my old skool honda chop...

[njedgexj]

just finished this on monday...it was a bone stock 1978 cb550...what do ya think...

 

[GPRSDLYT]

sweet!

 

[drifto77]

Cool

You ever been here?....................
http://chopperweb.net
check it out.
Lots of great guys.

Got a Jersey Devil over there from Tuckerton, NJ

 

[Beej]

Looks good, how's it ride? Any more pics?

 

[Rambo]

great idea!

 

[njedgexj]

thanks...it rides fairly well..alittle bouncy even with the springer seat..tracks straight, does not make tight turns tho...but no biggie..ill have a few mor pics tomorrow..gotta get a battery for it and install my air filters..

 

[Gil BullyKatz]

Very Nice!!!

I just picked ip a '74 CB750 that's going the Cafe route...

I want the end result to be close to this:

 

[dyna]

That thing must be frikin loud, get some fishtails. who did the rigid frame?? get a springer or girder front end and youd be stylin, hell ,I just gave away a 21 " front off my wide glide.id have donated it to ya. Looks cool.

 

[njedgexj]

its not too loud...has a nice sound for a 4 cylinder...i might make a new exhaust during the winter, along with a jocky shift and foot clutch...i made the rigid frame using some parts of the 550 frame....i have a 70 cb450 that i might start on during the winter also...might go the cafe route with that one...

 

[Beej]

....i have a 70 cb450 that i might start on during the winter also...might go the cafe route with that one...

NOOOOOOOOO! !
Please, that bike's an absolute classic! Restore it and sell it if you don't want it. Those bikes are worth a pretty penny up here...
McQueen:

 

[sintax]

and look like a tard like Mr McQueen....no thanks.

chopper that shit out, metal flake paint, ape hangers, the whole 9 yards

NOOOOOOOOO! !
Please, that bike's an absolute classic! Restore it and sell it if you don't want it. Those bikes are worth a pretty penny up here...
McQueen:

 

[Sarge]

Sweet looking little scoot.

Sarge

 

[XJJPR]

That is cool looking!

hinkley

 

[XTrmXJ]

Heres mine.. It did look like this

Here was the build, after I stripped it down and sandblasted it.. Ive painted it, reshaped a few things and Im building a new seat pan and seat, (using hi-dense foam from sport bikes) , Ive also gotten a new different fender to go on the rear, Im not putting one on the front.. Ive also put drag bars on it, 4 pipes, no mufflers.. Lwerd the rear 2 inches also, Im looking to add air ride suspension in the future... Here is an old pic from when I was building it... I will have to snap new ones..... BTW Its a 80' CB750C DOHC with 900 cams in it, and pods.. Ive also molded the stop light and the turn signals into the fender, (low profile)

 

[CRASH]

That is awesome. Nice work.

 

[Ed A. Stevens]

NOOOOOOOOO! !
Please, that bike's an absolute classic! Restore it and sell it if you don't want it. Those bikes are worth a pretty penny up here...
McQueen:

It's not a CB450, McQueen's on a 305 Dream (IIRC).

The CB450 was the DOHC twin, that later grew to a CB550. It was a little unique because it used torsion bars for valve springs. My grandfathers 450 was the first 4-stroke I took over 100 mph (I rode many 2-strokes faster and earlier).

I like the naked bike customs. Nice work on the little bike. Is it a 500 or 550, because the cam covers were different (CRS)? These were the canyon racers of the 70's. I went through a lot of bikes in the early 80's and always wanted a 550.

The CB750 project photos have me wondering if I should chop the CB900C sitting in my garage. Too many projects ...

 

[XTrmXJ]

It's not a CB450, McQueen's on a 305 Dream (IIRC).

The CB450 was the DOHC twin, that later grew to a CB550. It was a little unique because it used torsion bars for valve springs. My grandfathers 450 was the first 4-stroke I took over 100 mph (I rode many 2-strokes faster and earlier).

I like the naked bike customs. Nice work on the little bike. Is it a 500 or 550, because the cam covers were different (CRS)? These were the canyon racers of the 70's. I went through a lot of bikes in the early 80's and always wanted a 550.

The CB750 project photos have me wondering if I should chop the CB900C sitting in my garage. Too many projects ...

I wouldnt say chop it, but just customize it, Ive got mine going preat with the old school look and drag bars..... I have done things differnt but I left the frame the way it was... BTW I just orderd brand new tires so Ill be cuuting it up reallyu soon again

 

[Matthew Currie]

It's not a CB450, McQueen's on a 305 Dream (IIRC).

The CB450 was the DOHC twin, that later grew to a CB550. It was a little unique because it used torsion bars for valve springs. My grandfathers 450 was the first 4-stroke I took over 100 mph (I rode many 2-strokes faster and earlier).

I like the naked bike customs. Nice work on the little bike. Is it a 500 or 550, because the cam covers were different (CRS)? These were the canyon racers of the 70's. I went through a lot of bikes in the early 80's and always wanted a 550.

The CB750 project photos have me wondering if I should chop the CB900C sitting in my garage. Too many projects ...

Memory of those days is a little hazy, but I don't think it's the Dream, which was the model with the stamped steel frame and styling the same as the step-through models. I think it's a Hawk or a Super Hawk.