Seen In The Wild

**cheesy** · 09-08-2013, 09:48 PM

Honda CB550 Super Sport.

Spotted at the Fabyan Forest Preserve, Geneva, IL.

Weldangrind · 09-09-2013, 11:14 AM

A real survivor!

FastDoc · 09-09-2013, 12:50 PM

One of my first motorcycle loves was my brother in law's 1976 (or so) blue CB550 Super Sport. I loved him taking me for rides on that when I was 10 years old. Thanks foir sharing the picture.

FastDoc · 09-09-2013, 01:38 PM

http://spokane.craigslist.org/mcy/4052540787.html

http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/mcy/4052902894.html

I've been noticing these locally.

**cheesy** · 09-09-2013, 11:38 PM

I was working a Tweed Ride registration table when I saw the couple come in on the bike. When I got some free time, I tried to find them but no luck. I got busy again when I saw them leave. I wouldn't mind having one in my garage.

SpudRider · 09-10-2013, 05:14 AM

That bike looks a lot like my 1979 CB400T. I like the old Honda street bikes.

FastDoc · 09-10-2013, 12:27 PM

Honda of that vintage just look 'right'.

They have an excellent aesthetic and proportion. They look like the iconic motorcycle/UJM.

Plus, many of our generation associate them with fond childhood memories, further enhancing their appeal :-)

This is why Little Sweetie has a place in my garage.

**cheesy** · 09-10-2013, 03:02 PM

I had a 1971 CB500 that had a similar look but ran a 4 into 2 exhaust instead of 4 into 1 like this one. The 4 into 1 is much cleaner looking, IMNSHO.

IIRC, the SS front brake rotor was NOT your friend on a rainy day. It would take it's time deciding when it would start to slow you down, then grab.

**cheesy** · 09-14-2013, 09:31 PM

Here's something a bit different,

1947-48 'H' engined Whizzer. Really like that fuel tank.
Years ago, I had an 'H' set-up on an old Rollfast frame with Whizzer forks. It was missing half the drive train but I still managed to sell it for five times what I paid for it.

Weldangrind · 09-15-2013, 03:36 PM

The lines of that frame are lovely; I appreciate how the tank is below the backbone. I'd like to build a flyweight motorcycle in that style some day.

**cheesy** · 10-20-2013, 02:20 PM

A couple more wild creatures I saw at a Walneck's swap today.

CZ

And a Cushman Eagle

It's a good thing I ride the CX to these things, can't buy anything I can't haul on the bike. Walked away from beat up CB350 and the CZ but managed to find a CX starter and a pair of carb intakes for $20.

MICRider · 10-20-2013, 02:37 PM

I like the CZ! Though I'm not a fan of two strokes in any way shape or form, so that would scare me off

**cheesy** · 10-20-2013, 04:26 PM

D'accord on the two smokes. Still......
I have a soft spot for Eastern European cameras, why not Eastern European bikes.

FastDoc · 10-20-2013, 11:31 PM

I saw bikes like that running all over when I was in Israel, but have never seen one in the states. Looks like fun, but I'm guessing parts not available at the local CZ dealer...

Good score on the Honda parts!

SpudRider · 10-21-2013, 01:33 AM

Indeed, nice score on the Honda parts!

09-08-2013, 09:48 PM	#1
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,803	Seen In The Wild Honda CB550 Super Sport. Spotted at the Fabyan Forest Preserve, Geneva, IL. __________________ Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts
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09-09-2013, 11:14 AM	#2
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	A real survivor! __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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09-09-2013, 12:50 PM	#3
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	One of my first motorcycle loves was my brother in law's 1976 (or so) blue CB550 Super Sport. I loved him taking me for rides on that when I was 10 years old. Thanks foir sharing the picture. __________________ Happy to serve.
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09-09-2013, 01:38 PM	#4
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	http://spokane.craigslist.org/mcy/4052540787.html http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/mcy/4052902894.html I've been noticing these locally. __________________ Happy to serve.
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09-09-2013, 11:38 PM	#5
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,803	I was working a Tweed Ride registration table when I saw the couple come in on the bike. When I got some free time, I tried to find them but no luck. I got busy again when I saw them leave. I wouldn't mind having one in my garage. __________________ Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts
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09-10-2013, 05:14 AM	#6
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	That bike looks a lot like my 1979 CB400T. I like the old Honda street bikes. __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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09-10-2013, 12:27 PM	#7
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Honda of that vintage just look 'right'. They have an excellent aesthetic and proportion. They look like the iconic motorcycle/UJM. Plus, many of our generation associate them with fond childhood memories, further enhancing their appeal :-) This is why Little Sweetie has a place in my garage. __________________ Happy to serve.
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09-10-2013, 03:02 PM	#8
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,803	I had a 1971 CB500 that had a similar look but ran a 4 into 2 exhaust instead of 4 into 1 like this one. The 4 into 1 is much cleaner looking, IMNSHO. IIRC, the SS front brake rotor was NOT your friend on a rainy day. It would take it's time deciding when it would start to slow you down, then grab. __________________ Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts
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09-14-2013, 09:31 PM	#9
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,803	Here's something a bit different, 1947-48 'H' engined Whizzer. Really like that fuel tank. Years ago, I had an 'H' set-up on an old Rollfast frame with Whizzer forks. It was missing half the drive train but I still managed to sell it for five times what I paid for it. __________________ Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts
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09-15-2013, 03:36 PM	#10
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	The lines of that frame are lovely; I appreciate how the tank is below the backbone. I'd like to build a flyweight motorcycle in that style some day. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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10-20-2013, 02:20 PM	#11
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,803	A couple more wild creatures I saw at a Walneck's swap today. CZ And a Cushman Eagle It's a good thing I ride the CX to these things, can't buy anything I can't haul on the bike. Walked away from beat up CB350 and the CZ but managed to find a CX starter and a pair of carb intakes for $20. __________________ Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts
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10-20-2013, 02:37 PM	#12
MICRider Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 3,274	I like the CZ! Though I'm not a fan of two strokes in any way shape or form, so that would scare me off
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10-20-2013, 04:26 PM	#13
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,803	D'accord on the two smokes. Still...... I have a soft spot for Eastern European cameras, why not Eastern European bikes. __________________ Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts
	0

10-20-2013, 11:31 PM	#14
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	I saw bikes like that running all over when I was in Israel, but have never seen one in the states. Looks like fun, but I'm guessing parts not available at the local CZ dealer... Good score on the Honda parts! __________________ Happy to serve.
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10-21-2013, 01:33 AM	#15
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	Indeed, nice score on the Honda parts! __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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