Cb 450 Bobber
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Cb 450 bobber. He stripped it down to the frame and motor and turned it into a bobber style custom. 1970 honda cb 450 13 000 original miles all original not restored. Mar 5 2020 explore bmcafee4030 s board cb750 bobber on pinterest. 1971 honda cb 450.
This machine is a 1971 cb450 that gained a new lease of life when current owner scott halbleib got his hands on it. This 1986 honda rebel 450 was built by my father and i and was inspired by wwii era bikes. Category engine posted over 1 month. To understand the impact the cb450 had it s important to understand the u s.
Air cleaner covers were changed on the cb450k2 with a new shape and a new cast metal emblem reading 450 dohc. The honda cb450 is a standard motorcycle made by honda from 1965 to 1974 with a 444 cc 27 1 cu in 180 straight twin dohc engine producing 45 bhp some 100 bhp litre it was honda s first big motorcycle. Beginning with the cb450k2 a new pleated seat with black piping was fitted. Lauded and hyped by motorcycle and car magazines as one of the most remarkable machines ever it was in fact a slow seller never quite lighting the market on fire as honda might have hoped.
See more ideas about cb750 bobber cb750 bobber. Cb 1970 honda cb 450 cb 450 chopper bobber vintage honda twin cb 450 cl sl motorcycle. For sale is a 1970 honda cb450 bobber with a. Pulling out the bobber for a quick spin around the block.
The cb450 had a distinctive chrome sided fuel tank and shared honda s family styling found elsewhere on the s90 and cd175 early models were known as the black bomber or. Honda cb 450 rat bobber detalhes. Market of the early 1960s and what led honda to introduce the 450. The covers were unchanged through the cb450k3 model.
The fastest way to convert a stock honda motorcycle is to strip off as many parts you don t need making it lighter because making them fast and light was the idea behind these types of bikes in the 1940 s while keeping it road worthy and street legal. Scott was inspired by the japanese gravel crew style and used a tank and exhaust system from benjie s café racer to get the aesthetics right.