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Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #3025 on: August 14, 2012, 09:42:12 PM »
7000km tour last summer.  quick stop at the salt flats in 46 degree C.  What a tour!!!

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« Reply #3026 on: August 14, 2012, 10:24:28 PM »
Today on Houck Mountain Road, Delaware County, NY


Where did you get the muffler Chuck?  Or did you always have it?

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« Reply #3027 on: August 14, 2012, 10:57:15 PM »
Great photos Piute - Rt 66 has never looked better. Which section is that?

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Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #3028 on: August 14, 2012, 11:38:41 PM »
Not quite on the road, but at a gas station, waiting for the shop to open to participate in a dyno shootout.

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« Reply #3029 on: August 15, 2012, 02:35:36 AM »
Today on Houck Mountain Road, Delaware County, NY


that looks like a nice area,that could be anywhere around here even with those hills and all the green!

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Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #3030 on: August 15, 2012, 06:11:36 AM »
Today on Houck Mountain Road, Delaware County, NY

Where did you get the muffler Chuck?  Or did you always have it?
Steve-It was on the bike when I got it.  It's in perfect shape.
It has a Honda mark on the top and Saeki 2006 on the underside,
so I think that's the manufacture date.
Funny thing is, I was all set to change it but now I like the stock
look and sound ;)
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Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #3031 on: August 15, 2012, 06:24:26 AM »
Today on Houck Mountain Road, Delaware County, NY

that looks like a nice area,that could be anywhere around here even with those hills and all the green!
Dave-The Catskill Mountains area of NY is a rider's paradise this time of year.  So many roads, so little time though.  I keep the 750 at our log home in the mountains so I always have a bike to ride.  I live and work on Long Island, which is crowded suburbia!  I have a '95 FXSTC for down there.  Come on over, we'll have some cold ones and do some exploring ;) -Chuck
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Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #3032 on: August 15, 2012, 09:12:34 AM »
7000km tour last summer.  quick stop at the salt flats in 46 degree C.  What a tour!!!

Those are impressive stacks of gear.  Looks like a blast!

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« Reply #3033 on: August 15, 2012, 09:16:39 AM »
Today on Houck Mountain Road, Delaware County, NY

that looks like a nice area,that could be anywhere around here even with those hills and all the green!
Dave-The Catskill Mountains area of NY is a rider's paradise this time of year.  So many roads, so little time though.  I keep the 750 at our log home in the mountains so I always have a bike to ride.  I live and work on Long Island, which is crowded suburbia!  I have a '95 FXSTC for down there.  Come on over, we'll have some cold ones and do some exploring ;) -Chuck

Hey Chuck are you going to the Cannonball Run in Newburgh, NY to see off the pre-1929 motorcycles on their journey to the West coast? Ill beheading there with some fellow enthusiasts on Thursday 7th Sept and then exploring the Catskills on the Friday/Saturday. Any particular roads I should know about let me know or better yet come along and show me!

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Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #3034 on: August 15, 2012, 10:39:38 AM »
Andy-I won't be able to hit Newburgh for the Cannonball but I may be up at my place that weekend.  I will let you know if I'm going up and if our paths could cross on bikes, that would be great!  As far as road recommendations;  route 52 which is just west and north of Newburgh has a great high overlook.  However, just west of Ellenville on to Liberty is not great.  52 west of Rt.17 is also nice rolling hills and farm land.  Rt. 97 from Port Jervis to Hancock is a nice ride along the Delaware.  That brings you up into my neck of the woods!  The roads around Pepacton and Cannonsville reservoirs are beautiful and not full of cars.  Heading up to the Hunter Mountain area is also really nice but weekends can be crowded.  Stay of the NYS Thruway and 17 unless you just want to make time.  I'll let you know what I'm doing with a PM once I know.  In general, the area is awesome when it's not raining and you manage to avoid the weekend surge of traffic. ;)  -Chuck
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Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #3035 on: August 16, 2012, 04:21:47 AM »
She's ready to ride with her dad... my new passenger :)


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« Reply #3036 on: August 16, 2012, 05:55:46 AM »
^Picasoo-Wonderful picture!  Super Sports Rule ;)
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Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #3037 on: August 16, 2012, 05:19:56 PM »
On the Blue Ridge Parkway a couple of months ago and coming down the mountain at a rest area.

