any chops out there??

MB-5 Joined: Dec 23, 2006 Posts: 6 Location: central IL

im new to this site and was just wondering if anyone here has attempted chopping a 900f?? my uncle has chopped many 750s and i found two 900f for cheap. gonna start on it this winter. any suggestions or tips would be appreciated.

Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 7:29 am

Go ahead cut one of these beautiful bikes up... Evil or Very Mad

Then after you do that make sure you fill in your location in your profile, its a site requirment and if you read the homepage you will see that.

Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 12:58 pm

Welcome - but first go back to your profile and fill in your location. You may just find someone from here that lives right around the corner.

Second - there are periodically postings and pics of F model chops that pop up. What you'll typically find on those postings though is a general feeling of distaste. However, there have been a couple of chops that were actually done pretty well. Usually the eBay section has most of those.

Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 3:18 pm

This is not a chopper site, this is a Super Sport site.
Choppers are gay.

Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 4:17 pm

spideray wrote:

This is not a chopper site, this is a Super Sport site.
Choppers are gay.

If I see another chopped F bike I think I'll .......................................................................................................

Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 5:54 pm

don't do it, a little cafe yes, chop no. Please

Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 7:30 pm

Quote:

This is not a chopper site, this is a Super Sport site.
Choppers are gay.

I couldn't agree more...

Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 7:32 pm

if you do it, make it nice! i'm old enough to remember all the jap choppers from the early/mid seventies. some of those had very little stretch or rake, almost set up drag style. i say do whatever floats your boat. just read enough on this site so you know pod filters dont work very well with our stock carbs.

MB-5 Joined: Dec 23, 2006 Posts: 6 Location: central IL

no choppers arent gay. besides, its basically all stock...just lowering the seat and adding some drag bars...hence the name bobber style...not only that i never said this was a chopper site...was mainly looking for tech info on the 900f...thanks for nothin fellas

Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 10:04 pm

Nope choppers aren't gay , but this slow motion chat room is.

Build what you want.

Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 11:32 pm

Welcome brumie, thanks for filling in the thing.

Tech info we have, not too big on choppers here though. More likely to find racers, nicely modded street bikes, some nicely restored stockers, and plain old daily drivers. Performance, quality maintenance, and advice are more our speed. Cool

Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 11:53 pm

brumie wrote:

no choppers arent gay. besides, its basically all stock...just lowering the seat and adding some drag bars...hence the name bobber style...not only that i never said this was a chopper site...was mainly looking for tech info on the 900f...thanks for nothin fellas

The search function in the white banner works great.
most manuals are in the tech doc section.

gotta question ask it like genesound said most of us here aren't to into choppers, though I've seen some pretty cool ones.

You'll find that some here will speak their minds on all kinds of subjects.

These bikes bob and cafe nicely, the Inline 4 is hard to go chopper IMHO.

But if it's info on the mechanics of the motor and types of shocks forks and such. That info is here.

Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2006 12:09 am

brumie wrote:

no choppers arent gay. besides, its basically all stock...just lowering the seat and adding some drag bars...hence the name bobber style...not only that i never said this was a chopper site...was mainly looking for tech info on the 900f...thanks for nothin fellas

Do a keyword search here for any sort of technical info you're looking for and you'll find multiple threads covering EVERY possible scenario with these bikes - including modification ideas.

Also - you're from central Illinois, which means you're close enough to join a bunch of us next summer who are planning a few day ride event. Check out the thread in the Rallies, Rides Get Togethers section.

Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2006 12:25 am

uuhhh who said "any suggestions or tips"? don't be a woose brumie we get a ration when we join and when we voice an unpopular sentiment. It's just guys speakin their mind and havin fun. This time it's you, next time it's me. Do you really give a s**t? It's your bike make it as purdy or as fugly as you wish.

Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2006 12:29 am

Hey there Burmie and welcome to the site. Rarely you will see an old school chop frame for sale, but since most of us go more for sport/touring setups we don't keep an eye out for chops. Have at it and make it yous, but be ready for criticism since we don't care for em. Now if it's about making her run well, there are some serious experts around here.

Jose

Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2006 1:09 am

Hey brumie~

Sorry to rain on your "chopping" tastes.

I'm not into the chopper thing and like to see these bikes reatin their sport heritage. It's your bike so do with it as you will......... Rolling Eyes

Welcome to the site anyway!! You can get lots of help on performance and maintenance around here.

Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2006 1:10 am

Hi, Brumie. As you've seen, most of us don't care for the idea, but as Grump said, you own it, so do as you wish. Seems to me, though, that it might be better to mount the drivetrain in a different frame if you're going to do more that a bob job or cafe setup. For one thing, they don't make these frames anymore, so it'd be a waste, but see my second sentence above--your choice. Still, it'd be like making a 4-door Corvette, or a Road Runner wagon: why?
Another thing is the availability of ready-made aftermarket chopper-style frames (this would be if you were going to go radical, like those hideous WCC or OCC pieces of offal, or even an early-70's 750-style mild chop). It'd be cheaper to buy one & fabricate the mounts than to modify an F frame.
Still another factor is the application. An F works the way it does due to the total package engineering. Yes, it's a nice, powerful engine, but for a chopper (again, if this is to be radical) you'd probably do about as well with a hopped-up SOHC. Turning wouldn't really be a factor.
You did say, though, that it would be more of a bob job, so I'd say go for it if you like and have the capabilities. Be prepared for negative reactions: I might feel the same as I do when I see a '67-72 Chevy truck scraping the ground. First, I think "What a retard!", then I figure "Well, it's his to do as he wishes"--then go home & give my '72 a loving pat.
In the end, it's your bike. TB

Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2006 1:22 am

Here's a link to a guys yet unfinished chopper on one of the Custom sites. He's doing a very nice job of it. I think it looks bitchin with the DOHC 750 Honda in it.

http://p2.forumforfree.com/-vp9115-cb900c.html#9115

He's gotten a little crap, but it just rolls off him, and rightly so. That thing will look sweet goin down the road. Wink

Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2006 1:54 am

hey!!! merry christmas, Hose. when you comin round again?

Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2006 1:56 am

Hey there, I love choppers and think they are great. I have built a few and think that you can chop, bob or stretch anything you want. There is a site dedicated to honda chops called Gang of the Four. Do a search for the site and you wil find litereally thousands of people with chopped sohc and duals. there is alot of cool pics to. those guys are really crazy and a little nuts though so be ware Shocked

. they all seem pretty cool and will give tons of advice. Peace out, have fun and welcome to the site!

Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2006 3:52 am

MERRY FRIGGIN CHRISTMAS GRUMP!!!

Once it dries up and I get the old girl goin I want to go do some riding. I tell ya, life just piles stuff up on you and eats all your time. I still want to do the F'in Across America ride too.

Jose

Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2006 4:01 am

"82 cb 900f Boldor that hates me. No now i think it likes me? Lets give it time."
It'll only love you if you love it first.
I'm against stretching an F, or doing any extreme cutting on one, but so long as you leave mine alone, I'm not likely to harm anyone, just cuss 'em.
I grew up around Harley types. I used to lull myself to sleep planning how I'd build "my" panhead--raked & stretched, of course. I got a subscription to Easyriders magazine when I was 13--my folks paid for it ( they knew about the bikes, but not the mammaries; not caring about bikes, they never botherd to look inside--or maybe they did & my dad said that it proved his brainiac bookworm son wasn't queer).
You can recover from chopper disease. I'm living proof.
I have a friend of 30 years who recently worked for Gambler Motorcycles, writing their CNC programs. He knows & cares nothing about bikes, but it's just as well: they sell $50-75k bikes that are meant to be showpieces. 90% are ridden to the end of the driveway & back, if at all. Most are never started. Reminds me of folks who buy beautiful gold-plated, engraved & inlaid firearms: what do they think a firearm is for? TB

Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2006 1:55 am

check out www.knucklebusterinc.com. Not a lot DOHC Hondas, but plenty of odd choppers.

MB-5 Joined: Dec 23, 2006 Posts: 6 Location: central IL

thanks for the tech info fellas...and grump...i like ya pal...you say whats on your mind...nothing wrong with that...i got nothing against race and touring...my uncle has chopped a few 750s and i liked the way they looked and handled...im over 6 foot tall so being able to kick back on a bike is more comfortable for me on the long hauls...as for the race part..well im sure that ill be able to hang with most of ya cause im a speed freak, so anything i build is gonna be fast...lol...i appreciate the tips for the techs..and hey..even tho im choppin it just a little...its still a 900f...am i right...lol Smile

Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 3:36 am

Heya Brumie, welcome. I am just a lurker here but everyone here is most helpful and this site is plain wonderful. I have a 750k that I cafe'd and this site helped me get her running scary fast for the old man that I am....good luck with your project and if you have an extra triple tree or perhaps the entire frontend from one of your F's, I just might be interested.
later,
Kevo

Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 8:48 am

I say welcome too. I chopped some 750K`s way back when and had a good time.
Later i found i liked the stock configuation better and draged raced them and left choppers behind.
Two wheels, Is two wheels , If your here then you belong.
Of course not everybody feels that way here but dont let it get you down.
As Fasterspider says."RIDE ON"
Welcome Very Happy

MB-5 Joined: Dec 23, 2006 Posts: 6 Location: central IL

thanks for the welcome fellas. ill keep you in mind once im done with the build Kevoz. both bikes are pretty much complete but one of them has a burnt valve i believe. it is my parts bike. so anything thats left ill be more than happy to do some wheelin and dealin.