The spoked front wheel is less damaged than the back ....

All Kawasaki Z400 since 1974 are to drive by chain and all KZ 440 since 1980, except for LTD model that it's belt....

As I said, intro, I did not keep the original spoke wheels but put the Z400 model spoked wheels. The rear wheel that I bought secondhand really was tarnished and pitted by rust....

Most of the work on the frame to a close. To continue the transformations, first thing to do, put the engine in place. Once again I am using hoist without which even two people work really would be tr...

Again I decided Gland my rear cradle connector. I twist (sand and torch) a 20mm diameter tube and verify that the resulting angle is right....

As I said, for such a basic bike, onboard power is impressive. Much of it is hidden away beneath the container, but the rest, the rest was located under the seat, around a large battery box behind the...

For my scrambler Kawasaki 440 I want a flat saddle , slightly raised at the back and curved loop width that is slightly narrower front....

For air filters are visible I must extend the big central tube on top of the engine cradle. I'll weld it an extension of at least 120-130 mm. The tube is 40mm in diameter. Whenever feasible I decide t...

The two bent tubes that connect the big hit the top of the cradle does not allow me to highlight the cone air filters in my project....

It was not until September 2016 that I attack seriously the continuous transformation of work and I begins with the frame....

I started dismantling in October 2015, the motorcycle suspended from a hoist....

I got this bike in fall 2014. She had spent many years gathering dust at the back of the garage for my brother Francis. Once brought home, first thing: a state of place and restarted. A drain an oil f...

After years roll on recent motorcycle I decided to change gears. Tired of always bigger gear, faster, heavier, more expensive, packed with electronics and plastics, I decided to offer me new sensation...

What was done:...

The GT750 and I go back a long way. As a matter of fact I have some permanent scars and broken bones from crashing one in my late teens. I have also owned 4 of these over the years. The 1974 to 1976 m...

As I have said in the introduction to this blog, I fully drawn my project before I start. I also listed as best I could all the elements and accessories that I would have to produce and / or purchase....

In July 2014, the so. I found a Yamaha XV750 from 1981 to Marketplace. Once the seller arrived it turned out that he was still a XV700 had for parts. This block had much less walked than the 750 so th...

Project Vasquez will be another take on a classic Yamaha Virago XV750. This is a commissioned build for a client in Ohio who has been awesome to work with. A few conversations with him and we learned ...