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Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #9775 on: July 03, 2024, 09:59:47 AM »
Thanks guys, but here’s the price of clean: it’s not running so good today since I washed the motor. I have tried to drive it dry but that’s not getting it done. I went out after dinner yesterday and the last sunlight made for a nice photo.👍


Edit: #4 plug cap was loose. Screwed it back on tightly and the CB is purring as expected. 48mpg
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Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #9776 on: July 03, 2024, 10:21:44 AM »
Thanks guys, but here’s the price of clean: it’s not running so good today since I washed the motor. I have tried to drive it dry but that’s not getting it done. I went out after dinner yesterday and the last sunlight made for a nice photo.
Water inside plug caps?
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Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #9777 on: July 03, 2024, 10:42:30 AM »
I stopped by the bank last night and pulled up by the daylilies.
After I snapped my photo, I saw that I had stirred up the ducks, who made their way to the puddle in the parking lot.
A wading pool for the ducklings 🐥 Happy kiddos!
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1975 K5 Planet Blue my summer ride, it was a friend's bike I worked with at the Honda shop in 76, lots of fun to be on it again
1976 K6 Anteres Red rebuilding project, was originally my brother's that I set up from the crate, it'll breath again soon!
Project 750s, 2 K4, 2 K6, 1 K8
2008 GL1800 my daily ride and cross country runner

Prior bikes....
1972 Suzuki GT380 I had charge of it for a year in 1973 while my friend was deployed and learned to love street riding....
New CB450 K7 after my friend returned...
New CB750 K5 Planet Blue, demise by ex cousin in law at 9,000 miles...
New CB750 K6 Anteres Red, to replace the totaled K5, I sold this K6 at 45k in 1983, I had heavily modified it, many great memories on it and have missed it greatly.....
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Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #9778 on: July 03, 2024, 10:50:05 AM »
Hoi Sin sauce?
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Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #9779 on: July 05, 2024, 11:00:48 PM »
Adriian, OR -

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Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #9780 on: July 06, 2024, 05:38:18 PM »
My 76 cb750f, my son's 77 cb125, and my friends 78 cb750k taking a break in Dundurn Saskatchewan

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Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #9781 on: July 07, 2024, 05:30:17 PM »
In my driveway in Michigan after the 180 mile ride up. The bike Ran great. Was running a GPS indicated 80mph for at least half.
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Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #9782 on: July 08, 2024, 09:03:50 AM »
In my driveway in Michigan after the 180 mile ride up. The bike Ran great. Was running a GPS indicated 80mph for at least half.
That 4-1 fits the bike very well! Ground clearance looks good. ;)
CB750 K6-76  970cc (Earlier 1005cc JMR Billet block on the shelf waiting for a comeback)
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

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Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #9783 on: July 08, 2024, 10:11:28 AM »
In my driveway in Michigan after the 180 mile ride up. The bike Ran great. Was running a GPS indicated 80mph for at least half.
That 4-1 fits the bike very well! Ground clearance looks good. ;)

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Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #9784 on: July 08, 2024, 11:52:10 AM »
In my driveway in Michigan after the 180 mile ride up. The bike Ran great. Was running a GPS indicated 80mph for at least half.
That 4-1 fits the bike very well! Ground clearance looks good. ;)

Yes, the center stand would definitely be the first point of contact. I do find that loading onto the trailer can be an issue, but that was true for the factory 4-1 as well.
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Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #9785 on: August 04, 2024, 11:37:01 AM »
Still sorting things out with carbs and ignition timing. Can’t say enough about Delkevic exhaust…quality and fitment is top notch. Hondaman ignition seems to be working flawlessly and the 18”x18” wheel setup is a treat.
Not going too far from home yet…..baby steps for confidence.

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Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #9786 on: August 04, 2024, 12:01:15 PM »
Still sorting things out with carbs and ignition timing. Can’t say enough about Delkevic exhaust…quality and figment is top notch. Hondaman ignition seems to be working flawlessly and the 18”x18” wheel setup is a treat.
Not going too far from home yet…..baby steps for confidence.

Nice bike  8) ;)
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Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #9787 on: August 04, 2024, 12:37:23 PM »
In my driveway in Michigan after the 180 mile ride up. The bike Ran great. Was running a GPS indicated 80mph for at least half.

Love that color and those wheels!
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Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #9788 on: August 05, 2024, 07:41:53 AM »
I live in a semi-rural are and there are certain roads good for riding and also for burning some rubber!!!
Guessing it was a race car with slicks, which I had seen it ...


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Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #9789 on: August 05, 2024, 07:45:58 AM »
Now that's a burnout!!
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Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #9790 on: August 05, 2024, 10:51:50 AM »
I live in a semi-rural are and there are certain roads good for riding and also for burning some rubber!!!
Guessing it was a race car with slicks, which I had seen it ...




