Mixology: A Honda cafe with two engines blended into one
‘Perfectly insane about motorcycles’ is how friends and colleagues describe Nazar ?Gazzz? Poznyakovsky of Gazzz Garage in Kiev, Ukraine.
?I combine engineering and artistry,? says Nazar. ?I work out everything from general plans to the smallest details from both engineering and artistic points of view.?
With that much control over every step of the process, Nazar has a reputation as a detail-obsessed ??????? ?? ??? ???? (Jack-of-all-trades). And he’ll stop at nothing to execute his vision for a project.
Case in point is his latest achievement, a beautifully remixed CB750 with class, artistry, detail, and power.
?I wanted to make a cafe racer with a soul-stirring sound and head-turning looks,? Nazar says of his ‘CB815.’ That’s a tall order for a rather common platform, but Gazzz was up to the challenge. ?In the tradition of Gazzz Garage, not much remained of the original bike.? The front forks, the lower triple tree, the front of the frame and some engine parts are all that stayed from the donor.
The engine is a masterful hybrid of the classic CB750 mill and its more powerful but problematic ancestor, the CBX750. ?The CBX creates an additional 20hp and 9Nm at the crankshaft, but the oil system frequently caused rods to be thrown through the case,? says Nazar.
?This and other issues were completely solved in the CB750 engine, so I decided to take best of both engines?.
By combining the two, Nazar wrought a new heart with a six-s...
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