Topic: maybe this will help

[turboguzzi]

judging from the HUGE response to my:

"racing CB500"  http://www.sohc4.us/forums/index.php?topic=10758.0

nobody is into real tunning here....

maybe this will get some people moving:

http://xoomer.alice.it/turboguzzi/cb500/

enjoy, pics wont be there for long

[Tim.]

Nice bike, but WTF are you complaining about the response to your post for?  You posted and 45 minutes later got a response from one of the most respected and experienced members here.  You're casting judgement because you didn't get 1,000 posts to your thread in the 24 hours since you started it?

Looking for people to do your legwork on the no fewer than NINE different topics you're looking for information on and expecting loads of responses in 24 hours is rediculous.

Let us know how your build goes, and when you have more specific questions, maybe you'll get more specific responses.  I'm doing some venting here, 'cause there are far too many people landing on this forum with 1,000 questions and nothing else.

May I suggest the sequence of this thread and the prior one should have been reversed.  Start with providing some nice information about what you're doing to get us interested, and then bombard the community with your questions.

[upperlake04]

atta boy tintin    thats good advice - sometimes the 'free off the internet' doesn't apply here.  The technical information given in response to specific questions is by volunteers who give their time and expertise without compensation.  Replys are a gift not a right.

[turboguzzi]

Hi Tintin, upperlake

thanks for taking the time to respond.
psychology is an interesting thing....  I was just noting a fact about the lack of interest, that's all. No need to be offended, no need to use acronyms with the five letter word to explain, guess whoever is the moderator here will agree.

Attitudes in different forums can be different. Never got a WTF on the Guzzi, GSXR and Subarus forums I am active in, even when I was a newbie. Sorry if my etiquette isn't good enough for the sohc4 forum.

Pretty keen on legwork, drove a good 600 miles to that race meeting to study the competition. BTW, there were a few bikes there, which one you liked most? Hope you enjoyed regardless of the agravation I caused you.

Cheers from Italy




 

[ofreen]

What do you say we all start over.  Welcome to the forum and thanks for the link to the great pix.

[TwoTired]

judging from the HUGE response to my:

nobody is into real tunning here....

You mean... this wasn't an insult?
 

[dusterdude]

whoa tintin,cut back on the caffeine bro.

[supersport_CB400F]

I wouldn’t worry Y about some of the comments that you got off some people on this site, they don’t understand the European language and the feel for setting a bike up for roads that have corners every 100 meters. or tracks in your case......... plus you don't have a 750 and that helps with the answer count. 

[Raul CB750K1]

I wouldn’t worry Y about some of the comments that you got off some people on this site, they don’t understand the European language and the feel for setting a bike up for roads that have corners every 100 meters. or tracks in your case......... plus you don't have a 750 and that helps with the answer count. 

So true.

Turboguzzi, if you want to get the attentions of the CB750 snobs like myself, just open a topic titled "CB750 problem that nobody has been able to fix yet". All the snobs will open it trying to show how wise they are. Then, you can start like "Now that I've got your attention, I got a CB500 etc"

 

Raul


European language? Man, I swear that I never thought Italian could be so similar to English!!!

[eurban]

I'm with Tintin on this one. . . . .Guy asks a bazzilian very specific and technical questions about a subject that most of those here don't know much about and actually gets some decent reponses and then posts a second thread essentially belittling the help he got.  I read his second post before Tintin responded and  thought to myself "what a punk a$$!"

[seaweb11]

I have always used this as a rule of thumb here.

"If you don't get an answer fast enough" , JUST HIT IT with the biggest thing in the shop

Works for me.

Cheers

[Bodi]

It looks like you have some good sources of info if those racers will talk to you. Here in Canada there's good cooperation between racers at non-pro levels, people have their secrets of course but will help a newcomer get sorted out and competetive. The top runners tend to be less helpful - they're in the fight fo a championship and aren't about to help the competition too much - but I would get to know some of those riders and pick their brains.
As far as the bikes, I like 241, using Italian carbs is pretty cool and the bike has a homebuilt look to it that I appreciate. 974 is sharp looking and I expect it's one of the class leaders or else a toy for someone with a lot of cash to throw around. Great detail work and I like the rear disk brake; in vintage racing here such mods are not allowed - if the production bike had drums then you use drums. How much modern modification is allowed there as far as frame/chassis goes?

[Tim.]

whoa tintin,cut back on the caffeine bro.

caffeine = good
sleep = bad

it's 2AM and I'm heading to a swap meet in 4 hours    YAY CAFFIENE!!!  Oh, and I take back absolutely not one letter of one word that I typed 

[mbrock307]

plus you don't have a 750 and that helps with the answer count. 

I've never had a problem getting an answer....  and I run half liters...  ( I sold Bob one...lol)

Brock

[ttr400]

Great pics, keep us updated with your 500 racer project.

Kevin

[MRieck]

Great pics, keep us updated with your 500 racer project.

Kevin

Kevin....If I remember correctly you're in S.Africa. What's it like getting parts (OEM and aftermarket)?

[ttr400]

Mike, Parts of any type for my bikes are non excistant down here!!  I went to my Local Honda dealer over 2 weeks ago just to see if they could get some parts for my 1988 RC30, I'm still waiting for a reply.  Mention a 1975 CB and they think your mad. I get all my parts from the States or from David silver.

Kevin

[my78k]

As one of those snobby 750 owners I would like to say I resemble that remark...no wait I resent that remark!!! 

Actually I kinda agree with some of the other comments that those are pretty specific questions to expect a ton of responses right away...and as for experts around here I really have to ask myself how many other 500 racers could there be? I mean how much fun can it be to race a pocket bike like that?!?!?      Sorry just firing back on behalf of the other 750 guys around here...

Dennis

[turboguzzi]

Hi to all
Thanks for the feedback. learnt my lesson too. Offense retired + Wasn't aware of the 750 vs 500 rivalry! :-)  in any case:
500's rule!
I know I shoot a bit high with my initial questions, thing is that from the little info I managed to get in that race memeting (through broken italian) many were pointing at the USA as a THE source for stuff.
Don't know if its the italian racing spirit (look at Rossi....) but people weren't THAT keen to reveal their secrets....
Now that there is peace in the tech forum and  in order to trim down my presence here... I am shifting the discussion to my earlier post.
http://www.sohc4.us/forums/index.php?topic=10758.0
See you there.

[mkramer1121]

I just want to say so I don't get thrown in with that entire newbie doesn't know what the heck he's talking about thing, thanks to all that have provided answers to the questions I have asked.  Really.  My CB550 is my first bike and I really don't know much about motorcycles, but I can get an understanding pretty quick and can follow directions.  You have no idea how much help you have provided me, even indriectly by searching and reading older posts.  Thanks Again.