CB500 Road to Race bike 😎 (Part 11) - walk around track bike pc32

[@chrisdadigger1018]

I bet that would be a fun street bike. It looks cool

[@SuggyRacing]

Cheers. Yeah I've often wished I could take it on the road. I am actually building one at the moment where I will be able to use it on the road, aswell as track. I'm in the process of filming the build, so I'll post up here when it's done. Follow me if you wanna be able to see the finished build 😊👍

[@obionecoyle3295]

Excellent build series, big congratulations on your first bike build, top job. Bike looks mint 👌👌

[@SuggyRacing]

Thanks mate. Yeah was pretty pleased with how it turned out considering I was learning on the job ☺️

[@FreedomBaba]

Great job sir.

[@SuggyRacing]

Cheers mate appreciate all the comments 👍

[@jesperpedersen37]

Cool👍👍👍

[@luizoliveira7153]

Congratulations! I have a 2003 CB 500 motorcycle, I use it to work every day. i love this bike.

[@SuggyRacing]

Yeah good fun aren't they 😆👍

[@luizoliveira7153]

yeah@@SuggyRacing amazing!!😆👍

[@Howardsevents]

Looks great 🙌🏻

[@hairback]

Great job man! 🔥

[@timoreimerink3648]

Awesome build man! I loved watching every episode of the build and im looking forward to seeing more 😋

[@SuggyRacing]

Thank you, really appreciate you watching them all 😄 I'll post up some race videos soon. It's made me want to build another CB doing all this work ha ha. I'd actually like to make a CB scrambler.

[@oliverjones5654]

Awesome mate , bike looks mint hope you have fun riding it, I’m gunna go back and check out the build

[@SuggyRacing]

Thank you. Yeah it's so much fun on these. Yeah have a watch, it will make you want one if you haven't already 🤣👍

[@afifpatel1413]

Ayyyyy 👌

[@SuggyRacing]

Finally got it edited 😜

[@afifpatel1413]

@@SuggyRacing Worth the wait 👍 looka great! Hopefully see it in the flesh at Donnington

[@SuggyRacing]

Thank you. Yeah if you are there give me a shout 👍

[@Cagiva4616]

What a cracking little bike, looks proper smart! I want it haha.

[@SuggyRacing]

Ha ha thank you. Have a go at building one, it's good fun 😁

[@dannyjonze]

excellent, have fun.

[@SuggyRacing]

Thank you. I've got some race videos to post soon! 👍

[@Bk_MxLife]

came out great in the end pal looks mega. thanks for creating theses videos its much appreciated by us diy mechanics 🤣

[@SuggyRacing]

No worries mate. Thanks a lot appreciate the nice comments. I learned so much with this build. Still learning too! Might have to do another build at some point 😄

[@alanrodriguez7341]

Great bike building. Come out to US to race it. NW Wa. State. I saw the race videos. Your good at cutting through traffic. Cadwell looks like a hard track and it has blind and double blind apexes. Throttle control and timing before and through the turn with steady Throttle. I learned much from your video. Cheers Al.

[@SuggyRacing]

Thanks for the comment, yeah cadwell is a fun but demanding track. It's pretty narrow too in parts making it challenging to pass. It's brilliant for the cb500's. I really like the track but a lot don't. It's even more tricky in the wet 💦. Thanks for watching the videos 😁👍

[@sushkelly2366]

Wicked build!! Have made a note of your water bottle fuel tank - great idea

[@SuggyRacing]

Cheers mate! Appreciate the comment ☺️ yeah it works well. Came in handy a few times when I've had the tank off, but needed to keep the bike running.

[@maxray69]

@@SuggyRacing yeah - I had my tank balanced on a stool and a toolbox last time, was not the best and nearly knocked the tank off a couple of times so this is 100% the way to go!

[@filin4368]

👍🏻

[@martinchesney9393]

Great work hope the racing goes well

[@SuggyRacing]

Thank you! Appreciate the comment. Yeah going well so far, I'm not great at racing but it's really fun still. 😄

[@filin4368]

Очень круто !

[@SuggyRacing]

Thank you ☺️

[@Jaded-Wanderer]

Suggy, your CB500 is a beauty. I'd love to see a breakdown of costs and where you got all the parts from. I bought a scruffy one in the autumn. Doing track days this year and might do a couple of races next near.

[@SuggyRacing]

Hey thank you. To be honest I don't actually know how much it cost. I just tried to buy bits over time so it wasn't as bad. All my parts were from the people in my description. There's two lads that make all the parts that are custom, and then SF parts is the shop I bought all the seals and things like that from. I've put links in my description. How are you finding the bike? Good fun aren't they!

[@Jaded-Wanderer]

@@SuggyRacing Hi Suggy, can you tell me where you bought the rear sets?

[@SuggyRacing]

Hi. I got them from lads who make them on the cb500 racing group... facebook.com/groups/216972608977753/?ref=share It's Grant Whitaker and Josh Leaning who make them. Both styles work well, I've used them both 👍

[@live-fz2wk]

Nice video been following you since you started . Have also a cb 500 just like to ask what tires you have on it and what handle bar.

[@SuggyRacing]

Hey thanks for the comment.👍I have Dunlop TT tyres, they are great on the CB. The handle bars are an unbranded make, but you can get renthal ones too. If you look in my description there's a link to SF parts where you can buy them. 👍

[@alexduncan931]

Looks mega, changed so much! You doing Mallory park next weekend for thundersport mate?

