This came in as a blown head gasket. The broken fins and areas around the head bolts had been covered with epoxy. I started to take it apart and soon knew what the real problem was. I sandblasted it just to find the extent of the damage. I ordered another one, just not worth the effort to repair.

Busy Summer

Very busy summer. Maybe I will have sometime to post something again soon.

1968 Harley

 I got a phone call this morning, the guy said he had an old Harley he wanted some work done on. I wasn't expecting this beauty.It isn't all original buy it still looks great and should be a great daily rider.

Harley Livewire Electric Motorcycle

I don't know what to say ! I thought it was a hoax the first time I saw it, but it is real.

Building My Cafe Racer

Building my cafe racer took longer than any other build I have done. This was because I worked on it after everything else. I wanted to use the whitewalls from the beginning and didn't want to use the stock oil tank. I have built several Honda CB's before and had plenty of parts not to mention an entire bike with only 4000 original miles, but believe me it was crusty. It had been sitting in a barn since 1980 and not ridden for a few years before that.



I tore the engine down and completely went through it first. Then I made a tail section to conceal the battery and all the electricals. The tank was next, kept it simple a stock 750 unit worked the sides in and carefully removed the stock gas cap and installed the flush pop up unit . Installed all new electrical components and used the controls from a newer Honda.


I have grown tired of clip ons and clubman bars so opted for the Renthals, I was working on my Montesa and set the Renthals on the 750 and liked the look. There are several custom made pieces on the bike including the simple mount for the Motogadget gauge.



The color was a last minute decision. I was thinking about a satin black but that too has been done over and over again. It turned out better than I had hoped. All and all it was worth the wait and time spent.

My Cafe Racer

New stuff coming soon. Stay tuned

Superbikes

Busy

I will have some pics to post soon, just been busy

Shop just about done

 

 

The remodel is almost done. Took some time yesterday to try to finish.

 

 

 

Cool Yamaha Promotional item.

We have all kinds of cool stuff for sale at the shop.

New Cafe Racer Coming Soon

My latest build is just about complete. Waiting on paint, some final details and it will be done,

The Latest Cafe Racer

I hope to have this finished early next month. I think this one will surprise a few people. I went with some new stuff, but still kept the clean and simple look that I like. Mock up is done, and I am waiting on powdercoating and paint.

Always Busy

 

I have a little more to do to the shop.

 

 

But I wanted to get back to working on a project bike.

I Was Wrong It Does Work

I have told my kids and probably  everyone else,"hitting it doesn't fix it".

But..... I dropped my iPad this morning and the screen was red when I turned it back on. I googled the problem and several sites suggested slapping it on the back until it was corrected. I had tried a few other less physical remedies to no avail, so I hit it.

It actually worked, now I am going to see my son in law.