Author Topic: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!  (Read 1307501 times)

0 Members and 2 Guests are viewing this topic.

Offline Sgt.Pinback

  • Expert
  • ****
  • Posts: 820
Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #8050 on: September 16, 2020, 12:20:09 am »
Great pic
Doc, I love a motorcycle!

Offline jonda500

  • I may be crazy but I'm not stupid!
  • Master
  • *****
  • Posts: 1,701
  • With our thoughts we make the world (Monkey Magic)
Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #8051 on: September 16, 2020, 04:47:48 pm »
Great pic
I agree, that bike looks stunning Jeff!
John
Remember that an ignoramus is only someone who doesn't know something you just learned yesterday!

A starter clutch thread:
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,122084.0.html
1972 CB500K1 original 4 owner bike
1972 CB500K1 returned to complete/original condition
1975 CB550F built from parts - project thread:
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,149161.msg1711626.html#msg1711626
197? CB500/550 constructing from left over parts
1998 KTM 380 (two stroke) recent impulse buy, mmmm...

Offline pjlogue

  • Expert
  • ****
  • Posts: 966
Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #8052 on: September 17, 2020, 02:27:24 am »
Getting some gravel time in.



-MD

Your pic brought back memories.  Aux tank and ammo box were my long haul "accessories"  Aux tank allowed for ~500 range and all tools I would need + a few spare parts fit in the ammo boxes along with cans of food.  I would put a can of Dinty Moor beef stew under the carbs and in about an hour I'd have a "hot" meal.  I don't think my back and rump would appreciate an 8 + hr trip these days.  LOL.

-P.

Offline MD

  • Expert
  • ****
  • Posts: 1,270
  • Living in the North Woods overlooking The Lake.
    • MN North Woods
Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #8053 on: September 17, 2020, 04:53:02 pm »
Getting some gravel time in.



-MD

Your pic brought back memories.  Aux tank and ammo box were my long haul "accessories"  Aux tank allowed for ~500 range and all tools I would need + a few spare parts fit in the ammo boxes along with cans of food.  I would put a can of Dinty Moor beef stew under the carbs and in about an hour I'd have a "hot" meal.  I don't think my back and rump would appreciate an 8 + hr trip these days.  LOL.

-P.

Yea it takes a certain kind of persistence to sit for long times in the saddle.  The seat is a off a hondamatic so it is wider than the stock 550.  The bike and I have done three certified Ironbutt Association Saddle Sore 1000s.

-MD
1975 CB550F Super Sport;  Lake Superior Circle 1000, 45-90 Saddle 1000, and All in Yooper 1000:  1985 GL1200A, MN in State SS1K

Offline andy750

  • Really Old Timer ...
  • *******
  • Posts: 7,840
Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #8054 on: September 19, 2020, 07:59:35 pm »
Spending this weekend in Vermont




Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Current bikes
1. CB750K4: Long distance bike, 17 countries and counting...2001 - Trans-USA-Mexico, 2003 - European Tour, 2004 - SOHC Easy Rider Trip , 2008 - Adirondack Tour 2-up , 2013 - Tail of the Dragon Tour , 2017: 836 kit install and bottom end rebuild. And rebirth: http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,173213.msg2029836.html#msg2029836
2. CB750/810cc K2  - road racer with JMR worked head 71 hp
3. Yamaha Tenere T700 2022

Where did you go on your bike today? - http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=45183.2350

Offline andy750

  • Really Old Timer ...
  • *******
  • Posts: 7,840
Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #8055 on: September 20, 2020, 04:33:37 pm »
Riding through Ludlow VT saw this tank so had to take a pic :). 231 miles through the Green Mountains of VT...great ride!




Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Current bikes
1. CB750K4: Long distance bike, 17 countries and counting...2001 - Trans-USA-Mexico, 2003 - European Tour, 2004 - SOHC Easy Rider Trip , 2008 - Adirondack Tour 2-up , 2013 - Tail of the Dragon Tour , 2017: 836 kit install and bottom end rebuild. And rebirth: http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,173213.msg2029836.html#msg2029836
2. CB750/810cc K2  - road racer with JMR worked head 71 hp
3. Yamaha Tenere T700 2022

Where did you go on your bike today? - http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=45183.2350

Offline Kevin D

  • Old Timer
  • ******
  • Posts: 2,655
  • SE Michigan
Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #8056 on: September 21, 2020, 06:17:23 pm »
I made my usual country ride today, the last day of summer, and a beauty it was. I have been riding past the horse farms on Seven Mile road all summer and today I found this handsome guy munching on the green grass at the roadside fence. I went past but circled back and parked the bike as he continued eating. I spoke to him just a bit and when he lifted his head I snapped this photo.
71 CB750 K1
100,000 miles
Original Owner
———past———
70 SL100/125/150
70 Candy BlueGreen CB 750 K0
————————————————-
Former Honda parts kid/counter kid/do all
—————————————————————-
Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right
Genius is 99% perspiration, 1% inspiration

Offline grcamna2

  • Not a
  • Really Old Timer ...
  • *******
  • Posts: 14,017
  • I love to restore & travel. Keep'em Going Strong !
Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #8057 on: September 21, 2020, 07:16:38 pm »
You might speak with the owner and see if they will swap rides:you ride the horse and the owner of the horse ride your CB750.. for a short ride.Beautiful horse BTW  8)
75' CB400F/'bunch o' parts' & 81' CB125S modded to a 'CB200S'
  I love the small ones too !
Do your BEST...nobody can take that away from you.

