Author Topic: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road! (Read 1656471 times)

Bankerdanny · « **Reply #7800 on:** April 14, 2020, 09:35:35 AM »

Quote from: Erny on April 08, 2020, 04:32:25 PM

Will add one short video from last Sunday. I love riding this bike

That is an angry sounding 550 Erny. Nice form on the turn.

andy750 · « **Reply #7801 on:** April 18, 2020, 07:51:10 AM »

Quote from: Stev-o on April 14, 2020, 08:55:34 AM

Rolled the K4 "Big Bang" bike out last Friday for a Happy Hour ride....

It was a beautiful day, bike was running good, having a nice ride and all of a sudden the rear end felt a little "squirrelly"! After about 5 seconds, I knew what the issue was and didnt even bother about pulling over, had a flat tire. I turned around and headed back to the house but after a quater mile or so, it seemed a little dangerous, I pulled the bike over and called my wife to rescue me....

Once home it didnt take long to find the issue, damn nail in the tire. This Bridgestone BT45 is over 7yrs old, been a great tire, but is done now. A new tire and tube ordered. BTW - $111 shipped from Amazon seems to be a good price for the BT45.

Wow love the paint Stev-o!! Really pops. What colour is it?

I know all about rear tire punctures (and front) - must have had 10+ on the 750. Never fun when it happens and you always know....thats a great price on the BT-45 - been running them for years. Good solid tire.

And yes 11 years since I started this thread - glad to see its still going strong. I have now been on this Forum since 1999

Great video Erny!!

cheers
Andy

Laids · « **Reply #7802 on:** April 18, 2020, 10:43:08 AM »

Mossport 2019

Stev-o · « **Reply #7803 on:** April 20, 2020, 08:41:32 AM »

Quote from: andy750 on April 18, 2020, 07:51:10 AM

Quote from: Stev-o on April 14, 2020, 08:55:34 AM
Rolled the K4 "Big Bang" bike out last Friday for a Happy Hour ride....

It was a beautiful day, bike was running good, having a nice ride and all of a sudden the rear end felt a little "squirrelly"! After about 5 seconds, I knew what the issue was and didnt even bother about pulling over, had a flat tire. I turned around and headed back to the house but after a quater mile or so, it seemed a little dangerous, I pulled the bike over and called my wife to rescue me....

Once home it didnt take long to find the issue, damn nail in the tire. This Bridgestone BT45 is over 7yrs old, been a great tire, but is done now. A new tire and tube ordered. BTW - $111 shipped from Amazon seems to be a good price for the BT45.

Wow love the paint Stev-o!! Really pops. What colour is it?

I know all about rear tire punctures (and front) - must have had 10+ on the 750. Never fun when it happens and you always know....thats a great price on the BT-45 - been running them for years. Good solid tire.

And yes 11 years since I started this thread - glad to see its still going strong. I have now been on this Forum since 1999

Great video Erny!!

cheers
Andy

Hey Andy...not sure exactly what color, bought the tank and covers from fellow member Kyle a few years back, he painted it in his garage. It was an offshoot of Sunrise Orange, but obviously darker.
I like it especially since noone else has it!

BTW - did you ever get an original K2 seat for your bike?

754 · « **Reply #7804 on:** April 20, 2020, 10:22:14 AM »

Still a bit of snow up top and cooler..

andy750 · « **Reply #7805 on:** April 27, 2020, 03:19:38 AM »

Stev-o, I ended up getting a K2 replica from DSS. Not quite as good as the original but will have to do for now.

cheers
Andy

Erny · « **Reply #7806 on:** May 02, 2020, 02:09:49 AM »

Yesterday quick ride to local curvy road, met photographer by chance there and onr more on the way back home. Only 55 miles, bit cold but great!

dave500 · « **Reply #7807 on:** May 02, 2020, 03:22:13 AM »

those pipes?magnificent!

MauiK3 · « **Reply #7808 on:** May 02, 2020, 08:57:43 AM »

Beautiful!!

andy750 · « **Reply #7809 on:** May 03, 2020, 07:16:39 AM »

300 mile loop yesterday out to Western Mass (Rt116 to Rt8A/Rt112) and then Vermont. Bike ran great all day whether it was on dirt roads, country roads or highway. Big smiles!

Rivers are all full...nice sound

Brewery at top of Hogback Mtn, Rt9 Vermont

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MauiK3 · « **Reply #7810 on:** May 03, 2020, 08:50:08 AM »

Nice ride!

stou · « **Reply #7811 on:** May 05, 2020, 02:05:37 PM »

I love that bike! I did an 80km ride and I noticed a fork seal leaking. I'm waiting for news seals to arrive.

grcamna2 · « **Reply #7812 on:** May 05, 2020, 03:05:47 PM »

Beautiful K Custom Stou

what forks and calipers are you running,all GSXR ?

stou · « **Reply #7813 on:** May 05, 2020, 04:35:59 PM »

Thanks grcamna2!

