500cc 2T supermoto. Lighting works!
Apr 9, 2018 15:27:58 GMT -5
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Post by Lucass2T on Apr 9, 2018 15:27:58 GMT -5
I think i haven't put my cr500 here yet?
A little history. About 9 years ago when I was 22 I decided to get my motorcycle licence. At the time I was in school learning to be a moped mechanic. YES in Holland we have a legit school for moped mechanics! It was part time school, part time work and I was working in a moped/scooter shop. It was the most fun job I had ever had! I still have a few pics of the shop. It's not there anymore, it went out of business.
For those with a keen, eye...can you guess whats standing besides the Kawasaki dirtbike?
In the process of getting my motorcycle licence I was looking around for a bike. It needed to be a fun bike, nothing dull or too common. I wasn't looking for anything in particular but three bikes got my attention. The 2000 Suzuki gxr750 with the triangular headlight, a pre 80's honda cb750 cafe racer with the spoked wheels or a big two stroke supermoto. I already owned a cr500 back when i was 17 and had tons of fun with that thing....until it broke and I coulnd't affort to repair it.
Then one day a cr500 popped up not too far from where I lived. It wasn't the prettiest but there where some real good parts on that bike that lured me in. Meanwhile i still was in the process of getting my licence. This is what it looked like when I just bought it.
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Not much later I passed for my licence. Made some changes to the bikes appearance and replaced some parts. Bearings, seals, rod, piston. That stuff is expensive!!! The crank is aparently hollow so if you smack it with a copper hammer you'll dent it! Dunno how the MX shop worked around that.
The two small ports in the back arent stock. Harrie van Hout (VHS) put those there when he prepared this engine for a sidecar team. For you who ask who the hell is Harrie van Hout? He's an old skool engine builder who got famous for winning everything in the 50cc MX GP with his home built VHS Kreidlers. Very cool guy btw, he's getting quite old and is not as involved anymore.
Yamaha axis 50cc VS Honda cr500
Right...back to the 500. This weekend it was real nice weather for the first time this year. So i pulled out the 500 for a quick rip around the block. Riding for more than 30minutes will turn your arms into jelly. Vibrations are so bad your hands start to tingle and turn numb eventually. The clutch is so heavy you'll turn around home after 3 traffic lights. Had to tighten a few bolts here and there after that short ride. And not to mention the part where you have to kickstart it..... Anyway, specs:
88' 500 frame, street legal with plates., tucked under the rear mudguard for a clean look.
91' and up plastics.
88' ex sidecarcross motor. Cylinder ported, head milled. The squishband is completely removed to soften up the motor's characteristics. This was done to make it more ridable as a sidecar. Stretches up the powerband down low and at high rpm.
SPES exhaust. Belgian handmade, the company isnt in business anymore for about 20 years or so.
WP upsidedown fork, Showa rear shock.
Excel supermoto wheels with Haan racing front hub. Rear rim is spoked out of center so the 160 rear tire doesnt hit the swingarm.
Goldspeed big brake kit, CNC'd 4 pot caliper and big floating disk. Braided Goodridge brake lines.
TrailTech Vapor.
Some aftermarket footpegs, dunno what kind.
It has a lighting coil which i discovered just recently.
Led lighting front and rear.
Brake lights on the front and rear brake lever.
Have fun!
A little history. About 9 years ago when I was 22 I decided to get my motorcycle licence. At the time I was in school learning to be a moped mechanic. YES in Holland we have a legit school for moped mechanics! It was part time school, part time work and I was working in a moped/scooter shop. It was the most fun job I had ever had! I still have a few pics of the shop. It's not there anymore, it went out of business.
For those with a keen, eye...can you guess whats standing besides the Kawasaki dirtbike?
In the process of getting my motorcycle licence I was looking around for a bike. It needed to be a fun bike, nothing dull or too common. I wasn't looking for anything in particular but three bikes got my attention. The 2000 Suzuki gxr750 with the triangular headlight, a pre 80's honda cb750 cafe racer with the spoked wheels or a big two stroke supermoto. I already owned a cr500 back when i was 17 and had tons of fun with that thing....until it broke and I coulnd't affort to repair it.
Then one day a cr500 popped up not too far from where I lived. It wasn't the prettiest but there where some real good parts on that bike that lured me in. Meanwhile i still was in the process of getting my licence. This is what it looked like when I just bought it.
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Not much later I passed for my licence. Made some changes to the bikes appearance and replaced some parts. Bearings, seals, rod, piston. That stuff is expensive!!! The crank is aparently hollow so if you smack it with a copper hammer you'll dent it! Dunno how the MX shop worked around that.
The two small ports in the back arent stock. Harrie van Hout (VHS) put those there when he prepared this engine for a sidecar team. For you who ask who the hell is Harrie van Hout? He's an old skool engine builder who got famous for winning everything in the 50cc MX GP with his home built VHS Kreidlers. Very cool guy btw, he's getting quite old and is not as involved anymore.
Yamaha axis 50cc VS Honda cr500
Right...back to the 500. This weekend it was real nice weather for the first time this year. So i pulled out the 500 for a quick rip around the block. Riding for more than 30minutes will turn your arms into jelly. Vibrations are so bad your hands start to tingle and turn numb eventually. The clutch is so heavy you'll turn around home after 3 traffic lights. Had to tighten a few bolts here and there after that short ride. And not to mention the part where you have to kickstart it..... Anyway, specs:
88' 500 frame, street legal with plates., tucked under the rear mudguard for a clean look.
91' and up plastics.
88' ex sidecarcross motor. Cylinder ported, head milled. The squishband is completely removed to soften up the motor's characteristics. This was done to make it more ridable as a sidecar. Stretches up the powerband down low and at high rpm.
SPES exhaust. Belgian handmade, the company isnt in business anymore for about 20 years or so.
WP upsidedown fork, Showa rear shock.
Excel supermoto wheels with Haan racing front hub. Rear rim is spoked out of center so the 160 rear tire doesnt hit the swingarm.
Goldspeed big brake kit, CNC'd 4 pot caliper and big floating disk. Braided Goodridge brake lines.
TrailTech Vapor.
Some aftermarket footpegs, dunno what kind.
It has a lighting coil which i discovered just recently.
Led lighting front and rear.
Brake lights on the front and rear brake lever.
Have fun!
