01-12-2015, 11:58 PM
Not taking anything away from the artists work, I agree, outstanding work and very, very cool. Would love to have that in my living room!
Interestingly though, if you freeze the video at 2:19 and ask anyone even remotely familiar with early Hondas what it was, they would identify that as a 750 rather than a 500. Then seeing the pipes would cinch it as Cormanus pointed out the 750 had long tapered pipes, the 500 pipes reduced then flared on the ends. The wheels, seat, fenders, turn signals, tailight, handlebars, headlight, suspension, switches, levers, instruments, pegs were all generic enough to be from either model. So in the end the artists explanation that it's an amalgamation of early CB's is probably accurate.
Interestingly though, if you freeze the video at 2:19 and ask anyone even remotely familiar with early Hondas what it was, they would identify that as a 750 rather than a 500. Then seeing the pipes would cinch it as Cormanus pointed out the 750 had long tapered pipes, the 500 pipes reduced then flared on the ends. The wheels, seat, fenders, turn signals, tailight, handlebars, headlight, suspension, switches, levers, instruments, pegs were all generic enough to be from either model. So in the end the artists explanation that it's an amalgamation of early CB's is probably accurate.