Author Topic: RIP 650 forum (Read 3228 times)

fishtoft · « **on:** February 24, 2006, 09:56:35 AM »

Did anyone notice that we lost the "classic cb 650 forum" website yesterday 23 feb, it was quite sudden. I know the site wasn't too well used in recent months but I'm sure it will be missed as another reference source for the old Honda!

Can0Beans · « **Reply #1 on:** February 24, 2006, 10:51:08 AM »

I did notice it was gone -- I have written BigJims to see what happened with no response --

I'm thinking about starting another forum up -- as a resource it was invaluable to me...

Do you think there is much interest?

dusterdude · « **Reply #2 on:** February 24, 2006, 11:42:49 AM »

in a few months i might be,i have a 650 im going to start working on.

Gordon · « **Reply #3 on:** February 24, 2006, 12:00:11 PM »

Hey CanObeans, you wouldn't happen to be a Tom Robbins fan, would you?

rob · « **Reply #4 on:** February 24, 2006, 12:44:49 PM »

I am sorry to hear this. The site was a good supplement to this one and had a pretty good userbase. Definately not as active as this site, but fun to come back to now and again and see what others were up to.

Rob

Can0Beans · « **Reply #5 on:** February 24, 2006, 02:00:48 PM »

Quote from: gordon on February 24, 2006, 12:00:11 PM

Hey CanObeans, you wouldn't happen to be a Tom Robbins fan, would you?

gordon -- I've used this nick name for probably 7 or 8 years now and you are only the second person to ever get the reference....

cb650 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 25, 2006, 08:11:45 AM »

That sucks!!! Usually only went there a couple times a week but it was interesting to see what they where up to. Most everybody on it was in Europe.

Terry

Vatch · « **Reply #7 on:** February 25, 2006, 09:01:43 AM »

I contacted BigJims. He has some personal stuff going on that influenced his decsion to shut down the site. The story is his to tell, but given the circumstances a sudden termination of the site was justified. He and others put a lot of work into it. Hopefully we will see it come back to life in the future. There was a lot of great and specific 650 info there.

Waiting for spring

Zeke · « **Reply #8 on:** February 26, 2006, 06:29:26 PM »

Bummer.

I hadn't been there for a while, but it was cool having it there.

Sometimes our need for help goes unanswered here because the 650 seems to be the redheaded stepchild of SOHC.

Good luck to you BiGJims

Zeke

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #9 on:** February 27, 2006, 01:33:28 AM »

What's a CB650? That some kinda Yammy-Har?

Vatch · « **Reply #10 on:** February 27, 2006, 07:28:48 AM »

Quote from: Terry in Australia on February 27, 2006, 01:33:28 AM

What's a CB650? That some kinda Yammy-Har?

The 650? Why it’s the perfect combination of the unpretentiousness of the 550 and the increased high speed comfort of the larger capcity cycle. Perhaps it’s the culmination of a decade’s worth of SOHC knowledge. It was a bike before it’s time; a bike for the environmentalist. It used what others might have thrown away and had increased performance without the human and ecological costs of retooling and ground up engineering. Ah yes, the 650 is the SOHC for the thinking man.

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #11 on:** February 27, 2006, 12:17:56 PM »

Quote from: Vatch on February 27, 2006, 07:28:48 AM

Quote from: Terry in Australia on February 27, 2006, 01:33:28 AM
What's a CB650? That some kinda Yammy-Har?

The 650? Why it’s the perfect combination of the unpretentiousness of the 550 and the increased high speed comfort of the larger capcity cycle. Perhaps it’s the culmination of a decade’s worth of SOHC knowledge. It was a bike before it’s time; a bike for the environmentalist. It used what others might have thrown away and had increased performance without the human and ecological costs of retooling and ground up engineering. Ah yes, the 650 is the SOHC for the thinking man.

Man, you must be in advertising? What a fantastic description! Over here the answer would have been "Yeah mate, it's a parts-bin special", ha ha!

fishtoft · « **Reply #12 on:** February 27, 2006, 12:50:29 PM »

Bravo Vatch, you tell em!

Ted Nomura · « **Reply #13 on:** February 27, 2006, 01:52:11 PM »

Quote from: fishtoft on February 24, 2006, 09:56:35 AM

Did anyone notice that we lost the "classic cb 650 forum" website yesterday 23 feb, it was quite sudden. I know the site wasn't too well used in recent months but I'm sure it will be missed as another reference source for the old Honda!

! hope it returns because I'm planning to buy one.

Can0Beans · « **Reply #14 on:** March 02, 2006, 01:35:46 PM »

I invite you all to join me at the shiny new CB650 forum which can be found at http://www.hondacb650.com

As I stated before, I found the old http://cb650.net invaluable as a resource and I just couldn't stand to see it go way....

BTW -- thanks to Vatch for giving me my tag line

byidesign · « **Reply #15 on:** March 03, 2006, 07:27:05 AM »

As long as someone has a running 650 the need will remain , I have one
with well over 100,000 on it , and it is still my favorite machine...

scott_cb650 · « **Reply #16 on:** March 03, 2006, 07:38:42 AM »

Thanks for starting the new site!

What work, or money, is required to maintain such a site?

I read several forums.
Another option would be to add bike specific sections to this site like;
400s, 550s, 650s, 750s etc. . .

Just a thought.

Ibsen · « **Reply #17 on:** March 03, 2006, 09:48:50 AM »

Quote from: Terry in Australia on February 27, 2006, 12:17:56 PM

Quote from: Vatch on February 27, 2006, 07:28:48 AM
Quote from: Terry in Australia on February 27, 2006, 01:33:28 AM
What's a CB650? That some kinda Yammy-Har?

The 650? Why it’s the perfect combination of the unpretentiousness of the 550 and the increased high speed comfort of the larger capcity cycle. Perhaps it’s the culmination of a decade’s worth of SOHC knowledge. It was a bike before it’s time; a bike for the environmentalist. It used what others might have thrown away and had increased performance without the human and ecological costs of retooling and ground up engineering. Ah yes, the 650 is the SOHC for the thinking man.

Man, you must be in advertising? What a fantastic description! Over here the answer would have been "Yeah mate, it's a parts-bin special", ha ha!

Honda took all the good parts they didn't use on the other sohc models and built the 650.

Glenn Stauffer · « **Reply #18 on:** March 03, 2006, 11:39:39 AM »

Quote from: scott_cb650 on March 03, 2006, 07:38:42 AM

Thanks for starting the new site!

What work, or money, is required to maintain such a site?

I read several forums.
Another option would be to add bike specific sections to this site like;
400s, 550s, 650s, 750s etc. . .

Just a thought.

We tried that once and it was generally panned as a bad idea. These bikes all have a lot in common and it just made more sense to have a single tech forum for all models. Splitting it up might work better with this forum software than when we tried it last and I'd be more than happy to do it if enough people asked.

nickjtc · « **Reply #19 on:** July 18, 2006, 07:28:01 PM »

It's only been nearly 2 months, but I cannot believe how impressive the '79 650 is. As posted elsewhere I found mine by fluke and it is well on it's way into the top 5 bikes I have ever owned.

bill440cars · « **Reply #20 on:** July 18, 2006, 09:24:20 PM »

The closest thing I've got to a 650 are 2 550s. I just got through checking out the 650 site
and it seems like things are going along pretty good. Hope things work out and the site grows and
prospers. I'm considering mixing some 650 engine parts w/my 550 lower end, would that qualify
me to join the group or would I be considered an outsider? Just wondering. Already there seems to
be a lot of life there and quite abit of info to be shared. Later on, Bill

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