Two of my motorcycle mates went out on a shake down ride of their bikes, a couple of days ago. They where so kind to take some pictures of the trip, and they came out pretty nice....
Soon these bikes will be rebuild into fullblown Café Racers... And already these old bones halls ass! It will be good, it will be beautiful, it will be epic!
Have fun guys... And let this be a reminder to you all that the summertime is the time to get the hell out there and cling on!
Qualifying for the 2011 Isle of Man TT Races got underway on Monday evening and although conditions were far from ideal, both the solos and sidecars were able to get in two laps although the solo’s had begun a third lap when the session was red flagged early due to heavy rain on the Mountain.
The damp conditions could clearly be seen in the opening lap times with Klaffenbock quickest at 107.407mph followed by Neary at 106.971mph and Elmer at 103.234mph. Second time around and road conditions improved slightly allowing Klaffenbock to move up to 110.911mph and Elmer to 106.977mph.
At 7.30pm, the solos were out on the course and rider liaison officers John Barton and Richard Quayle escorted Simon Andrews, Dean Harrison, Daniel Hegarty, Piotr Betlej, Robert Wilson and Lee Vernon for their sighting lap before the main contenders got their first taste of the Mountain Course this year.
It was Michael Dunlop and Guy Martin who got the session underway at 7.50pm, the Northern Irishman out on his Superstock machine and the Lincolnshire man opting for his Superbike. Following them were Bruce Anstey, Adrian Archibald, Paul Owen, Ian Mackman, Luis Carreira and Ryan Farquhar, the latter having his first outing on his new Superbike mount.
Meanwhile Honda team-mates John McGuinness and Keith Amor were two of the last to leave the line with Michael Rutter only getting as far as the end of pitlane before returning back to the paddock on his Ducati Superstock bike. The BSB star had earlier received a medical as soon as he reached the paddock after his spill at Thruxton earlier in the day.
Second time around and McGuinness and Amor, who spent the first two laps circulating in close formation, moved to the top of the early Superbike leaderboard with laps of 122.838mph and 122.637mph with Anstey sandwiching the pair on his Superstock at 122.752mph but Martin was in trouble, pushing in to the top of pitlane. Dunlop, who swapped his Superstock bike for his Superbike machine was also in trouble, pulling off the course at Crosby and making his way back to the paddock via the back roads.
It is sad to inform you all that the danish superbike rider Thomas Harding died at todays motorcycle race at Padborg Park. Harding lost control of his motorcycle, hit a crash barrier and was subsequentlyhit by his own vehicle.
Harding was flown to Flensborg Hospital, where he died from his injuries at 16:43.
This unique Honda CR 750 is fully factory built by Honda in Japan NOT a replica. The bike was sold to the Swedish Honda distributer to be raced in the Formula 750 cc class in Sweden. The bike was ordered in the summer of 1971 and delivered in time for the race season of 1972.
The bike was owned by the Honda distributor until 1974. During that time the bike was never raced. It was tested only one time and lightly crashed on the right side.
There is probably not more than 4 or 5 CR 750 bikes built by Honda of 1971 model.
Replaced parts is following: Crank case (Honda original) Pistons (Honda STD F1), Conrods (Carrillo), rear shock absorbers (Koni) and front brake pads(SBS). The cylinder head is an original CR Honda, factory ported, with 31 mm inlet and magnesium carburetors, including 31 mm original rubber inlets. The camshaft is original CR and CR specification. CR cam-chain and CR transmission chain. The steel cam chain tensioner has a push wheel with ball bearing. The clutch is reinforced race specification. The gearbox is a close race gearbox with reversed selector.
The crankshaft is a lighter and balanced race crank from Honda.
The ignition is a fixed 40 degrees ignition. (welded by Honda.)
The Exhaust is a very thin wall exhaust, that is two halves welded together.
The rear wheel hub is made of magnesium with a riveted brake surface of steel with original brake shoes.
Front brakes are modified by the factory to dual front brakes, including the brackets.
Honda CR insertrumentation with brackets. (rew-counter, oil pressure)
Front fork springs are classified and the data is marked at the lower forklegs.
Race Steering damper and brackets are from Honda with damper specifications marked at the damper.
Aluminum race fuel tank, with a 1 liter reservoir.
Original CR oil cooler with special bracket.
Crankcase and oil tank ventilation has a separate expansion tank under the seat.
The fairing is original, and has a special air intake and outlet for the oil cooler. The lower quick release bracket for the fairing is welded in the frame.
The ignition key is located on the right side under the fuel tank with a special bracket.
The handle bars are a quick release clip on type with factory marks for the right position.
All documentation from the factory is included. There are 9 pages of blue print transparent papers, each page signed by the responsible mechanic at the Honda factory.