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Vote for Bike of the Month January 2022
« on: December 16, 2021, 09:02:04 AM »
VOTING is now open through December 31 for January 2022's Bike of the Month:  http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,188692.0.html


algophobe's 750 "Satmui"
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,168947.0.html
Complete frame off rebuild including frame mods; +2 overbore motor (rebuilt x2); CR29 carburetors; custom seat cowl and paint (by owner!); custom oil tank; Motogadget re-wire;

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tshrey's 1976 CB550K Cafe Restomod
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,162408.0.html
Frame off custom, frame mods (hoop, relocated shock mounts), custom seat and upholstery, completely rebuilt motor (592cc Dynoman high compression pistons, CBR600RR alternator machined and adapted, Mike Rieck/JMR Stage 2 ported head), GSX-R front and cognito-hubbed new front wheel, rebuilt rear wheel, CR26 carburetors (and custom intake manifolds to clear the frame), complete re-wire with Motogadget electronics and lithium-based battery, custom paint, etc.)

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1975 CB550K1 "Blue" Stockish Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=135005.0)
1975 CB550F1 frame/CB650 engine hybrid "The Hot Mess" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,150220.0.html)
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 January 2022
« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2021, 01:53:17 PM »
Don't forget to vote:  http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,188692.0.html

Only 19 votes cast so far.
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1975 CB550K1 "Blue" Stockish Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=135005.0)
1975 CB550F1 frame/CB650 engine hybrid "The Hot Mess" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,150220.0.html)
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 January 2022
« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2021, 11:28:35 AM »
Is campaigning allowed? ;D
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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month January 2022
« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2021, 04:01:28 PM »
Quote from: algophobe on December 23, 2021, 11:28:35 AM
Is campaigning allowed? ;D


Candidates are encouraged to post more photos or provide additional information about the build (what work they did, what inspired them, what specialty or performance parts they used, what tradework they incorporate, etc.), but "vote for me" posts are not encouraged.
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1975 CB550K1 "Blue" Stockish Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=135005.0)
1975 CB550F1 frame/CB650 engine hybrid "The Hot Mess" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,150220.0.html)
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 January 2022
« Reply #4 on: December 24, 2021, 02:16:20 PM »
Both are nice builds and well thought out. Tough call here.
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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month January 2022
« Reply #5 on: December 24, 2021, 06:41:38 PM »
top notch finishes on both, nice job guys.
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73/74'' CB500/550 resto-mod - sold
75' 750f 91' cbr f2 swap cafe - mock up
74' 750 chopper hardtail - complete - sold
74' CB750/836kit - Black mix & match - daily rider - always tweaking
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