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Very Good Video on Trailbraking
Stumbled across this video, and really got a lot from it:
Best DIY Throttle Cable Repair Video I’ve Ever Seen
Working with old bikes can be challenging. One constant struggle is cables. If you can find one that fits for a 40+ year old machine, as often as not is as old as the bike (NOS) or an aftermarket item that may or may not fit or may not be of great quality. I’ve been working […]
List of Motorcycle Reference Documents – Fork Swap, Axle sizes, Trail Calculators, etc.
Stumbled across this list of reference docs while poking around one of the forums… https://sites.google.com/site/alansdocuments/ Thanks to the author for assembling it. This includes info on swaps and upgrades to forks, wheels, swingarms, brakes, suspension, bearing grades, trail calculator, info on bicycle and motorcycle computers/speedometers, bolt grades, stem lengths, tire charts, torque conversion info, lots […]
Fork Diameter Chart for Cafe Racer/Street Fighter Fork Swap
Thinking of doing a fork swap on that old machine as part of a cafe racer/street fighter project, but don’t know what fits what? This should help. (Found this on www.soflasportbikes.com/forum/) As such no guarantees as to how correct any of the info is. Order used parts at your own risk… First number is the fork […]
Sport Bike Fork Lengths
So one thing I do a lot during a build is to research what fits what. It’s always a quest to figure out if the swing arm for a 2004 Suzuki GSXR750 will fit say, a 1975 Kawasaki Z1, if one is so disposed to try such a thing. I tend to want to try […]
Kawasaki Z1 KZ900 KZ1000 swing arm swap – Sport Bike Swingarm Widths
Stumbled across this list of swingarm pivots widths. No idea where it originated, but thanks to whomever compiled it, and no idea if this list is completely, partially, or not at all correct. Your milage may vary… Kawasaki’s big fours are the following… 9.25″/235mm swing arm pivot width. Honda VTR SUPERHAWK (all years) – 165mm […]
Tips and Tricks Feed
- Lump is in. #harry #vintagemusclebike #kaw #kz900 #cafefighter...Lump is in. #harry #vintagemusclebike #kaw #kz900 #cafefighter #abouttime https://www.instagram.com/p/B-ifgZvhg5C/?igshid=bg6c7mzh2oxa
- The first pic is a bar end. We’ll see if this a EPIC win or a...The first pic is a bar end. We’ll see if this a EPIC win or a hol’mybeer…. #vintagemusclebike #necessityisthemotherofinvention https://www.instagram.com/p/B-iCdnIhs-k/?igshid=12fb20u2dqcht
- She cuts a lovely profile. #1972 #vintage #honda #cb #cb450...She cuts a lovely profile. #1972 #vintage #honda #cb #cb450 #redhead https://www.instagram.com/p/B-aSrOfBi5B/?igshid=wh9250ioiro3
- Such a well put together little bike. Nice work, Sochiro. ...Such a well put together little bike. Nice work, Sochiro. #sochiro #Honda #cb #cb450 #smallbikes #YouKnowWhatTheSayAboutSmallBikes https://www.instagram.com/p/B-aR1OJhDRH/?igshid=1a4re7anvmpfj
- Customer sent through pics of the newly upholstered seats in...Customer sent through pics of the newly upholstered seats in situ. Looking good. #kawasaki #zx10r #newduds #gogreenorgohome https://www.instagram.com/p/B-TdPj0BmJw/?igshid=1anng1boj0ggp
- Finally getting this lump back into Harry. #oldkawasaki #kz...Finally getting this lump back into Harry. #oldkawasaki #kz #kz900 #bigbore #musclebike #restomod #1976 #longtimecoming https://www.instagram.com/p/B-TZlyKhV0F/?igshid=nhhjgo8ex1gb
- Doing a little upholstery work for a customers ZX10r. There are...Doing a little upholstery work for a customers ZX10r. There are few jobs that are as immediately so visually satisfying. #kawasaki #zx10r #satisfaction #upholstry https://www.instagram.com/p/B-SvZDvhMDP/?igshid=1jaru6q3ahlg
- Shout out to #commonmotorcollective for getting parts out super...Shout out to #commonmotorcollective for getting parts out super fast in this unusual time, and helping keeping wrenches sane, (and paid). #idlehands #honda #cb #vintage #devilswork https://www.instagram.com/p/B-N09SqhRIs/?igshid=s6efjext19w
- New Hagon shocks on a customers’s lovely Honda CB450. She’s a...New Hagon shocks on a customers’s lovely Honda CB450. She’s a real lovely shade of red and is a pleasure to ride, to boot. #hagonshocks #vintagehonda #cb450 #twin #lurvly https://www.instagram.com/p/B98YdHRhi4l/?igshid=a8alwcz40evl
- A disappointing day with the new (much anticipated) Fuji...View this post on Instagram A post shared by Aries Motorcycles (@ariesmotorcycles) on Mar 18, 2020 at 4:43pm PDT A disappointing day with the new (much anticipated) Fuji Mini-Max 4 “Platinum “ quad turbine paint spray miracle machine. Got one coat of base on before burning through a ton of paint and seeing fatal flaws […]
