1976 Honda CB750 Super Sport

[Flynbulldog_imp]

To me it's such a shame to see all that ballast on a supersport.
It's a sportbike from the day and they aren't supposed to be laden with heavy unsightly touring junk.

It's just my own sense of what the bike should be but god, tell your buddy to take all that cheap crap off the bike and give it some respect.

Flyn, you have to keep in mind that for most of its life, my friend actually used the bike for touring, not too unlike someone adding hardbags and windshield to a new CB1100 -- not to mention, other than the windshield, the 'touring junk' is period correct, not much different than what a lot of people did to their Super Sports back in the day.

Myself, yes, I would get rid of the rack/backrest, and after riding the bike, I told him the windshield was doing more harm than good from a function standpoint -- it flips the wind right smack into your chops with the added bonus that it creates a lot of helmet rattling.

It could be worse; at one point this same bike had a Windjammer fairing and those cheap little hard cases on it! In the end it's his bike and I guess he will own it as he sees fit.

Flyn, you have to keep in mind that for most of its life, my friend actually used the bike for touring, not too unlike someone adding hardbags and windshield to a new CB1100 -- not to mention, other than the windshield, the 'touring junk' is period correct, not much different than what a lot of people did to their Super Sports back in the day.

Myself, yes, I would get rid of the rack/backrest, and after riding the bike, I told him the windshield was doing more harm than good from a function standpoint -- it flips the wind right smack into your chops with the added bonus that it creates a lot of helmet rattling.

It could be worse; at one point this same bike had a Windjammer fairing and those cheap little hard cases on it! In the end it's his bike and I guess he will own it as he sees fit.
oh yeah, I complete agree with you, and man it seems like most people did and still do what your buddy is doing.
But to me it signifies that the owner is completely missing the point.
In it's day that SS was a performance bike, to turn it into a commuter/tourer hurts my head and my sensibility.
It just seems ignorant to me. (not to be derogatory just meaning lacking understanding)

Although I won't be adding bags, racks, or a windshield to my CB I do understand it a little better on the current bike. It is not the sport machine that the CB750 supersport was when it was introduced.