Hi everyone - my first post on this forum just to say "hello" and introduce myself.
I began my race career back in 1998 with a single cylinder 581cc Ikuzawa Honda that previously belonged to a friend Matt Wood who took it to 5th in the IOM TT. It wasn't long before Grand Prix 250s beckoned, followed by a Moriwaki firestorm and then the crashes started - and they started to hurt!
So with my head and wallet in tatters I bought a rolling chassis 350 K4 Honda to go into classic racing and discovered the fun of building and restoring bikes. The CB350 K4 is long gone but my next project, a 497cc Black Bomber is still my main race bike and ongoing development project. I seem to spend more time in the garage than on track now but that's OK as it's marginally safer.
It was while at a local bike tuners with the Bomber that one of the workshop guys commented on how good it looked and what a shame I hadn't built a CR750. He then went on to say how it was impossible to do because the kit parts are so rare and well, that was like a red rag to a bull and the rest is (almost) history!
I'm now full embroiled in building my CR750 replica and to solve the camchain woes of the originals, I've grafted a DOHC CB750 crank into the SOHC motor giving me hy-vo primary and camchains. The motor is now built but untried as I'm underway with the chassis now. The question over whether the DOHC crank will work is still unknown!!
It's a labour of love and as I've found, one that the few people with the real knowldge don't seem keen to help you out with. I've struggled along the way with all sorts of challenges but worked through them on my own, burning many hours and a fair bit of money in the process. It's bordering on obsession but as long as the wife doesn't find out I think I'm safe :-)
So that's where I'm up to and will no doubt be asking silly questions soon on other areas of the forum. Glad to be joined up and I hope I can bring some of the information I've learned in the process, to the forum for others to enjoy...
Look forward to hearing from you all - keep the shiny side up!
