My 1982 Honda CB450T
- Thread starter The 26incher
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Still looking good too. I like the older bikes without all the fairings .
How many miles you got on your bike?
I know getting parts is probably a challenge. Bikes were a lot more inexpensive back then without all the crap covering everything up on the outside.
You must have kept her cozy and dry in a garage .
It disturbs me seeing nice bikes left outside to rot in the weather.
Fun comes in all sizes doesn't it.
I still got my old 76 Yam RD 400.
The 2 strokes like mine were fast, but the 4 strokes seemed more reliable.
Still there is something special about building your own bicycle with a motor though, isn't it?
RIde oN bRotHeR.,
Tim
How many miles you got on your bike?
I know getting parts is probably a challenge. Bikes were a lot more inexpensive back then without all the crap covering everything up on the outside.
You must have kept her cozy and dry in a garage .
It disturbs me seeing nice bikes left outside to rot in the weather.
Fun comes in all sizes doesn't it.
I still got my old 76 Yam RD 400.
The 2 strokes like mine were fast, but the 4 strokes seemed more reliable.
Still there is something special about building your own bicycle with a motor though, isn't it?
RIde oN bRotHeR.,
Tim
wow love it! I love the older Honda motorcycles! I badly want one but I find they can be costing a pretty penny. So my mb will have to do ^^ and nothing can replace my mb.
There is a funny story with how I came up with the bike(s). Honda only made the CB450T Hawk one year in the states and I've wanted one for a long time. I found a listing on C/L for a black 450 but wanted the gray model more. The black bike was running but it had been stored outside for quite some time. Bad tires, blown forks, locked up brakes but it was all there. I thought $400 was fair for a good project bike. The next day, the guy I bought the bike from called and told me there was another for sale in the area on C/L. This one was the gray model and looked great but it had a bad head and a broken stud. Everything but the engine on this bike looked great and the guy only wanted $200! So long story short, I pulled the engine from the running black bike and installed it into the gray bike. So to answer your question, the gray bike shows 25K on the speedo but the engine really has 45K.
$600 total for 2 bikes ain't too bad...
P.S. - I do plan on rebuilding the bad engine with some hot dog parts and re-installing.
$600 total for 2 bikes ain't too bad...
P.S. - I do plan on rebuilding the bad engine with some hot dog parts and re-installing.
