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Lindy
Silver CB750F
Joined: Jan 06, 2019
Posts: 655
Location: Virginia
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Fri Jun 03, 2022 5:57 pm |
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Whose bike is that on the front page photo? (the silver/blue 750) |
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cliffiec
Friend of the Board
Joined: Mar 02, 2006
Posts: 5321
Location: Central Maine
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Sat Jun 04, 2022 12:24 am |
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Lindy
Silver CB750F
Joined: Jan 06, 2019
Posts: 655
Location: Virginia
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Sat Jun 04, 2022 10:01 am |
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Thank you, that answers my question about the front rim |
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tomk1960
Red CB1100F
Joined: Nov 13, 2009
Posts: 5045
Location: Worcester, MA
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Sat Jun 04, 2022 4:38 pm |
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Eric has done a lot of nice mods to the bike and he also has a knack for making them look even better than they were new. I call him my "styling consultant" and always bounce ideas off of him when I'm doing a build. If I take his advice, they always end up looking nicer. |
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Lindy
Silver CB750F
Joined: Jan 06, 2019
Posts: 655
Location: Virginia
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Sat Jun 04, 2022 7:25 pm |
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tomk1960 wrote: |
Eric has done a lot of nice mods to the bike and he also has a knack for making them look even better than they were new. I call him my "styling consultant" and always bounce ideas off of him when I'm doing a build. If I take his advice, they always end up looking nicer. |
Its a good looking bike, about what I envisioned for the 900 im building, the 18inch front wheel caught my attention, if I don't put 1100 rims on it |
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Hondo57
CB1100F
Joined: Jun 20, 2014
Posts: 2301
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Sat Jun 04, 2022 9:03 pm |
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I have a question for anyone on the 19" rim. If the 18 is better Honda must have known this. Why did they use the 19"? Possibly to make the ride smoother?
Also, are the tire selections better or easier with an 18" rim? |
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Lindy
Silver CB750F
Joined: Jan 06, 2019
Posts: 655
Location: Virginia
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Sat Jun 04, 2022 10:06 pm |
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Hondo57 wrote: |
I have a question for anyone on the 19" rim. If the 18 is better Honda must have known this. Why did they use the 19"? Possibly to make the ride smoother?
Also, are the tire selections better or easier with an 18" rim? |
thats a good question, with the exception of a very few super bikes from the era, they all used 19s (Kawasaki Z1Rs being an exception) then in 84, everything seemed to go to 16s |
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CBX-tras
Silver CB900F
Joined: Mar 12, 2012
Posts: 1531
Location: Clinton Twp, MI USA
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Sun Jun 05, 2022 1:05 pm |
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Less gyroscopic effect with shorter tires result in easier cornering and a lower center of gravity. |
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sachelrhymes
Hawk
Joined: Aug 30, 2009
Posts: 408
Location: schuylerville ny
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Mon Jun 06, 2022 1:51 am |
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thanks for the kind words Tom!
the 18" front wheel definately made a difference in corners, the turn in seemed quicker, easier, lighter.
I have some updating to do on my build thread. many new things since I last posted on it including the 985 motor!!!
-Eric. |
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smurdoch
CB1100F
Joined: Jan 22, 2004
Posts: 3164
Location: St. Catharines, Ontario
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Mon Jun 06, 2022 12:40 pm |
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Great looking bike, Eric.
Just a small thing but what bike is the chain guard from.
I have a project with an 1100F swingarm and the oem chrome one is pooched. |
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sachelrhymes
Hawk
Joined: Aug 30, 2009
Posts: 408
Location: schuylerville ny
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Mon Jun 06, 2022 8:16 pm |
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smurdoch wrote: |
Great looking bike, Eric.
Just a small thing but what bike is the chain guard from.
I have a project with an 1100F swingarm and the oem chrome one is pooched. |
thanks man!
it is an 1100 chaingaurd that I cut up, added some sheet metal to make the shapes, bondo'ed and painted. it was pretty rusted out and I wasn't a fan of the chrome look or the shape of it. I'll get some close up pics soon. |
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rl750
Twinstar
Joined: Jul 17, 2006
Posts: 115
Location: Wilmot, Wisconsin
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Tue Jun 07, 2022 1:07 am |
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If anyone is interested I have one of those 18" wheels in good clean condition with axle, speedo drive and brake rotors.
$100.00 plus shipping. PM me if interested. |
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'82 cb 900f
'78 cb750k-Asian Orange
'98 Bandit 1200
'76 KZ 750B Twin |
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FCMike
Hawk
Joined: Jul 11, 2014
Posts: 462
Location: Hobart,TAS, OZ
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Tue Jun 07, 2022 8:56 am |
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just curious what bike is the 18" comstar off? |
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rl750
Twinstar
Joined: Jul 17, 2006
Posts: 115
Location: Wilmot, Wisconsin
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Tue Jun 07, 2022 11:38 am |
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As far as I know it was only available on the 1982 GL1100 Goldwing & the size is 18 x 2.50 |
_________________ Russ
'82 cb 900f
'78 cb750k-Asian Orange
'98 Bandit 1200
'76 KZ 750B Twin |
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FCMike
Hawk
Joined: Jul 11, 2014
Posts: 462
Location: Hobart,TAS, OZ
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Tue Jun 07, 2022 1:26 pm |
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rl750 wrote: |
As far as I know it was only available on the 1982 GL1100 Goldwing & the size is 18 x 2.50 |
Cheers, if only I'd known that back in the day! |
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