belfastguzzi Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Oh and there's that other V Twin. Shoulda held onto yours and another 850-ish T5-ish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Love the return to the "round fin" jugs. Of course, this new genre all have 1.8 litre fuel tanks . . . Makes me want an old round fin to have my way with . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrt Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Love the return to the "round fin" jugs. Of course, this new genre all have 1.8 litre fuel tanks . . . Makes me want an old round fin to have my way with . . . Ah, yes. 0-60 within an afternoon..... Seriously, the round fins aren't too bad, but they are full of noise and blustering, without compromising a lack of performance. I love them still with a '74 Eldo and a several early '80's G5s and SP3s. The biggest advantage of this era is comfort. These old bikes, although slow by today's standards, are so darn comfortable that you can ride them all day. Several days if you are young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldini Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 ...round fins aren't too bad, but they are full of noise and blustering, without compromising a lack of performance.... TOSH!!!WASH YOUR MOUTH OUT WITH SOAP!!! A decent roundhead is a happy thing & I'm happy to ride mine all day long in modern traffic & with modern bikes....well that is, if it was going...which it isn't...but then neither is anything else... A good LM 1/11-type roundfin is still surprisingly capable on the road or even on the track. KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teacherboy Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Wow, all three of those really nice looking. Who knew that Honda could look so good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Phil Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 First ones ok,the second 2 are pieces of sh*t. Ciao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom M Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I'm not a fan of any of those bikes but I have seen some nice CX cafe bikes. Cafe Racer magazine has a tv show here in the USA. A few years ago they featured a CX500 build in one episode. As I was watching it I couldn't see how the builder was going to turn the CX, which was set up as a tourer, into a decent looking cafe bike. I expected a real hack job like a few other bikes that had been on that show. I was wrong. I think the builder, Greg Hageman, did a fantastic job with a crappy bike. IMO it looks real good and probably goes OK too since he removed a bunch of weight. Here's a link to the builder's website: http://docschops.net/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrt Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 TOSH!!!WASH YOUR MOUTH OUT WITH SOAP!!! A decent roundhead is a happy thing & I'm happy to ride mine all day long in modern traffic & with modern bikes....well that is, if it was going...which it isn't...but then neither is anything else... A good LM 1/11-type roundfin is still surprisingly capable on the road or even on the track. KB ooh, I found a button! Seriously, Keith- I know some of them go pretty well. As I said, I have a G5/SP/Eldo and the like. Not known for blistering performance...but they won't cause blisters either. A decent roundfin IS a happy thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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