Topic: thinking about selling my Honda...

[MJL]

Yep, it's true. So far it's been a good bike in the short time I've had it, plenty of power and great brakes. It's just not comfortable to ride.  Half the time I feel like I am sitting on my nuts.

Sometimes I have the thought of parting it out and using the parts for other projects, but then I think I can sell it whole and use the money toward something more comfortable.

What says the SOHC4? Should I sell my CBR and put the money toward a killer 750 engine?  Been staring at the Cycle X engine page for awhile now. A rat(ish) bike with a race motor... Maybe I can shame the HD riders who pass at red lights.

[Industrial Cafe]

DONT DO IT!

castrate yourself and that'll get those pesky nuts out of the way.

edit: oh you said sell the CBR.... yeah sell it. It'll never be anywhere near as cool as the cb

[super pasty white guy]

For about 60 bucks and some time, you can make a seat that fits your butt.  You might also try heading off to an automotive upholstery shop and seeing what they can do for you.  Several of our members have gone that route with a surprisingly low price tag.

If you like the bike, work on making it comfortable.  That's my 2c anyway.

spwg

[blake255]

I came to this cross roads about 8 months ago.  The blue '07 CBR 600RR in my avatar is just a fun, fond memory.  The cool thing is I don't regret it at all.  I can always pick up another "latest greatest" bike, but a CB is forever.  I've been amazed at the number of guys who stop me when I take my bike out.  They all want to re-live their memories of the bikes they or their dad or brother had.  I road my '72 to a local restaurant last night and had 5 different guys stop me to talk about the CB.  One even got up from his dinner and met me before I could get in the door to ask if I was willing to sell it.  Crazy.  The best thing is I was a complete noob when I bought the '72.  I had been riding the CBR for about 6 months but felt like a poser because I knew nothing about bikes really.  So I decided to get an "old bike" to teach myself.  I picked up the gold K2, non running, from a guy and I was nervous as could be.  I was afraid I'd been suckered.  Then as time went on, I realized what I had.  I found this site and got it running, then tuned.   I feel like a million dollars when I ride it, which is a nice replacement for the neck/back/nut pain of riding the CBR.  Don't get me wrong, I love CBR's and will probably buy another, but the CB is here to stay.

[mystic_1]

For about 60 bucks and some time, you can make a seat that fits your butt.  You might also try heading off to an automotive upholstery shop and seeing what they can do for you.  Several of our members have gone that route with a surprisingly low price tag.

If you like the bike, work on making it comfortable.  That's my 2c anyway.

spwg

Absolutely.  Troll eBay for seats.  This is one of the great things about the CB750, lots of different styles of accessories were made over the years so there are many options out there if you look.  You can also roll your own if you have the inclination and the time.

Having the right seat makes all the difference.  Consider the horse analogy.  What is it like of your saddle doesn't fit either you or the horse properly?

mystic_1

[Industrial Cafe]

I came to this cross roads about 8 months ago.  The blue '07 CBR 600RR in my avatar is just a fun, fond memory.  The cool thing is I don't regret it at all.  I can always pick up another "latest greatest" bike, but a CB is forever.  I've been amazed at the number of guys who stop me when I take my bike out.  They all want to re-live their memories of the bikes they or their dad or brother had.  I road my '72 to a local restaurant last night and had 5 different guys stop me to talk about the CB.  One even got up from his dinner and met me before I could get in the door to ask if I was willing to sell it.  Crazy.  The best thing is I was a complete noob when I bought the '72.  I had been riding the CBR for about 6 months but felt like a poser because I knew nothing about bikes really.  So I decided to get an "old bike" to teach myself.  I picked up the gold K2, non running, from a guy and I was nervous as could be.  I was afraid I'd been suckered.  Then as time went on, I realized what I had.  I found this site and got it running, then tuned.   I feel like a million dollars when I ride it, which is a nice replacement for the neck/back/nut pain of riding the CBR.  Don't get me wrong, I love CBR's and will probably buy another, but the CB is here to stay.

+1

[fuzzybutt]

the plastic sportbikes are a dime a dozen, you can ALWAYS get another and theyre not going to get more expensive and harder to find as time goes on i imagine, not like our classic hondas. this is not a post knocking sportbikes as the one new motorcycle i lust for is a bmw k1300r.

[tramp]

keep the bike and modify it for you
not that we're prejudice

[MJL]

I figured as much. I intentionally wrote it in a way to mislead.    The CB stays, the CBR F4 goes.

I weighed 150 back when I had my first crotch rocket, and was a lot younger then.  I'm a bit over 200 now and the pressure on my wrists is painful.  There is nothing uncomfortable about the 750 that I can't fix.

[BobbyR]

One of the companies in the building I wotk in does medical pads. I am friendly with their designer and engineer. He offered to put layers of foam and a top layer of that new miracle foam they make expensive mattresses of in my seat for free. He is amazed that the foam we have in our seats lasted this long. Foam usually lasts 10-15 years. Turns out the foam used in the mattresses is not that expensive at wholesale.

[mystic_1]

There's a local guy somewhere around me called Alligator Bob who did a seat for my dad several years ago, he sculpted the foam a bit to re-contour it, then cut pockets into the foam and installed gel pads, then covered it all it a custom leather cover.  The difference was like night and day. 

mystic_1

[Ecosse]

I figured as much. I intentionally wrote it in a way to mislead.    The CB stays, the CBR F4 goes.

I weighed 150 back when I had my first crotch rocket, and was a lot younger then.  I'm a bit over 200 now and the pressure on my wrists is painful.  There is nothing uncomfortable about the 750 that I can't fix.

every time somebody brings up the subject of unloading their sohc i feel like that bar fly whose friend has to leave because he has work in the morning. no no no noooo, don't be soo hasty there!

redo the seat you evil misleading person.