I’ve owned several cb750’s over the years and they are always great bikes. This one was no exception. It sat for years behind a house a few towns over. I dragged it up onto the trailer. Within a couple days I had it purring nice and smooth and cleaned up pretty well. The grim on… Continue reading 1975 Honda CB750K
Year: 2007
After it was painted
The paint on the KZ650 came out much better than I expected. I bondo’ed over a couple dents in the tank, etc and spent many hours sanding and sanding and sanding. I’m very happy with the results. It’s not perfect, but good enough for this old bike. And it’s Kawasaki Green!!!
1978 Kawasaki KZ650
I picked up this KZ650 to try my hand at painting a bike. The carbs needed some tuning but otherwise the bike was mechanically solid. As you can see the tank was stripped for paint but never primered so it was allowed to rust.
1985 Suzuki GV700 Madura
The Madura came in a couple different sizes, this is the smaller 700cc version. It was a direct response to the Honda Magna line of muscle bikes which sold very well. From a visual perspective it is terribly designed, though they run very smooth and have great motors. This was the madura I owned for… Continue reading 1985 Suzuki GV700 Madura
1985 Suzuki FA50 Moped
These little guys are real cool and loads of fun. I bought this one on a whim. Messed around with it for a bit and cleaned it up real nice. I could see myself owning another someday.
1980 Honda CB650 Put Together
Got the bike completely put together. Put on a real tough looking 4 into 1 pipe. Looked pretty good as is. I debated painting the tank and side covers but ended up finding someone who wanted to buy it before I had the chance. Fun little project.
1985 Honda v65 Magna VF1100
I just picked up a v65 Magna. This has been a dream bike of mine for years. When this bike was released in 1983 it was the fastest production motorcycle ever made. The 1983 model year bikes had oil starvation issues to the heads but this was quickly solved in 1984. This bike is incredibly… Continue reading 1985 Honda v65 Magna VF1100
1980 Honda CB650
I picked up a couple CB650’s last fall. One of them was torn down to do a restoration/rebuild and the other was stripped down for parts. Over the course of a week I completely rebuilt one of them. The top end of the motor is rebuilt, the frame was painted, and every part was cleaned… Continue reading 1980 Honda CB650
Yamaha Venturer 1200
This is first generation Yamaha XVZ 1200. It has sat a couple years outdoors so needs a good clean up. This bike is huge and very difficult to work on because of it’s complexity. This bike was Yamaha’s first cruiser and it shares the basic motor with the VMAX muscle bike. This bike has onboard… Continue reading Yamaha Venturer 1200