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« Reply #10225 on: February 21, 2021, 06:50:43 AM »
hi
Love that bike in the 4th pic
lol...that is the only hacked up pos he posted
The black bike with the brown seat is a hacked up pos?
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« Reply #10226 on: February 21, 2021, 08:49:36 AM »
hi
Love that bike in the 4th pic
lol...that is the only hacked up pos he posted
The black bike with the brown seat is a hacked up pos?
yes, in my opinion.  Out of the seven bikes Shtone posted it is the only one that has worse performance than stock, is built in a style that never existed before about 2012 and is really just a poor imitation of builds that came from a single Tokyo Japan custom shop, or could it easily be put back to stock
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« Reply #10227 on: February 21, 2021, 09:29:04 AM »
hi
Love that bike in the 4th pic
lol...that is the only hacked up pos he posted
The black bike with the brown seat is a hacked up pos?
yes, in my opinion.  Out of the seven bikes Shtone posted it is the only one that has worse performance than stock, is built in a style that never existed before about 2012 and is really just a poor imitation of builds that came from a single Tokyo Japan custom shop, or could it easily be put back to stock
To each their own they say. What makes it perform worse than stock based off that pic?
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« Reply #10228 on: February 21, 2021, 09:43:03 AM »
no suspension travel...look how low the front is.  That is not safe.  Tire selection is also bad.  Those tires are meant for restorations of 50's or earlier bikes, not 1970's bikes easily capable of over 100 mph.  I doubt this bike has been ridden much since it was completed.
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« Reply #10229 on: February 21, 2021, 12:02:48 PM »
It may not fit your personal need to corner really fast.
 But my opinion..
 Very rideable..
 Know your limit ..Stay Within it .... then you can ride thjs..

 I rode mine quite a bit, way lower than that.. in fact I rode it 900 + miles to Bonneville, and back..
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« Reply #10230 on: February 21, 2021, 02:07:36 PM »
Frank, i dont disagree.  Your stuff i. have seen never looked crippled.  What is it that looks so great about literally throwing away the rear 1/3 of your bike, not replacing it with anything, and then saying, " look momy!  I used a cut off wheel!"
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« Reply #10231 on: February 21, 2021, 02:27:54 PM »
Frank, i dont disagree.  Your stuff i. have seen never looked crippled.  What is it that looks so great about literally throwing away the rear 1/3 of your bike, not replacing it with anything, and then saying, " look momy!  I used a cut off wheel!"

Lol   I prefer when the frames stay intact so it stays original.There's lot's of things that can be modified around the bike that don't involve chopping the frame.There are folks who modify them,add braces and other different things.Would those be considered custom modifications ?  Has anyone tried bolting a rear hoop onto the rear-most frame seat rails using the holes in the frame back there ? I know it wouldn't look as custom but the frame would stay intact.
« Last Edit: February 21, 2021, 02:34:10 PM by grcamna2 »
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« Reply #10232 on: February 21, 2021, 07:43:37 PM »
I cut the back off my 73 frame, the top part. . I think I left the fender tabs
 The top of tire is up around the top of frame rails or higher. .. struts, no shocks.
 If I run that frame again   I will try to go with shocks, but limit the travel...
 So if they did that on the brown seat bike the tire won't hit anything,  just has less travel    ..... but you keep your back longer...
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« Reply #10233 on: February 22, 2021, 05:41:42 AM »
no suspension travel...look how low the front is.  That is not safe.  Tire selection is also bad.  Those tires are meant for restorations of 50's or earlier bikes, not 1970's bikes easily capable of over 100 mph.  I doubt this bike has been ridden much since it was completed.
Tires i can definetely agree with you on. Suspension does look lower but for an short rides or around town its probably pretty sweet. Also im fairly certain it was never intended to be built to run 100mph.
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« Reply #10234 on: February 22, 2021, 10:50:11 AM »
Some people seem to forget, motorcycles  used to be made without swingarms... and yet they were still roadraced.
  And they actually can be cornered quiet hard, so long as track is relatively smooth. When there is a lot of irregularities and bumps  , then you have more need for suspension .
 Some people prefer twisty roads all day.. others are fine on interstates for most riding.   You build the bike according to YOUR Needs..
 100 mph on Interstate  would not be a problem with that bike. Lowered bikes have one thing going for them, much lower center of gravity..... all bikes by nature want to fall over, we keep them upright..... keeping a lowered bike upright is easier..
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« Reply #10235 on: February 22, 2021, 11:33:20 AM »
Some people seem to forget, motorcycles  used to be made without swingarms... and yet they were still roadraced.
  And they actually can be cornered quiet hard, so long as track is relatively smooth. When there is a lot of irregularities and bumps  , then you have more need for suspension .
 Some people prefer twisty roads all day.. others are fine on interstates for most riding.   You build the bike according to YOUR Needs..
 100 mph on Interstate  would not be a problem with that bike. Lowered bikes have one thing going for them, much lower center of gravity..... all bikes by nature want to fall over, we keep them upright..... keeping a lowered bike upright is easier..
Im newish to the cb world but gonna go out on a limb and say that fella must be a CB purist. I can respect that.
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« Reply #10236 on: February 23, 2021, 10:09:55 PM »
hi
Love that bike in the 4th pic
lol...that is the only hacked up pos he posted
The black bike with the brown seat is a hacked up pos?

