New project

[motogtp]

I found this 6,000 mile Super Sport in Iowa last month. I bought it with the intention to create a café style bike. After a weekend of cleaning it up I found out it is too pristine to cut up so I am making the changes more subtle. Couple of questions. 1) I shortened the seat pan and noticed it has a big "H2" stamped in it. Other Super Sport pans I see on Ebay don't have that. Is this original? 2) It appears to be original right down to the witness paint on the mounts and brakes. But it has a chrome tank emblem on the right side and a gold one on the left side. Is this because there is more chrome on the right side or should they both be gold. 3) I was told that the 1978 side cover emblems (they are missing) are different than the 1975-1977 emblems. Is that right? Thanks.

 

[Travis]

Looks clean! Sorry I can't help with the seat and emblem questions. Hopefully someone will be able to help!

 

[motogtp]

Thanks

Looks clean! Sorry I can't help with the seat and emblem questions. Hopefully someone will be able to help!

Thanks Travis. I think I have spent as many hours thinking about how to do subtle modifications as I have working on it. I take that back - I have spent the most time cleaning it. This site has already been a huge help.

 

[Travis]

Well I guess that explains why it looks so clean! I'm horrible about cleaning my motorcycles. Once a year if they're lucky. Maybe that just means I need to ride more!

 

[CB750Todd]

Looks like a good solid bike!! Very cool

 

[motogtp]

I was going to cut it up a bit into something between a café racer and bobber. Now I am trying to keep all the changes reversible. The theme is "what if Honda came out with a Super Sport café version in 1978?" Got all winter to figure it out.

 

[CB750Todd]

Yeah,I like the idea of being able to put stock parts back on...I think I'm just going to change bars and seat, maybe smaller turn signals... I don't want to cut frame at all