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Cleveland Cycle World Motorcycle Show

By Paul Crowe

Attended the Cleveland Cycle World show yesterday and enjoyed the bikes. I was a little disappointed that the Monster Challenge was not part of this stop on the tour but I had the opportunity to look at a lot of other displays. I had an up close look at the new Harley Davidson Street Rod and it looks like a Harley I could ride. The footpegs are back under the rider where they’re supposed to be instead of out front in the living room recliner position. From the specs it looks a little more aggressive than the usual HD products. The liquid cooled engine is their high output powerplant and it seems like they are going after a less traditional Harley rider than the other bikes in their lineup. Maybe they’re getting a little cross fertilization from the Buell side of the family.

I also ran into an old friend who I had not seen in years and he has a business rebuilding and refitting Honda CL450’s and CB450’s and turning them into cafe racers. He makes his own billet parts and does some really nice work. I plan to take a closer look at his shop in the near future and I’ll let you know what I find. Stay tuned.

Posted on January 30, 2005 Filed Under: Motorcycle Shows

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Comments

  1. mike says

    January 30, 2005 at 11:44 am

    >rebuilding and refitting Honda CL450’s and CB450’s and turning them into cafe racers

    Can’t wait!

  2. george a wiss says

    May 11, 2005 at 8:58 pm

    sir: have a 1972 cl 450.

    please comment on the carb air screw. i’m told that it
    takes a metal washer in addition to the o-ring and spring.
    what do you know about it. thanks

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