Long and low

We took some time last week to drill down an actual concept for the KZ project. This bike is going to be available for sale as soon as it is finished so having a clear vision should help us stay on track and move a bit quicker.  It is going to be brat style like the xs850 but have spoked wheels, dual sportish tires, and some quality suspension.  Long, low and loud! Here is the concept: We of course want the frame/tank to have the nice horizontal line so we... Read The Rest →

Tank chop

When we first started building the thought of chopping the tail or welding on the frame was almost too intimidating to even try. As we get more and more comfortable it is amazing what you decide you should try yourself. On all our builds so far we have left the tank alone other then sanding off the ugly paint, but that is all about to change! On this bike the amazingly cool speedometer (more coming soon on that!), has inspired us to add some parts to help the speedo fit... Read The Rest →

XS400 for sale

Emma has asked us to sell her ’78 Yamaha XS400, affectionately dubbed ‘INXS’. We built the 400 for Emma about a year ago. It was built to be a light weight, un-intimidating, small-ish bike for a newer rider.  She loves it.  And, as a matter of fact, we love it too.  We keep borrowing it back for ‘upgrades and maintenance’ and have possibly put more miles on it than she has in the process!  It’s the most comfortable and agile of our builds to date. We love ripping around town on the 4-hundie. ... Read The Rest →

Fork n’ seat

The search has finally ended! After weeks of searching for fork boots that had the look we wanted we finally came across a pair that were the correct length and had the bigger baffles. The top diameter was still about 5mm too big so we ended up making a sleeve with some ABS plastic that tightens up that gap and glides smoothly on the fork. This allowed us to keep things clean and not need any plastic zip ties. It also made the top of the boots stay horizontal with the ground... Read The Rest →

The XV 750 is for sale!

The Yamaha Virago is finally ready for sale. We spent a few months getting the kinks worked out and got a new clutch installed, so it is finally ready to find a new home. This is the Virago that Bike EXIF just ranked as one of the most popular bikes on the planet over the past 6 months. Check it out: http://www.bikeexif.com/part-ii-2012-top-ten-motorcycles The bike was first featured on EXIF back in May: http://www.bikeexif.com/yamaha-virago-xv750 The Virago is a low slung, tough looking brute of a bike with a ton of attitude.... Read The Rest →

John’s CB450

Our buddy John has decided to sell his ’74 CB450.  You may remember seeing it on our blog a few months back; we helped him install a new brat style seat from Dime City. The bike is running fantastic and is tons of fun to ride.  John has performed a mild brat conversion on the bike himself.  It is ready to enjoy as is, or use it as a platform for some serious customization. John has, very unfortunately, relocated to Dallas, Texas.  We feel his pain.  If you’re in the Dallas - Ft.Worth area and want a sweet... Read The Rest →

Odds & Ends

After a fun weekend goofing off at the One Show and riding around Portland it was time for us to get back to work on the CB. We are replacing EVERYTHING on this build that is not in perfect working order. Like anyone who has an old bike knows, all the little issues, which individually are no big deal, start to add up and annoy you. The goal is to have as few of these issues as possible for the new owner. Here is the gas cap with its new... Read The Rest →

The One Show

As everyone knows by now this weekend was the world famous One Show in Portland Oregon.  This is hands down one of the best and most fun motorcycle shows around. Big thanks to Thor for putting it on every year and for giving us an invite! They wanted all the bikes there as early as possible on Friday so we loaded up Thursday night and headed over to Portland. Other then Eric getting to do some high speed elk viewing directly on hwy 22 the trip over was smooth sailing. Friday morning we headed... Read The Rest →

It’s on!

After what seems like months of distractions the CB360 project is finally rolling along at a good clip!  Our first delay was that we had a cold snap here in Bend for a few week,s and the shop that is not attached to house was too cold to paint in.  We are all for having motorcycle projects in the house, but paint fumes are not the healthiest way to fall asleep.  Once we got the wheels all painted we brought them over to the Motoshop and had Brandon slap the... Read The Rest →

Distractions

Winter of course leaves us longing for the long days and amazing rides of summer, but we do our best to keep ourselves distracted.  We have been getting pounded with snow this year so the dirt bikes have been put away and the skis have been dusted off. Last week we had a few bottomless powder days where it felt like you could jump off anything. Our friend Rex stepped up to show us we were right. In addition, winter is a great time to buy motorcycles as people forget... Read The Rest →

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