So, let's get on with it. The components have been found, so we can get to work on the motor....

I thought this would be a mild restoration, minor modding, lots of cleaning and adjusting but once I start I can't stop. Once the cam cover was off, I had to pull the head off and I couldn't resist pu...

When the motorcycle was running, suddenly there was a loud knocking noise and the engine seized up. With great difficulty the spark plug was unscrewed from the right cylinder, or rather its...

The exhaust was a cinch so I summoned a bit of extra ambition and proceeded to install the performance cam shaft. What could have been completed in a couple of hours will now be drawn out over several...

I used a little gasoline and some rags to scrub the grime off the drive chain. The chain is in great shape but I hate a dirty chain....

My XR600R smog block-off kit arrived in the mail from XRsonly.com so I installed them along with the performance exhaust that came with the bike....

I've got the bowl off the carb and had a look for where my leak might be coming from. The floats are in good shape (and still plenty buoyant) and the float valve works smoothly. The gasket looks to be...

I started taking things apart today on the GB and I got more excited as I realized how easy this bike is to work on. I'm accustomed to working on sophisticated modern sportbikes so I revelled in the e...

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...

Lat night I switched the 2-up footrests back to the standard solo rearsets. Very simple switch on the left side, a bit trickier on the right side. The left rearset just bolts on, but the right needs t...

  "Level one, museum-like condition, plus extras" This was how the condition of my 1990 GB500 was described by the previous owner in the Ebay listing. This would turn out to be false. It's been...

  An insecure part of me worried that the bike wouldn't be there when I opened the door to the 5x10 storage locker...

We started the hike at the altitude of 3950m and we hiked up to 4820m. The entire hike was breathtaking, literally and figuratively ?. The views were astonishingly beautiful. As we are now in the rain...

Couldn't help myself had to pull over for the pic....

You can replace the pump for $30, if your real, real careful with disassembly. Just hope that 1. it works & 2 it fixes the cutting out problemo. Otherwise its orf to the dealer for him to rape &am...

So I’m trying to plug all the wires back into my bike. And I’m having some confusion. If y’all have any knowledge of what wires go to what it would be appreciated!...

Put new seals in an this is far as it will push in DO it look ok? just goota torque up nuts thanks...