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Re: "INSPIRATION GALLERY"
« Reply #600 on: December 27, 2008, 10:10:41 am »
Disco Volante does. In fact, I bought my last one from them. Not sure how expensive the shipping to the US would now be, though. They're also available from Cosmopolitan Motors in the US. RR

Off topic but isn't that name.... Disco Volante .... In a James Bond movie??? Name of a boat wasn't it??
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« Reply #601 on: December 27, 2008, 10:16:50 am »
Disco Volante does. In fact, I bought my last one from them. Not sure how expensive the shipping to the US would now be, though. They're also available from Cosmopolitan Motors in the US. RR

Off topic but isn't that name.... Disco Volante .... In a James Bond movie??? Name of a boat wasn't it??

yup. thunderball i believe. big bond fan here.
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« Reply #602 on: December 27, 2008, 10:31:32 am »
I think Columbia Car & Cycle in Nakusp BC has them , plus them fancy rearsets and other cafe stuff.. Ceriani stuff too... has a pretty steady supply of italian made stuff and is the biggest Laverda parts place in N. America..

gotta get me a Ceriani roadrace fork.. guess I should make it a New Years resolution.. ;D
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Re: "INSPIRATION GALLERY"
« Reply #603 on: December 27, 2008, 10:59:27 am »
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« Reply #604 on: December 27, 2008, 11:18:44 am »
NG8, the ones that have been on before are some of my favorites. I dig the matching 750s. The yellow 400... cool.
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Re: "INSPIRATION GALLERY"
« Reply #605 on: December 27, 2008, 11:55:31 am »
Damn , now THATS a first post ... keep it up

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« Reply #606 on: December 27, 2008, 12:02:01 pm »
NGB, the ones that have been on before are some of my favorites. I dig the matching 750s. The yellow 400... cool.

Yeah, the matching 750s are just amazing  ;D


Damn , now THATS a first post ... keep it up

hahaha thanks :)

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« Reply #607 on: December 27, 2008, 12:05:00 pm »
oops, other 'twin' is a 500/550. easy slip... more please. :D
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Re: "INSPIRATION GALLERY"
« Reply #608 on: December 27, 2008, 01:08:44 pm »
Cb400f







honda cb400 super four (nc36)




Mean looking cb750


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maybe a repost, but I just love this bike
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« Reply #609 on: December 27, 2008, 09:03:52 pm »
#9 yellow 750.. owner must be WHACKED.. running a Yoshi decal on a HOOKER header,, deduct 10 points for that.. ;)

Them 1st 400,s on this page, tanks are all running downhill  ???, is that longer rear shocks??

love that lowered stock seat on the 400 F...
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« Reply #610 on: December 28, 2008, 01:07:07 am »
Ya know Spikey..

In looking at the pics of the old SOHC 4's especially..the one's that have been rebuilt and modified some..it just strikes me how hot they still look.  Even hotter (though probably not in performance) than many enclosed "crotch rockets" of today.  Your builds sure have looked great!

Guess I'm not alone in this..

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« Reply #611 on: December 28, 2008, 01:19:48 am »
Ya know Spikey..

In looking at the pics of the old SOHC 4's especially..the one's that have been rebuilt and modified some..it just strikes me how hot they still look.  Even hotter (though probably not in performance) than many enclosed "crotch rockets" of today.  Your builds sure have looked great!

Guess I'm not alone in this..

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« Reply #612 on: December 28, 2008, 01:41:33 am »
thank you Ichi , ...i humbly bow to your gracious comments

and often times a simple +1 is all that needs to be added 

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« Reply #613 on: December 30, 2008, 06:43:18 pm »
Here are a few I thought should be on here.

Hey That's the inspiration fo rmy build as well!
 
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« Reply #614 on: December 31, 2008, 01:32:44 am »

   This pretty much sums it up.   76' CB592 cafe. 69 750 project, 03 CBR954, 75 750 super sport.

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« Reply #615 on: December 31, 2008, 03:48:33 am »
ya gotta love that starting grid. a few 750's then I'm picking 500's but what is the next one.yamaha ...RD ?
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Re: "INSPIRATION GALLERY"
« Reply #616 on: December 31, 2008, 09:57:11 am »
There is some amazing bikes in this thread. About a year ago when I decided it was time to get a custom bike I found this bike.



Built by Twinline. I contacted them and got them to do a bunch of stuff to a CB400F for me. I went in a different direction but that bike is what got me into the vintage cafe racer style bikes.




I'm going for the rat rod look, with red rims, rust and primer. Obviously it's a work in progress.

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« Reply #617 on: December 31, 2008, 10:04:31 am »
truly inspiring...  ;D. love the 400f seat!
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« Reply #618 on: December 31, 2008, 11:10:10 am »
Had a nice visit with a local bikebuilder the other day, went with 1080 and a  guy from work that rides a Busa.

Got to see the latest project at its start, a 1098 Duc that will get raked and stretched.. serious  built bike that one. It will be supercharged.

Also saw a cool shovel, tipped forward in the frame so rear jug is pretty well straight up. Then the frame was slammed behind the neck like on an early teens Douglas (top of neck higher than backbone). Motor was mated to the tranny like a Dyna, leaving an open space above the tranny, I thik a blower is going in there.

An added treat was when he fired up his 1000cc blown Harley single, man does that thing bark :o. It was the yellow bike # 38 or 39 that he ran at Bonnevile, it was featured in Cycle World, a while back.

Really cool stuf, but sorry no pics..
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Re: "INSPIRATION GALLERY"
« Reply #619 on: December 31, 2008, 04:28:47 pm »
754... 'round my parts we'd call that a cock-tease without pics!!

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« Reply #620 on: December 31, 2008, 07:04:06 pm »
truly inspiring...  ;D. love the 400f seat!

Thanks man, the guys at Twinline pounded it out for me. The first time I saw it just the outline of what it was going to be was drawn on with a sharpy. I wasn't sure I'd like it. Once I saw the finished product I was really happy with it.

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« Reply #621 on: December 31, 2008, 07:32:05 pm »
just found this in another thread , would love more/better pics of it


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« Reply #622 on: December 31, 2008, 07:56:29 pm »
just found this in another thread , would love more/better pics of it



+1 I need those gauges!

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« Reply #623 on: December 31, 2008, 08:23:17 pm »
Have you guys seen this   8) !
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=44736.msg466909#msg466909

I'm Inspired and Impressed  :o

But I'm just a newbie  ;D ;D
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« Reply #624 on: December 31, 2008, 08:58:27 pm »
Have you guys seen this   8) !
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=44304.0;prev_next=next#lastPost

I'm Inspired and Impressed  :o

But I'm just a newbie  ;D ;D

this is just about as close to my dream bike as i've seen! i'm just going nuts over this. Thanks for the heads up mikeb!
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