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EVENT FEATURE HONDA CB500
also provides more rigidity.” “BECAUSE I COME FROM A RACING FAMILY,
“I thought that building a
motorcycle would be quite easy. STEERING GEOMETRY AND RIDING BEHAVIOUR
But being a perfectionist, the
project got out of hand in a big ARE ALWAYS VERY IMPORTANT”
way. In the end I spent three years
on it, countless hours! Most of it looks better than new. A a small enduro disc and caliper
the handmade components were funny detail is the starter cover, from a Cagiva, while the rear
turned on our ‘Big Friend’, the which Jarno manufactured from brake cylinder was manufactured
lathe. At home we fight for who aluminum. “I originally wanted from items from a Peugeot 205.
can play with it! Everything had to make a cover looking like a The heat-resistant spark plug
to be completely high end because wallet, because such a project is cables also come from a car—a
I did not want anyone to comment financially a bottomless pit, but BMW, to be exact—while the front
on something sloppy. Eventually then I decided to make the cover brake is off a 125cc racer and was
I went so far that the head of each in the form of a pack of shag a gift from Jarno’s neighbour.
hex bolt was slimmed down and tobacco because I have smoked a Together the two gentlemen went
the factory lettering removed...” lot during the build!”. looking for a suitable brake hose
The frame is nicely open as He wanted a narrow race chain and the neighbour found this
the battery was relocated under and to enable that he made the beautiful powerseal coated steel
the swinging arm. The engine is sprockets himself. The drum brake hose from a Moto GP racer.
almost standard, but optically brake at the rear was replaced by “This should ensure a better
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