ramen4life

I still love you

2012-02-11T15:23:00.000-08:00

Bloomington

Good friends

Good memories

Thanks, Mr. Smith.

1976 Honda 125 CG

2012-02-08T17:08:00.000-08:00

1976 Honda CG 125

Non overhead cam model manufactured for sale in foreign countries.

More economical and minimal maintenance older pushrod design.

Garage update

2012-02-05T13:27:00.000-08:00

"In and out of the garage all day and night! When is this going to end..."

-模様

Bye Bye wood lift. Hello more space.

These bins turned out better than I thought.

I have a ton left over, if anyone needs a couple, let me know.

模様

2012-02-05T12:16:00.000-08:00

模様

Holga lens on my Nikon isn't near as good as a holga lens on a holga.

Maybe I just need more practice.

Hutchs' Honda CL100 Wiring

2012-02-04T15:20:00.000-08:00

Finally figured out the battery situation last night but didn't have time to finish. Thanks T.O.

Rolled it up into the house today after the battery was mounted and wired it all up.

Zen moments abounding. I have reached enlightenment.

House Garage supplies list? Check!

Battery mounted? Check!

Under-seat wiring? Check!

Rectifier ready? Check!

Checked the wiring, everything is getting the appropriate amount of power.

Headlight and taillight lines are run and ready.

Let's fire this thing up!

Garage Gold

2012-02-02T18:32:00.000-08:00

Went to Zionsville after a 12 hour day at work on a hunch and a crappy picture and came back with some garage gold.

Hardware store up there is getting an update and I get to dig in their trash.....

More pictures after the second trip tomorrow.

All in Z's Vibe.

Forgive me for this one.

When I get my garage set up with what I want, I will be down to get rid of some.

1962 Honda 125 Twin CS 92

2012-02-01T18:56:00.000-08:00

I love individual exhausts on each side.

I have only seen one of these in person once at Midohio.

Pretty sick.....

1965 Honda 125 CB 92

2012-01-30T18:25:00.000-08:00

This looks a lot like my Honda CA95 Benly dream.

I love the rubber on the tank and the knubby cafe seat.

I would love to go 80 on you.........

House Garage Find!

2012-01-28T19:38:00.000-08:00

Re-blogged from a tumblr account somewhere.

Sick house garage. Taking it to the next level.

1952 Honda Cub type F

2012-01-28T10:00:00.000-08:00

Honda Bicycle! Sick!

The history on these is interesting.

Read the back on the atlas cards I am posting, you won't be disappointed!

50's Ariel Colt find

2012-01-26T18:46:00.000-08:00

I was looking all over the web trying to find out what size chain will work for this Ariel Colt rear sprocket and wheel I have (and locate some brakes shoes for it...) and I ran into these pictures of a restored bike. It is the same color as my frame......I wish I had that box on the rear left of the frame to put on my bike......

The carb is turned 90 degrees! I have never seen that before.

I would really like to locate some fork seals, brake shoes, rear fender, and that box at the back of the bike for my build....maybe I can search for the stuff when I go there for spring break? Gotta start looking now....

1961 Honda CB77

2012-01-26T17:38:00.000-08:00

1961 Honda CB77. Beautiful.....

I was lucky enough to get one of these fresh out of barn somewhere....freshly choppered out. I need to work on it but parts are so hard to find at a decent price. I could but and fix up another bike for the price of the left mounting bracket, kick stand and kick start arm.......

1966 Honda CL77 MK I

2012-01-25T13:19:00.000-08:00

CL77 - Created for the American market.

Missed my chance at getting one of these complete for 500 a couple years back. Didn't know how hard they were to find......

Hutchs' Fiberglass CB100 Seat - Part 1

2012-01-23T14:20:00.000-08:00

Hutch decided to build a nice fiberglass seat for his CL 100 build.

Since it was over here, I warmed up the garage and watched him take care-o-business.

First layer done.

Sizing everything up.

Fumes are starting to get to us....

Fumes are starting to get to Hutch more than me apparently.

Time for layer two.

I think he got 3 layers done yesterday.

Might be time to pop it off today?

NERVOUS

Wiring CB/CL 100

2012-01-23T03:23:00.000-08:00

Did some fixin'.

