BAD TO THE BONE; BLACK & CHROME 1969 HONDA CB750 HARD TAIL CHOPPER

[@ar2043]

Personally I think this thing is bad ass… I don't care who says what about it being a Honda. Still a bad ass machine!!! 👍🏼👍🏼🇺🇸🦅

[@ChaNnArD-mD]

And smooth for those long rides with all those cylinders.

[@derrickwoods2803]

That cb will outlive any hardly

[@donniebaker5984]

Wrong

[@atrain882]

@@ar2043 yeah you meet the nicest kind of people on a Honda

[@ar2043]

Man… I keep coming back to this one. There's just something about it that I really love. I've never ridden a "hard tail" and this one would be a fine example to ride and learn/feel what suspension really offers!!! Love love love it.... although I would like to see it have a front fender of some sort!!!

[@Bostonharborwater]

When my dad was young in the 70s, he couldn’t afford a Harley so he rode Honda CBs. 450. Couple 750s. Loved them. I’d love an original 69 cb750. Beautiful bikes.

[@sissygoog9456]

My friend's father has a old school Honda 750 all done up looking like an old school Chopper what's that thing is absolutely gorgeous Ken Kaplan Cycles God Bless America❤

[@openpalmjustice]

Again, I love the spoked wheels and the chain drive, and the sound.

[@needmetal3221]

These were actually very popular in the 70s. Amen frames.

[@ericnonya3650]

Liker to my first bike back in 74 at 14 years old.... True Freedom

[@bps7209]

You go easy rider!!! People just don’t understand who haven’t been there. Nice Kap.

[@YetiShots]

Mad max bike right there.

[@gregsullivan8065]

Jesus I want this bike! The old joke is, you can buy it, but you’ll have to sleep in the garage with it. That seems like a good deal to me! Excellent work at an excellent price, gentlemen!

[@jimbeam2705]

Ken Sr. Still pumping the iron. Lifting is for life.

[@jansondennis2438]

I remember my first bike 83 v45 Honda shaft drive I was 16

[@ngentry929]

all the old japanese 750s sound so good

[@TJ-oi5qe]

I’m not really a chopper guy but this old school chopper just looks right!

[@randallburgess46]

My 750 Honda hard tail chopper was the best chopper I ever owned. Wished I still owned it.

[@adrianquaife9531]

69 was a sand cast engine year very collectable for CB fans. I would check the engine case numbers because if it is a sand cast model they go for big money.

[@KaplanCycles]

Its not

[@1sir-onworld]

🐝🏁 👍

[@1sir-onworld]

🐝🏁 👍

[@ravenheart1439]

Man that thing sounds really good, kinda sounds like a big block V8 from here lol...the sound sold me on this one.... personally I'd never own a chopper, specially a hard tail but it's cool ..

[@LarryMyers-x6m]

Thats better than ANY HARLEY MADE AND MUCH MORE RELIABLE TOO .

[@AndyH-13]

That’s a cool piece of motorcycling history.

[@stevenwarner7348]

OkOk Ok. I did get that carb kit last week for my Nighthawk 95' ~ cb750. Mine is all stock tho. That West Virginia inspection sticker from 2007. Ya know. "Almost Heaven." 🎶

[@philthome1303]

Even the birds were singing their praises. 😊👍

[@ronchambers7972]

That is a sweet setup. I like that the frames lower tubes sit almost horizontal to the ground and keeps center of gravity low (ie: good handling). I'm guessing lot's of chopper parts from Jammer on there. Love the RC pipe. It fits the frame perfectly. Hoping you have a video on that purple Kawasaki drag bike too!

[@KaplanCycles]

Glad you like it, soon!

[@1sir-onworld]

🐝🏁 Fast old school chopper great looking bike 😃

[@earlfultz8603]

I built one in 1981 got an assemblers title 2014 a guy drove it by my house I almost crapped my pants, I met him at the light I I couldn't believe it 33 years later still running

[@sonnyseabury4051]

Justin "Mr. Turbo" is the man, and a valuable asset to your company..That is one beautiful looking and sounding bike. I hope you get to show us what she can do. I've always wanted to ride a chopper. I've never had an opportunity to do so. With that front end of the bike being so light, I'm sure it takes very little effort to raise that front wheel off of the ground. Just as easy as putting the bike in first gear, and opening up the throttle. Have a great day at work, Brother, and Be Safe. ML&R.

[@bargeman100]

I always ran 20psi in my back tire for a little extra cushion.

[@donniebaker5984]

It's trick mon ! My friend pj had a 900 kaw in a hard tail ..the gas tank was covered in fur ...he would pull out his comb while waiting for a stop light to change and comb his kaw's hair

[@mattbauckman9907]

A chopper that won’t break down or leak oil. Sweet bike.

[@jethrox827]

Now that takes me back

[@artmonk5907]

Beautiful bike!

[@Drew-tj8gz]

The first chopper I rode was in 1979. Was 14 . Was a Honda 750. Had the red white and blue paint scheme )

[@bobg1219]

Hard to recreate a chopper with all the vintage chopper parts. Its really cool and nostalgic!

[@mickeygallo6586]

Looks like the Iron Maiden poster bike

[@Mytriumph650pre-unit]

What a beauty.

[@jaysan7316]

SUMMER OF Sixty NINE 6️⃣ 9️⃣ ❤

[@Mytriumph650pre-unit]

Perfect lines

[@markohara6855]

Sounds awesome!

[@freetaylor72]

Sweet ass bike man, "thou shalt not covet!" Wish I had it! Picturing me and the ole lady tearing up the road....

[@stevenwarner7348]

The Kitchen, that's where I'm keepin my "West Virginia," Yep. Right here in the kitchen. (got those carbs to go over) Yep. My cb750. ~~~ Mr. Not Worthy from New Hampshire.

