Hybrid

I saw this thing needing rescued down near San Louis Obispo, and you know how I am with strays needing a home. It was just weird. A unit motor modified (with questionable craftsmanship) into a rigid pre-unit frame. I've been told my some to just replace the seat tube and return it to a stock rigid frame and sell the motor for parts, but they can't see through the ugly and weirdness like I can. Depending on the direction I go with this, I may or may not change the uncompleted rake to stock. But it will definitely be going to a frame guy to straighten out as it will definitely still have a unit motor. And I don't make ugly bikes.











I think if I keep the rake it will have a drag bike vibe to it. 21" in front, short bars, big rear tire.


ouch

Another pea in the pod

Due date: February 25, 2017!

Ok Wanda, let's do this shit

The following pictures represent a few months of work on the 1959 Chevy Kingswood wagon.























Inland Empire Driveshaft and carrier bearing

June Vintage & Custom Motorcycle Night

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Neighborhood Nuisance

Vintage & Custom Motorcycle Night is BACK!

1964 Triumph TR6R DONEZO

Back in the day I would be posting every day with every bit of minutia about the build I was doing. But sometimes it's nice to just suddenly have a finished bike posted. And here she is. Now that I have a bike to ride this summer, back onto finishing the '62.

1969 Honda CB750K

Another Craigslist find. I was looking for a another CB750 and this one popped up. I knew it was an earlier one, but it proved better than expected. It was a 1969, non-sandcast but still an early K0 with the wrinkle tank that sandcast 750s have. The bike was in very good cosmetic condition, new seat, but it appears the final drive bearing in the transmission blew up. That will require splitting the cases. I pointed that out and got it for 1/4 of the asking price. I was going to flip it but I think I will hold on to it for collector purposes and a "someday" bike. I have a nice 4-4 exhaust to put on it and it will then be bone stock.





Wrinkle tank close up. Collectors eat this shit up! :)

Fired Up

It's been about a year since I traded my XS650 for a basket case 1964 TR6 with a motor that "should run". I worked on it here and there; I went through the entire motor without removing the top end or splitting the cases. New gaskets and seals, reconditioned the clutch, pressure release valves, and oil pump, upgraded to 12v stator, tympanium, C5 ignition. Then this happened:

Matchy Matchy