NOVA 5 speed: http://www.novaracing.co.uk/ProductHond ... arbox.html
As you can see, not cheap. Plus, you have to lose the kickstart and do a few little modifications. If you go to my 'Japan Meets Britain' thread, start at about page 48 and you'll see all that I had done. Additionally, on page 49 or 50 of the tread, there will be a link to the installation guide for the transmission.
Here again, it all depends how far down this road you want to go. I think over the 10 years that I've owned my bike, I have the equivalent of a restored Vincent Black Shadow sunk into it (don't forget, I'm not a mechanic). So it's a case of starting with the big bore kit, then you think of the next thing (because no point in just stopping there), and now the transmission etc etc, and then you're not happy with something that you did previously and you want to redo it, only to go 10 mph faster or leave the line a bit quicker. Might as well buy a bigger bike -- would be much cheaper and a whole lot less heartache (and wallet-ache!).
Not that I regret going through the whole process (and I'm sure the process will never be done), but just something to bear in mind, speaking as someone who has gone down that road twice (I think some might call it the 'slippery slope').
And when I say 'you' above, I don't necessarily mean you as in 'you Jack' -- I mean 'you' as in any one of us. We're all susceptible!
Time for a Motor Update
I think it's the same one.
I think I know of this fellow, and had considered buying from him. I personally chose to buy from NOVA themselves, as they are the 'source'. There was actually one flaw in the design that my mechanic John had to fix, which was their use of a hardened steel bushing (John replaced it with the original bronze).
In any event, the point being that if you want to take full advantage of the 358 kit, the 5 speed would be a great complement. But here again, you're now traveling down that slippery slope....
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