1981 Honda CB750 Brat Racer (The Green One)  

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This is the second of the pair of Honda CB750 Brat racers destined for Dubai, again the design would be heavily influenced by the work of the Wrenchmonkees of Denmark and CRD  in Spain.

This time around the chosen donor bike was a 1981 Honda CB750 FB .

The design of this bike was to be black, black and some more black with a splash of colour and WOW did that work for this bike!

Owner:  Dubai

Specs: 1981 Honda CB750 FB

Frame: chopped, braced and re-shapped in-house. Basically we chopped the tail off, re-positioned the seat frame rail,      braced the back of  the frame hoop and raised the back of the tank by about 2.5inches to straighten out the lines of the bike from commuter/cruiser to racer.  The frame was completely stripped, ... Read More »]]> 1981 Honda CB750 Brat Racer (The Green One)  

Story

This is the second of the pair of Honda CB750 Brat racers destined for Dubai, again the design would be heavily influenced by the work of the Wrenchmonkees of Denmark and CRD  in Spain.

This time around the chosen donor bike was a 1981 Honda CB750 FB .

The design of this bike was to be black, black and some more black with a splash of colour and WOW did that work for this bike!

Owner:  Dubai

Specs: 1981 Honda CB750 FB

Frame: chopped, braced and re-shapped in-house. Basically we chopped the tail off, re-positioned the seat frame rail,      braced the back of  the frame hoop and raised the back of the tank by about 2.5inches to straighten out the lines of the bike from commuter/cruiser to racer.  The frame was completely stripped, blasted chopped and repainted in satin black

Engine: Std internals , externally the engine was shot blasted and the whole motor was painted in satin black

Exhaust: Custom stainless 4-4 exhaust made in house by TCW, fitted with open black powdercoated reverse megaphone end cans and black exhaust wrap.  This really increased the breathing capacity of the std motor, this bike is seriously loud, but not in an offensive way but more your classic Honda GP racer way.   See the youtube video to hear the sound.

Carbs: factory Keihin CV carbs, heavily modified and rejetted to match to new exhaust.  Anyone that has fitted pod filters to a CB750 or 900 for CV carbs will know what I am talking about when I say it is virtually impossible to get the things to idle, that in combination with the open 4-4 pipes really was a real challenge to tune, in fact we have to richen up the primary and main jet by just under 20%. Gives you and idea of how restrictive the OEM pipes were.  After re-jetting there is a noticeable increase in power and throttle response.

Forks: Std units, stripped, rebuilt and repainted,

Rear end:  Std shocks, stripped and powdercoated

Brakes: Std OEM  with Venhill braided lines

Wheels: Factory Comstars, stripped, blasted and powdercoated in Satin black, rebuilt with new bearings

Tyres: Coker Diamonds

Paint & graphics: designed by customer , metallic Aston Martin green, white pinstripe and satin black boot mark.

Seat unit: custom fabricated my Taimoshan Cycle Works ( TCW )

Bars & Controls: Renthal Ultra Low bars, factory racing grips, modern switchgear, mini speedo

Electrics:   Modified Cb750 loom, to integrate the modern switch gear and to hide all the wiring out of sight.

Lighting: 8 inch Millar repro headlight, micro LED indicators

Battery:  Ballistic EVO2  8 cell 15ah Lithium Ion lightweight race battery, mounted in custom battery box under swingarm

This bike is virtually a new bike with almost all parts either being reconditioned or replaced.

If you are interested in a bike like this then please get in touch via email john@taimoshancycleworks.com to discuss 

1980 Honda CB750 Brat Racer ( The Brown One) 

Story

It is not often you get the chance to build 2 similar bikes side by side for essentially the same customer, but that is what happened and this is one of the pair to are destined for Dubai in the United Arab Emerites.  The project started out with  a brief and a couple of couple photos the style of bike the customer wanted.  The design would be heavily influenced by the work of the Wrenchmonkees of Denmark and CRD  in Spain.

As the customer was in another country the brief also included sourcing the donor bike on which to build.  The bike chosen was a 1980 Honda CB750 FA in very good condition.  It is my belief that it is really a false economy to by a “junker” as the base ... Read More »]]> 1980 Honda CB750 Brat Racer ( The Brown One) 

Story

It is not often you get the chance to build 2 similar bikes side by side for essentially the same customer, but that is what happened and this is one of the pair to are destined for Dubai in the United Arab Emerites.  The project started out with  a brief and a couple of couple photos the style of bike the customer wanted.  The design would be heavily influenced by the work of the Wrenchmonkees of Denmark and CRD  in Spain.

As the customer was in another country the brief also included sourcing the donor bike on which to build.  The bike chosen was a 1980 Honda CB750 FA in very good condition.  It is my belief that it is really a false economy to by a “junker” as the base of your project just because its cheap, as you always end up sending a lot more money fixing or replacing the problem parts.

