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70CB750 · « **Reply #10050 on:** August 14, 2015, 07:39:17 AM »

Nicely done.

FunJimmy · « **Reply #10051 on:** August 14, 2015, 08:34:35 AM »

I'm inspired!

calj737 · « **Reply #10052 on:** August 14, 2015, 09:56:37 AM »

Quote from: FunJimmy on August 14, 2015, 08:34:35 AM

I'm inspired!

To do naughty things to that young girl no doubt!

fastbroshi · « **Reply #10053 on:** August 14, 2015, 11:51:27 AM »

I like the way the NASA bike uses a section of the Speed Triple frame melded to the CB frame to avoid messing with custom bearings, spacers, and bs.

hondacaferacers · « **Reply #10054 on:** August 25, 2015, 01:24:49 PM »

check out the bike i just finished building. http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,150893.msg1722606.html#msg1722606

754 · « **Reply #10055 on:** August 25, 2015, 01:40:42 PM »

And sie shot wouldshowmote.I see what looks like a Brat bike with brake switched to other side....
I think a spacer would look much cleaner than a backward running open speedo drive.....just saying..

Retro Rocket · « **Reply #10056 on:** August 25, 2015, 03:58:24 PM »

Quote from: hondacaferacers on August 25, 2015, 01:24:49 PM

check out the bike i just finished building. http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,150893.msg1722606.html#msg1722606

I like your enthusiasm but this thread if for what inspires you, not what you built, there are plenty of other threads to show your own bike off...

Bakker framed dohc, old school cool...

bwaller · « **Reply #10057 on:** August 26, 2015, 09:30:22 AM »

Very cool bike Mick. Now if I could just find a nice pair of Astralites.

Restoration Fan · « **Reply #10058 on:** August 26, 2015, 09:52:43 AM »

Quote from: Retro Rocket on August 25, 2015, 03:58:24 PM

I dig that bike. I've always wondered about a muffler upturned like that though...what happens when it rains?

SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan · « **Reply #10059 on:** August 26, 2015, 10:17:47 AM »

Quote from: Restoration Fan on August 26, 2015, 09:52:43 AM

Quote from: Retro Rocket on August 25, 2015, 03:58:24 PM

I dig that bike. I've always wondered about a muffler upturned like that though...what happens when it rains?

If the bike is running, nothing. The exhaust force will keep the water out and the heat will evaporate any that falls in.

Retro Rocket · « **Reply #10060 on:** August 26, 2015, 02:43:52 PM »

Quote from: bwaller on August 26, 2015, 09:30:22 AM

Very cool bike Mick. Now if I could just find a nice pair of Astralites.

Brent, you can still buy Astralites new ...

http://www.rennstar.com/

Retro Rocket · « **Reply #10061 on:** August 26, 2015, 02:45:59 PM »

Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on August 26, 2015, 10:17:47 AM

Quote from: Restoration Fan on August 26, 2015, 09:52:43 AM
Quote from: Retro Rocket on August 25, 2015, 03:58:24 PM

I dig that bike. I've always wondered about a muffler upturned like that though...what happens when it rains?

If the bike is running, nothing. The exhaust force will keep the water out and the heat will evaporate any that falls in.

+1 Don
As with most race bikes with pipes like that, after use they usually put a plug in the pipe and 4 in the carbs to keep foreign material out...

jeffg · « **Reply #10062 on:** August 31, 2015, 07:56:50 AM »

Sgt.Pinback · « **Reply #10063 on:** September 07, 2015, 11:00:52 AM »

Seen those nice café racers this weekend on 101 Glemseck meeting

Bigsam302 · « **Reply #10064 on:** September 07, 2015, 11:09:53 AM »

All three of those bikes are really nice!

knottedknickers · « **Reply #10065 on:** September 07, 2015, 04:56:06 PM »

Quote from: Sgt.Pinback on September 07, 2015, 11:00:52 AM

Seen those nice café racers this weekend on 101 Glemseck meeting

Interesting approach for the front fender bracket / brace on the bike with USD forks. Well executed! The cut-down fender is probably light enough to get away with two mounting points; I think you'd want more with a longer / heavier fender.

riverfever · « **Reply #10066 on:** September 07, 2015, 08:07:53 PM »

Quote from: FunJimmy on August 14, 2015, 08:34:35 AM

I'm inspired!

Must. Stop. Thinking about using KY jelly to "mount" a tire.

SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan · « **Reply #10067 on:** September 07, 2015, 08:26:01 PM »

101 uses for it, and Chris (riverfever) just found 102!

riverfever · « **Reply #10068 on:** September 07, 2015, 08:35:00 PM »

Why also do I think of taking a knife and slicing those cross stitches in one semi-swift-fluid motion? Not easy to do because my hands would probably be trembling like a puppy trying to pass a peach pit.

SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan · « **Reply #10069 on:** September 07, 2015, 08:44:19 PM »

Quote from: riverfever on September 07, 2015, 08:35:00 PM

Why also do I think of taking a knife and slicing those cross stitches in one semi-swift-fluid motion? Not easy to do because my hands would probably be trembling like a puppy trying to pass a peach pit.

Restoration Fan · « **Reply #10070 on:** October 10, 2015, 04:47:56 PM »

Saw this guy at my local Starbucks. I admired his bike while he admired mine. Not my personal taste but a lot of nice little touches and he said he did all of the work himself.

Gene · « **Reply #10071 on:** October 10, 2015, 04:57:17 PM »

I like Triumph's, and it's handsome, but I don't get the look/idea of the rear tire crawling up your back. I can just imagine so many things getting caught in there and ripping your head off.

Hon3ybadger · « **Reply #10072 on:** October 10, 2015, 06:19:16 PM »

A friend of mine chopped down a Yamaha 650 twin like that Triumph. Flat slick seat and exposed rear tire. He brought it by so I could sync and tune the carbs. I got it running smooth and took it for a spin. Gunned it and my butt slid off the seat far enough that the tire was chewing on my jeans. Not the best design in my opinion.

Restoration Fan · « **Reply #10073 on:** October 11, 2015, 08:32:33 PM »

Restoration Fan · « **Reply #10074 on:** October 23, 2015, 09:46:38 AM »

There are a few things on this week's RacerTV bike that I don't care for (not a huge fan of the Coker tires, even though I admit they make a unique look; but I especially don't like how the pipes on both sides are cut to dump exhaust on both feet). However, I really do like the lines of the bike and I LOVE the way they did the shock absorber. I don't know how it compares functionally, but the shock being underneath the bike is really unique looking and fascinating to me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWOxP0Pl8m4

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