A little at a time.

solder solder, cancer cancer

1965 Datsun 1200 Pickup

2012-01-22T17:29:00.000-08:00

While letting the resin setup between layers on Hutchs' CB100 fiberglass seat we went a little west of downtown to check out this 1965 Datsun 1200 pickup. Minimal rust and starts right up. Brakes and clutch need some attention...He wants more than I can afford but I eventually want one of this beauties to restore/rat out like we do bikes. The bed is still long enough to fit bikes in too....

From the front

Engine looked decent.....the airbox had been taken off at this point. 1200CC engine.....

The bottom little knobby thing swings open to reveal a key slot.....

The inside was beautiful. This is just one of the many little details that makes this truck sick.

Rally style steering wheel. (according to Doug)

Big bucket seat.

The downward facing tail section lighting is pimpin'.

The font on the tailgate is soo cool.....ugh...

Does anyone have an extra 3000 I can have?

I guess my father had one of these 60's Datsun trucks that he got rid of around the time I was born....I mentioned this one to him and he talked about his. I didn't even know he had one. He sold it to my uncle contacted him through my cousin but I guess it was taken to the scrapyard in the 90's after sitting behind a barn somewhere for a while. I guess in the winter if you don't keep some type of antifreeze agent in the gas, it would freeze in the carb. He said that all you had to do though was turn it off and wait for the heat of the engine to thaw it out then you could get going again.

If I already had my garage built I would take out a loan and put this in storage....

Ryan and his Dyno

2012-01-22T06:19:00.001-08:00

This is my brother playing with his toys.

So cute.......put a motorcycle on that?

1975 Honda XL350

2012-01-21T18:46:00.000-08:00

I took a 9 hour drive adventure to a suburb of St. Louis and back for another 1975 XL350 with a better engine. The ice pellets from last night RUINED people. I saw at least 50 semi trucks in the ditch ranging from stuck to upside down to jackknifed and wrapped around bridge legs. One truck had reams of printer paper in it and it was scattered everywhere. I hope everyone made it out safe. On my way back the crews had only pulled about 25% of them out, some looked like they had given up.

Welcome to Illinois. The state that is hard to spell correctly.

This is hard to see but there was a giant ketchup factory on the left. I had never heard of the brand though. Big 'ole bottle.

I couldn't ask anyone to ride along this time. 9 hours is bad enough but combine it with the weather and me babbling the whole time about whatever random thing comes to mind and you have a not so pleasurable experience. Here is a list of the albums I listened to below on the paper. Bands-->Mouse on mars, The Notwist, DAT Politics, The Clues, Arcade Fire, Neon Neon, Of Montreal, White lies, Simian Mobile Disco, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Nouvelle vague........

Thanks for keeping me company.

1969 Honda CB350

2012-01-18T17:40:00.000-08:00

1969 Honda CB350

Japan's Trojan horse.......

This or the 68 would be the only ones I could ever leave stock......

Signing my life away

2012-01-17T18:30:00.000-08:00

I once read that part of growing up was realizing that you can't do everything. It was in a Japanese book and things that you need to come to terms with during your 30's. I don't know how much I believe this but when it comes to making welding look good and getting it all lined up the way it needs to be, I think should I leave this up to professionals, especially since it's my けつ on the line.......

www.ardcorechoppers.com

www.ardcorechoppers.blogspot.com

This is basically what has been ordered.

1956 Honda 250 SA and ME

2012-01-17T14:40:00.000-08:00

1956 Honda 250 SA and ME

Three Day Weekend

2012-01-16T19:37:00.000-08:00

I once heard someone say the weekend only comes once a week........

( www.loveitmane.blogspot.com )

Well this week it was extra long and though I didn't really appreciate it because I just got off holiday break from the classroom, it was fun filled to say the least....

Here is a little recap in photos.

Gotta drink the 'bucha in smoothies everyday.

House garage got a new friend.

Wiring on the CB100 officially commenced.

Waiting for a rectifier and condenser.

Runnin' low on herb so I hit my dealer up.........

A little light reading.

Engines and frames. Stickers and bolts.

Staying busy to stay busy.

Coloring is therapeutic. Finding quotes like this is too.

Gun and knife show, first and last.

Moyou graduated to sleeping in the living room at night.

I have felt so bad about that stupid crate and have been waiting for this day for so so long.

Can't wait till I can trust her to be out during the day too.

I also have a prospect on another XL350 that will not require an engine rebuild....4.5 hrs both ways. Two tanks of gas total....

That isn't too far right?