About 4.5-5 months later of work and the bike was ready for the road, the mods on this bike have totally transformed the , styling, performance and handling of the bike, going from an asthmatics commuter to an aggressive flickable brat racer.

Owner:  Sean – Dubai

Specs: 1980 Honda CB750 FA

Frame: chopped, braced and re-shapped in-house. Basically we chopped the tail off, re-positioned the seat frame rail,      braced the back of  the frame hoop and raised the back of the tank by about 2.5inches to straighten out the lines of the bike from commuter/cruiser to racer.  The frame was completely stripped, blasted chopped and repainted in satin black

Engine: Std internals , externally the engine was shot blasted and the covers repainted in satin black, the rest of the engine is let in raw alloy finish. Won’t be a problem in the dry Middle East.

Exhaust: Custom stainless 4-2 exhaust made in house by TCW, in the same config as the factory unit, fitted with open reverse megaphone end cans.  This really increases the breathing capacity of the std motor so much to the the engine would not run able 2000rpm with the std carb jetting.  The pipes are LOUD!   See the youtube video to hear the sound.

Carbs: factory Keihin CV carbs, heavily modified and rejetted to match to new exhaust.  Anyone that has fitted pod filters to a CB750 or 900 for CV carbs will know what I am talking about when I say it is virtually impossible to get the things to idle, but with persistence a good selection of jets and some clever carb mods it can be done beautifully. This bike runs so sweet.

Forks: Std units, stripped, rebuilt and repainted,

Rear end:  Std shocks, stripped and powdercoated

Brakes: Std OEM  with Venhill braided lines

Wheels: Factory Comstars, stripped, blasted and powdercoated in Satin black, rebuilt with new bearings

Tyres: Coker Diamonds

Paint & graphics: designed by customer , metallic bronze base with candy top coat, white pinstripe and satin black boot mark.

Seat unit: custom fabricated my Taimoshan Cycle Works ( TCW )

Bars & Controls: Renthal Ultra Low bars, factory racing grips, modern switchgear, mini speedo

Electrics:   Modified Cb750 loom, to integrate a Digital Guard Dawg “keyless” ignition system ( no key required )  and all new switch gear .

Lighting: 8 inch Millar repro headlight, micro LED indicators

Battery:  Ballistic EVO2  8 cell 15ah Lithium Ion lightweight race battery, mounted in custom battery box under swingarm

This bike is virtually a new bike with almost all parts either being reconditioned or replaced.

If you are interested in a bike like this then please get in touch via email john@taimoshancycleworks.com to discuss 

The latest in super light weight performance batteries from Ballistic Performance Components in the USA are now available

from Taimoshan Cycle Works in Cardiff.

There is a range of batteries for  the smallest scooter to the largest Harley.

Call John on  Ph 07952 717 215  or goto our store to buy online

4 Cell EVO2

8 Cell EVO2

12 Cell EVO2

16 Cell EVO2

Up to 80% smaller than the stock battery Up to 10lbs Lighter than the stock battery Service life of over twice a lead acid in similar conditions Industry leading 3 year warranty Designed, developed, and assembled in the USA Completely “dry” technology so batteries can be mounted in any direction Non-toxic, recyclable, and can be air shipped Applications for powersports vehicles from 50cc – 2300cc Tested extensively by professional race teams Impact and water resistant Works with the ... Read More »]]> The latest in super light weight performance batteries from Ballistic Performance Components in the USA are now available

from Taimoshan Cycle Works in Cardiff.

There is a range of batteries for  the smallest scooter to the largest Harley.

Call John on  Ph 07952 717 215  or goto our store to buy online

 Performance Batteries

• Up to 80% smaller than the stock battery
• Up to 10lbs Lighter than the stock battery
• Service life of over twice a lead acid in similar conditions
• Industry leading 3 year warranty
• Designed, developed, and assembled in the USA
• Completely “dry” technology so batteries can be mounted in any direction
• Non-toxic, recyclable, and can be air shipped
• Applications for powersports vehicles from 50cc – 2300cc
• Tested extensively by professional race teams
• Impact and water resistant
• Works with the original equipment charging system
• No trickle charger required, loses only 10% of charge over a year of static use

Your powersports vehicle is the pinnacle of modern technology. It is made with the latest lightweight, high tech materials to be the most high performance vehicle on the road, lake, track or trail. You have modified your powersports vehicle with the best in carbon fiber, titanium, and magnesium in an effort to gain every last ounce of performance. Yet, under your seat is a heavy hunk of lead that was designed in the mid 1800’s.

Ballistic Performance Component Batteries use the latest, state of the art lithium ferrous energy storage technology available to provide you with a smaller, lighter, higher energy battery. Each Ballistic Performance Component Battery is assembled by hand in the USA using computer designed custom cells, cases, and hardware. As a result, Ballistic Performance Component Batteries will provide more energy out of a smaller package while requiring almost no regular maintenance and under most conditions a longer service life than existing lead acid batteries.

