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.

Shop Remodel Underway

I have wanted to make some changes for a while, so i got it going last Friday. Hopefully I can get all of the changes done by the end of next week.
The service area will be behind a 48 inch wall, to separate it from the public area and conceal all of the work areas. The tall wall behind the service area will keep all of the dirty stuff in one area, like buffing, welding etc.

49 Chevy Truck Project

I have decided to keep the old truck close to original, so I spent some time working on it this weekend. The motor is free and gets spark,but bad compression. I had planned on a rebuild for the engine, but it would have been cool if it had started.
I hope to get it tore down to the chassis and and sand blasted in the next couple of weeks.

1964 Chevy Rat Rod

       Mark finished up his latest project. It started out as an engine rebuild,but what the heck might as well
do a few other things, paint, new bed sides, keg tool box and an interior redo.

This is what happens when you let your bike overheat. Among other things.