Friday, February 20, 2015

15 Years Under A Tree



I was told this Honda CB350 sat 15 years under a tree, before the current owner rescued it. He tried to get it running but gave up and brought it to me. Checked compression it was good. Then I tore the carbs apart and put them in the ultrasonic cleaner, new o- rings and two new floats, plugged the wiring in correctly. Hit the starter button and it fired like it had ran yesterday. Idles great and sounds great. Now he is going to clean it up and ride it .


Saturday, February 14, 2015

New Logo, New Name



I still do café racers, and Old School Café Racer will still be here at the shop, but I think it is time for a new name and a new website. The website is under construction and so is some new apparel.

Thursday, February 12, 2015

Bad electrical connection



This bike had a charging problem, needed a new stator, new regulator/rectifier, and the starter was dragging. I pulled the starter cover off and noticed the washers stacked under the screw head. Then I checked under the melted starter wire cover. I think I have found the problem. Should the starter have 1/4 end play as well? NO.

Sunday, February 8, 2015

First Ride of 2015

  I have been wanting to get out for a ride for a few weeks, but the snow and ice or low temps have kept me from going. Yesterday the ice was rapidly melting and the temp was in the mid 40's so away I went. I took a 68 shovel-head that I just finished the engine rebuild. Might as well have a productive ride as well as enjoyable. A couple of stops to re-torque and check everything out, and then a good long ride. Not bad for Feb 7th in Indiana.


Tuesday, February 3, 2015

1943 WLC

1943 Harley WLC with Sidecar For Sale


I am in the process of going through this cool old bike and making sure it is road worthy. The work was done a few years ago, and I have no idea how long it has been since it was last started. It looks like it shouldn't take much. Then out the door it goes.