Topic: wow anybody know anything about this?

[the technological J]

this is how i want my bike to sound.... look at his throttle response it seems really quick to me... could just be me tho

[nobody]

That exhaust costs about $4500 dollars... That's one way to get that sound.

http://sb-max.com/web/cb750_maf/cb750_maf.html

Not sure about the throttle response though. Sounds about normal to me, he's only blipping it slightly, not really opening it much more than half throttle, maybe even less.

[Alan F.]

Those bikes from SuperBuildMaximum have special CR carbs.  I'm not sure of the specs though, they have a decal on them I can't ID from the pics.

That link will also lead you to a cool alloy tank and a trick alloy swingarm for those with very deep pockets.
-A

[mlinder]

Love the exhaust, but pretty much hate what they've done to the bike.

[DavePhipps]

What's wrong with updated suspension and wheels? I would prefer spoked wheels but they do get a better selection of tires using the ones they have chosed. The braced swingarm definitely can't hurt either

[MRieck]

Those bikes from SuperBuildMaximum have special CR carbs.  I'm not sure of the specs though, they have a decal on them I can't ID from the pics.

That link will also lead you to a cool alloy tank and a trick alloy swingarm for those with very deep pockets.
-A

I'd say they are Mikuni TMR Flatslides

[new2novas]

the name of that company is almost a parody of english-asian translation...."all your base are belong to us"

[mlinder]

What's wrong with updated suspension and wheels? I would prefer spoked wheels but they do get a better selection of tires using the ones they have chosed. The braced swingarm definitely can't hurt either

It looks wrong. It looks like cobbled together crap, to me, even though I know it's very well done.

It's like grafting Magic Johnsons arms, legs and shoulders onto Isabella Rossellini's body.

[Alan F.]

Those bikes from SuperBuildMaximum have special CR carbs.  I'm not sure of the specs though, they have a decal on them I can't ID from the pics.

That link will also lead you to a cool alloy tank and a trick alloy swingarm for those with very deep pockets.
-A

I'd say they are Mikuni TMR Flatslides

Thanks Mike!

Love the exhaust, but pretty much hate what they've done to the bike.

I guess I'll never get your bike of the month vote then...

[Alan F.]

What's wrong with updated suspension and wheels? I would prefer spoked wheels but they do get a better selection of tires using the ones they have chosed. The braced swingarm definitely can't hurt either

It looks wrong. It looks like cobbled together crap, to me, even though I know it's very well done.

It's like grafting Magic Johnsons arms, legs and shoulders onto Isabella Rossellini's body.

Ask a 2000 year old man a question and you'll get an answer like this...

[mlinder]

What's wrong with updated suspension and wheels? I would prefer spoked wheels but they do get a better selection of tires using the ones they have chosed. The braced swingarm definitely can't hurt either

It looks wrong. It looks like cobbled together crap, to me, even though I know it's very well done.

It's like grafting Magic Johnsons arms, legs and shoulders onto Isabella Rossellini's body.

Ask a 2000 year old man a question and you'll get an answer like this...

I know, I'm an ornery old coot, ain't I?

[Alan F.]

 

[turboguzzi]

Love the exhaust, but pretty much hate what they've done to the bike.

+1

And they cant even make the side stand in the right length 

Now that I see that they are a Japanese setup, i am not surprised. while visiting Tokyo, i saw quite a few appalling "cafe customs"  jobs. 17" just spoil the perfect proportions of our SOHC's. That's IMHO of course, taste is a very personal thing.

[the technological J]

lol you guys are right but close ur eyes and listen to that sound... u guys ever see cars it kinda reminds me of when Lightning is starting up his car to race Doc..... what exausts (besides this one) have this kinda sound..... i currently have a 76F type exaust on my bike that id love too mod to sound better....i know somebody is gonna point out that four in to four is gonna sound way different than a four into one but..... u know what i mean carpy's sounds good and  i think i like the way that johnny5's sound too.... i dunno lemme hear what you all think

[KB02]

The bike pictured and video above is what inspired me for the build I am working on right now. I got a 4 into 4 exhaust from Benji's Cafe Racers. It cost about a 4th of the price of those guys in Japan.
(ignore the upper half of the bike - it's not done, yet...)


