 on: August 02, 2018, 05:31:25 PM »
Quote from: Stev-o on August 02, 2018, 04:14:30 PM
Quote from: Johnie on August 02, 2018, 08:31:52 AM
I'd like to nominate beemerbum's 71 CB750 he just finished.

Seconded.   

Don - seems there is one more higher resolution pic on his thread...

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,173467.0.html

Thirded.  That's nice -- now that I can see it!
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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: Nominate for Bike of the Month September 2018
« Reply #21 on: August 02, 2018, 07:22:45 PM »
SOHC4 Cafe Racer moderator...yes, I did send a message to beemerbum that he should get some pics ready once the nominations are done.
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Re: Nominate for Bike of the Month September 2018
« Reply #22 on: August 03, 2018, 07:20:02 AM »
Quote from: SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan on August 02, 2018, 02:37:21 PM
Sam,

Are you still thinking of nominating Drew's bike?

Yes Don but I'm having big problems with my computer at the moment so you will need to post a picture for me.
There are plenty on Bill Benton's Facebook page you can use.
I've asked Bill to nominate him but here it is from me in case Bill is busy.

I would like to nominate Drew_ATL to be included, he has been a member for some time but recently had to change his name so no pics of the bike yet on the forum but it is finished and is a runner.

Sam. ;)

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Re: Nominate for Bike of the Month September 2018
« Reply #23 on: August 03, 2018, 07:26:37 AM »
Let's see if this picture works, haha.
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Re: Nominate for Bike of the Month September 2018
« Reply #24 on: August 03, 2018, 07:27:42 AM »
Success, that was hard work. hahaha.
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