Yes, 2005 GSXR 600. I didn't rebuild them when I build my bike but now it's time. Fork seals are leaking and I lost ground clearance with the 4 into 1 exhaust. When I turn right, the exhaust is hiting the ground

grcamna2 · « **Reply #7814 on:** May 05, 2020, 05:07:39 PM »

Quote from: stou on May 05, 2020, 04:35:59 PM

Thanks grcamna2!

Yes, 2005 GSXR 600. I didn't rebuild them when I build my bike but now it's time. Fork seals are leaking and I lost ground clearance with the 4 into 1 exhaust. When I turn right, the exhaust is hiting the ground

That gold anodizing contrasts beautifully with the black finish on your bike !

Xander^ · « **Reply #7815 on:** May 06, 2020, 10:36:44 PM »

From the weekend, First ride this year..

Trevor from Warragul · « **Reply #7816 on:** May 16, 2020, 12:43:30 AM »

Another trip to the Warragul Post Office (via some hills). Didn't see any snakes today, but halfway down a steepish hill there was a cow standing in the grass at the side of the road...

Trevor

Alan F. · « **Reply #7817 on:** May 17, 2020, 05:33:42 PM »

Quote from: andy750 on May 03, 2020, 07:16:39 AM

Brewery at top of Hogback Mtn, Rt9 Vermont

Holy Cow Andy, I haven't been up there in years.
Pints are on me next ride.

What a view!

MD · « **Reply #7818 on:** May 17, 2020, 06:19:49 PM »

Back country forest service roads today to look at Sawbill Lake.

http://markdconsulting.com/images/CB550/Sawbill-Lake-IMG_20200517_162326141_HDR.jpg

Two hours of doing the gravel dance.

-MD

Kevin D · « **Reply #7819 on:** May 20, 2020, 08:59:10 PM »

I made it to Chelsea today, my first good ride of the year.
My Honda is a 71 K1, you know the specs, yes?
The NS 5823 is an EMD GP 38-3, switching grain cars for the Jiffy plant. There's usually Amtrak here during daytime, making 79mph. The reduced Amtrak schedule lets the local in these days.
The GP 38 has a V16 diesel and 2000HP, 2500 gal fuel tank, 40" wheels, 130 tons, 65mph tops.

MauiK3 · « **Reply #7820 on:** May 21, 2020, 09:03:45 AM »

Cool bike
Cool train

Kevin D · « **Reply #7821 on:** May 21, 2020, 10:35:05 AM »

Maui, you have a very nice ride as well.
Do you make all your rides on your home island?
Is there a convenient ferry?
I have never been to Hawaii.

Stev-o · « **Reply #7822 on:** May 24, 2020, 12:38:12 PM »

Quote from: Kevin D on May 21, 2020, 10:35:05 AM

I have never been to Hawaii.

Kevin - Hawaii is awesome, you should have it on the list for places to visit, but not this year.

I was there years ago to the island of Oahu, rented a Honda and circled the island twice, it was unforgettable!

MauiK3 · « **Reply #7823 on:** May 24, 2020, 02:54:10 PM »

There isn’t a ferry. There was one but they did not do an EIS prior to starting it and got in a lot of trouble. Running a high speed ferry here is very difficult in whale season, impossible to keep from injuring whales and they come here to calve.
We ride on Maui which is a leisurely sight seeing ride. Groups sometimes get together and share a container to ship their rides to the Big Island. The roads there are pretty cool, it’s a very large island. It’s not too costly to do that.
Most speed limits here are 40 to 45, with a tiny bit of 55 in a few places but with the vibe here you don’t get that go fast feeling. There are a few Sunday ride groups but they get started too late for us, we like to get out early before it warms up so we can feel comfortable in our jackets and helmets, we have CE armor in the jackets, they are pretty comfy and if you are moving you stay cool.
There is a group of pocket rocket riders that go up Haleakala highway and road race, its pretty scary but they have fun, surprisingly, not many crashes. Some of the drop offs go wayyyyyy down.
Year round riding season.

bluezboy · « **Reply #7824 on:** May 24, 2020, 03:16:09 PM »

I took Pandora on a nice 150 mile in the country side of Georgia, I hardly stopped except for gas. Here she is posing for you

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Author Topic: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road! (Read 1656471 times)