Cafe racers

[silvertramp]

It'a a '79. I get a lot of compliments/interest in it. Alot of people can't believe it's a Goldwing. I love it.
It handles quite well. I rebuilt the forks, seals Progressive springs & a brace. It's got new no-name ebay rear shocks & Bridgestone Spitfire tires. I've got a different front master cyl. & braided lines front & rear. She's a nasty girl.

 

[20 20]

I have an 82 cb750sc Nighthawk in blue/black.


One of the best bikes ever made IMO :thumbsup:

 

[czechsonofagun]

I have an 82 cb750sc Nighthawk in blue/black.


One of the best bikes ever made IMO :thumbsup:

I love the lines of the Nighthawk, very elegant.

 

[om21braz]

I had CBX in Prague, before we move to States.

+1 Great bike! My cousin had one as I had his previous CB750 custom (1981). The 750 was a big step up from the 1975 CB175 my dad let me ride to begin with. Nothing sounds as good as a CBX with the 6 into 2 header with the baffles out. Nothing quite as loud either - it would drown a equal 4-cyl. out completely.

 

[Elviscaretaker]

It'a a '79. I get a lot of compliments/interest in it. Alot of people can't believe it's a Goldwing. I love it.
It handles quite well. I rebuilt the forks, seals Progressive springs & a brace. It's got new no-name ebay rear shocks & Bridgestone Spitfire tires. I've got a different front master cyl. & braided lines front & rear. She's a nasty girl.

Love it. The first one I saw like that was a 76?, I took a double take! The motor was the give away though.

 

[Reg]

Urban legend. (Poseurs (wankers))
Just about NOBODY in those days would have put ANY money in a Juke Box (which were VERY RARE in English and European cafes in that period) and gone for a ride to NOT listen to the tune.

It was about RIDING not cafes (-:
The HOT set up was in fact a 500 cc Manx Norton a year maybe two years old.
No longer "competitive" on the track, but fast for its day and very light.
Barely legal with little more than bicycle lights on it.
( only one very light track crash )
The twins, 600 Nortons and 650 Triumphs, BSAs, etc were later, heavier and slower,
though could take a "bird" on the back (-:

The Kingston by-pass (south of London) was the place to run.

 

[RobertN]

For as much as I like my Harleys, one of the other bikes I think sounded really cool, was the early 80's large CC Suzuki GS's. Knew a guy years ago that hopped up a '82 or so GS1000 or GS1100; motor work, suspension ect. That bike sounded soooooo good with an open Kerker header! Run that thing above 5000rpm, and is sounded awesome.

+1 Great bike! My cousin had one as I had his previous CB750 custom (1981). The 750 was a big step up from the 1975 CB175 my dad let me ride to begin with. Nothing sounds as good as a CBX with the 6 into 2 header with the baffles out. Nothing quite as loud either - it would drown a equal 4-cyl. out completely.

 

[silvertramp]

Here's a pic of my '87 Superglide, fresh outa the shop with a 100" engine transplant. It coexists happily with my '79 Wing.

 

[Elviscaretaker]

Like the chrome . Nice looking bike even though I was never into the hogs, still like the way they look. Sturgis ever? Taken my truck when passing through but never rode my bike when I had it there. Fun, but a mad house. I hear it's tamed up a lot though in the last 10 years or so. The "trailer, then ride in" crowd I guess.

 

[silvertramp]

I rode to Sturgis twice. About 2300 miles one way. I have a Yamaha Royal Star Venture for that kind of duty. We stayed with local folks so most of the madness took place somewhere else. Beautiful country.