It's not a hacked POS but to most enthusiasts its hard to look at it. I'll say the most appealing thing about it is its simplicity and its solid black, which is why I drew inspiration from it for my build. That rear frame rail is just inches higher than the tire and the fork tubes are pushed through damn near 2 inches. In my experience I'll just be bottoming out front and rear suspension all day riding that....it's basically just a bar hopper. If you look at the stock set up on a 750 there is a good 6-8 inches between the tire and where the frame actually touches when bottoming out. It's just a structurally limited bike now, looks good, but doesn't ride any better.
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« Reply #10237 on: March 03, 2021, 08:42:32 PM »
 Great pic... now I have to dream about having a blown CB 750 again for the next 10 years....
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« Reply #10238 on: March 07, 2021, 03:45:54 PM »
Not so mini anymore...
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« Reply #10239 on: March 07, 2021, 04:59:47 PM »
Not so mini anymore...

Lol !  8) Nice little CB400F toy !
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« Reply #10240 on: April 04, 2021, 10:27:16 AM »
 Sweet Tracy, seen on Instagram..
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« Reply #10241 on: April 04, 2021, 02:46:00 PM »
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« Reply #10242 on: April 04, 2021, 03:54:33 PM »
thats the nicest paint job ive seen on a tacy.
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« Reply #10243 on: April 04, 2021, 04:54:23 PM »
thats the nicest paint job ive seen on a tacy.

The bump-stop part of that seat looks big enough to carry a small order home from the store  :D
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« Reply #10244 on: April 05, 2021, 11:14:31 AM »
 I saw a video of going to the motorcycle races in Japan (I think) and in the parking lot there were 750 K0's and K1's for as far as the eye could see.  I have not been able to find it again.  Many other bikes too, but I was astonished by the number of Hondas.
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« Reply #10245 on: April 05, 2021, 04:41:19 PM »
Some of tge guys from Instagram, many pics of early 750s and ones nade to look it.
 One guy had a about 30 cb 750 frames..
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« Reply #10246 on: April 09, 2021, 05:16:53 PM »
Fresh build I saw today. I turned rear rotor into a wavy one and made the Brembo brake hanger... caiper is off in pic
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« Reply #10247 on: April 09, 2021, 06:00:42 PM »
Those rotors turned-out good.
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« Reply #10248 on: April 09, 2021, 06:16:22 PM »
 I'm a black frame guy but that might have just turned a corner with me. Gorgeous Frank.
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« Reply #10249 on: April 09, 2021, 07:53:42 PM »
I only did rear rotor,  took about 6 or 8mm off the od, each side. THE notch or bite off the side  took out one of the drill holes, it was a bit of work. He had a pic of rotor and a brake setup.....  brought rotor and brembo caliper.... said make it look like pic..
 That color of the frame..... I want to do a motor in silver, then all the removable engine covers in that color the frame is. Think it woukd look a titch more current , than what we usually run. . Looks good on the rims..
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