Time has come to sell the 2005 Triumph Thruxton R. It hardly gets ridden much anymore and instead of it sitting around the garage collecting dust, I'm hoping it goes to a good home thats going to ride it hard. This was my first motorcycle I bought a decade ago in very stock condition. Since … Continue reading FOR SALE!!! 2005 Triumph Thruxton R
RZ350 Track Day
This past weekend I finally had the opportunity to get the RZ350 out to NCBike with EvolveGT. It was good to get out and do a track day just for fun on this bike. I definitely took some good takeaways from the 3 sessions I took it out First takeaway - I ran out of … Continue reading RZ350 Track Day
1988 Yamaha RZ350 – ish
After 5+ years the RZ is finally done.........mostly. It was featured on BikeBound Blog a few weeks ago, see here. Then it went off to Fast Bike Industries for a custom Nitron R3 Rear Shock and custom Nitron Fork Cartridge Kit. It's now ready for pick up from them and then I am heading down … Continue reading 1988 Yamaha RZ350 – ish
Triumph Thruxton Track Prep
I've cut back big time on my street riding over the last couple of years and the Thruxton has seen practically no riding over the last 2 years. I contemplated selling it over the winter time and came really close to letting it go, but my wife talked me out of it and I'm pretty … Continue reading Triumph Thruxton Track Prep
1967 BSA 441 Victor Special – A&A Swingarm
With the RZ350 off to paint. The BSA is up on the lift getting worked on. One of the problems that was always going to have to get sorted was the original stock swingarm was bent. This apparently is a common problem with these bikes. Top on the list to replace the stock swingarm was … Continue reading 1967 BSA 441 Victor Special – A&A Swingarm
Video Intermission: 1982 Yamaha SR250 Scrambler
RZ350 off to paint
In the long absence of posts and updates, the RZ350 is finally off to paint. Here's a recap of how I got here: 2006 Suzuki GSXR1000 Front End w/ LSL clipons Motor: 421cc, +5mm stroked crank, bored athena cylinders, Wicked ATV Cylinder Head and Chambers and porting, +10mm offset countershaft sprocket Front Fairing by Fiberman … Continue reading RZ350 off to paint
1982 Yamaha SR250 Scrambler
A few weeks back Adam's SR250 was wrapped up. I think it turned out pretty awesome and its a ton of fun to beat around on. BIKEBOUND picked it up on their blog after seeing it on instagram. You can check it out here. Alot of the process has already been captured, but I'll hit … Continue reading 1982 Yamaha SR250 Scrambler
Harley Davidson Beer Dispenser
Recently wrapped up a new beer tap. I have a few Harley Davidson Sprint motors laying around the garage. This one had seen some damage from a catastrophic failure of the starter. It did have a good 5 speed transmission, which has been pulled for one of the other motor builds. This motor has been … Continue reading Harley Davidson Beer Dispenser
1982 Yamaha SR250 – The Exciter
A few months ago, a good friend of mine picked up his first motorcycle, a 1982 Yamaha SR250 called 'The Exciter'. I had the good fortune of riding it the 45 minutes from Varina, VA back to my shop. It was quite fun to ride considering it is only a 250cc -- WOT the entire … Continue reading 1982 Yamaha SR250 – The Exciter