Frame powder-coated

Au Revoir, VFR

After much contemplation, it was decided the '91 VFR should find a new home and so it has. Such a great bike, it needed to be ridden and not stored away in the shed. Happy trails V4 rocketship, your proceeds will help other project bikes live again.

Like 5 miles of bad road

Catching up, pt. 2

A few years ago I bought a Ducati single basket case. It's a '66 350 Sebring narrowcase, pretty complete. It mostly needs a cylinder rebore and new piston, plus of course a hundred tiny little things like bearings, gaskets, seals, cables, etc. 

Photo from the ad

Rolling mockup, empty cases

One of the little things was a fork rebuild, which I got around to last week after ordering new tubes from Forking by Frank. Buffed the alloy parts up a little while everything was apart. The wheels have been rebuilt by Chris at Wheelworks in Hayward. Need to get the frame parts painted next so I can have a fresh rolling chassis to work with.

Cleaned and inspected

Rebuilt

Shiny forks

Catching Up with Dad's Garage, part 1

Things have been happening lately at Dad's Garage, exciting things.

The popsicle was returned to California in 2013. It needed some attention after sitting a while, so the carbs were cleaned out, master cylinder and caliper rebuilt, and new brake line by HEL installed. One of the main problems the bike had was the magneto was seized, so I sent it to Doug Wood to be rebuilt. Now it's almost too nice to put back on.

Still to be done: oil tank mounts, tail light lens, and regulator/rectifier. Need to bring it down to the CHP/DMV after the oil tank is installed and get the paperwork squared away.

These are before pics after it arrived in the World's Smallest Workshop.

1965 Tiger 100

Here are some pics of the 1965 T100. A couple of years ago I put in all new bearings and bushings in the transmission, installed a new regulator/rectifier and condenser, and spooned on some new cheng shin tires. Fun little bike.

 

T120 - Done?

Over the weekend I finished up the wiring for the lights on the '70 Bonneville, and last night I rolled it out and fired it up. It sounds awesome. I need to dial in the carbs, and eventually get some new shocks and passenger pegs, but I think it's finally done. I don't want to think about how long it's taken, let's just say I wasn't rushing it! "We will finish no bikes before their time."

I'll try to get some better pics and some closeups when I take it out for a shakedown run this weekend.

New pics of Norton

Here are some recent pics of the Norton. Things that have changed in the past year are: new alloy wheels/stainless spokes/Avon venom tires, new shocks, good used seat from ebay, K&N filter, rebuilt forks, rebuilt speedo, and tank sealed with the Caswell epoxy kit. I put on some repop muffler heat sheilds after the pics were taken, and got a new battery after I had some problems starting it. Still has a ways to go, but it's getting there.