Hope for good weather on Saturday. Maybe I will take the pup....she got car sick last time we were in the truck for 2 hours though.....probably too stressful for her.

1974 Honda XL350 Engine Removal

2012-01-15T11:05:00.000-08:00

I don't mind taking engines out of frames......especially if they are just twin or single cylinder guys...

I do however mind when the redneck bastards I get bikes like this from think its okay to use non-metric bolts and nuts. Spend a little time and get the OEM bolts for 50 cents......

I guess I am expecting too much and of course, I am the one who bought it knowing this would be the case.

I had already started to tear stuff off...carb, air box, whatever.

Clean frame. Nothing looks bent or re-welded. Not like I am going to reuse anything but maybe the cables on this thing anyway.

Vroom Vroom? Not for a while. I am going to put in the stock 350 cylinder and piston, get a valve job done and put new side covers on the engine. I might have to get a new head too......one that doesn't have fins that have been beat with a hammer.......

Honda CB100 Wiring Chop (color coded!)

2012-01-14T18:59:00.000-08:00

CB/CL100 Wiring diagram chop

These old Honda's are fun to chop the wiring on. I think it is strange that there isn't a regulator. I am going to upgrade the rectifier from the red finned one to a selenium style. The battery will stay charged even with the headlight running all the time. When you run one of these the white and yellow wires running out of the engine join before going into the rectifier. The pink stays by itself.

If you want one to fit the stock wiring harness go to this guy.

http://www.oregonmotorcycleparts.com/rectifiers.html

I have had a lot of luck with these on cb/cl350's. I even run Halogen lights and 5.5amp hour sealed small 12v batteries without any problems at all. His battery eliminators also work pretty good.

http://www.oregonmotorcycleparts.com/BEC.html

He is sold out right now but I have a one I would be willing to let go of.

CB100 Wiring Diagram

2012-01-14T17:13:00.000-08:00

This is what we are dealing with. The only stock wires that will be used are the 4 coming out of the engine and anything connecting the points/coils etc.

CB100 Wiring Diagram

House Garage

2012-01-14T14:03:00.000-08:00

Hutch's Honda CB/CL100 project needs some new veins.

Might get a new seat too......

ハートかよ。。

2012-01-13T19:21:00.000-08:00

誰かにあげようと思ったけど

もうやめた

Garage Night

2012-01-12T18:13:00.000-08:00

Thursday. The first real day of winter. Garage night.

Mr. Tim is going to clean up his hardtail.

Rats nest

Heart transplant. He is putting a kicker 450 engine in.

Bad idea.

Even worse.

Place your own caption here:___________________________________

Zach's CB360

2012-01-10T19:15:00.000-08:00

CB360 Time at Zac(H)'s. Tear down before the storm.

Rawr.....!

http://motorcyclemedics.blogspot.com/

Basket motorcycle child

2012-01-09T14:43:00.000-08:00

First full day back and on no sleep. . .

Below is why I should probably not ever have a kid.

This looks perfectly safe to me.

Child protective services anyone?

This kid looks soo bummed...

満月

2012-01-08T18:51:00.000-08:00

満月の日に学校が始まるってどうかな。。

197? XL350

2012-01-08T16:41:00.000-08:00

Dear Terre Haute Indiana,
I have now had one good experience in your city. Thank you.

197? Honda XL350 with a big bore kit.

Was raced back in the day then sat in a barn for 30 years.

At least that is what "Willie" said. Nice guy.

Might have to de-bore the cylinder and swap you, Mr. XL350 engine.

I am losing it. School starts up again tomorrow.

Time to flip that switch....time to go back to normal person land. It's hard and it gets harder every time I have to do it. Mr. Tim knows.

Where are we moving T.J.?

Arizona? Paris? Tokyo?

My soon to be married, old bandmate and skate friend who is crazier than he looks and can fix your eyes something fierce brought over his 1980 CX500 carbs. One of the main jets had decided to commit suicide right out into the float bowl. Silly thing. Hopefully it runs better now! Good luck getting those back on, Mr. Eric.

Motegi Collection 1979 Honda MB-50

2012-01-08T07:02:00.000-08:00

1979 Honda MB-50

This was Honda's first 2-stroke sports bike and it had a single balancer, another first. From the X-backbone frame to the low vibration high horse power engine, this was truly a unique bike at the time.

Look at how skinny that headlight is. I bet this thing rips.

