My Honda CB450 Lives Again! First Time Running In 18 Years!
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- Опубликовано: 2 июн 2024
- Another classic motorcycle revived and back on the road! This is my 1974 Honda CB450 which I picked up a few months ago in a trade. I have always loved the 450 and 500 twins as I had built a custom one some years back and just love how they perform. This bike was in really good shape with no corrosion, no parts missing, and not locked up so it actually came back to life very easily! Look for this bike in future videos as I make some small changes to it and simply enjoy it!
I apologize for the lost footage on this one as it really hurts when that happens. This one really wanted to run again and I feel so bad that I don't have those clips.
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New stock seat cover is the way to go. It's an unmolested bike, with great patina.. Keep it original, and just enjoy it.
Hello from Denmark.
If I were buying one of these I would prefer it to be as near original as possible and not customised .
Yeah, and still keep the patina.
Sim estou de acordo, original se possível ou semelhante, ótimo trabalho.
Back in high school in the early 70's I thought a 450 was a big bike. How times have changed.
Same here!
They were back then!
CB450's existed before they had 750's, and they were the Super bike to own. Great bike.
Original seat is best way to pay homage to the bike.
When i was 11 years old a guy across the street had a CB 450, and i really thought it was cool. Less that a year later Dad bought me my first Honda Mini bike :)
Nice!
comfortable, reliable, parts were readily available..and somewhat easy to work on...nice flow to the looks too..bet there a few envious folks that wished they had one..again..
I have a 74 CL450 that I have restored over the last year. I also have a 72 SL350 that I like very much. Hands down, as much as I like the SL350, the 450 is heads and shoulders above it. A much overlooked bike from that era. The old man in me (I'm 66) says to go original on the seat. Love your videos!
I definitely feel they are not popular enough
Many years ago I borrowed a friends 550 twin and it was an unforgettable ride blasting across Salisbury Plain.
I admire that you admitted the loss of footage but still managed to make an enjoyable video. Thanks for sharing and great work on the bike.
I appreciate that 🙏
Sounds great. If you're going to leave the original paint on the tank I'd keep the seat stock, just get a new cover. If you're going to do a custom paint job on the bike, then a different seat would work. I'd figure out a way to get that dent out of the tank. Seems like you could pop it out from the inside.
The tank dent can't be popped out unfortunately. Already been to a professional and it's too far creased
Cool bike. Put the stock seat cover on it. I like the old Honda fours. I owned an 83 V-65 and an 84 500 interceptor. Nothing but fun!
I always love the lines of those old bikes. New cover and a little polish on the tank and just ride it.
Thats the plan!
Make sure the chain, wiring harness, brake lines /pads, wheel bearings, steering head bearings, tires, clutch/throttle cables, valves are adjusted and RIDE IT. The bike has beautiful lines. RIDE SAFE OUT THERE!
That's the plan!
I bought a used 71 back in 75..probably one of the most bullet proof engines ever made!.
Pretty dang awesome
Brown seat matching the color of the bike
Beautiful Bike. Seat: A seat that matches a detail color looks cool. It makes those detail colors pop out. So -- alight Tan seat.
I put 30,000 miles on one of these back in the day. It would run effortlessly at 7000 rpm all day which was 85 mph plus. They were an expensively overbuilt engine.
I've got the 500T. Criminally underrated bikes. Honda reliability combined with an easy -going parallel twin.
A 500t is what made me fall in love with these!
@@BrickHouseBuilds Eyy, heck yeah! Love that you're sending these machines appreciation too. I loved the tank shape of the 500T. Plus, the oddly cool brown color with that factory diamond stitched seat got me.
I’ve just bought a 1974 CB450, I have sorted through some things myself and your video on your 450 has answered some things I was wondering about. Mine has a bit of hesitation but I’m sorting it out. Thanks for your knowledge.
Glad you found it helpful!
My bike! Hurts to see these. Passed on a marketplace one last year because of too many projects. Bought mine with a few thousand on it and rode 64 miles to work and back for several years in decent weather. Sold in 1980 for some stupid reason. My favorite, thanks for the video.
