Topic: I Know This Is An Ebay Listing, But Ya Gotta Check This One Out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bill440cars]

        Okay, just bear with me, this is really one cool 750!

         


         



       http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Motorcycles___Cafe-dragbike-drag-bike_W0QQitemZ270275882527QQddnZMotorcyclesQQddiZ2283QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item270275882527&_trkparms=72%3A727%7C39%3A1%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245

[QuikSilver]

yak. that thing is heinous

[PJ]

Very nice.

[mrbreeze]

Weird lookin' bike(my opinion!)...It isn't going for much though and might yield some cool parts.

[XN]

Whats up with that front fender? Think he could get it any further from the tire?

[Ecosse]

Does look like a Tracy body but I'm no expert. I have wondered about those slush box transmissions. It would appear they can withstand drag racing; anybody know something about them?

I mean, other than being the antithesis of what motorcycles are all about that is.

[zoo mob]

Nice headlight.

[QuikSilver]

aint it tho

[KingCustomCycles.com]

After owning and riding a few Hondamatics I can honestly say It never occured to me to use one as a drag bike.  You just don't get off one and say "wow! I should take this to the track and really show them what a bike can do"  I will shamelessly steal ideas such as the black engine with chrome accents, and move on. 

[Aaron J Williams]

Bracket racing is all about consistent runs, not top speed. You can win in a yugo if you are consistent enough and this guy says he's within .002 for 15 runs.That's pretty good for a bracket racer. Though I don't like the bike much, I do like the remote starter system and his mention of using GS1000 carbs on a 750. I didn't know GS1000 carbs would fit.

[MRieck]

Whats up with that front fender? Think he could get it any further from the tire?

+1 on that!

[KingCustomCycles.com]

Whats up with that front fender? Think he could get it any further from the tire?

+1 on that!

That is for clearance when it hits that 1/4 mile speed and the tire grows.....

[NGL_BrSH]

After owning and riding a few Hondamatics I can honestly say It never occured to me to use one as a drag bike.  You just don't get off one and say "wow! I should take this to the track and really show them what a bike can do" ~

hahahaha.... good morning laugh.. thanks!

Heinous, but to each his own, I appreciate the work involved.

[goon 1492]

After owning and riding a few Hondamatics I can honestly say It never occured to me to use one as a drag bike.  You just don't get off one and say "wow! I should take this to the track and really show them what a bike can do"  I will shamelessly steal ideas such as the black engine with chrome accents, and move on. 

Don't forget to brush the outer edges of the fins after painting it black so you get that brushed aluminum look, it'll make it pop out and smack you when you look at it. That's the look I'm gonna get one of these winters when the garage(the man room  ) is clear enough to do it

[MCRider]

Whats up with that front fender? Think he could get it any further from the tire?

Looks like its for a 19" wheel. That is a 17" wheel I think, hence the goofy look.

I am doing the same to mine (17" front wheel) , should really perk up the steering, maybe too much, and reduce unsprung weight, and rotating weight (braking), but it should look more like this: http://www5.ocn.ne.jp/~sbmr0201/

Scroll down to CB750 w/17" front wheel and chopped fender. 

For a drag bike its all a weight issue, but if its bracket racing, its consistency.

[KB02]

Poor Bill. Every time he posts a bike for us to look at, we bash it.

I never liked those fairings. They just don't "Fit" most of the time, you know? I've seen them where they've worked, but not often.

Well, he says he's running 15's on the drag strip. Still not too shabby for a 32 year old automatic.  

With some real tires and electronis installed back on, I wouldn't be too embaressed riding it down the street... as long as I could take that faring off.  

[MCRider]

SNIP
Well, he says he's running 15's on the drag strip. Still not too shabby for a 32 year old automatic.  

SNIP

Correction: 15 RUNS at low 13sec times. That's a better pace.

[Ecosse]

Bracket racing is all about consistent runs, not top speed. You can win in a yugo if you are consistent enough and this guy says he's within .002 for 15 runs.That's pretty good for a bracket racer. Though I don't like the bike much, I do like the remote starter system and his mention of using GS1000 carbs on a 750. I didn't know GS1000 carbs would fit.

Good point. Automatics (oh, and a superior car) allowed MOPAR to spank Chevy rather ruthlessly in the Super Stock class in the '60's... 413's and 426 wedges vs. 409's. God I still love those cars!

I don't think this bike is the prettiest but it has a certain functional beauty to it. It's all about that consistency as AJW puts it.

[PJ]

Low 13sec is flat impressive for a two speed 836 imho. They say that my 08 Suzuki Bandit 1250 will do 11.30s not that I could get that out of it. 450 more ccs, way more compression and EFI. I think the little Hondamatic is doing ok..

[XN]

Sorry I don't think 13's is all that fast. My 68 road runner with a 383 would run that with a stock long block and it weighed 3700lbs

[Ecosse]

Sorry I don't think 13's is all that fast. My 68 road runner with a 383 would run that with a stock long block and it weighed 3700lbs

It's all relative. That sounds kinda fast for an older bike to me.

