Engine and gearbox rebuild

Christmas 2016, I gave myself a project to rebuild the gearbox of my broken engine and put it back into this bike, original engine back in so to speak....

[b]Engine mods:[/b] The stock Phillips head engine screws were replaced with a stainless steel Allen head bolt kit. All 8 valve tappet cover seals were replaced New clutch housing gasket was installe...

Unfortunately the previous owner gave this bike a hard life and the engine needs a full rebuild as when I opened it up, there was a lot of bolts rounded, clutch nut damaged, bolt missing off of oil pu...

It took me about 45 minutes to remove all the engine mounts and then to pull the engine out of the frame, but it takes you less than 2 minutes to see how I did it. Bike is a 1974 Honda CL200 (same eng...

The mineral oil keeps the clutch plates lubricated best in my 1600 Kawasaki. Bel-Ray Hypoid gear oil is for the shaft drive this particular bike has. I currently live and ride daily in Las Vegas where...

I did just manage to change the oil ACCORDING to manual. Started up checked oil level. Added more. Started and checked. All in normal levels. Normal kawi tick? Note that this ticking and smoke on star...

I had a bit of spare time this morning to attack the dirty cooling fins that surrounded the smog ports with their makeshift "loose change" block-offs.With some Norwex Cleaning Paste that I borrowed fr...

OK - T140V Feb 1976 engine arrived a few days ago and work commitments prevented my even unpacking the boxes. On first look over the engine seems OK but will need a lot of work. From looking at the bi...

Ready to take this puppy home. ...

I just looked at the pictures and the condition of the hulls is not as bad as it looks on the screen, honestly. There's another weld on the underside of the cases, which won't be visible on final asse...

The thrill of those engines roaring to life....

Very unusual but very beautiful color. I know that many Ducati fans may not appreciate this color, so don’t judge me in the comments for my opinion :D...

OK - Got the timing cover off with well timed and judicious use of an impact driver and it's pretty fugly in there....What little oil that remains is old and 'burnt' and everything is coated in black...

In its official lifespan from 1983 to 2006, the KDX was an evolutionary alligator, remaining mostly unchanged as years passed and other bikes became extinct. One of the reasons that Kawasaki engine...

The engineering students from the University of Michigan have been experimenting with their electric bike build since 2013....