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Which child is your favorite?

Scott aka Rookster's Everything's Gone Green - CB750 K1
19 (34.5%)
JamesH's 1975 CB750P2 Police Bike Restoration
36 (65.5%)

Total Members Voted: 54

Voting closed: May 31, 2022, 08:01:48 AM

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Vote for Bike of the Month June 2022
« on: May 16, 2022, 08:01:48 AM »
Super Green vs. Here Comes the Po Po
Here's a pretty tough match up - meticulous restoration-rider with period-correct mods vs. rarity.

Scott aka Rookster's Everything's Gone Green - CB750 K1
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,183102.0.html



JamesH's 1975 CB750P2 Police Bike Restoration
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,188647.75.html






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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)

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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 June 2022
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2022, 08:49:40 AM »
 Dang, this is another tough one.
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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month June 2022
« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2022, 09:21:49 AM »
Two great bikes!
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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month June 2022
« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2022, 10:11:57 AM »
Quote from: Stev-o on May 16, 2022, 09:21:49 AM
Two great bikes!
Yes indeed, 2 worthy winners!
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http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,180468.msg2092136.html#msg2092136
The billet block build thread
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,49438.msg1863571.html#msg1863571
CB750 K2 -1975  build thread
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,168243.msg1948381.html#msg1948381
K2 engine build thread. For a complete CB750 -75
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,180088.msg2088008.html#msg2088008
Carb jetting, a long story Mikuni TMR32
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,179479.msg2104967.html#msg2104967

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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month June 2022
« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2022, 12:59:16 PM »
Man.  Tough choice.  Well done gents, both are beautiful.  Really, really dig those Henry Abe wheels.
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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month June 2022
« Reply #5 on: May 16, 2022, 03:04:39 PM »
Green

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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month June 2022
« Reply #6 on: May 16, 2022, 07:36:06 PM »
 I might need to flip a coin on this one !
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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month June 2022
« Reply #7 on: May 17, 2022, 10:32:23 AM »
Both are superb! Wow.
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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month June 2022
« Reply #8 on: May 18, 2022, 08:06:14 AM »
This is not fair, both bikes should win, they are great.
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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month June 2022
« Reply #9 on: May 21, 2022, 04:39:21 AM »
Two of the best. Two Awards?
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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month June 2022
« Reply #10 on: May 23, 2022, 08:11:59 AM »
Quote from: MauiK3 on May 18, 2022, 08:06:14 AM
This is not fair, both bikes should win, they are great.

I respect the sentiment.  Unfortunately, there were only 2 bikes qualified for voting as of May 16 and these two beauties are them.  At least the match-up is fair in the sense that both bikes are absolutely gorgeous restorations.  Something tells me that whichever bike does not win this particular month will likely be re-considered in a few months.

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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 June 2022
« Reply #11 on: May 27, 2022, 12:40:01 PM »
this is impossible.  And I know that is said every month but THIS month really is an impossible choice.
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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month June 2022
« Reply #12 on: May 31, 2022, 01:55:40 PM »
Congrats to JamesH....
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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month June 2022
« Reply #13 on: May 31, 2022, 02:05:16 PM »
Just seen this. Very very happy (and honoured) to have been nominated, let alone a winner. Many thanks to everyone who took the time to vote. I’m genuinely humbled.


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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month June 2022
« Reply #14 on: May 31, 2022, 03:02:44 PM »
Congratulations James.  You built an awesome bike.

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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month June 2022
« Reply #15 on: June 02, 2022, 10:06:57 AM »
Quote from: Rookster on May 31, 2022, 03:02:44 PM
Congratulations James.  You built an awesome bike.

Scott

So did you, Scott!
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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 June 2022
« Reply #16 on: June 03, 2022, 01:30:49 PM »
Quote from: Rookster on May 31, 2022, 03:02:44 PM
Congratulations James.  You built an awesome bike.

Scott
Hey Scott many thanks. Likewise - your build was awesome.


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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month June 2022
« Reply #17 on: June 04, 2022, 06:39:25 PM »
 I really appreciate the rarity of the parts and the quality work involved in the Police bike.  It's an awesome build. That said, I want the green one. Two winners in my book.
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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month June 2022
« Reply #18 on: June 04, 2022, 10:57:44 PM »
The Police bike is in its own class.
A Sandcast still in its package from Honda, never assembled and stored in a dry warm place has no chance against the Police bike either in my mind.

How many Police bikes are still alive?
How many of them restored with NOS parts?

Difficult to compare the CB750's.
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CB750 K6-76  970cc (Earlier 1005cc JMR Billet block on the shelf waiting for a comeback)
CB750 K2-75 Parts assembled to a stock K2

Updates of the CB750 K6 -1976
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,180468.msg2092136.html#msg2092136
The billet block build thread
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,49438.msg1863571.html#msg1863571
CB750 K2 -1975  build thread
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,168243.msg1948381.html#msg1948381
K2 engine build thread. For a complete CB750 -75
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,180088.msg2088008.html#msg2088008
Carb jetting, a long story Mikuni TMR32
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,179479.msg2104967.html#msg2104967

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Re: Vote for Bike of the Month June 2022
« Reply #19 on: June 05, 2022, 11:31:42 PM »
I've only seen one of these CB750P bikes IRL.  A local vintage motorcycle builder Shannon Sweeney restored one for a client and showed it in a local LA show in 2019.
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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 June 2022
« Reply #20 on: June 08, 2022, 07:53:26 AM »
Great bikes
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