Well I'm glad it at least brought some memories!
I saw the post on IG about losing all the files, thats tough but the video is still great even without it! that 450 absolutely wasnt done being on the road!
Glad you still enjoyed it!
What a great find. It isn't just you. I always manage a mess too.
Always making messes lol
I had a CB 450 , I liked that bike, only reason I got rid of it was I purchased new CB750 in 1976. I would keep the seat stock. 🫵🏼💯🆒
I always wanted a CB450 of that vintage, never found one, but had an '81 CM400t and an '84 CM450e, loved them both, but they weren't a CB. Thanks for putting out these videos!
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What a find! Beautiful.
Yeah Im super excited about it
My first “big bike” was one of these in 1970 I think, hmm maybe 71, although it was a CL which wasn’t different than a CB except for the pipes and bars, and it would run down a 650 Bonneville. Wonderful. But, honestly, old Hondas steered like dump trucks. I loved that bike and was happily unaware of the steering being something that might be improved. DOHC hoo yah.
Get it redone similar to an 80's/90's Corbin gunfighter. Cafe style, but the hump is actually usable for a passenger.
I like to see you keep it as original as possible. Stock seat cover will look great
I'd keep the seat original myself. cool bike! Definitely reborn & itching for a ride! ❤
I had a few of these CB 450s . Great bikes! brings back memories watching you work on it!!
If I was buying that bike I would wince at any custom work. It'll sell much quicker as close to stock as possible. And great work by the way. What a score!
Maaaaybe but selling it is not on my mind. A seat is an easy change so I'm leaning towards light custom
Definitely go custom with the seat. The tank and side covers are such gorgeous colors that the black seat is an eyesore. Matching the seat color to the side covers and match the stitching to the gold on the tank... Subtlety beautiful (IMHO).
Agreed
Glad i found your channel!!!!
Welcome! 🙏
i knew the instant I saw that impact driver that someone would bring up JIS bits...😊 Stock seat So few originals left because people customized them over the years.
Love from Tamilnadu, India. 💕
My first bike was a 1970 CB 450 w/ front disc brake. Purchased at Anderson Sales in Pontiac MI. Had no trouble keeping up with friends 650 BSA Lightning. Sold it after 3 years to purchase a new Iron Head Sportster.
I have a 71 cb450 I'm turning into a hardtail bobber. really nice bike!! love the videos
Very cool!
This is an awesome bike. It definitely deserves an oem restoration.
Keep up the great work.
It won't get a restoration but rater just keep cleaning it up to retain it's history
Back in 80s a mate of mine had a CB250 Man that thing was Fast the 450 looks fantastic considering it's age the weirdest thing about buy old style bikes is the rim sizes with a nice set of 17" rims laced onto those hubs and maybe triple discs and some 4 spot calipers that bike would be ready to take on many of our modern day 450 & 650 twin counterparts. It was great hearing it come to life when you got the other carb working no rebuild 😅😁 classic Great video really enjoyed watching cheers mate
Glad you enjoyed!
I love an original looking cb but if you could make a custom seat cover that is removable so you can always go back to a factory look, then by all means go for something unique maybe period mod? Look at patterns/colours unique to the age of the bike? But keep the honda logo in the rear 😉 have abit of fun with it your cb750 is already a gorgeous example, love the videos man, always learning something from you! Appreciate the content 👌
Dark brown leather seat with tan accent stitching - match the tank colors.
That bike is super fun! One of the first CB's I customized. Mine had a '75 CB500T motor with a '71 CB450 frame. First built a cafe racer then I turned it into a brat.
That was funny watching you cruise around with a nurse tank on it! lol
Very nice job
Thank ya
my first street bike was a 450- that brings back memories. I painted it black with light blue trim on tank and seat, put on TT pipes and terrorized the neighbors lol. Can't say it ever let me down and never had to mess with much which was a good thing as I had limited knowledge at the time.
I would go with an original seat cover to keep it stock.
