Author Topic: April SOHC4 of the month CONTEST THREAD (Read 11747 times)

heffay · « **on:** March 02, 2008, 09:58:50 AM »

this month's contest is twice as long! no nominations remaining for this month since last month was a bit different.
check the bike of the month thread for march for clarification.

3 amazing custom bikes this month... which one is your fav?

good luck guys and have fun chompin' at the bit for an entire month

blackhog02 - 1977 CB550K

James - 1974 CB550

bhppy101 - 1974 CB550

bgfootball67 · « **Reply #1 on:** March 02, 2008, 10:26:32 AM »

It will be interesting to see who wins, all three bikes are outstanding candidates for bike of the month! Good luck guys!

olds-cool · « **Reply #2 on:** March 02, 2008, 07:25:29 PM »

Holy nuts! These bikes are all gorgeous! I had to go for James though because I know that took a lot of work. Do you have a build thread or a website?

fuzzybutt · « **Reply #3 on:** March 02, 2008, 09:52:40 PM »

they ALL look good to me but i love a short chopper. thats what i'm doing with the spare 750 motor i have setting up in the garage.

cb350twin · « **Reply #4 on:** March 03, 2008, 08:54:13 PM »

This probably the hardest bike of the month I've had to choose. $:-\$

ChevelleSSLS6 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 03, 2008, 09:06:38 PM »

I voted bhppy- it's modified in a way that preserves the character of the bike, and it appears era-correct.

Runner up James- how much cb550 is left in it? I guess it's a retromodern sportbike? The work put into it is insane though. Very nice.

blackhog- short chopper style is awesome- combines the traditional chopper cues yet waves a rebel flag in the face of those who really like to air out their armpits whist riding. Appears to have excellent quality.

James · « **Reply #6 on:** March 05, 2008, 02:35:38 AM »

Olds-cool, sorry I keep meaning to do a website/thread but somehow I never get round to it, thanks for the vote.

There will be a website in the future, I've got a couple of projects to get finished first.

ChevelleSSLS6 - thanks for that, I guess I could say the most important part is still there, the heart, the majority of the bike is still Honda, apart from the front. and the seat unit. Here in the UK people are very closed-minded, they think that all bikes that are modified in this way should be R1's, Fireblades, Hyabusa's, GSXr's, etc, y'know something, modern, expensive, fast.
I often get asked 'why would you do that to a bike like that', I usually answer something like, 'because it's not a GSXr', or 'because it was there and I could'.

Anyhoo, thanks to everyone for the comments so far, I know it's not to everyones taste, but if we all like the same things then I imagine life would be pretty boring. all the bikes are amazing, and I would try and find space in my garage for them all.

Good luck Blackhog02 and Bhppy101.

CrisPDuk · « **Reply #7 on:** March 05, 2008, 03:43:36 AM »

Voted James

What's the swing arm, VFR?

James · « **Reply #8 on:** March 05, 2008, 07:34:13 AM »

Yep thats a VFR 750 FM, but I'm changing to a NC30 (VFR400) - it's a sprocket issue.

Spikeybike · « **Reply #9 on:** March 06, 2008, 12:07:04 PM »

i love that cafe, but i gotta back my horse

for sheer workmanship alone , james you take the cake
its one of those bikes you just cant stop looking at .

i bet it broke the bank too (and a calculater or two)

Sam Green Racing · « **Reply #10 on:** March 06, 2008, 01:37:19 PM »

Quote from: spikeybike on March 06, 2008, 12:07:04 PM

its one of those bikes you just cant stop looking at .

Leave it out Manny, it was the bird that sold you on that one.

Where was the pic taken James, was it at a show?

Sam.

Spikeybike · « **Reply #11 on:** March 06, 2008, 03:21:50 PM »

hard to stop looking at that too Sam

hey james how about a pic of the other side

forwheeldrift · « **Reply #12 on:** March 07, 2008, 07:46:26 AM »

james: i like it, it looks like a 34 year old naked stunt bike.
got my vote

blackhog02 · « **Reply #13 on:** March 13, 2008, 05:37:52 PM »

Here are a few build pics of the Red Rocket!!!

http://www.mptrackclub.com/photos/cb550/cb550.htm

Enjoy

heffay · « **Reply #14 on:** March 13, 2008, 06:28:53 PM »

hey blackhog... you gotta show off those stripes!

i didn't even notice them. very nice indeed.

Spikeybike · « **Reply #15 on:** March 13, 2008, 07:12:19 PM »

very nice indeed, Blackhog the stripes look like glare from the sun in pics you have posted (i have that same paint booth

)

heffay · « **Reply #16 on:** March 13, 2008, 07:16:43 PM »

this is the first poll for bike of the month that i am waiting to vote until the bitter end.

one great match up and i want to be surprised!

i still haven't decided.

p.s... as the moderator i can see who's winning (unless i don't vote)... the point to this particular post... wouldn't make much sense if you didn't know that, i guess.

p.p.s... someone remind me to vote toward the end

Ecosse · « **Reply #17 on:** March 15, 2008, 10:16:57 AM »

What I love is three different results from what basically is the same bike.

They each push a different button and each builder is to be commended. I tend to lean Cafe, but my vote is for the red chop.

bill440cars · « **Reply #18 on:** March 18, 2008, 02:35:09 PM »

There are things I like about all three bikes. Thing is, I'm usually not much of a "Chopper" person, but Blackhog's bike does catch one's eye though. James' bike has a lot of engineering in it and really is impressive as to what can be do to "modernize" one bhppy 101's bike is some more classic style "Cafe" that is pleasing to the eye. Don't know that I'd be comfortable on any one of them, but gotta give lots of credit for the efforts that were put into each one and THAT really shows!

Later on, Bill

tbpmusic · « **Reply #19 on:** March 20, 2008, 10:09:25 AM »

The 550 gets my vote - very slick.

bill

Spikeybike · « **Reply #20 on:** March 20, 2008, 02:24:22 PM »

Quote from: tbpmusic on March 20, 2008, 10:09:25 AM

The 550 gets my vote - very slick.

bill

i'm hopeing that is a joke

they are all 550s arent they

blackhog02 · « **Reply #21 on:** March 23, 2008, 06:18:11 PM »

Heffey - Here are my stripes

Ecosse · « **Reply #22 on:** March 23, 2008, 06:22:40 PM »

Man that looks good!

trav72 · « **Reply #23 on:** March 26, 2008, 05:28:26 AM »

All nice bikes in their own right. But James gets the vote hands down. The amount of fabrication and work to get that swingarm in, the front end installed and the custom subframe is amazing. That alone should give him the win. Having built a streetfighter myself I can appreciate the amount of work that goes into a custom build like that. You don't see many (if any at all) 550 fighters riding around! Very nice work!

heffay · « **Reply #24 on:** March 26, 2008, 07:38:22 AM »

my vote is in!
the stripes put it over the top

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