Hey guys,
This forum has been a priceless asset to me for my 77 builds, so I wanted to share with you all my semi recent project which was just featured on BikeExif - Thunderhawk
Very cool read how they talk about the classic Superhawk, hope you all enjoy.
-Ian
CB77 on BikeExif
Interesting take on a SuperHawk. Just curious -- most of the bike is so nicely finished, but the forks, hmm not so much. Since you removed the fork covers - and since they are unfinished underneath the covers - had you considered either refinishing them or having them remade so that the exposed part was finished (I do realize that you were working within a specific budget)? Frank's Engineering makes finished fork tubes for the CB77, and I don't think they cost more than about $350 (they are slightly shorter, but really you'd never notice). Might be something to consider down the road.
Also curious -- how does that exposed stator do, exposed to the elements?
I'm a traditionalist, and I don't tend to care for classic bikes that have been heavily modified. I prefer to to see those classic lines and accents retained and either brought back or left original (that Cafe Racer show on Velocity really rankles my menopause.. :) ) However. Gorgeous, just gorgeous. Your bike's uniformity is striking, everything about it's design features are related in some way, you stuck to a theme and then executed it beautifully. I have to agree with Vince about the front forks, they seem "off" from the rest of the bike. However, congratulations are in order, it's just amazing!
How does it ride? 1965 CB77 305 Super Hawk
1989 NT650 Hawk GT 1981 Yamaha XJ550 Seca
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
