Topic: Different SOHC models and the rider's personality, a connection?

[74cb750]

Ah Terry,
frustration at having no one bite on your attempt 4 controversy.

WEll, anyways, I have 2 running cb750's and 2 running cb550's. After having
a very frustrating year on the cb750's I am selling them.
 I am keeping the cb550's
as they are easier to ride and have yet to break down on the side of the road.

Size does weigh in on this decision as I am 5'8" and the 750's feel too big.
Soon as the painter finishes with the 1974 cb750 it is going on ebay.
(thanks to this forum I finally have the right paint and stickers coming in the mail).
peace,
michel

[Terry in Australia]

Ah Terry,
frustration at having no one bite on your attempt 4 controversy.

Bon Jour Michel, which attempt 4 controversy was that, mon ami? Hey, here's a question, are French-Canadians considered to be "real" Frenchmen by the people in France? Hmmmnnnn, a worthy ponder?

[dpen]

speaking of Interceptors, Royal Enfield had a beauty called, naturally, "The Interceptor" during the 60s & early 70s.

Forget the oil leaks, #$%* suspension & bad brakes, what you got was a torquey 750 twin motor that went like a bat out of hell.

You also got a neat little lever on the side of the gearbox called a "neutral selector". You guessed it - you bashed your boot against this lever & neutral was automatically selected.

[Terry in Australia]

speaking of Interceptors, Royal Enfield had a beauty called, naturally, "The Interceptor" during the 60s & early 70s.

Forget the oil leaks, #$%* suspension & bad brakes, what you got was a torquey 750 twin motor that went like a bat out of hell.

You also got a neat little lever on the side of the gearbox called a "neutral selector". You guessed it - you bashed your boot against this lever & neutral was automatically selected.

G'Day Dave, I've just read the test article from a 1969 "Cycle World" mag, they rave about the new Royal Enfield Intercepter II 750, beautiful handling and very powerful, but they were concerned about oil leaks? In a British bike? I'd be more worried if they didn't leak oil! Cheers, Terry.

[bill440cars]

                Hey dpen, If you'll look back on page 4, you'll see that I have already brought up the Royal
       Enfield Interceptor and they also had a TT interceptor. And I agree, they were a sight to behold.
       The 1st Royal Enfields, that I saw,(in 55') had the Indian name on them like, Trail Blazer(700),
       Apache(700), Tomahawk(500),Woodsman(500 single) Westerner(500), Hounds Arrow(250),   
       Fire Arrow(250), Lance(150) and (a couple of years later) Chief(700twin). I don't remember
       about the others but, the 500 & 700 twins had brake shoes on both sides of the front wheel
       SIMILAR, not exactly like the early Suzuki GT750. The front brake lever actuated 2 cables for the
       front brake and yes, they had something called a "neutral finder" As you can see, I was quite
       involved back then also. Later on, Bill 

[dpen]

G'day Terry

yeah, I rode one of those in the early 70s. Beautiful bike.

I had a Kawasaki Mach111 at the time & the difference between the two bikes was amazing (I joined the world of oil leaks & The Prince of Darkness about a year later after the Kwaka blew up for the seventy eleventh time.

[dusterdude]

uh bill,you`re showing your age man.

[Terry in Australia]

G'day Terry

yeah, I rode one of those in the early 70s. Beautiful bike.

I had a Kawasaki Mach111 at the time & the difference between the two bikes was amazing (I joined the world of oil leaks & The Prince of Darkness about a year later after the Kwaka blew up for the seventy eleventh time.

Ha ha, I dabbled with Suzy GT750's for a while back in the 1970's Dave, I remember a guy blew me (on a GT750M) off the Princes Highway on his Kawasaki H2 750, then a few miles ahead I saw him on the side of the road so I pulled up to see if he needed help, but he was just doing a plug change, he was wearing an old army great-coat, and his pockets were full of spark plugs, ha ha! Cheers, Terry.

[bill440cars]

uh bill,you`re showing your age man.

                Don't I know it, time just keeps on flying by and it just keeps getting faster. duster, can
      you make it slow down. Yeah duster, I sometimes feel like I'm in a speeding car and
      something I wanted to look at just flew by and is waaaayyyyy back there. Gotta go work on a
      bike and get my perspective back. First I guess I'd better go work on my "Project Bike
      Storage". I've got a few non working bikes, in various stages of disrepair, under what is called a
      portable canopy. It measures about 12' x 20' (I put cheap tarps on the ends and sides to make
      a temporary shelter for them). Well, we had a storm last night that had some pretty powerful
      wind gusts, up to about 70mph or so, and the tubular frame , of the canopy, is warped and I'm
      going to try to salvage it. It cost me about $200 and now they're more so, I need to salvage it
      and make it as close to right as possible. Catch you later and watch out because the AGE factor
      will be after you next. Ha! Ha!.  Later on duster,    Bill   
   

[cbjunkie]

terry:

I remember a guy blew me

a-heh-heh...

[eldar]

junkie, we must remember he is aussie. That sort of thing happens to him all the time!

[dusterdude]

bill,if i could make time slow down,i would be a very rich man.

[Terry in Australia]

junkie, we must remember he is aussie. That sort of thing happens to him all the time!

Yeah, that guy was from North Dakota too! (I believe he rides a K8 now, sidesaddle?)

[dpen]

I used to ride the Mach111 from Forest Hill to Sydney each weekend on the old highway.

Used to carry four plugs, a wire brush & a small file everywhere.

Had to fuel up at Gundagai, Yass, Goulburn & Picton as the fuel economy was horrendous at 70mph

[eldar]

He could have been I suppose. Moving to Oz though really messes with a persons mind though!