The journey through the history of the XR500 C&J got me to meet some wonderful people. I am so grateful for their help and their kindness and their interest.
Jeff Cole (CA) formerly of C&J
Mark Palermo (AZ) and his amazing collection of bikes, his incredible knowledge
Eric Davis (CA) who supplied his frame to Jeff to start the modern series of frames
Michael Middleton (CA) for his support and advice building my first C&J
Sylvain Fromont (Fr.) and his incredible amount of knowledge ad kindness
Ross ? for letting me have his HPF airbox
Sean le Breuilly (UK) who owns a HPF mono and knows so much about this bike
Thomas Even (De) who also owns a HPF mono with very unusual parts
Cameron Smith (CA) and his infectious enthusiasm for the XRs
Phil Douglas (CA) who offered his shocks dyno and most importantly his incredible expertise of suspension systems
JP Morgen (CA) who delivered superb machine work at great prices
Alain Capel (Fr) and his incredible collection of ... planes
Richard Vandenberg (NZ) and his impeccable collection of XR500s who rides his C&J like others fly F18s
Paul (CA) who got the Carillo rod fitted and built the most amazing C&J I have ever seen
Joe Goodin (NZ)
Mark Millhouse (UK) who pushed me down the crazy road of wanting a HPF mono
Bruce Hayes (CA) who sold me his C&J monoshock, with paperwork and all
Johann Koenig (CA) who cam with me to San Felipe for the Baja 250
JP Colliat and Philippe Vellut (Fr) for their passion for C&J
Jim Beasley Jr (PA) and his amazing collection of C&Js and airplanes
Steve Mego (CA) and his incredible patience, knowledge and help
Abe Sharp who dares come riding with me and got knees deep in the FT500 conversion