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Offline Hope

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Ummmm... how was this "restored from the ground up" ???
« on: November 14, 2007, 07:01:13 AM »


I never knew Honda to produce a bike that looks like this.  I bet it was awfully hard to find the parts to restore it back to original!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1970-HONDA-CB-750-Custom-Chopper_W0QQitemZ320178790324QQihZ011QQcategoryZ80647QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Re: Ummmm... how was this "restored from the ground up" ???
« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2007, 07:07:54 AM »
That exhaust is pretty neat.
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Re: Ummmm... how was this "restored from the ground up" ???
« Reply #2 on: November 14, 2007, 07:16:19 AM »
Thank God they didn't make many. That tank is hard on the eyes. :) :)
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Re: Ummmm... how was this "restored from the ground up" ???
« Reply #3 on: November 14, 2007, 07:34:39 AM »
Actually Hope, I thought that in your neck of the woods bones float up to the surface when the water table rises?  ;)
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Re: Ummmm... how was this "restored from the ground up" ???
« Reply #4 on: November 14, 2007, 07:35:46 AM »
hehehe  not since Katrina
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Re: Ummmm... how was this "restored from the ground up" ???
« Reply #5 on: November 14, 2007, 08:12:22 AM »
I've been watching that thing just to see how much someone is willing to spend for it. It's only 60 miles from my house but I don't think I would pay $2500 for it.
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Re: Ummmm... how was this "restored from the ground up" ???
« Reply #6 on: November 14, 2007, 01:03:59 PM »
I'll take the engine.....keep the rest of the bike.
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Re: Ummmm... how was this "restored from the ground up" ???
« Reply #7 on: November 14, 2007, 01:55:40 PM »
Well I think something was ground up and they just put whatever they could as filler. Kinda like hamburger meat.
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Re: Ummmm... how was this "restored from the ground up" ???
« Reply #8 on: November 14, 2007, 02:10:34 PM »
Quote from: BobbyR on November 14, 2007, 01:55:40 PM
Well I think something was ground up and they just put whatever they could as filler. Kinda like hamburger meat.

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Re: Ummmm... how was this "restored from the ground up" ???
« Reply #9 on: November 14, 2007, 02:16:48 PM »
paint job on the tank has got to go
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Re: Ummmm... how was this "restored from the ground up" ???
« Reply #10 on: November 14, 2007, 02:27:21 PM »
Agreed, I wonder what's parked next to it under the bike cover?
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Re: Ummmm... how was this "restored from the ground up" ???
« Reply #11 on: November 14, 2007, 03:08:10 PM »
probably a hardly...
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Re: Ummmm... how was this "restored from the ground up" ???
« Reply #12 on: November 16, 2007, 07:23:18 AM »
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Re: Ummmm... how was this "restored from the ground up" ???
« Reply #13 on: November 16, 2007, 07:34:58 AM »
been on craigslist on and off for a while. A real piece of work :)
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Re: Ummmm... how was this "restored from the ground up" ???
« Reply #14 on: November 16, 2007, 08:00:32 AM »
I thought the OTHER engine needed the rod bearing.... There is some REALLY rough english going on with that listing too.
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Re: Ummmm... how was this "restored from the ground up" ???
« Reply #15 on: November 17, 2007, 11:54:57 AM »
Quote from: S-Dog on November 16, 2007, 08:00:32 AM
I thought the OTHER engine needed the rod bearing.... There is some REALLY rough english going on with that listing too.
Yeah, you're right. I just got confused as to which motor was being described. I still wouldn't pay $2500 for it. As for Craigslist, I watch that every day and the majority of stuff there is way overpriced and needs repair. I have yet to find a bargain worth driving 50 miles for off of Craigslist.
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Re: Ummmm... how was this "restored from the ground up" ???
« Reply #16 on: November 17, 2007, 04:12:44 PM »
They probably put new tires on it,  maybe even the side stand, they all touch the ground.  And that 2X6 was new once.
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