Love the CB450❤ it reminds me of my old CB250K4. I'm still riding 44 years later and currently have a Honda CBF600SA inline four. 🤘
good vid despite the missing footage; would retain the original seat cover but then add a little stitching to match tank stripe. enjoyed the free spirit riding with the 'pup' gas tank :)
Jak zawsze dałeś ciekawy film , piękny motocykl, siedzenie w oryginale było by najlepsze. Pozdrawiam.
Thank you!
mildly customized seat for sure. bike is awesome great job as usual.
My vote would be to color match the seat to the color scheme of the tank. Just a touch of color, to accent the black seat would be nice
Gorgeous survivor bike. I’d keep the seat stock as Patti. Great video, guys. 👍
Nice old bike
Definitely
What a fantastic bike. I would say that keeping it original is the way to go on this one as it aged so good. Putting custom stuff on there would break this IMHO.
It's aged well but still missing the stock mufflers. It will look good with that little change
A shop mate of mine bought one of these in the crate. He left everything but the engine and frame in the crate and built a cafe racer out of it. Put an old "Rickman" tail on it and a "Malcolm Smith" tank with a set of straight pipes. The thing was epic... you could hear it from orbit! Great vid as usual. You could name it after my late mates cafe..... "The Bouncer" Thank you for the mem's!
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Very nice find, such a well looked after motorcycle. My opinion is that the seat should remain stock. But... you KNOW what they say about opinions! haha
exhaust looks perfect to our eye; don't change exhaust; custom seat cover is good idea; lowering seat height, any way you can, will make her an easy rider.
The exhaust doesn't look bad but I just hate knowing they are from a sportster. The mufflers I want would look and sound great
Yeah, like almost everyone else said. Stock seat. Since the whole bike is stock it will look way better that way in my opinion and would be easier to sell that way when you’re done with it, but it’s your bike so do whatever you feel you want to do.
Its actually about 50/50 on stock vs modified surprisingly. I'm going the modified route
Absolutely bitchen ride! It turned out just fine, maybe some cosmetic upgrades to cherry it out. It sounds like it is running perfectly.
Thanks for the cool video, man!
Very lucky to find such a great old bike, it purrs along nicely and will only get better with some new parts. Keep the seat original, just find a new original seat cover.
A little custom on the seat, but keep the shiny bits.
Sounds pretty crisp, once the fine tuning is done ,it’ll be a great bike
It's close but can only be better
I also noticed a gt750 Suzuki in the background
A mechanic friend of mine had good luck removing dents from his gas tank by first cleaning the inside, but then filling it with water and freezing it... nice job on the bike!
Hadn't heard of that one!
I had that one same color and all I loved that bike 🏍
Keep it original 😊
Nice bike. Call it the impossible dream as one that old and clean is rare beyond belief.
Great job, if you do the seat up I think the tank too deserves some work as well, but it's on it's way to become a great little bike again. All the best. Colin.
Id love to get the dent out but as we have tried that already it would take more substantial bodywork which is unfortunate
Love it but it does need a seat re-do and maybe take the dent out of the tank. So, just a suggestion: pull the dark brown into the piping and the strap as subtle accents. The black seat body balances the black tires. So, that modest change may be in the ballpark of intent. Subtle tends to be elegant for me. It has great character for sure.
Unfortunately I can't get the dent out without major work. My pdr guy couldn't even do it
thanks for another interesting video.I owned a cb450 ( Black Bomber in the UK) in late 60s. Seem to recall performance was on a par with the 650 bonneville.
Glad you enjoyed!
Seat: a leee-ttle bit custom. Sorry about your missing footage, but it certainly didn't keep me from watching! Great bike...made me miss the CB750 I had back in 1977. Ah, well...
Glad you still enjoyed!
I’m would keep seat original. Bike looks good.
Original on the seat, and that tank dent must be fixed.
I've already had the tank at a PDR guy and unfortunately it's too creased to push or pull out
very retro go OG with the seat
Awesome work as always 😁
Personally I think the original seat suits the bike - just a recover to fix the holes.
Hey, I do like the story mode version, lost footage no problems.
