Topic: sohc5 up and running

[simon#42]

the one i rode handled very well

[ivanhoew]

was it the same ugly duckling simon ?

[turboguzzi]

well, when the fairing is on and covers those angled joints is not that bad....

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C774478

[simon#42]

was it the same ugly duckling simon ?

not sure , it was a single cylinder rotax but looked  better than the one in yossefs link . i knew them quite well and borrowed a bike from them after i had crashed my own bike
the idea was to get a few championship points , which i did . i cant remember the details but i remember it was much better than i thought it would be .

[ivanhoew]

well, when the fairing is on and covers those angled joints is not that bad....

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C774478

the seat off this went on the project 17 bike ...





with a bit of a trim ....

[turboguzzi]

that's one fine looking turbo CB500T Sir!
how much hp it puts down?

[ivanhoew]

135 Tg . at 9500 rpm ,and about 75 to 80 lbs/ft i think it was , at 7800. weighs 170 kg with a tank of fuel ,.there's a graph on my 400/4 turbo thread i think . its a cagiva mito frame .

[turboguzzi]

wow! i know the water cooled twin is robust, was involved in a tear down of a motor with 100,000 km for a mag and it was like new inside... but 135 hp... how reliable is it? my compliments in any case
 

[ivanhoew]

its been fine since 2002 , i have been off the rd with it since 2014 , but up till then fine no probs .