Check out my build thread:
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=22216.225
ABout half way down page 10 there is a video of the first start up. The carbs still needed a major tune in that video (and still need some tuning now as far as that goes) but it gives an idea what Benji's work sounds like.

As for your 4 into 1 goes, the easiest mod is to hollow out the muffler and turn it into a Glass pack (or just replace it with a glass pack of some kind). Glass packed pipes will help give the bike a deeper tone, I have found.

[Alan F.]

It's looking good KB, thanks for the reminder and the link.

I've got a line on a good set of stock down pipes, can anyone recommend a good quality set of mufflers to weld on?

[Jim F]

They could have machined the stator down
to cut back on the spinning mass. Not sure if that would make a noticeable
differance or not.
Just a thought  but mine spins up pretty good too.
(at least that last time I cranked it)

[moham]

Here's a couple more by those SuperBuildMaximum guys...If you didn't like the other K0, you're gonna Love this one...








My apologies if this bike has been posted before. It's just too damn sexy. There's a youtube link of this bike running I could post if anyone's interested....

[Inigo Montoya]

I don't know. I like the main tone of the exhaust but then there is a squeak and that I do not like. I like the rest of the bike though. Makes it look very sporty, something the earlier CBs lacked imo. The early Cbs do not have a sporty look at all, maybe that is why they lend themselves to old style cafe bikes so well. I do think the above bike would look better with a k7/8 style tank though as the tank is more streamlined and not so bulbous looking like a blob.

[J.Webster Designs]

i like updated suspensions on these old CB's... but the one that these guys did just doesn't seem right... the reason that i think that it doesn't seem right is the ride height and the front end.... The whole bike just looks like its almost a supermoto bike. The front end on that bike looks excessively long..... I think if they brought the rake and trail back on it and shortened the length of the front forks it would look a ton better.....

[HondaMan]

Here's a couple more by those SuperBuildMaximum guys...If you didn't like the other K0, you're gonna Love this one...








My apologies if this bike has been posted before. It's just too damn sexy. There's a youtube link of this bike running I could post if anyone's interested....

Wow, drool...now I gotta clean my keyboard out...where did those fantastic 4-leading-shoe front brakes come from? The only production ones I know of were the GT750 Suzys (I think the GT550 had them, too). Those were the orignial front-wheel-wheelie brakes, what a grip!

[HondaMan]

Love the exhaust, but pretty much hate what they've done to the bike.

+1

And they cant even make the side stand in the right length 

Now that I see that they are a Japanese setup, i am not surprised. while visiting Tokyo, i saw quite a few appalling "cafe customs"  jobs. 17" just spoil the perfect proportions of our SOHC's. That's IMHO of course, taste is a very personal thing.

Actually...to me, that one looks like it just went "SPROING" and launched the rider up somewhere above the picture... 

[333]

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who heard that squeak, or whistle, or whatever it was.

[turboguzzi]

yep, seen it in the site, and indeed, 19"/18" rims look better on our sohc's.

the one on top has way too much empty space under the rear fender. The "new" ducati sport classics suffer form the same problem.

TG

[mlinder]

I don't know. I like the main tone of the exhaust but then there is a squeak and that I do not like. I like the rest of the bike though. Makes it look very sporty, something the earlier CBs lacked imo. The early Cbs do not have a sporty look at all, maybe that is why they lend themselves to old style cafe bikes so well. I do think the above bike would look better with a k7/8 style tank though as the tank is more streamlined and not so bulbous looking like a blob.

One mans 'sporty' is another mans "motorcycle equivalent of an aesthetically challenged dwarf".