For those interested in the CBX1000 Cafe Racer Project, I now have an almost complete 2nd engine, which will be a hybrid of the Pro-link casings, crank & rods, Z head, barrels & pistons and pro-link gearbox internals & clutch, this will I have been advised give the best of both worlds, ie the HP of the early Z motors with the stronger clutch and drive of the later pro-link motor.

I have also been investigating that options re big bore kits etc, with a minimum of 1150cc , this in-conjunction with Z heads, some mild porting should put the engine in the region of 115hp.  If you wanted some serious muscle then kits out to 1425cc are possible, with power in the region of 160bhp and a suitable price tag to match.

The completed bike will have a target weight of ... Read More »]]> For those interested in the CBX1000 Cafe Racer Project, I now have an almost complete 2nd engine, which will be a hybrid of the Pro-link casings, crank & rods, Z head, barrels & pistons and pro-link gearbox internals & clutch, this will I have been advised give the best of both worlds, ie the HP of the early Z motors with the stronger clutch and drive of the later pro-link motor.

I have also been investigating that options re big bore kits etc, with a minimum of 1150cc , this in-conjunction with Z heads, some mild porting should put the engine in the region of 115hp.  If you wanted some serious muscle then kits out to 1425cc are possible, with power in the region of 160bhp and a suitable price tag to match.

The completed bike will have a target weight of 190kg Dry, trimming a whopping 60kgs off the weight of the Std bike, it will in-effect have the same weight & power to weight ratio as the early Ducati 916′s .

For those with serious interest in commissioning this bike, please email john@taimoshancycleworks.com to discuss terms.

A couple of preview pictures of the finished carbon seat unit and the part completed paint scheme / layout.

At the time of writing the seat has been sent to the Upholsterer and should be completed on Monday

When finished this bike will be for sale – serious inquiries email john@taimoshancycleworks.com

Taimoshan Cycle Works is please to announce that we have been appointed as the UK  dealer for Digital Guard Dawg and their ground breaking RFID keyless Ignition systems for motorcycles, scooters and ATV.

The product is available as a specific system for the Harley Davidson and Victory model motorcycles and as a generic system for all other motorcycle, scooters and ATV.

The system once installed allows the rider to benefit from not having to use a key to de-activate the security system on the bike and turn on the electrical system ready to start the bike. In addition as the rider walks away from the bike the Digital Guard Dawg automatically shuts the bike down and secures it until the owner returns.

Over the next few days we will be posting more about the systems, specs and expected UK pricing so stay ... Read More »]]>

Taimoshan Cycle Works is please to announce that we have been appointed as the UK  dealer for Digital Guard Dawg and their ground breaking RFID keyless Ignition systems for motorcycles, scooters and ATV.

The product is available as a specific system for the Harley Davidson and Victory model motorcycles and as a generic system for all other motorcycle, scooters and ATV.

The system once installed allows the rider to benefit from not having to use a key to de-activate the security system on the bike and turn on the electrical system ready to start the bike. In addition as the rider walks away from the bike the Digital Guard Dawg automatically shuts the bike down and secures it until the owner returns.

Over the next few days we will be posting more about the systems, specs and expected UK pricing so stay tuned.

http://www.digitalguarddawg.com/

Inquiries please contact John on 07952 717 215 or email john@taimoshancycleworks.com

Below you can see the progress being made on the Carbon Bonneville bike, in place now is the rising rate rear linkage of a design so far found to be unique to Taimoshan Cycle Works and the tank has been modified and is taking shape ready to have carbon moulds taken.  Also you can start to see the start of the seat/trial section styling and construction.

In later post, you will see the Bonneville T140 ES  electric start unit that was acquired of ebay and is currently being refurbished and the “new” old stock lucas starter from a Norton Commando that will have the front housing replaced by a custom machined housing to mate it will the electric start unit.

In this short series of pics you can see the addition of the  oval swingarm and the templates for the head mounts for the engine.

If you would like us to build you are bespoke CBX Cafe Racer or another type of cafe racer of your dreams then please drop John an email at   john@taimoshancycleworks.com

Following is a series of shots of the heavy weight 6 cylinder CBX1000 engine having been shoe horned into the lightweight seamless tube Taimoshan CBX1000 Cafe Racer frame

If you are liking what you see in this build and you want your own,  we are happy to design a new build around the same frame, if so then please email john at john@taimoshancycleworks.com

After a slow start to the build the frame is coming together nicely. Below is a series of pics of the frame & swingarm being setup in the frame jig ready for welding.

In the next post you will see how to  shoe horn a big 6 cylinder CBX1000 motor in a small frame, this is going to be one stunning cafe racer.

If you are interested in own a brutal but stunning CBX1000 Cafe Racer like we are building for this customer please drop us an email at   john@taimoshancycleworks.com