Topic: Let's see your non-SOHC4 on the road

[MauiK3]

A few nice Suzukis in the background there. I see a water buffalo.

[simon#42]

yes that was an exhibit of the museum not one of ours . it was only small but worth a visit they had a nice h1 inside .

[MauiK3]

I should find a two stroke here to restore, there are a few

[Terry in Australia]

That's a nice Avenger Simon, I must get off my arse and get my Suzuki T500 and T350 finished and on the road this summer.

[bear]

And then there is the sound of the CBX.
Music

Sounds way better than Honda's other 6, my Valkyrie. You'd think a 6 cylinder boxer would sound great, but to me it sounds more like me farting after a "Mexicana" pizza washed down with a bottle of Ginger Joe.........

Way back in the early eighties we where racing dirt track sidecars.
I had a mate that ran a chair powered by a CBX, it was an absolute monster.
If the bloody thing was within a two bike radius of us then I was stuffed.
I couldn't feel my bike at all. My little Suzuki acted like a divining rod, I might as well have been riding the Honda.

[MauiK3]

Love to see a picture of a CBX powered side car!

[Terry in Australia]

The first CBX that I ever saw in the flesh was in the window of Paul Worth spares, a motorcycle wreckers in Sydney. It was crushed under a truck so was lower, and shorter than a standard one. Something I’ll never forget.

[emlupi]

I took a ride up to the car and bike show in Falls Village, CT this past weekend. Someone rode in on this CBX.

[MauiK3]

Nice looking CBX, well preserved.
Only Honda would make a ventilated stainless disc brake

[BenelliSEI]

Nice looking CBX, well preserved.
Only Honda would make a ventilated stainless disc brake

Only motorcycle I regret selling...... Ultimate “Traveller”. Looks much better in Silver.

[MauiK3]

I think they are the best looking tourer ever.

[spotty]

Nice looking CBX, well preserved.
Only Honda would make a ventilated stainless disc brake

except for Yamaha did them on Vmaxxi, still got one on the back , the front ones were consigned to the bin and replaced with much bigger R1 wavy ones ( and "busa calipers )

[Terry in Australia]

Nice looking CBX, well preserved.
Only Honda would make a ventilated stainless disc brake

except for Yamaha did them on Vmaxxi, still got one on the back , the front ones were consigned to the bin and replaced with much bigger R1 wavy ones ( and "busa calipers )

Suzuki and Kawasaki used them too, they weren’t any good, but were the fashion for a little while.

[MauiK3]

Shows how much I know! DOH

[Trevor from Warragul]

Picked up this 1999 Ducati Monster 750 from Lilydale and rode it to Warragul. I've wanted a Monster for 20+ years. This one has Staintune pipes, K&N filters, and has been jetted to suit. Interesting ride! Different...  not as refined as a Japanese bike, but still enjoyable. What annoyed me was the position of the gear lever, it was way too high. I adjusted it when I got home, and it snagged the kick stand! Hmm, gear lever is bent inwards. With a large G clamp I was able to bend it back into its rightful position. Chain was also bone dry. I'll be doing some general fettling and deep cleaning over the next week or so.

Stopped at Gembrook "Puffing Billy" train station on the way home



In the garage

[Stev-o]

Picked up this 1999 Ducati Monster 750 from Lilydale and rode it to Warragul. I've wanted a Monster for 20+ years.

Congrats, looks great!  I've wanted one since I rode with a buddy that had one. The noise of the clutch is quite odd!

[MauiK3]

Not refined
Surprising, I though that was what they are all about.

[Terry in Australia]

Picked up this 1999 Ducati Monster 750 from Lilydale and rode it to Warragul. I've wanted a Monster for 20+ years. This one has Staintune pipes, K&N filters, and has been jetted to suit. Interesting ride! Different...  not as refined as a Japanese bike, but still enjoyable. What annoyed me was the position of the gear lever, it was way too high. I adjusted it when I got home, and it snagged the kick stand! Hmm, gear lever is bent inwards. With a large G clamp I was able to bend it back into its rightful position. Chain was also bone dry. I'll be doing some general fettling and deep cleaning over the next week or so.

Stopped at Gembrook "Puffing Billy" train station on the way home



In the garage

That looks great Trevor, I've only done a short ride on my 2002 916cc S4, as the PO put clipons and higher rearset pegs on it. I've bought some OEM handlebars and am still looking for a set of original rearsets so I can make it comfy enough to ride. They are a very compact bike, so mine is almost unrideable in it's current guise, but I do love the S4 because I rode a 916 back in the 90's and loved the engine, but hated the ergonomics (built for tiny motorcycle racers, not 6'4" tall d1ckheads like me) so when the S4 came out with the 916's engine, I knew that I had to have one, one day......

Terry's Ducati S4 25 Mar 2022 1 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

Terry's Ducati S4 25 Mar 2022 3 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr 

[grcamna2]

I would like to take a ride on an ST4 which is their touring model;the footpegs can be in a more reasonable place for comfort riding.

[Terry in Australia]

I would like to take a ride on an ST4 which is their touring model;the footpegs can be in a more reasonable place for comfort riding.

The ST4 has the same frame as the S4 Bill, so the S4 is pretty much just a stripped down ST4, but much better looking.

[RAFster122s]

I would like to take a ride on an ST4 which is their touring model;the footpegs can be in a more reasonable place for comfort riding.

The ST4 has the same frame as the S4 Bill, so the S4 is pretty much just a stripped down ST4, but much better looking.

So, the shifter & brake pedals and foot pegs off the touring model cold be used if you would have a different more comfortable position with the touring model pegs… given they tend to be more generous in their placement…

[grcamna2]

I would like to take a ride on an ST4 which is their touring model;the footpegs can be in a more reasonable place for comfort riding.

The ST4 has the same frame as the S4 Bill, so the S4 is pretty much just a stripped down ST4, but much better looking.

So, the shifter & brake pedals and foot pegs off the touring model cold be used if you would have a different more comfortable position with the touring model pegs… given they tend to be more generous in their placement…

ST4 handlebars too   

[Terry in Australia]

I would like to take a ride on an ST4 which is their touring model;the footpegs can be in a more reasonable place for comfort riding.

The ST4 has the same frame as the S4 Bill, so the S4 is pretty much just a stripped down ST4, but much better looking.

So, the shifter & brake pedals and foot pegs off the touring model cold be used if you would have a different more comfortable position with the touring model pegs… given they tend to be more generous in their placement…

ST4 handlebars too   

The ST4 handlebars are the same part number, but the footpeg assembly isn’t so I’m not sure if it will fit. While the ST4 and the S4 share the same basic frame, I don’t think they’re inter changeable, i.e, the bracketry for the ST4’s fairing isn’t on an S4. Same frame, not necessarily same fixtures.

[grcamna2]

Terry,your S4 has aftermarket bars and pegs?  it looks very uncomfortable.. for riding in traffic 

[Terry in Australia]

Terry,your S4 has aftermarket bars and pegs?  it looks very uncomfortable.. for riding in traffic 

Yes mate, that’s what I’ve been saying in the last several posts about it.