My first car was a '68 383 Road Runner automatic with a 3:23 Sure Grip and I think maybe those cars were in the 14's bone stock. With some lower gears-3:55 or 3:91 , headers and fine tuning... and sticky tires, they were in the 13's.

[Sam Green Racing]

As a motorcycle it looks crap but it's everybody to their own. As an ET bracket racer, if this bike can string 15 runs together within two thousandths of a second of each other, you would get your investment back in prize money very quickly.
If he advertised on a drag bike forum, it would be snapped up in no time at that price.
If we had ET bracket racing in this country, the CB750 auto would be my first choice of bike.

Sam

[Ecosse]

As a motorcycle it looks crap but it's everybody to their own. As an ET bracket racer, if this bike can string 15 runs together within two thousandths of a second of each other, you would get your investment back in prize money very quickly.
If he advertised on a drag bike forum, it would be snapped up in no time at that price.
If we had ET bracket racing in this country, the CB750 auto would be my first choice of bike.

Sam

Sam what do you know about those autos? I've been intrigued by them for a while. Do they need much to withstand hard launches?

[bill440cars]

     

Poor Bill. Every time he posts a bike for us to look at, we bash it.

      Oh well. I don't know if it's because I'm just plain tired from dealing with "Shiftless & Skank or if maybe I'm just getting to the point that, I don't really care if something I think is interesting is liked by anyone else or not, or what. They only made the 750A about 3 years, isn't that right? Well, I figure that if someone can take one of those and make it run like that and be as consistent as that, then more power to them. I feel like I need to give credit for a decent amount of effort, as I see it. While I'd never do that to the 77' CB750A that I got from my Dad, I like the fact that the guy had a notion in that direction and went with it. I mean, if we all went with the same ideas, it'd get to be pretty boring, don't ya think? Don't mind me, I'm just looking to make a difference. In the back of my mind, I knew I should be ready for the different comments, when I posted that one, but I think that "the back of my mind" was on break when I posted that one. Oh well, it's been a nice day, my Dad hasn't had any problems today and THAT makes it a mighty good day, in my book.

                             You All take care,  Bill

[Hush]

I like the light front wheel and the body styling.

[scunny]

don't think I've seen an auto before, on a side note that right side view of the transmission is very harleyesk.
as Sam said, if you can get dialled in to a consistent time you are hard to beat on handicap racing

[Dave Wyatt]

I like it, and it's probably something I should consider for my 750A.  They are relatively bullet proof.  They don't launch hard due to limitations in the torque (that's what is under the big round cover on the right side) converter, but they are dealy consistant.  Chad Isely just won the NHRA division 3 bracket finals bike class with his 77 'matic.  He was running in the 13's, while his final round opponent was in the 9's. 

Yes they are somewhat rare, being built for only 3 years.

[dusterdude]

Bracket racing is all about consistent runs, not top speed. You can win in a yugo if you are consistent enough and this guy says he's within .002 for 15 runs.That's pretty good for a bracket racer. Though I don't like the bike much, I do like the remote starter system and his mention of using GS1000 carbs on a 750. I didn't know GS1000 carbs would fit.

ronnie sox(rip)spanked with a four speed too.

Good point. Automatics (oh, and a superior car) allowed MOPAR to spank Chevy rather ruthlessly in the Super Stock class in the '60's... 413's and 426 wedges vs. 409's. God I still love those cars!

I don't think this bike is the prettiest but it has a certain functional beauty to it. It's all about that consistency as AJW puts it.

[Sam Green Racing]

How to win $5,000 with a Hondamatic.

Now what was the buy it now price on ebay? 

Sam

[Sam Green Racing]

To tempt you even further, read this thread all the way through, I'm sure you will have to laugh.

http://forums.dragbike.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8285&PN=1

Sam.

[Sam Green Racing]

and more

http://forums.dragbike.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8458&PN=2

Sam.

[Aaron J Williams]

Excellent links Sam, that's what it's all about. Waxing modern iron with an ancient Hondamatic must taste very sweet.

[Sam Green Racing]

As a motorcycle it looks crap but it's everybody to their own. As an ET bracket racer, if this bike can string 15 runs together within two thousandths of a second of each other, you would get your investment back in prize money very quickly.
If he advertised on a drag bike forum, it would be snapped up in no time at that price.
If we had ET bracket racing in this country, the CB750 auto would be my first choice of bike.

Sam

Sam what do you know about those autos? I've been intrigued by them for a while. Do they need much to withstand hard launches?

Not a lot Bill apart from the fact that in the right hands they can be the dial in ET bracket racers worst nightmare.(if you haven't got one)
I have the tech specs on them and thats about it.
I thought about trying to get my hands on one some time back but bracket racing in the UK is not the same as in the States.
We have fixed brackets over here (9.3  10.3 11.3 12.3 13.3 14.3) you state which bracket you want to run in and try to get as close as you can to the figures bracketed in qualifing. If you run 14 dead you are not going to stand much chance in the 13.3 bracket if you saee what I mean.
It's all about building a bike that can get very close to the figure with out breaking out (running faster than the set figure).

Sam.