1980 CB750F- People Are Yelling At Me!

Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 2:23 pm

"Hey, what year is that!?" "I had one of those!" "That's in great shape!" "Where did you find that!?" What a blast! This is coming from guys much younger than me. I think it blows them away to see a grey hair on an F. Of course all they can see is the grey moustache but you get the idea. Cliff.

Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 2:37 pm

You would almost think that they are jealous on your moustache Laughing

Always nice those reaktions,altough.
Wim

Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 4:17 pm

I get those sorts of comments too (not about the grey mustaches though - lol). Last year a guy came up to me at a Gas Station and said man that is the best looking bike I've seen all year. He was in his twenties. I went to a local bike gathering and the whole goup gathered around my bike when I pulled in. Lasted 5 minutes until a highly modded Hyabusa rolled up. I was right there with them looking at that bad-ass machine too.

I think we see an appreciation for all kinds of motorcycle tastes among all generations but it is really cool to see that sort of recognition of these bikes from the younger crowd. Shows they are paying attention to the culture and history.

Dave

Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 4:35 pm

thats right on i get them kind of compliments too, a lot of pepole say (dude shouldnt you be on a hayabusa or a zx an r1 perhaps) but they always finish with (its good to see the younger guys apreciation for old school muscle!) i guess i feel good when i get those compliments.[img]

Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 4:53 pm

Ha! You young guys! An 1980's bike is "old school muscle"! Or maybe I'm just older than most of you and my old school muscle is a Vincent, a Triumph Bonneville or a 1969 SOHC sandcast. I really am showing my age! Very Happy

Cliff.

Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 9:31 am

+1 on the comments everywhere

Twinstar Joined: Jul 21, 2010 Posts: 87 Location: Norway

Yell back

When I recently had my Honda CB 750F 1980 at a car workshop, there was a lot of people looking at my motorcycle.

Some thinked it,s was a new bike or almost new Shocked

They said - this is what a real motorcyckle bike should look like.

Oh, I said, the bike is 32 years old...
But hope to get it in better condition every year I own it.

Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 2:35 am

keep 'em running boys ! my 900 is (depending on what you're lookin' at)
32 yrs. old(750 frame and registration),18 yrs. since final assembly.
"what year is that ?" "which part"?

Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 10:02 am

There will be a row of bullet bike crotch rockets and a row of custom harleys and people still just gawking at the CB...

Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 10:54 am

Every twenty something that comes over wants to buy it.....

Of course it gets passed over easily by its stablemates.....but it still draws attention.

Jebby