Topic: March 2008 BOTM Nomination Thread!!!

[heffay]

Whadya know?  Its the first of the month and we have a nomination thread   

So, hop to it!

Congratulations to Paulages and his bike... SOHC4 of the month for February 2008

[WJL75]

I saw this in the 550 picture thread and think its worthy...and something new.

blackhog02  1977 CB550K

[andy750]

Very nice! Ill second that!

[c91x]

I saw this in the 550 picture thread and think its worthy...and something new.

blackhog02  1977 CB550K

i've never liked a chopper/bobber with a 4cyl but that one looks really nice...

[blackhog02]

Thanks for the nomination and the second.   The bike started out as your typical "project"  bike.  I purchased it as a non-runner from a guy across town.  I got it home cleaned out the gas tank and tried to start it and it seemed like it wanted to fire but would not.  So I checked the points and they were way off, as soon as I static timed the points the bike fired right up.  I rode it for about a year as a stock bike and then I came across an old Santee ridgid frame for a 550 on one of the other forums.  I spent about 9 months doing a little bit here and there and finally last summer got serious about putting it all togeather.  I did eveything my self in the garage with hand tools and a cheap harbor freight welder.  The bike is a blast to ride and handles like a Mountain bike with a 550cc motor in it.

Here is a link to some of the pics from the build.
http://mptrackclub.com/Photos/cb550/cb550.htm

[ekim98]

Looks good, and nice workmanship. I don't think I could handle the hardtail very long tho. Pipes might be a little loud for me too.

[Spikeybike]

i will nominate James for this sweet creation

[James]

Thanks for the nomination Spikeybike, I'm not sure what to say I'm glad you like it. I'll get some more pictures together soon, I'm spending lots of time on the garage with my cafe at the moment  the next job is to put this bike through a bit of a change, new tail , paint, bars, lights, but my exhausts are staying 

....erm is this what I have to do to accept?

[super pasty white guy]

to accept, you must post a full size picture of your avatar pic

well done.

[ekim98]

i will nominate James for this sweet creation

Need more pic's, and details. Was this posted before and I missed it? I'm thinking I like it.

[James]

You can find more pictures in the following links

http://www.dalston.ndo.co.uk/hon1.JPG
http://www.dalston.ndo.co.uk/hon2.JPG
http://www.dalston.ndo.co.uk/hon5.JPG
http://www.dalston.ndo.co.uk/honda1.JPG
http://www.dalston.ndo.co.uk/HPIM0130.JPG
http://www.dalston.ndo.co.uk/HPIM0131.JPG
http://www.dalston.ndo.co.uk/HPIM0132.JPG
http://www.dalston.ndo.co.uk/HPIM0159s.jpg
http://www.dalston.ndo.co.uk/HPIM0160s.jpg

The bike was bought from a pal, who decided to 'improve' it with a sledgehammer and welder, I bought it and let it get a bit more ratty.
The the motor decided to get a bit rough, it initially started as a engine rebuild, the top ring on no2 was broke and jammed between the positon and the bore, and all the top rings on the other pistons were broken. And it still ran!

When the engine was in bits I looked at the bike and decided to clean it up, i had i my possession the bits you see on the bike that were bought quite cheap, its a GSXr400SP front end and the VFR750FM rear end, with a ducati 916 replica tail and the CBX550 tank.
I had to get the triples re-stemmed, chopped off and built a new subframe, sourced a new shock, and a bit of paint and it looks like you see it now.

[bubba1135]

i will nominate James for this sweet creation

i agree i know james and the bike and think its gorgeous looks even better in the flesh

[aptech77]

i will nominate James for this sweet creation

Second, cool ride. reminds me of something...

[ekim98]

I'm far from being a purist, but I can't vote for either bike. I like the looks/style, and terrific workmanship, but both are so far from being a Honda any more that to me they shouldn't be considered. James' bike is so close to being a crotchrocket it would probably been easier to just buy one, and the only parts being Honda are the engine and gas tank. 

[Roach Carver]

i like them both and in separate contests would more than likely vote for both. very nice guys

[dave400]

Nice bikes, makes a pleasant change from looking at the usual attempts to copy the old UK café bikes…… yawn! 

Cheers

[bill440cars]

       Whew! Quite a bit if work in both of those bikes! Sure, they're both quite different than what we're used to seeing when looking at SOHC4s, but still worth checking out though. Good luck to both. I'd be like ekim98, I don't know how well I could handle the hardtail, but I also don't know if I could handle the riding position of the other one either. Doesn't mean that I don't like them though. Just means that my body isn't very forgiving as years go by.

                                   Later on, Bill

[Roach Carver]

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=29722.0

I nominate bhpp101. nice clean bike and great build thread.

[Jbird]

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=29722.0

I nominate bhpp101. nice clean bike and great build thread.

I'll second this one.   Jbird

[bhppy101]

71cb750  and Jbird

You guys are awsome! Thanks for the nomination! But the other bikes are truely one of a kind! They look AMAZING!

[UnCrash]

its a GSXr400SP front end and the VFR750FM rear end, with a ducati 916 replica tail and the CBX550 tank.
I had to get the triples re-stemmed, chopped off and built a new subframe, sourced a new shock, and a bit of paint and it looks like you see it now.

Is that all? 

Excellent work!

[flipprboi]

Where's spikeybike's awesomely unique 550? Almost every month his bike has been nominated and i vote for his bike everytime its here. The bike is simply unique. Its not a cafe, its not a chopper, its not factory concours resto. It's a whole new genre of its own.  I think this is his month.  So, I nominate spikeybike's cb550. Come on everybody... spikey's! spikeys's! spikey's!   

** spikey, like what you did with the tank. Hammred in, yet has a sharp edge. 

[heffay]

** spikey, like what you did with the tank. Hammred in, yet has a sharp edge. 

seriously, if you haven't seen the edge on that tank you're head's been in the clouds... i'll second spikes

[Spikeybike]

i'll accept of course ,who knows maybe 4th time's a charm (or is it 5th  )

hmmm.. do i vote for myself , or the bike i nominated (if he beats me would laugh my a$$ off)

thanx for the compliment's for sure  (spellcheck is back TT)

[cbass*gxc]

I love all the 3 of the bikes.  This is probably the best botm I have seen since being here and the first one I am going to vote in.  Though it is nice to see nice restores, its even better to see custom work.  Every restore looks exactly the same and to be honest I hate the way these bikes looks factory.  Its nice to see bikes that people actually put more just shiny parts on.  It is easy to restore a bike to factory if you have the money to fork out for the parts but it is hard to customize bikes like these even with the money.  It takes alot more work to build a nice custom than it takes to restore a bike back to factory.  Anyways this month will be a hard decision.  I think I am leaning towards blackhogs bike but really like the streetfighter look of james's bike.  Hmm tough decision.

[goon 1492]

I'm gonna have to go with blackhogs sled, that's gotta be the best version of one of these as a hard tail i've seen yet

[cb350twin]

James what header pipe is that you have? Is that the same one terry has?