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Bike of the Month January 2025
« on: December 17, 2024, 08:38:31 PM »
Well, seeing as Rick's CB400F is SO modified (almost in a class by itself), I will put the more stock/restos up against each other next month.

Here is your January 2025 Bike of the Month
IMG_3804 by Donald Leonhardt, on Flickr
IMG_3806 by Donald Leonhardt, on Flickr
IMG_3807 by Donald Leonhardt, on Flickr
IMG_3810 by Donald Leonhardt, on Flickr
IMG_3812 by Donald Leonhardt, on Flickr
IMG_3814 by Donald Leonhardt, on Flickr
IMG_3819 by Donald Leonhardt, on Flickr
IMG_3822 by Donald Leonhardt, on Flickr
IMG_3824 by Donald Leonhardt, on Flickr
IMG_3828 by Donald Leonhardt, on Flickr
IMG_3830 by Donald Leonhardt, on Flickr
IMG_3831 by Donald Leonhardt, on Flickr
IMG_3834 by Donald Leonhardt, on Flickr
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)

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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
2016+ Triumph Thruxton 1200 R (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,170198.0.html) - Sold

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Re: Bike of the Month January 2025
« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2024, 06:46:03 AM »
Unusual to the max!
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Re: Bike of the Month January 2025
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2025, 11:09:07 AM »
 I can really appreciate the hand massaged racing parts and yet the bike also appears to be street legal. If I saw it somewhere, I'd be one of the guys standing around studying the art of it, like how the angle of the lightening holes in the sprocket cover match the holes in the peg bracket.
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Re: Bike of the Month January 2025
« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2025, 10:42:27 PM »
Looks completely amazing...but where can we read about how this was done?
If it works good, it looks good...

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Re: Bike of the Month January 2025
« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2025, 04:47:51 AM »
I can really appreciate the hand massaged racing parts and yet the bike also appears to be street legal. If I saw it somewhere, I'd be one of the guys standing around studying the art of it, like how the angle of the lightening holes in the sprocket cover match the holes in the peg bracket.
Maybe the holes in the peg bracket were for adjusting the peg up or down?
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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!
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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.....
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Re: Bike of the Month January 2025
« Reply #5 on: January 17, 2025, 07:23:15 AM »

...and yet the bike also appears to be street legal.

"Legal" in 49 States?!!   Awesome bike...
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Re: Bike of the Month January 2025
« Reply #6 on: January 17, 2025, 08:10:14 AM »
Stunning.

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Re: Bike of the Month January 2025
« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2025, 11:30:51 AM »
Very nicely done.
As of today 3/13/2012 my original owner 75 CB750F has made it through 3 wives, er EX-wives. Free at last.  ;-)