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EVENT FEATURE HONDA CB500

“I DECIDED THAT WORKING ON A HONDA
arno works in the car
dismantling business, a
family firm that his father WOULD BE BETTER FOR MY BACK THAN
started. After a long day at TRYING TO WORK ON A VW”
J work, they carry on working
at home—but on motorcycles
rather than cars. “At home it’s all
about motorcycles and nothing
but motorcycles. I’m fed up with
them!” says Jarno, as he gives me a
tour through a garage and various
barns, all of which are packed full
with beautiful machines, from
unique classic racers to modern
touring bikes and one-off mopeds.
“My father does off-road
motorcycling and races classics.
But to his disgust, I used to only
be interested in Volkswagen cars!
Then, a few years ago I had a back
problem and had to sit around
for three months. I got bored
and I couldn’t work on my car.
But I suddenly remembered an
old Honda CB750 we had at the
scrapyard. I decided that working regretted the sale so much that he of course, because the thin tin is
on a Honda would be better for my couldn’t sleep and he asked me difficult to weld. The tail piece was
back than trying to work on a VW.” very nicely if he could get it back.” made from pieces of a Renault.
But when he went to find Now Jarno was the one with “Finding the perfect rear light
the bike he found his father the sleepless nights. “I started was a pain in the ass. One was
had already disposed of it. fevrishly looking for a nice fuel too big, another too square. So
Fortunately, he knew someone tank. Then I saw a Renault Twingo I also made one myself using a
who had a Honda—in his attic! in our yard and realised that the Toyota Starlet light as a base. The
Finally, Jarno could start work. “I mudguards have a beautiful shape. Suzuki GSX-R top yoke that came
found a set of Suzuki GSX-R forks If you squint and look at it just so, with the forks didn’t look right in
and then a beautiful aluminium a Twingo fender looks like half my opinion. So a second Gixxer
Gilera fuel tank from someone in a Gilera tank! So I picked up the bottom yoke was modified and
our neighbourhood which is full grinding machine and made a fuel now serves as the top. I borrowed
of people into motorcycles. But tank from two Twingo mudguards, the headlight from a tractor.”
unfortunately, a few days later he shaped and welded together. Due to the popularity of cafe
came back to me. It turned out he That was easier said than done, racers, you can spot one on almost

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