cjrenick
Training Wheels
1972 CL350
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Post by cjrenick on Aug 14, 2011 22:50:09 GMT -4
Most have probably seen this show. If not you will want to check it out. It is on Wed. night on HDT.
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Post by cb500bobber on Aug 14, 2011 23:42:30 GMT -4
Yeah I wish I could see this show but I don't have that channel I wish someone could record it or wish it came out on dvd
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Post by felkman on Aug 15, 2011 7:17:53 GMT -4
I had all of last season recorded then our power went out and we lost all of our recorded shows. I have 3 of this season recorded on u-verse but there is no way to record them to a different media. I tried to find a torrent file of Cafe Racer tv show or even cafe society but I can't find one. You could always buy the magazine. caferacermag.com/ |
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Post by cb500bobber on Aug 15, 2011 8:19:08 GMT -4
I was checking out the magazine online how is it does anyone have it.
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Post by felkman on Aug 15, 2011 8:31:13 GMT -4
I have 8 issues if you want to see what the mag is like. They sell them at Barnes & Noble but it is a bi monthly so a lot of the time they don't have it in stock.
Chris
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gr1976
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Post by gr1976 on Aug 15, 2011 10:38:49 GMT -4
I'm kinda torn on these shows. While I like to see them, I think they increase the price of admission to the hobby. After Barrett Jackson took off, anyone with a car built before 75 thought they had a gold mine.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2011 19:58:08 GMT -4
I guess I would like to smash Bryan Fuller's face in with a brick and stuff his soul patch up his ass for butchering the 1969 CB750 sand cast. Turning a rare example of "the" bike that brought inline 4's to world into a mediocre cutom .
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gr1976
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Post by gr1976 on Aug 17, 2011 21:00:31 GMT -4
i'm with you ....that bike looked better stock than when he got done with it...not to mention that it was a '69...
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Post by novafrk on Aug 17, 2011 21:08:47 GMT -4
Did you see the episode where the front wheel bearing seized up and tossed the professional racer to the ground? I watched every episode last year. But idk, I lost interest in it.
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gr1976
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Post by gr1976 on Aug 17, 2011 21:41:17 GMT -4
didn't see that one...what kind of bike? did they give a reason for the failure?...that would suck
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Post by felkman on Aug 17, 2011 21:43:24 GMT -4
I guess I would like to smash Bryan Fuller's face in with a brick and stuff his soul patch up his ass for butchering the 1969 CB750 sand cast. Turning a rare example of "the" bike that brought inline 4's to world into a mediocre cutom . I have to agree some because it was a rare bike but it had been repainted and had several miles on it. I am sure it had to be hard to be the original owner and sit there and watch it being cut up but the bike now has a new owner and hopefully it will be used for what it was originally intended for, to be ridden. I think what I hate more than this is to see someone restore a bike then haul it around on a trailer and never ride it again. To me, that is when the brick needs to come out! Motorcycles were made to be ridden, whether it is 100 percent original or a chopped up 69 cb sand cast. |
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Post by novafrk on Aug 18, 2011 9:00:30 GMT -4
The show blamed a batch of bad bearings but in one of my Iron Horse magazines an editorial was done that mentioned this incident (not by name but described it to a T) and pointed out several poor practices that were done when building the front hub. It was believed by this author / bike builder that it was a misalignment of the bearing cups in the hub which put a side load on the bearing causing it to overheat and fail. (at least that's how I remember it. It's my story so we'll go with it. :-P )
I'll try and find the magazine with the article in it.
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Post by shannon on Aug 18, 2011 14:51:50 GMT -4
I was so worked up about the CB750 that my boyfriend had to tell me to calm down! I dunno.. I just hate to see cafe bikes become the new chopper and thats exactly where it's heading.
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gr1976
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Post by gr1976 on Aug 18, 2011 15:18:04 GMT -4
I was so worked up about the CB750 that my boyfriend had to tell me to calm down! I dunno.. I just hate to see cafe bikes become the new chopper and thats exactly where it's heading. I was just saying this the other day....now that fat tire choppers are loosing their popularity due to over-saturation (and probably their high costs) ..seems like cafe bikes are becoming the new trend...I still like them, but there are a lot of god awful ones being built that are more form than function |
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Post by novafrk on Aug 18, 2011 15:29:44 GMT -4
I didn't think about it before but you're both right about the cafe turning into the new chopper... My own personal opinion on donor bikes, if a bike is a basket case go ahead and cut it up anyway you like but if it's a pristine example of the model or just needs a few minor repairs to be said bike come on... There are plenty of neglected bikes to butcher...
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