Topic: Yoshimura Kitted CB 500/550/590

[Bill/BentON Racing]

Was working on Andrew's bike - so he got cracking on cleaning up my race bike, so here it is.

The way it sits is after winning 2 Nationals in 1989 - Roebling Road, Savannah, GA.

TG - the beveled cover is for YOU!

More info to follow!
(will edited pictures tomorrow)

[MCRider]

(Long sigh)  Very cool. Businesslike.

 I for one can appreciate the rash on the dyno cover.

[HB-1fan]

Bussiness like for sure! I have always said that a proper race bike has that "work truck" look to it. A job to be done and it doesn't have to be pretty. As a fabricator, I believe that what works good is what looks good.

HB

[Bill/BentON Racing]

Thank you both so much,it was business like in the way it got the work done,gonna post specs tomorrow and couple more pics,MC you know how it got there,(the rash)you gotta lean a 550 way over to drag engine cases but oh so fun,unless you lift rear wheel!This time I have TG and Bwaller to pull from,MR you get 750 head for 1000cc bike I'll wrap it in Sam Green T shirt and stow it away when he's not looking,can we bill him also? Seriously I will be in touch.Thanks all of you and esp Andrew for getting the fires going again!! Bill 

[bwaller]

Cool trackfighter bellcow, pretty clean looking Elsinore tucked away too.

I always enjoy taking a peak in the recesses. 

[Bill/BentON Racing]

Thanks Brent,hows yours coming? You need a Sam Green SAMerica Tour 2009 T shirt also!! Yeah the little Elsie when it came out,Buy,Ride,Win,what a bike it and CR 250 were to the dirt like 69 750 was to street,Hasn't been the same since,it will fire right up,idle fine,ready to go,I got a feeling lots of work to catch you and TG!! ,Bill

[turboguzzi]

Cool bell, now we can all believe your tall tales...  

Kidding aside, it's good to see confirmation for some of my own findings:

* Full, low clip-ons are way too extreme, I use the same "raised" Tomaselli Clip-ons as shown here. they also give more room for tall folks

*ditto for rear pegs position, match my DIY set. seen too many extreme positions. Are these rasks or what?

* think we are even using the same tacho, is it a suzuki's? what ignition is it running?

* bike needs long velocity stacks, I just could never got mine ot work with the 26VM's, mind dynoing it?  

On the other hand, With the rear kicked up, I found i needed triple clamps with less offset, yours is running stock.

Would like to be able to bridge the s'arm, but we are not allowed....

last, with al my respect to Pops, those kinked manifolds still dont make sense to me.

So then, when are you talking her out for a spin?

TG

[Bill/BentON Racing]

TG you make my day,SAMerica 2009 T for you also,Talk is cheap,Thats why they have green flags and checkered ones(don't MATTER who's your daddy),TG thanks for your comments,I'm 6'2",They are Raasks,Dave gave em to me,86 GSXR 750 tach,Dyna S ignition,Dyna coils,Accel wires,,Hell no I don't mind,HB-! I need rings!,maybe I just take it apart and match up,Braced swingarm and Fox shox helped tremendously,would hold its line,funny,took look @ manifolds and carbs last nite Straight shot?? no way,makes me curious too,yours looks much better,Drew to post specs later today,Bill   Brent said you got 61 RWHP,you the man!,Never got control of F./end chatter!!

[turboguzzi]

Never got control of F./end chatter!!

The stock offset triples might have a lot to do with it. less offset puts more weight on the front.

many guys here put on ducati pantah triple clamps, I couldnt find them so went with a set form a cagiva 125.

