I wanted to have all the pictures and all the text in one posting.Because i´m not so familar with html and all those stuff it took and takes me some time´n try´s to manage this. Here we go.Here is my story!The bike is a CB500K2 from 1976.
I bought the bike in 1985 in a proper condition.
It was nearly stock excepting the exhaust and the painting.
In 1986 the long run of modifying began.
The following pictures will give you an idea.
From 1992 up to 2000 the bike was used on street and track.
After an accident with my fathers bike (also a CB500) in 2001 i have had a rest up to
the year 2005. Then i started driving again but only on track.
I also started again modifying my bike and that leads to the current state of my bike.
Here the current state of the bike.I have to mention that the bike never had nor have a showroom condition.
If you go for some closer looks you will find some rusty or scratchy spots.
The bike was sometimes hardly used and saw some landscapes on the fly or by sliding.
But now we go for some views around the bike.
Selfdesigned & selfbuilded fairing and frontfender.
Seat is also all the way selfmade.
Swingarm is from a `85 SUZUKI GSX750R. Sekundary chain is changed to a 520 with aluminium sprocket.
Selfmade footrest and lighten sprocketcover.
Left crankcase cover selfmade from aluminium alloy on a lathe.
Front fork is from a `04 YAMAHA R6. The Calipers are from BREMBO and the disks are from a `86 SUZUKI GSX1100R.
Wheel is `85 SUZUKI GSX750R.
Cover of the ignition is also made on a lathe. The clutchcover is made of two pieces which became welded together.
One part is from a CB500 clutchcover (the part with the kickerhole)
and the other part with the clutchactuation is from a CB650.
Caliper and disk are from GSXR1000K4. Wheel is `85 SUZUKI GSX750R.
Muffler of the exhaust is done by myself and has no damping. Its a megaphone. Makes a little bit noise.
It couldn´t be called a silencer.
This should be the place to be. Workstation on the bike.
Here are some pics of some internal things.
This is the way i have done my pistons. Pistons are from a CB750KZ DOHC.
I have shortened them and
milled turned the crown/dome of the pistons on a lathe.
The valve pockets are also done on a lathe. Pin was on the lathe too.
This is a bad look to my primary chain tensioner adaptation. The tensioner is from the CB650.
Here you can see the parts of my clutch. Its a CB650 clutch which i have lightened on a lathe.
250 g could be saved. Its also converted to 9 friction plates.
Clutch assembled
Gearshiftspindle with gearshiftarms of the CB650. Mainshaft is from the CB500 which fits
with the clutch lifter guide from the CB650. Countershaft is from the CB550.
This dynochart shows the result of all these sick modifyings.
This is the model of my seat.
During the mould build. This pic shows the building of the first part of the mould.
The mould has three parts.
This is the complete mould for the seat. The mould for the fairing was done in a similar way.
Its also a mould of three parts.
First seat out of the new mould.
Most of the parts and works are done by myself. The steel weldings and brazings i have also done.
The aluminium weldings are done by a professional welder
who is also a motocyclist (He had worked in Berlin at KÖNIG).
For some more informations you should try this thread.
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=63938.0Its not a build thread but my first postings about my bike on this amazing fourum.
Regards,
(Will be continue)Edit: Image size reduction - TT
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