[@dantehall5526]

Sounds wonderful.

[@KillrMillr7]

Yeah man, I’d leave it like it is. It looks cool, nice rake that’s comfortable to ride, Honda power from 69. Hell yeah

[@kentabeyta3018]

Very cool bike !! 💛

[@allancaspers6471]

To see this beautiful bike watch it on a big screen TV. The person that buys this is getting a awesome bike and a piece of American history. Bike sounds cool. So what's the wheelbase and fork rake?

[@ajcates9136]

First street bike I ever rode

[@stevenclowes1379]

Sounds like an old sports car.muffler makes it sound great

[@madelynzauner6040]

My name is Mark Zauner. I used to own that 750 Honda chopper I had the highway patrol pull me over one day at a red light said someday that they’re gonna catch me drag racing and give me a ticket and I looked at them and said it’s not me and they said we know it’s you but we’re gonna get you someday it never happened.

[@ar2043]

Thanks for sharing the memory Mark!!! Nice bike!!!!

[@earlmarsh2285]

Nice 👍👍 I like it .

[@paigntonbeach]

Love it, senior looks the part on that .

[@cardiffchris]

I love the idea of an air cooled 4cyl chopper. Not sure id want to live without rear suspension.

[@hipersonic2647]

How is it in terms of maintenance, in nowadays market? Is it hard or expensive to find parts for it ?

[@davidbrosnahan7273]

You can love Harley's and love any other to it's ok😆

[@95Sn95]

I have my dads 1980 cb650c, he loved that bike, when he passed in 98 I ended up with it I stashed it away for 20 years and dug it out in 2018 built it into a bobber it looks pretty cool but the carbs are jacked up and it has no spark the cd boxes epoxy is all drooled down onto the chassis and fender. Carbs I'm not concerned about but the ignition is the biggie, parts are not readily available for the sohc 650 and the cdi boxes available are all used and not cheap. I need to come up with a viable custom solution. I've seen old Chevy ignition conversions from parts off old Chevy cavaliers but it looked kinda complicated and jankey. But it seems like needs to be something of that type, if anybody has info on a solution it would be appreciated. Ive thought about building a custom intake manifold and using one big carb like an super E shorty vs fixing the jacked up original 4 carbs, adding a turbo would be a cool idea. I'm a welder fabricator at a custom fab shop so fabrication isn't an issue, I've been pondering building a custom adapter to mount an Eaton M90 supercharger to the intake on my mild 355 SBC in my truck, those blowers are like $300 everywhere, I want to do it mainly for the fun project blower whine factor and a few extra 40 or 50 ponies maybe a few more would be a sweet bi product, Richard Holdner tested the little M90 from a GM 3800 3.8L V6 on GM 5.3 and it actually made a decent little HP gain plus there's actually aftermarket support for the little M90.

[@TheDans7300]

A true 70s chopper

[@Z17xMachine]

I see a lot of rusty CB Choppers on FB Marketplace. No thanks! This one is a darling.

[@scottberry5266]

Is that an Amen frame?? They built a bunch of those for the Japanese bikes.

[@KaplanCycles]

No stock Honda frame with a hardtail added

[@scottberry5266]

@@KaplanCycles : ok, seen the hard tail and didn’t know. Thanks Ken!!

[@julianlaustsen1991]

should extend the bar so u could sit in the rear with the back support lol

[@troymarcus5168]

GOLD GOLD GOLD

[@rayrice9060]

That tank and forks look twice as wide in the thumbnail lol

[@earlfultz8603]

The bike I built had a aman savior frame, 10 over front end, Sportster tank, Sportster Sissy, 2 into1 drag pipes, 836 kit, king queen seat, I did everything to that bike except paint it and I could pick it up off the ground the whole bike for real, try that with a Harley!

[@atrain882]

You can do the same thing with any old Harley or sportster stop it. OK just stop.

[@earlfultz8603]

@@atrain882 I have a 2008 Sportster XL with 6k on it don't need your boot lip

[@earlfultz8603]

@@atrain882 I have a Harley brain-dead

[@atrain882]

@@earlfultz8603 I don’t give a shit what you got.

[@atrain882]

Cause you own a little sportster girls bike 🤡

[@hypervigilance1465]

that is sweet.

[@MikeRev-w3h]

That's a chopper I could stand to ride! I honestly can't stand V-twins, I do not see the attraction at all.

[@rasmuswellejus]

Don’t you have anything on auktion right now? Your webside is empty when it comes to old mx cycles

[@KaplanCycles]

Almost sold out but we got about 20 coming this week all the videos that were dropped Thursday Friday Saturday and tomorrow all those bikes to be listed early next week

[@rasmuswellejus]

@@KaplanCycles Nice! Is it possible for you guys to ship a bike to Denmark or another country in Europe?

[@Patriot-up2td]

Ken Sr., it may not be Harley, but coming out of the driveway you look like something straight out of a David Mann painting.

[@poweredbyrice5708]

Yeah that is why it is cool.

[@jeremiahvalentine9305]

Nice . killer .!! I’d Rock that .

[@frankdeletoile3578]

😂 bad ... 😂😂😂😂 good one!

[@danielcarroccia1042]

Too much chrome for me. Especially rear fender. I ❤ to ride. Owned many Honda's. Living in N.J. Chrome is hard to keep clean. Sick bike tho. Cheers bro

[@rkirschner7175]

At least it has a front brake.🤔

[@robertcraft-pj2jp]

Your so beautiful ❤

[@FrederickIngraham-yq4sz]

Their getting harder to do and more costly than harley builds , lot of guys did them because they were chraper to build . Not so much anymore.

[@earlfultz8603]

He won't be wrenching on it like he would if it was a Harley