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« Reply #3038 on: August 18, 2012, 03:05:35 PM »
Guess whose CB750 this is, at the Vintage Race Festival held this weekend at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park - Mosport.  (He rode it there.)  ;D

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« Reply #3039 on: August 18, 2012, 06:44:42 PM »
Heres my 550 parked on Meridian street in downtown Indianapolis.  The Moto GP is this wknd and thousands of bikes are all around the city.  Last night and tonight is "motorcycles on Meridian"....a large part of downtown is closed off and is moto parking only.  Can't tell you how many we're there last night or tonight, but it's in the thousands.  Pretty neat atmosphere.  Hung out with Tango911 and some other folks and had a great time walking around.  Contemplating going back tonight....but we will see.  Goes til 3 am  :o



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Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #3040 on: August 18, 2012, 07:02:31 PM »
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Where did you get the muffler Chuck?  Or did you always have it?
Steve-It was on the bike when I got it.  It's in perfect shape.
It has a Honda mark on the top and Saeki 2006 on the underside,
so I think that's the manufacture date.
Funny thing is, I was all set to change it but now I like the stock
look and sound ;)

Great looking bike Chuck!

I have a few of the 75 supersports (basically the same exact bike just different colors), and I love the look of these fat cigar mufflers.

Your muffler is stock from 1976... the 2006 is just a number (not sure what it means, but I know it's not the year of manufacture).

FYI... one design flaw in the 75/76 exhaust system is it's easy to scrape the muffler on a hard right lean.  I've seen a lot of these mufflers with scrapes on them.
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Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #3041 on: August 18, 2012, 08:21:43 PM »
yours looks like mine indy,,or does mine look like yours?

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Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #3042 on: August 18, 2012, 08:41:15 PM »

getting gas ridden around back roads of central mass
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Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #3043 on: August 18, 2012, 09:09:15 PM »
Guess whose CB750 this is, at the Vintage Race Festival held this weekend at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park - Mosport.  (He rode it there.)  ;D

Alright, I give up (& I was there!), whose is it?
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« Reply #3044 on: August 19, 2012, 05:16:40 AM »
Guess whose CB750 this is, at the Vintage Race Festival held this weekend at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park - Mosport.  (He rode it there.)  ;D

Alright, I give up (& I was there!), whose is it?
He's still there.  This bike was going to be "ready" a year ago when we were running Godzilla around, but only has come out now.

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Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #3045 on: August 19, 2012, 06:01:42 AM »
Today on Houck Mountain Road, Delaware County, NY

Where did you get the muffler Chuck?  Or did you always have it?
Steve-It was on the bike when I got it.  It's in perfect shape.
It has a Honda mark on the top and Saeki 2006 on the underside,
so I think that's the manufacture date.
Funny thing is, I was all set to change it but now I like the stock
look and sound ;)

Great looking bike Chuck!

I have a few of the 75 supersports (basically the same exact bike just different colors), and I love the look of these fat cigar mufflers.

Your muffler is stock from 1976... the 2006 is just a number (not sure what it means, but I know it's not the year of manufacture).

FYI... one design flaw in the 75/76 exhaust system is it's easy to scrape the muffler on a hard right lean.  I've seen a lot of these mufflers with scrapes on them.

Thanks for that info!  So, I better take good care of that muffler.  There's a pretty good scuff on the collector but the muffler is clean ;)
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Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #3046 on: August 19, 2012, 04:18:38 PM »


Rode with a few friends out to a shrimp truck on the north shore. Beautiful ride out and back, but damn is my bike uncomfortable.

Hit some twisty roads and I had my gopro rolling, I'll see if I can get some clips up. Not sure when it died, but it died sometime during the last leg.

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« Reply #3047 on: August 19, 2012, 09:02:15 PM »
Yesterday at the Vintage Festival race weekend at the Mosport track in Ontario.
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« Reply #3048 on: August 19, 2012, 09:27:37 PM »
Me and ( windswept ! ) Sweetie rode our bikes on a beautiful day today in TN....

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Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #3049 on: August 19, 2012, 11:05:38 PM »
Winter is always right around the corner up here in Edmonton, so you need to enjoy summer day you can. Today was perfect for a ride.