Hi.e3steve wrote:Gerry Cain, +44 207 236 0096, sells a kit advertised as, quote, "commissioned for myself" in the UK VJMC Autojumble. Could be the same kit?
This post has been brought to my attention by a customer of mine with regard to the Honda 305 5 speed road ratio gear set. Having seen the post I would like to give the forum members my account and involvement with this products arrival in the market.
My name is Gerry Cain and I have and still do enjoy a good trading relationship with Nova racing in England. Several years ago I went to them for a five speed gear set for a Velocette Venom. It is not viable to make one set so I ordered ten at a time on the understanding that I would be the sole supplier of such. I have only ever sold the Velocette 5 speed gear set through my website http://www.velocettegearset.com/
To this date Nova have proved to be very honourable and upheld their end of this agreement. They are the first to agree that I have sold more of these gear sets than they would have themselves.
I believe the reason for the success I have had in selling these kits is that I actually fit and ride machines fitted with these kits, and take considerable time fielding and resolving fitting enquiries from customers and providing a positive aftercare service. Indeed one customer was so pleased he hosted a wonderful weekend in Germany for me! See Velocettegearset.com.
About 18 months ago I acquired a long lusted after Honda CB77. It was immediately apparent to me that the bike needed a five speed gear set. I again contacted Nova Racing and discussed this in great detail with them. I encouraged them to make 5 speed road ratio gear set kit on the understanding that I would have a similar agreement to that which existed with the Velocette.
Having ridden the standard bike at length, I was able to discuss the ratios I considered would be required and what customers would and would not expect for road use. Early this year I took my own empty crankcases to the Nova factory and fitted the five speed kit on the Nova benches. At the same time, I made amendments to Novas fitting instructions but from a layman's point of view.
Now was the time to promote the new gear set; I narrowly missed the closing date in the early
2010 edition of the VJMC but my advertisement appears now. I was surprised and disappointed to learn at this point that, Nova decided to market this gear set themselves together with another, especially after my considerable and continuous input. In hindsight If I had realised that I was not to have been the sole supplier of this set I would not have wasted my time and money on advertising and building the www.honda305gearset.co.uk/ website.
I am however, the first to have fitted and ridden with the five speed gear set and now, would modestly suggest, that I have more experience than Nova themselves with regard to the actual fitting. The kit is an excellent product and a credit to Nova's engineering skills . The ratios are exactly as required. The bike is how it should have been made in the first place and gets up to speed so much faster. There is a huge advantage with two people on as you do not have to over rev to get a move on. For solo use I have two teeth less on the rear wheel as one can easily drop to 4th to pick up speed.
Not wishing to take unfair advantage of the Honda forum I posted news and photos of these developments for the community in the forum over a year ago. I did not and do not want to use the forum as a commercial channel. My reason for the original post was that I felt that the new gear set would be of great interest to the members.
The bikes and pictures you see are mine and I believe demonstrates my passion and commitment. If you want to know more please contact me here or through my website.