CB750 resto

[Big Dave]

Motorbikewriter.com talks restorations:

[AllanB]

Cool.

You know when they came out the British/Euro bike crowd went on about how they did not have soul ........

40 years later they apparently do.

[vifferman]

Soul = hard to get parts for?
Risk of breaking down or blowing up?

[98tls]

Cool.

You know when they came out the British/Euro bike crowd went on about how they did not have soul ........

40 years later they apparently do.

Nail/head.Thing that i love more is that theres still people shelling out cash for new bikes based on such belief.A genuine story of mistrust...my old man long time Noton/Trumpet then bevel drive Ducati owner needed a dirt bike so bought a new TL250 trials bike but not expecting it to last long purchased a 305 kit at the time of purchase,he sold the thing 2 years ago,big miles on it even some on road and still very tidy complete with unused big bore kit.

[Big Dave]

Soul = hard to get parts for?
Risk of breaking down or blowing up?

I'm particularly fond of other people's old motocycles.

[eelracing]

Soul = hard to get parts for?
Risk of breaking down or blowing up?

No,it's the connection between the bike and the rider.
The bike on it's own is just a machine.
The man who does'nt ride is soulless.

[98tls]

The word character used to used a lot,can remember reading a great and very funny article about a guy addicted to old BSAs,his take on it was the bike had no character but was indeed a wonderful tool for building character.

[Voltaire]

I had a Honda 500/4 in that color scheme and then a Z1000J, after that just euro and brit twins, briefly had a GPZ900.
Dunno about the soul thing, I tend to connect with the bikes I have to spanner on...explains the euro brit thing then.
Had a Thruxton....nice enough but sold that after 6 months, currently have a Ducati ST4s which is on trade me, once again a nice bike, lots of power and sounds ok ( not as good as my Bevel though)
Currently riding a 1976 BMW 900 every where ( $117 rego in 14 months ), BMW's are the bargain of the classics in mho, far better than the Brit bikes.

[HenryDorsetCase]

BMW's are the bargain of the classics in mho, far better than the Brit bikes.

shush, you!

now everybody will want one.

[Big Dave]

it's the connection between the bike and the rider.

What it took me a while to suss is that it's different for every individual - and accordingly there is no right or wrong answer. Just 'yours'.
Haters have a low EQ.

[Voltaire]

shush, you!

now everybody will want one.

there is one on TM that if it was in the UK would be snapped up, a wire wheel R100RS, one year only. This one however has lost the fairing....no great loss, fit an R90s one......don't tell anyone.

[toycollector10]

I'm particularly fond of other people's old motocycles.

I totally agree. I love them all.

[TLDV8]

That was great to watch, somewhat ironic the bikes in general that ended up as landfill in a lot of cases are now regarded as soulful classics, both British and Japanese.

Around 1974 a school mate gave me the colour sales brochure for the 1973 Kawasaki H2A 750 (I still have it)
Some time in the 1990's I saw an ad in that Thursday trader paper (forgot the name of it) for a Kawasaki H2 for some $700 and it was only a 10 minute drive away.
It turned out to be a complete bike in pieces and mostly in a large cupboard, said to have been off the road since 1979.
I brought it on the spot, looking at the ownership papers later on the first owner turned out to be the older brother of the school mate. (I still have that H2A)

[toycollector10]

I can't remember if I've posted my Z1 restoration here but here it goes, possibly again. This was filmed before HD video came along.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04FJwIpf7xA

If you find the video mildly interesting please give it a thumbs up on Youtube. Thanks.

The other details are here:

http://z1ownersclub.co.uk/forum/view...ghlight=cheapo

I'm currently working on my 1969 CB750 Honda so I'll have some sort of blog about it in about 6 months or so. I'm hoping to get it ready in time for the March 2015 Classic Japanese Motorcycle Show in Christchurch.

[Arronduke]

Great video... why do I like old crap as my wife puts it?
She say I am to scared to ride new power machines.... lol

she might be right! but I would rather have several old shitter to work on than polish a new one.