CB500 Sand racer

Good luck to you! Never seen a CB5 look *quite* like that before!! No front brake needed? Or is that on the 'to do' list?

oh goodness... should be fun at least

Any weight transfer to the front is normally pretty terminal in sand, so no front brake required. Helps me out too as it saves lining it all up and it's one bit that won't get broken as I need to ride to work on this monday morning.

I'm thinking gas gas gas, back off (just a little) turn in, gas gas heroic shower of sand roost and op lock action then gas gas gas. Easy, gulp.
I've rode in sand before on my mx bikes so have a little understanding but this flat track thing is new to me and the converted cb is an unknown quntity. It's gonna be interesting for sure, I'm looking forward to it.

So, the bike.
Standard ish cb500 bought 3 or 4 years back as a stop gap bike that might have done me a couple of months before dying. Seems £500 buys alot of Honda as it just goes on and on, 95 thousand miles to date.

Mods are as ever of a ghetto style with all borrowed parts which were to hand at the time of conception, so big thanks to all who have lent me stuff unwittingly you know you would if asked have said yes anyway ;D

17' knobber for on the back cb hoop.



Note valve poking out through the drilled sidewall to stop it getting beheaded when the mighty ponies are unleashed.

First effort for the front was this kx80 19' wheel which fitted snug under the orginal mudgaurd but spacer/spindle issue's put paid to that.



So next bike to get plundered was a crf which kindly donated it's 21' which may well be better for stabibiliity in the corners and add a little ground clearance. Or may just lock dead on the headers before reaching the first corner as clearance there is tight. Ho hum fingers crossed. It passed the ratchett strap test and so did the fork seals, which was nice.



Front brake removed for safety reasons and clutch swaped with an old one as any sticky out bits could well 'get it' on the day. Managed to get the throttle cable streched onto some wide steel bars although I'm sure I have a set of renthals kicking around somewhere for that pro look.



Looking at it, I think I'll remove the clock and lamp as they are the only vunrable bits that I don't have on the spares bike.

Thanks for all the comments, wish me luck.

Cheers, I'm kinda liking the survival look with knobblies, needs some more matt black though methinks.

Never added a link before so unsure if this works.

www.xtreme-action-images.com/sandrace/classes.html

Looks like I'm gonna need a lanyard kill switch but otherwise pretty relaxed regs. My only worry is that money is tight so we gonna kip in the transit, brghhhh. Still, good mate and whiskey for company

Fit, erm, not to sad I suppose for a heavy smoker/drinker. Riding dirt bikes has kept me kinda fit and my knackered 250 smoker bought new in 02 is testament to the perils of of road abuse. Done many events at weavers down and slab common where the sand eats pads in a matter of hours and of course the aforementioned bearing/drive chain/engine. I have a spare CB which will donate it's goodies to keep this one functioning as a road bike which helps alot.

Will take your advice on a good wash after, normally it only gets washed when it rains but I think I might treat it and asses the damage after the weekend to see what can be done to improve and prevent sand ingress.

One big benefit of the CB is the lack of suspension linkage which has become a costly affair on my enduro bike

looks like a lot of fun

Aye, spares bike is a godsend.

Have fun on the 6 TR.
Been looking for a good excuse to get a pair of hagons on the cb for a while as the 2 pairs of showas I've got are pure comedy, especially 2 up. Inner tubes sound a good un though, seem to have left prep a bit late as ever

my mates doing this ...he's recently moved up to lincolnshire and bought an old 650 dominator ...already converted for sand racing...no brakes and solid bars instead or rear shocks...

sounnds like fun..he's an ex track racer...manxgp...super motard etc so a bit mad ..might have to pop up and watch it this year

Now that is crazy ;D

cx's seemed to have slipped into the cherished/restored end of ownership after years of ridicule and abuse, both verbal and physical in the hands of couriers. Talking of which the cb is ex dispatch, hence the mileage.

Didn't they do a turbo cx?

Start a thread Steve, get some pics up there seems to be lot's of bike love on here.

Anyway here is the end most the competition will see and my favorite angle



Lanyard kill switch purchased today at a whopping £11.99 so thats the total build cost thus far. Fingers crossed will get the final bits done tomorrow and then sort out my pals Cagiva 350 and we're ready to go