Offline PeWe

  • Really Old Timer ...
  • *******
  • Posts: 14,974
  • Bike almost back to the 70's 2015
Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #8058 on: September 22, 2020, 12:11:22 am »
You might speak with the owner and see if they will swap rides:you ride the horse and the owner of the horse ride your CB750.. for a short ride.Beautiful horse BTW  8)
The horse owner make a good deal then..
only one horsepower for a CB750 with around 55hp on the wheel if stock! :D 
CB750 K6-76 1005cc JMR Billet block.
CB750 K2-75 Parts assembled to a stock K2

Updates of the CB750 K6 -1976
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,180468.msg2092136.html#msg2092136
The billet block build thread
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,49438.msg1863571.html#msg1863571
CB750 K2 -1975  build thread
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,168243.msg1948381.html#msg1948381
K2 engine build thread. For a complete CB750 -75
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,180088.msg2088008.html#msg2088008
Carb jetting, a long story Mikuni TMR32
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,179479.msg2104967.html#msg2104967

Offline grcamna2

  • Not a
  • Really Old Timer ...
  • *******
  • Posts: 14,017
  • I love to restore & travel. Keep'em Going Strong !
Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #8059 on: September 22, 2020, 08:30:27 am »
You might speak with the owner and see if they will swap rides:you ride the horse and the owner of the horse ride your CB750.. for a short ride.Beautiful horse BTW  8)
The horse owner make a good deal then..
only one horsepower for a CB750 with around 55hp on the wheel if stock! :D

There is more skill required to operate that 'one horsepower'  :D than 'motor' that 55 ! Lol
75' CB400F/'bunch o' parts' & 81' CB125S modded to a 'CB200S'
  I love the small ones too !
Do your BEST...nobody can take that away from you.

Offline Kevin D

  • Old Timer
  • ******
  • Posts: 2,655
  • SE Michigan
Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #8060 on: September 23, 2020, 09:22:26 am »
You might speak with the owner and see if they will swap rides:you ride the horse and the owner of the horse ride your CB750.. for a short ride.Beautiful horse BTW  8)
The horse owner make a good deal then..
only one horsepower for a CB750 with around 55hp on the wheel if stock! :D

There is more skill required to operate that 'one horsepower'  :D than 'motor' that 55 ! Lol

I’m not a horseman, so I think the trade would be lost on me.
The photo makes me consider past present future. I know how much I like the Honda, and think I would have liked the horse as much or more if I lived 150 years ago..... And wonder what will be the preferred transporter 150 years out.
71 CB750 K1
100,000 miles
Original Owner
———past———
70 SL100/125/150
70 Candy BlueGreen CB 750 K0
————————————————-
Former Honda parts kid/counter kid/do all
—————————————————————-
Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right
Genius is 99% perspiration, 1% inspiration

Offline 70CB750

  • Labor omnia vincit improbus.
  • Really Old Timer ...
  • *******
  • Posts: 14,636
  • Northern Virginia
Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #8061 on: September 23, 2020, 12:42:42 pm »
Horses are great animals to have around, just saying :)

Offline Spanner 1

  • Old Timer
  • ******
  • Posts: 4,090
  • CB 750 K0 ( always thought it was a K1!) + CB750K8
Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #8062 on: September 23, 2020, 08:29:13 pm »
My K1 750 turned 50 yrs old last month so I took it on a 3 day trip thru East Tennessee and North Carolina mtns. Here we are on the Cherohala Skyway at 5000 ft. Ran like a champ ! 536 miles. Ride 'em, don't hide 'em ! Second pic is the 'Fugitive ' dam on US 129 where they filmed Harrison Ford 'jumping off' the dam in the movie ! I trust this bike so much at this point here's my tool/spares list for a 500 mile trip; 1x spark plug and wrench; clutch cable; 12mm and 14mm wrench; 3 or 4 zip ties; 1x points condenser; 2in. of E guitar string ( in case of blocked jet ); multitool and a 10" adjustable wrench ( for wheel axle ) and a JIS screwdriver. All reside in a small space in the tank bag along with a thermos of hot tea ( can't help it I'm Irish ).
« Last Edit: September 23, 2020, 08:53:34 pm by Spanner 1 »
If your sure it's a carb problem; it's ignition,
If your sure it's an ignition problem; it's carbs....

