Our Road Bike

SHARON runs a flat track style 500T on the road and during its construction several bikes were acquired. Our fellow 500T fan may be interested in few details as follows:

It all started with a bike that had languished in a barn for 10 years having been thrown there by the distraught owner. Sadly the last thing he did was remove the right spark plug.This was particularly unfortunate as the bike was very close to the open door. 10 years later the wheel rims were paper thin and the cylinder full of rusty water. £35 later I had a very rusty frame and seized engine.
Sourcing parts in stock and from the local free adds paper, it finally hit the road as follows:
Front end; Yamaha XS650 in the Honda yokes, bought from a Triton owner who was fitting Norton Roadholder forks.
Swinging arm Yamaha SRX600, previously I had used this in in our Yamaha XZ550 sprinter and CB500T chopper.
Rear wheel Kawasaki KLR650, All the owner had left after a fire!
Exhaust pipes Honda CL450, silencers in stainless by Turnertech, these have now been replaced by apair of Harley Sportster silencers sourced at a boot sale for £5. This has cut the harsh crack from the exhaust which was just a bit too loud.
Rear master cylinder Honda CBX550.
Sidestand Honda CB250RS etc. All the various aluminium brackets, exhaust clamps, rear mudguard/taillight etc are by Turnertech as is the paintwork. The result is a massive weight reduction, better braking, improved handling and we think, better looks! Even better it's still going 3 years later.