I appreciate that 🙏
OE seat cover and replace the mufflers and fix the dent in the tank. Then ride it like you stole it. Nice bike.
Dent is not repairable unfortunately
Clean up the tank (leave original paint/patina) and do a basic seat cover replacement. What ever you do dont fix the cracked gauge paint! I have the same exact bike...Orange sparkle tank...such a great motorcycle!!!
Oh that cracked gauge backing is here to stay! It looks so cool!
I would say stock seat (new cover) because the bike is mostly original. I would also replace the faces on the gauges.
I actually really like the cracked gauges. I love a good patina
Its the sportster mufflers that kept from going to heck lol
Lol they are newer by at least 30 years though
I've always really liked the look of the CB450. I thought the CB350 twin had a better exhaust note. I think the 450 might be a 180 degree crank and the 350 a 360 degree like the brit twins. I owned a Kawasaki KZ750 twin one time which I think was Kawasaki's catch up game to the CB450, same as the 900 was a catch up to the CB750 (which I also owned).
I would keep the shape of the seat the same so it looks factory, change the cover to original looks BUT use some very suttle customisation with the stitching. I would get the stitching done in the same color that the striping is on the tank. Essentially I would want it to look like it could have been a special edition from Honda back in the day.
And yeah the mufflers gotta go for something more appropriate maybe even original.
Are you going to see a valve clearance check? Love that torsion bar.
Yes the bike will get a full tune up soon
Cool video and really Cool bike BJ.
Personally I would go with a Stock replacement seat/seat cover..
No question...!
BG.
21:49 I use Syl-glide or silicone brake lube on the side cover rubber grommets as it’s designed for rubber seals etc.
This is silicone
@@BrickHouseBuilds ahh cool it looks like plain old WD-40
Fix the seat with a standard cover, lose the exhaust silencers and fit some better ones, and then just ride that sucker 👍😎😎
Custom seat with matching color stitching . I think that would pull it together.😎
nice one
I had a cb 450 at the age of 15 sky high pipes and high rise handle bars. In 1970. Had a little trouble with law enforcement, to much horsepower for my licence.
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Awesome video. I had to do the exact same mod to my new tank mount rubber as well. Dunno what that’s about.
So strange! I checked multiple times and this is what it calls for
Semi-custom seat would be great.
The previous owner must have really taken care of the bike!
Definitely seems that way. This thing has been a peach
Great bike and great save
I had the same bike! My first motorcycle.
Setting the bar high for a first bike!
new seat cover to last 50 yrs ------ kevlar baby
I dont see a thumbs up just a thumbs down? Sorry I was being very dumb. I did not realize that when you click on the thumbs up the icon go's away. Very good video thank you, I had a 75 Suzuki 550 triple new. Took a 13,000 mile trip with my girlfriend down to Mexico and across the US was on the road for 4 months.
What do you mean?
Hi BJ original on the seat sounds right but defo wouldn’t look out of place with a change to match the tank actually I think it would look pretty sweet to be honest , cool looking bike man and very clean for the time it sat also like the look on the dials with age gives it character take care and ride safe guys all the best 👍👌🏍️🏍️🏍️🔧🔧🔧❤️
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I’d stick with black of some sort (likely original) as the seat cover because too much brown and it’s a CB500T. Which are brown on brown on more brown
I hear ya
On the seat question, one option provides more content than the other. We are an audience, so I am guessing people are going to chose Custom! Depends on the demographic too. Regardless, I am very interested in your design process. I'm still fanboy-ing hard about ranger green.
I'm surprised to see the vote is pretty much 50/50 so that's cool!
Bought one of these after seeing it for $225 on the side of the road. Had the same issue with fuel leaking into the engine. Never had that happen before, is that a petcock thing or a carb thing? Anyway, loved that bike the few times I rode it. It is living on with someone else. If I see one again I’ll get it. :) Great video.
That is first am issue with the petcock either leaking fuel or being left on. After that the floats can stick open
I vote for custom seat, something new and experimental you always can get a cheap replacement again
Very true!
Hello leave the seat standard nos cover. nice CB450 👍
Great survivor bike i would keep seat original