If it didn't before it certainly has slicks now!
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Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #9791 on: August 05, 2024, 01:19:40 PM »
Went for a ride with my son on my newly completed K4. Have about 100 miles shakedown runs. Was running great when lost all electrical. Checked the fuse , it appeared fine so rode back home on the K0 and got the trailer. Checked it today, it was the fuse, I guess they break at the end where you can’t see. Love the sound of 2 sets of HM300’s on the road.

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Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #9792 on: August 05, 2024, 01:33:19 PM »
Went for a ride with my son on my newly completed K4. Have about 100 miles shakedown runs. Was running great when lost all electrical. Checked the fuse , it appeared fine so rode back home on the K0 and got the trailer. Checked it today, it was the fuse, I guess they break at the end where you can’t see. Love the sound of 2 sets of HM300’s on the road.
Nice.
Yes the ends do melt. A friend on his bought new K4 Saturday and his fuse went south at the end also.
« Last Edit: August 18, 2024, 09:17:33 AM by newday777 »
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Honda Parts manager in the mid 1970s Nashua Honda
My current rides
1975 K5 Planet Blue my summer ride, it was a friend's bike I worked with at the Honda shop in 76, lots of fun to be on it again
1976 K6 Anteres Red rebuilding project, was originally my brother's that I set up from the crate, it'll breath again soon!
Project 750s, 2 K4, 2 K6, 1 K8
2008 GL1800 my daily ride and cross country runner

Prior bikes....
1972 Suzuki GT380 I had charge of it for a year in 1973 while my friend was deployed and learned to love street riding....
New CB450 K7 after my friend returned...
New CB750 K5 Planet Blue, demise by ex cousin in law at 9,000 miles...
New CB750 K6 Anteres Red, to replace the totaled K5, I sold this K6 at 45k in 1983, I had heavily modified it, many great memories on it and have missed it greatly.....
1983 GL1100A, 1999 GL1500 SE, 1999 GL1500A

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Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #9793 on: August 18, 2024, 09:14:14 AM »
A few pix from Friday's ride -










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Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #9794 on: August 18, 2024, 12:06:51 PM »
Gregg,a special saddle would be required to attempt to ride that one camel;plenty of hand-holds though.
Looks like the animal has some type of damage to it's right-rear 'knee'  :o
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Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #9795 on: August 18, 2024, 03:59:48 PM »
That Achmed's cousin from America on the tractor?  Camel is clearly not young. Bill, why do you think the rear leg has damage?
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Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #9796 on: August 18, 2024, 08:37:18 PM »
That Achmed's cousin from America on the tractor?  Camel is clearly not young. Bill, why do you think the rear leg has damage?

Looks to be.
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Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #9797 on: August 19, 2024, 05:34:09 AM »
Outstanding Greg.

The long views are terrific, not too many place around here where you can see to the horizon.

The Ford tractor was one of the first vehicles that I drove. I graduated from the WheelHorse when I was
about 13 or 14. Uncle didn’t have a trailer and he needed the tractor moved to town. He wasn’t going to let me drive the car, but he tailed me the 5 miles into town. Probably an 8N, I’m no student of Ford tractors.

The dam photo: looks like an apartment building instead of a turbine house stacked on the dam.
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Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #9798 on: August 19, 2024, 07:36:25 AM »
Beautiful country up there, I bet it was pretty hot.
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Re: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!
« Reply #9799 on: August 19, 2024, 11:59:43 AM »

The dam photo: looks like an apartment building instead of a turbine house stacked on the dam.
I missed that before. It does look like it could be an apartment building, though the approval probably wouldn't get passed because of the risk factor, 100 year flood might take out the foundation and crumble into the raging River, loss of life etc....
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My current rides
1975 K5 Planet Blue my summer ride, it was a friend's bike I worked with at the Honda shop in 76, lots of fun to be on it again
1976 K6 Anteres Red rebuilding project, was originally my brother's that I set up from the crate, it'll breath again soon!
Project 750s, 2 K4, 2 K6, 1 K8
2008 GL1800 my daily ride and cross country runner

Prior bikes....
1972 Suzuki GT380 I had charge of it for a year in 1973 while my friend was deployed and learned to love street riding....
New CB450 K7 after my friend returned...
New CB750 K5 Planet Blue, demise by ex cousin in law at 9,000 miles...
New CB750 K6 Anteres Red, to replace the totaled K5, I sold this K6 at 45k in 1983, I had heavily modified it, many great memories on it and have missed it greatly.....
1983 GL1100A, 1999 GL1500 SE, 1999 GL1500A