Cafe? Motorcycles?

Post by **Kevin** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 6:42 pm

Would an early 70's CB450 do for a doner? I'm pretty sure mine is still sitting in the garage back in Saskatoon. I don't think my pops has sold it off yet.

It runs, stops and all the other usual things. Dad was riding it up till he got his Goldwing.

Its not the greatest on the highway, but if put on a diet it might be OK.

jbcollier · Post by **jbcollier** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 7:18 pm

450s are very good bikes!

coyoteran · Post by **coyoteran** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 9:56 pm

jbcollier wrote:450s are very good bikes!

+1

And the stock gold with the black stripe still calls my name. I damn near bought a 1971, 450 way back in the dark days of 1981. Still regret not doing it.

T

edit
I found a cool bunch of pics at this build site.
http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php ... c=19329.10

nick · Post by **nick** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 9:16 am

I've been lurking on that forum for a while drooling at all the nice projects! For some reason the site has seemed to be down since last night though.. :\

A CB450 would work very well as a doner. Kevin, I'll PM you.

jbcollier · Post by **jbcollier** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 9:54 am

They are impossibly cool because they have torsion bars instead of valve springs.

coyoteran · Post by **coyoteran** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 11:12 pm

Damn you. Damn you to hell Nick.

Now you got me thinking about one of my old bikes. A bike that was sorta cafe out the factory door. I beat this bike mercilessly around Edmonton for 5 years. Fun. Not real fast but moved well in the curves. I am just thinking about how much fun it would have been if it had gone on a diet.

Mine was blue and white with the ES designation but I can't find any pics of those and mine was the only one I have ever seen.

T