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Dresda 500-4 at North Weald UK
« on: July 17, 2006, 10:20:48 AM »
Spotted this excellent Dresda at the North Weald Classic Bike Show on Sunday.  Spoke to the owner who has had it since 1986.  It's an early Dresda frame (numbered in the high 100's) with a K2 500/4 engine (CB500E-21xxxxx), Alpha exhaust, Dymag wheels and Lockheed brakes. Some serious engineering by the owner.  His 1/4 mile drag times were not so good due to a bit of bogging at take off so he didn't bother recording them.  Maybe next time...

Picture shows Eamon Maloney (UKCB750CAFERACERS) pondering the engineering while Jim Shea holds his orange drink!

High res pictures in the gallery for those anoraks who want a closer look...
www.sohc4.us/gallery/v/custom/cafe/dresda_001/

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Re: Dresda 500-4 at North Weald UK
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2006, 11:42:43 AM »
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Re: Dresda 500-4 at North Weald UK
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2006, 01:10:50 PM »
Very nice !!! 8)
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Re: Dresda 500-4 at North Weald UK
« Reply #3 on: August 15, 2006, 08:18:23 PM »
Just got to this post. Cor, look at the nice colour of that frame......
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Re: Dresda 500-4 at North Weald UK
« Reply #4 on: August 15, 2006, 08:30:11 PM »
Mothersonofgod!  Again, just a nice platform you can make anyway you like it! And I liiiike it!
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Re: Dresda 500-4 at North Weald UK
« Reply #5 on: August 15, 2006, 11:21:54 PM »
that is a beauty! where can I find a history and info on these?
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Re: Dresda 500-4 at North Weald UK
« Reply #6 on: August 16, 2006, 07:43:03 AM »
Quote from: El Huero Loco on August 16, 2006, 01:20:23 AM
Those three-spokes gotta go though.
I agree . Some nice spokers would set this bike off.
Beauty is in the eye of the owner...
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Re: Dresda 500-4 at North Weald UK
« Reply #7 on: August 16, 2006, 01:57:01 PM »
Those front caliper hangers are very interesting.
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Re: Dresda 500-4 at North Weald UK
« Reply #8 on: August 20, 2006, 01:43:44 PM »
Quote from: angelpena on August 15, 2006, 11:21:54 PM
that is a beauty! where can I find a history and info on these?

Dresda have their own website as they are still in business:  www.dresda.co.uk

Also Axl has stuff on special frames (including Dresda): www.satanicmechanic.de/

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Re: Dresda 500-4 at North Weald UK
« Reply #9 on: August 20, 2006, 01:44:31 PM »
Quote from: MRieck on August 16, 2006, 01:57:01 PM
Those front caliper hangers are very interesting.

He made them himself (as he did with various other detail parts)
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Re: Dresda 500-4 at North Weald UK
« Reply #10 on: August 20, 2006, 02:32:47 PM »
Do you know what the owners name is Steve  ?

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Re: Dresda 500-4 at North Weald UK
« Reply #11 on: August 20, 2006, 03:48:19 PM »
Well, I think I could use that tank for my commuter cb550  ;D
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Re: Dresda 500-4 at North Weald UK
« Reply #12 on: August 21, 2006, 12:15:47 AM »
Quote from: samcr750 on August 20, 2006, 02:32:47 PM
Do you know what the owners name is Steve  ?

Sam.

Regretfully not.  On the basis that the owner may be (or may one day be) a member here, let's just say that he was "engrossed in his competition" and not particularly forthcoming.  We left him to it.

We will keep an eye out as he attends most of the sprint meetings in the South...
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Re: Dresda 500-4 at North Weald UK
« Reply #13 on: August 22, 2006, 05:57:03 PM »
If you get the chance to go to the Brighton Speed Trials and see the same bike, it's Mike Gilbert.
He had a bigger motor in a few years back and held the unlimited Japanese classic strip record at Santa Pod.


















































Then we turned up ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D

We are at the Pod on September the 17th and 24th if you can make it.

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Re: Dresda 500-4 at North Weald UK
« Reply #14 on: August 30, 2006, 03:43:06 PM »
Steve, re your PM.
Both events are sprints and drag racing combined.
It's the NSA/Straightliners, the other NSA/200mph club.
You have seen pics of the CR, come and listen to it howl.

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