I am 6'4" so I guess we seat similarly,

only problem with raasks is that they shatter upon impact, did my set from a soft ally bar that can be banged back striaght

tg

[Bill/BentON Racing]

Yeah I leaned to much turn 7 Road A,broke pedal(didn't know it)lifted rear wheel about 2ft to the left,knew it @ the Dip,The raasks were good,but would  drag shifter end off ,has bolt in it,occ would shift itself,but Yoshi pipie @12,000rpm sounds nice!Time to hear it again!!,Bill

[Jim F]

Can you tell me who made that ignition side cover?
I made a few of those along time ago (I still have one that I had the HRC machined in it)
and also did a few with the bevel also

chills down my back when I saw that

Jim

[turboguzzi]

bill, dont lean too much, it's gonna hurt

I run a very slim gsxr ignition so that cover is almost flat,

ditto for the alternator side. cut the crank stub off and have the flatest cover there is. 

TG

[Bill/BentON Racing]

TG good advice ,the asphalt has no mercy,Big Jim is that you? Honda of Atlanta ,Northside Dr,I was Sv Mgr,Brother Don Pts Mgr,you worked machine shop d/town? Dacula isn't far from there!Bill Benton

[Sam Green Racing]

Cool Billy ya starting to buzzzz, ain't ya

I'll be starting work on a couple of my old race bikes this weekend, so I'm a buzzzzzing as well.

Sam.

[Bill/BentON Racing]

Yeah,it feeeeeels good!!Feel better dragging a knee though!!,You gotta be pumped Road Trip USA!,Bill

[Laminar]

As a fabricator, I believe that what works good is what looks good.

Ooo, I like that.

[MCRider]

As a fabricator, I believe that what works good is what looks good.

Ooo, I like that.

"It is better to look marvelous than to feel marvelous. "

Billy Crystal as Fernando Lamas

[bwaller]

Never got control of F./end chatter!!

The stock offset triples might have a lot to do with it. less offset puts more weight on the front.

many guys here put on ducati pantah triple clamps, I couldnt find them so went with a set form a cagiva 125.

I am 6'4" so I guess we seat similarly,

only problem with raasks is that they shatter upon impact, did my set from a soft ally bar that can be banged back striaght

tg

TG, I have a steering stem & triple clamp from a late model 750 I planned to use that I thought had less offset than the 500, but are actually 50mm so that ideas been sunk, probably use the original stuff for now.

Out of curiousity what is the Cagiva 125 offset?

[Drew75]

Bill requested I get these up ASAP - sorry it took so long Photobucket issues last night - Enjoy!

How the bike started -


Spec List -


Race Day 80's -

[Laminar]

3/16th turn throttle...

[bwaller]

Cool pic guys. The first thing I see are those damn Armco guardrails........a racers worst enemy.

Bill, how did you fare against those VF500's?

[turboguzzi]

Never got control of F./end chatter!!

The stock offset triples might have a lot to do with it. less offset puts more weight on the front.

many guys here put on ducati pantah triple clamps, I couldnt find them so went with a set form a cagiva 125.

I am 6'4" so I guess we seat similarly,

only problem with raasks is that they shatter upon impact, did my set from a soft ally bar that can be banged back striaght

tg

TG, I have a steering stem & triple clamp from a late model 750 I planned to use that I thought had less offset than the 500, but are actually 50mm so that ideas been sunk, probably use the original stuff for now.

Out of curiousity what is the Cagiva 125 offset?

I'm flying tomorrow so cant go now down to the garage but from memory it was about 15-18 mm less than stock. just enough to keep trail around 90-95. Stock worked OK with the slightly longer shocks i had a the beginning but when I went real high at the back, trai was down to 75 and bike got nervous

TG

[Bill/BentON Racing]

TG,like the offset idea,my plan was to look @ f/end options and rule book,Bwaller,it faired real well,as in only 3 VF500's beat it,my buddy Donnie Rowes,Tuned by Vic Fasola,tuned for Yosh,and many other top notch teams,Russell Moffitt,won quite a bit club racing,and the one in the pic,.Little bike was quick and fast,wt, was 372lbs w/fluids.It was a hoot to ride,would Holeshot most every race!Bill.....wonder what it would do with TG on it?