Wow, great start to the year! Wonder what improvements were done in the off-season... RJ hasn't been around in quite a while
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CB450 Road Racer Resurrection
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Impressive win given it was up against some 750cc bikes.
Agreed. RJ and crew have done some great work on that bike and it clearly has the horsepower to run with pretty much anyone.
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Great to see Graham and the NAVMC 450 off to a good start this season. Will they be competing next month in the AHRMA event at Carolina Motorsports Park (March 13-15)?
If so I might have to make the effort to check it out. The track is only 2.5 hours from where I live.
If so I might have to make the effort to check it out. The track is only 2.5 hours from where I live.
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I haven’t quizzed RJ on what’s been done to the new engine. However, I misspoke when I said the bike ran it yesterday - they had last minute teething problems with it and ran last year’s engine this weekend.
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I’ll have to ask RJ and get back to you.
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I just spoke to RJ and yes, RJ, the team, and the NAVMC 450 will be there that weekend to compete.
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Thanks for the info. I will see if I can make plans to check it out that weekend.
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FYI, The NAVMC race team, the Honda 500 Rootbeer Rooster and our pilot, Graham Carlton should be featured in the VJMC Magazine come June/July issue (if my calculations are right).
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Three wins in three races at Carolina Motorsports Park a few weeks ago, two in Sportsman 500 and one in Sportsman 750. That makes 5 wins in 5 races this season so far…great start!
Congrats are in order! It seems RJ and company are making all the right moves with that bike, and major kudos to Graham for riding it to perfection.
Great riding and no doubt out-braking all those front disk systems with a drum brake.
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Yes, that Suzuki GT750 4LS front brake is better than most OEM disc brakes from that era.
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Our vintage club’s CB450 race effort made the cover of the latest issue of the VJMC magazine, as well as being the featured story inside.