[@SuggyRacing]

Thanks Alex, appreciate the comment 👌 The next race I'll be at is the Donington weekend in July. Got too much on at home to make the Mallory round, which is a shame. Are you racing or going to watch? 👍

[@alexduncan931]

@@SuggyRacing Will be riding, and will see you at Donny too then. Might pop round if i spot you. Best of luck and keep up the great vids mate 👍

[@SuggyRacing]

Ah ok cool, yeah come say hello if you spot me. Nice to meet people on here that also race 👍 cheers I've got another video to post soon from Cadwell 😁

[@hungrysurfer9471]

Great video series. 👍 Making me think about buying one to use on track days to learn about racing. Can you talk about performance and costs. How much does it weigh in race trim ? How much power and torque ? I know a stock brand new mint CB500 had 57hp and 35 lbs 20 years ago. With the race pipe and tunning has it got more than 60 hp & 40 lbs ? How much does a track bike cost to build ?

[@SuggyRacing]

Hi. Cheers glad you liked the videos. Yeah they are fun bikes to ride. It's the 'cheapest' you'll get for racing unless you go into mini bikes or 125 endurance. In terms of power they have a maximum of 52hp. Most will be around 50-52. I haven't got an exact power figure on mine, I ran the engine in on the Dyno, but didn't do power runs. I will be doing though. For the racing we do you can't have anymore than 52 hp max, so mine should be around that figure after a rebuild. I'm not sure on weight how much lighter it is, but it's definitely lighter than a standard bike. I bought another to do up, and you can really feel the weight difference when you move it about. To build it's gonna cost a lot more than buying a ready built one. I went all out with mine. You can buy a race ready one from anything from £1500-£3000. There's some that have been thrown together, and some that are really well made. I went a bit over the top with mine 🤣

[@bretsimpson9890]

WHARe did you get the info for the mods like the tank tap ect I never thought about that ( as I kick myself for overlooking something. Simple )

[@SuggyRacing]

Hey it's just one that some of the other riders told me about. These taps are prone to leaking so it's good to do. It's also worth putting the quick release fuel line on too. It means it's less likely to leak and flood the carbs. You can get the parts from SF Parts link in my description if you wanted to do the mod. 👍

[@Englshman1970]

Wheres exhaust hanger bracket from ? Looks mint

[@SuggyRacing]

It's from one of the lads who races, Grant Whitaker. I'll try find his page, think it's in my video description

[@timinitimson5470]

Cool bike, i am also following you since you started with the cb story 👍. One question, how much power does it put on the dyno? Greetings from Germany

[@SuggyRacing]

Hi thanks for the comment. Glad you've watched the videos too 👍 I'm not sure what it does on the Dyno yet. We only ran the engine in, we didn't do a power run. I would imagine it will be about 50-52hp as we aren't allowed to make any performance gains, it has to be totally standard engine inside. All I can do is set it up to make it run smoothly. I will take it to a dyno eventually and see what it produces. 🙂

[@AB37715]

What’s the programme you used for the graphics? Looks good

[@SuggyRacing]

It's Adobe Illustrator that I use, yeah its great for it 👍

[@nation60]

hey, question about eliminating the fuel vacuum hose, did you purchase the fuel tap repair kit from sf parts ?

[@SuggyRacing]

Hi. I have done before, but I do it differently now. I found I still had issues with it leaking by switching the vacum part around. For some reason it just wouldn't seal on my tap. So now, I completely blank it off and remove all the insides. But, it requires drilling some of the inside out. Bit of a faff, but it works. Might do a video of it some time. Most the race lads just do the mod you are on about, and it's worked for them

[@nation60]

@@SuggyRacing thanks bud, question, where did you get your dash instruments from temp gauge and gear shift indicator? also with regards noise testing I assume the lextek end can passes? how do you manage on track/race days with no rev counter, don't you have to rev the bike to about 5000 rpm so the officials can get a reading, just wondering how you go about this with no rev counter, cheers

[@alanrodriguez7341]

❤🎉🎉😅

[@villyelg9774]

Great build. Looking good. What is the weight of your bike, now in race-mode with full tank ? I own a 1999, black cb500 stock, nice bike. // Villy, Sweden

[@SuggyRacing]

Hi thanks for the comment. To be honest I'm not sure how much it weighs now, but I would be interested to know. I'll try see if I can find a way to weigh it. I'm hoping it would be a bit lighter now that all the road parts have been removed. Yeah they are fun bikes. I would like to get another to have on the road 😄

[@nation60]

Where did you get the vent and tap from for your aux fuel can ?

[@SuggyRacing]

It's all from eBay. You need a 1/4 size thread for the connections and a 1/4 ball tap for the on/off switch. Search for 'taper thread hose' on eBay and they come up. 👍

[@HélderJesus-s8i]

What weight measurements do you use in tires?

[@SuggyRacing]

@@HélderJesus-s8i I use tyre warmers when racing then I do the tyre pressures to, front = 31/32 psi and rear = 26/28. These are when the tyre is hot. 👍

[@HélderJesus-s8i]

@@SuggyRacing sorry but my inglish it's not very good, wrong question 😂. What tire sizes do you use?

[@SuggyRacing]

The front is a 110/70 and the rear is a 140/70 👍

[@HélderJesus-s8i]

@@SuggyRacing better than original?

[@HélderJesus-s8i]

@@SuggyRacing on front i have 100/80 and the rear os 130/70... I like very much, but i Will try that sizes! Thanks ✌🏼