Offline grcamna2

  • Not a
  • Really Old Timer ...
  • *******
  • Posts: 14,017
  • I love to restore & travel. Keep'em Going Strong !
Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #8063 on: September 23, 2020, 08:50:38 pm »
That dam where Tommy Lee Jones said to the other US marshal "guy pulled a 'Peter Pan' right here"...  lol  ;D
75' CB400F/'bunch o' parts' & 81' CB125S modded to a 'CB200S'
  I love the small ones too !
Do your BEST...nobody can take that away from you.

Offline 70CB750

  • Labor omnia vincit improbus.
  • Really Old Timer ...
  • *******
  • Posts: 14,636
  • Northern Virginia
Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #8064 on: September 24, 2020, 03:03:46 am »
It wasn't me. It was the one armed man.

Offline andy750

  • Really Old Timer ...
  • *******
  • Posts: 7,840
Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #8065 on: September 24, 2020, 03:14:51 am »
Happy 50th birthday to Spanners bike - and still looking great! I love that shot of the dam.
cheers
Andy
Current bikes
1. CB750K4: Long distance bike, 17 countries and counting...2001 - Trans-USA-Mexico, 2003 - European Tour, 2004 - SOHC Easy Rider Trip , 2008 - Adirondack Tour 2-up , 2013 - Tail of the Dragon Tour , 2017: 836 kit install and bottom end rebuild. And rebirth: http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,173213.msg2029836.html#msg2029836
2. CB750/810cc K2  - road racer with JMR worked head 71 hp
3. Yamaha Tenere T700 2022

Where did you go on your bike today? - http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=45183.2350

Offline PeWe

  • Really Old Timer ...
  • *******
  • Posts: 14,974
  • Bike almost back to the 70's 2015
Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #8066 on: September 24, 2020, 07:10:00 am »
No need of silicone to look good as it did 50 years ago either!! :D
Damper maybe soft and sloppy bores.
An operation can fix that!
CB750 ladies do usually have nothing against bigger pistons ;)
CB750 K6-76 1005cc JMR Billet block.
CB750 K2-75 Parts assembled to a stock K2

Updates of the CB750 K6 -1976
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,180468.msg2092136.html#msg2092136
The billet block build thread
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,49438.msg1863571.html#msg1863571
CB750 K2 -1975  build thread
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,168243.msg1948381.html#msg1948381
K2 engine build thread. For a complete CB750 -75
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,180088.msg2088008.html#msg2088008
Carb jetting, a long story Mikuni TMR32
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,179479.msg2104967.html#msg2104967

Offline cb550papi

  • Full Member
  • *
  • Posts: 32
Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #8067 on: September 24, 2020, 10:45:42 am »
Schuylkill river backdrop on Kelly drive in Philadelphia. 
1976 CB550k
1972 CL350

Offline CB750wannabe

  • Enthusiast
  • **
  • Posts: 108
Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #8068 on: September 25, 2020, 11:44:01 am »
Santa Cruz Mountains (with clean air).
1971 CB750K Candy Garnet Brown
http://forums.sohc4.net/gallery/28485-110112203145.jpeg
1975 CB550 K1 Candy Jade Green

Offline jeff d

  • Full Member
  • *
  • Posts: 70
Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #8069 on: September 25, 2020, 12:09:22 pm »
Love the action shot!
Longtime caretaker of Hondas but new to SOHC/4's

Offline Ksgfx

  • Full Member
  • *
  • Posts: 29
Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #8070 on: September 26, 2020, 09:59:15 am »
Presenting my newly restored 73 CB500. Took almost a year but finally got it all done, repainted back to original color and back on the road.
« Last Edit: September 26, 2020, 10:02:32 am by Ksgfx »
--------------------
72 CB500 K2
70 CL350 K2
72 CB450 K5
73 CB450 K6
75 CB750 F0

Offline KC1398

  • Full Member
  • *
  • Posts: 1
  • “Ride fast, take chances!”
Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #8071 on: September 26, 2020, 10:07:53 am »

Rode through the foothills w/ my brother outside of Clovis Ca ,before they blocked it off due to the wildfires


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Online dave500

  • Really Old Timer ...
  • *******
  • Posts: 16,863
  • WHAT?no gravy?
Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #8072 on: September 26, 2020, 02:59:54 pm »
great job on that 500!

Offline ofreen

  • Old Timer
  • ******
  • Posts: 3,881
Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #8073 on: September 26, 2020, 03:00:43 pm »
Presenting my newly restored 73 CB500. Took almost a year but finally got it all done, repainted back to original color and back on the road.

Very nice work.
Greg
'75 CB750F

"I would rather have questions I cannot answer than answers I cannot question." - Dr. Wei-Hock Soon

Offline Alaxy Galaxy

  • Hot Shot
  • ***
  • Posts: 326
Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #8074 on: September 26, 2020, 04:30:23 pm »
Fall color change. All you need for a '76 is a red tank and a yellow tank. Everything else is the same!