Honda GB 500 TT Clubman

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Honda GB 500 TT Clubman

Postby lukedog » Tue Oct 09, 2012 8:17 pm

Hi guys,
Me and my old man have just finnished rebuilding this little beauty. well I say finnished, but will be making a few subtle changes like fitting more classic looking rear shocks and I am now working on a Cafe racer half fairing.

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Honda GB 500 TT Clubman by Boxer Cup, on Flickr

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Postby jeznewsome » Tue Oct 09, 2012 8:24 pm

That's nice......always fancied an XBR but one of those would be even better!
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Postby lukedog » Tue Oct 09, 2012 8:30 pm

They are very rare because they were never officially imported to the UK, the majority were sold in Germany Australia/NZ and the USA.
This one started life in California USA, so it came with loads of engine strangling anti pollution stuff fitted. It was a nightmare removing all this and the finding the correct parts and technical info to make it breath freely.
Do not confuse these with the XBR, they are a completely different bike and very few parts are interchangable. Although the engine looks the same the internals are very different and even the Chassis is not the same.


But there is another one that is for sale on Ebay, and is located in Belfast.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-GB500-T ... ken=tVCj2k
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Postby Daveg2812 » Tue Oct 09, 2012 8:39 pm

That's a very nice looking bike.
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Postby cornishflat » Tue Oct 09, 2012 9:24 pm

Love it. I could easy make a place for one in the garage, i bet its a hoot to ride.
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Postby lukedog » Tue Oct 09, 2012 10:41 pm

I have not had the pleasure of riding it to date, I want to make a few more cosmetic changes before I take her on the road. With the Exhaust System that I had Custom made in the USA by a renowned GB 500 specialist/enthusiast, she sounds absolutely awsome.

See video link, Same guy who made my exhaust, Jack Batson.
http://youtu.be/ebtoqbbAExA
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Postby lukedog » Tue Oct 09, 2012 10:46 pm

This is a good video road test.

http://youtu.be/99n94C76tXM
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Postby cornishflat » Wed Oct 10, 2012 5:43 am

Sounds nice.
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Postby Blackal » Wed Oct 10, 2012 11:45 am

I thought I had put a post up - with a pic of that bike.......... before?

Spotted a pic in a magaizine several months ago - and thought "that is just right :) "

Just the right blend of retro and modern.

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Re: Honda GB 500 TT Clubman

Postby boxerscott » Thu Nov 08, 2012 11:06 pm

lukedog wrote:Hi guys,
Me and my old man have just finnished rebuilding this little beauty. well I say finnished, but will be making a few subtle changes like fitting more classic looking rear shocks and I am now working on a Cafe racer half fairing.

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Honda GB 500 TT Clubman by Boxer Cup, on Flickr

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Honda GB 500 TT Clubman by Boxer Cup, on Flickr[/code]
Well done you guys, that looks better than new, Quality :)
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Now she is completed

Postby lukedog » Thu Jun 13, 2013 9:19 pm

Well here is the finished product.

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Another

Postby lukedog » Thu Jun 13, 2013 9:22 pm

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last one

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Postby Twinspark » Thu Jun 13, 2013 9:42 pm

Lovely. I really must scratch the old school single itch at some point.
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Postby cornishflat » Thu Jun 13, 2013 11:03 pm

That's looking great. Really nice colour scheme too, what does the pipe sound like, I,m hearing a crobba crobba with a nice gurgle on the overrun. :D
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