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Famous SOHCs
« on: November 17, 2014, 07:15:25 PM »
Was looking through some utube clips t'other day and found one of sid vicious doing "c'mon everybody" an eddie cochran track, he is though on a SOHC. One shot looks like a twin (250/350) but one looks like he starts on maybe a 500/4 but you only get to see half of it so can't be sure.
Anyone else seen it?

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« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2014, 07:42:00 PM »
Yes, but on tv at the time (late 70's) and it certainly looked like a 500/4 I seem to recall:))

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« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2014, 08:02:58 PM »
It's a twin with painted ears and a chrome cable bracket. CB350 ;)

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« Reply #3 on: November 17, 2014, 08:24:39 PM »
I'm amazed Hairygit that you remember that from the tv, I never saw it then just the other day.
There seem to be two different clips, one where he "rides" the twin but I couldn't see on the other one if that was the twin also.

It was Eddie Cochran I was searching and didn't realise so many covers existed, one of the best ones was Led-Zep doing two covers (something else being one of them) in 1970. I thought this was just brilliant with big hair, flares and big attitude.....been indoctrinating my kids with it since I found it.

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« Reply #4 on: November 17, 2014, 08:34:21 PM »
I remember it because my best mate had a 500/4 at the time, with that very 70's thing of a mural custom sprayed on the top of the tank, of the album cover from Whitesnake's "Come and get it" L.P.  Looked really goid, but would be frowned upon nowadays!:))

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Re: Famous SOHCs
« Reply #5 on: November 17, 2014, 08:58:20 PM »
Was looking through some utube clips t'other day and found one of sid vicious doing "c'mon everybody" an eddie cochran track, he is though on a SOHC. One shot looks like a twin (250/350) but one looks like he starts on maybe a 500/4 but you only get to see half of it so can't be sure.
Anyone else seen it?

Is this the one? >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djx3bfhDOwQ

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« Reply #6 on: November 17, 2014, 10:49:39 PM »
Looks like a different bike at the end. Like a Suzuki TS or summit.
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Re: Famous SOHCs
« Reply #7 on: November 17, 2014, 11:09:15 PM »
That's the one that I can see it was definitely the twin Trigger, didn't spot that at the end Lester, it does look like a TS.

There is also another clip that is very different that I thought was a 500 but still not sure. I haven't got the link on the computer I'm on now will have to find it again.

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Re: Famous SOHCs
« Reply #8 on: November 18, 2014, 04:01:25 PM »
I will agree with Trigger on this one.  I had a CB350 (old photo attached) late 70s. Long chrome rear mud guard...They may have taken the number plate off for filming?
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Re: Famous SOHCs
« Reply #9 on: November 18, 2014, 06:55:30 PM »
Had one remember them well nice bike
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