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Offline vfourfreak

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Travelling the world's Belfasts on a CB750
« on: December 28, 2023, 01:15:16 AM »
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-67754709

"Preparations are already under way for the North American trip, including contacting an online forum for the Honda 750 motorbike he's owned since 1978."
« Last Edit: December 28, 2023, 01:22:38 AM by vfourfreak »
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Offline newday777

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Re: Travelling the world's Belfasts on a CB750
« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2023, 06:19:55 AM »
Seems that I've read of Sean preparing for this trip to the US. Isn't he a member here?
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Honda Parts manager in the mid 1970s Nashua Honda
My current rides
1975 K5 Planet Blue my summer ride, it was a friend's bike I worked with at the Honda shop in 76, lots of fun to be on it again
1976 K6 Anteres Red rebuilding project, was originally my brother's that I set up from the crate, it'll breath again soon!
Project 750s, 2 K4, 2 K6, 1 K8
2008 GL1800 my daily ride and cross country runner

Prior bikes....
1972 Suzuki GT380 I had charge of it for a year in 1973 while my friend was deployed and learned to love street riding....
New CB450 K7 after my friend returned...
New CB750 K5 Planet Blue, demise by ex cousin in law at 9,000 miles...
New CB750 K6 Anteres Red, to replace the totaled K5, I sold this K6 at 45k in 1983, I had heavily modified it, many great memories on it and have missed it greatly.....
1983 GL1100A, 1999 GL1500 SE, 1999 GL1500A

Offline Stev-o

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Re: Travelling the world's Belfasts on a CB750
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2023, 07:04:06 AM »
Quote from: newday777 on December 28, 2023, 06:19:55 AM
Seems that I've read of Sean preparing for this trip to the US. Isn't he a member here?

Yes, his forum name is The Lone Builder.  Here is his Belfast 2 Belfast thread....

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,177571.msg2063173.html#msg2063173

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Re: Travelling the world's Belfasts on a CB750
« Reply #3 on: December 28, 2023, 07:17:34 AM »
Interesting article. What a cool adventure!
I missed the thread about him planning the trip to the US.
Hopefully he'll get that visa.
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Re: Travelling the world's Belfasts on a CB750
« Reply #4 on: December 28, 2023, 07:42:56 AM »
Thanks for finding it Steve. I tried but it didn't show up on my search.
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Stu
Honda Parts manager in the mid 1970s Nashua Honda
My current rides
1975 K5 Planet Blue my summer ride, it was a friend's bike I worked with at the Honda shop in 76, lots of fun to be on it again
1976 K6 Anteres Red rebuilding project, was originally my brother's that I set up from the crate, it'll breath again soon!
Project 750s, 2 K4, 2 K6, 1 K8
2008 GL1800 my daily ride and cross country runner

Prior bikes....
1972 Suzuki GT380 I had charge of it for a year in 1973 while my friend was deployed and learned to love street riding....
New CB450 K7 after my friend returned...
New CB750 K5 Planet Blue, demise by ex cousin in law at 9,000 miles...
New CB750 K6 Anteres Red, to replace the totaled K5, I sold this K6 at 45k in 1983, I had heavily modified it, many great memories on it and have missed it greatly.....
1983 GL1100A, 1999 GL1500 SE, 1999 GL1500A

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Re: Travelling the world's Belfasts on a CB750
« Reply #5 on: December 28, 2023, 08:34:09 AM »
Quote from: CycleRanger on December 28, 2023, 07:17:34 AM
I missed the thread about him planning the trip to the US.

The info was in the thread I linked above. 
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