The next part of my creative work in the form of a beaten-up sport bike :)...

The stuff…..all the electronics came from the guys at The Factory Metal Works. Pazon electronic ignition, twin lead 12 volt coil, and Boyer battery eliminator....

Cleaned and Painted...

The bottom half of the motor is mounted into the bike. This will help when trying to assemble the top half because it means I don't have go continually chase around the bottom half. It is rigidly moun...

This is quite an increase from stock but I am reducing the seat height by at least half so I think this evens out on balance... Here is the swing arm with my 375 mm bespoke Hagon shockers (I may well...

Rear caliper NISSIN but not from VFR(...

Continuation of the VFR resurrection story Gradually started cleaning the parts. The swingarm turned out to have a significant wear mark due to a makeshift footpeg bracket. BEFORE:...

I've loudly sung the praises of Shorai LFX Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries in my VFR blog and elsewhere so it seemed automatic that I'd have one for my GB. Compared to the messy old vented...

The big 109 Land Rover is running well and suddenly I find myself with some spare time…….back to the ’71 Daytona...

I added the fenders and the oil tank. The wiring harness and the headlight are also finished. And attached to the bike. One of the only things left is to just click in the motor. This is not a particu...

I've sandblasted most of the frame components, and am starting to put them back together. First up was the swingarm and rear suspension. The swingarm, like the rest of the frame, looks like it was b...

I'm starting a new project-restoration of a motorcycle I've seen in my life. So, mini rocket c engine V4, all standard, blind purchase, another bunch of wood) Pictures of the ad:...

Some KTM goodies have arrived ........ now waiting for the Triumph Rat.net thunderbolt to strike me down for blasphemy...

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...

Finished the rear wheel and brake.  I had forgotten that my rear wheel is not original.  Some time in the mid 70s I noticed my rear sprocket was worn, so I decided to replace it. ...

These are WP forks from a KTM Duke 2 640 so the size and geometry are a good match for the street scrambler proportions.The spec sheet says these are 43mm WP upside-down telescopic forks, reload, comp...

Painting the frame was one of the easier jobs I've had to do. The frame was littered with small specks of rust that bad poked through from under the paint. It was required that I paint over the rust t...

I took the remaining parts off of the frame. We may have to replace the fork springs because they are really rusted. I then took a bucket of soapy water and scrubbed all of the dirt, dust and cobwebs...

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....