Gunnar's CB350 送別会

2012-01-07T14:42:00.000-08:00

Probably the last bike I will do for anyone. I have too many ideas/bikes of my own to focus on.

Still need an oil change and tune up but I think Gunz and the Gramps are going to take care of that.

3 of the best younger dudes out there.

Thanks for being so patient with my horrible sense of humor and mood swings.

冗談

Grant and Gunnar \/ Honda CB500 and CB350

2012-01-06T19:23:00.000-08:00

The weather was amazing today...working on bikes is way more fun when it is warmer too.

Got a lot done.

Gunz should be taking his cb350 home tomorrow as long as CRC2 has what he needs.....then I can spend Sunday getting the garage ready to park my car in it for the real winter weather before it starts.

Grant and I rode back to my place and we took off his turn signals.

Before

After....sorry about the bad picture.

He also added Indiana to the front fender. He made this plate in high school a while back.

Gunnar and Ben showed up a little later and I had his seat pan ready for some cushion.

Ben and Gunz put on the chain and we messed with the clutch for a minute but realized he needs a shifter lever and the clutch mechanism doesn't have the 3 steel balls it need to work properly.

Off to CRC2 tomorrow.

When they left I came in to finish it up.

Cut the foam with my electric meat knife again.....so good. Fabric is ready too.

I hate rivets.

If they make an automatic rivet gun, I want it.

My baby hands always hurt so bad from this.

This is what the bike looks like done. Bad picture again...I am too lazy to re-shoot.

I will get some decent shots before he takes her home tomorrow.

I also wired the bike up this morning.

I used the same rectifier that I have on my 350's.

Everything runs like it should.

(right now)

Checked the charging system and it was doing its job.

I had my workspace somewhat organized the other day.

Maybe I can clean tomorrow.

January 6th: Ride to Skate

2012-01-06T18:01:00.000-08:00

Any day is a good day that you can ride to skate.

Rode with one brother, building bikes with both. More when I finish the seat.

The only thing that would have made it better would be a lady on the back but that isn't happening anytime soon.

Yuto, Masako! 有り難うございます！

2012-01-05T08:35:00.000-08:00

Every year Yuto and Masako hook up toys, sweets, and articles from newspapers that I am interested in. More than anything else all year long, I look forward to these packages. Around the first of the year I usually get something amazing.......this year is no exception.

I know when I see the word "toy" on the customs form I am in for a good surprise.

モジバケる４が出た！

I have been collecting these for a few years now. These are kanji for animals and insects that transform into what they mean. 今回は豹、鹿、猪、鳳、蜂、鰐バケる！

One of the things I miss most about Japan are the traditional sweets. Even though they are still candy, I think most are healthier than what we have here and rarely have milk or egg ingredients....

There are also two brochures in this picture for stores in Japan that sell...for lack of a better word "washcloths" in traditional Japanese patterns. I love this kind of traditional Japanese design!

-->www.eirakuya.jp

It takes a while to load and there are English cues in the menu...check it out the designs are beautiful.

Masako sent me this article. It looks like it is from a newspaper.....if you know anything about vintage Honda's then you will recognize the poster on the top left of the page. I am excited to read this!

Last but not least the new years card. I feel like these are always picked with my likes in mind...

The 12 animals and kanji they are a part of represent the 12 animals of the Japanese/Chinese Zodiac.

これもモジバケるみたいだな〜

This year is of course the year of the Dragon.

My seniors this year are pretty excited about it!

1976 Honda XL250

2012-01-04T14:40:00.000-08:00

Good things come to those who wait?

I think I just got lucky. . . .

I have been emailing and calling Charles over near Illinois for at least two maybe closer to three weeks and I could never get a clear reply or set up a time to see the bike.

Today he called me up unexpectedly and I took off down 74.....

He lives in the middle of nowhere about 15 minutes north of 74. Took this in on trade for a porsche or something like that a few years back and kind of tried to sell it on and off. Started right up on choke and I rode down his gravel road a mile or so and back. It sputters around 3000RPM's.....I am guessing its carb related...side covers are gone but I am going to swap engines anyway.

3,XXX miles....Speedo and tach are clean.

It shows on the speedo not to push it above 60 unless you have road tires.(!)

Tank is perfect inside, headlight and tail/brake light work but not the signals. This bike has a battery-less 6v system....one of the reasons I wanted it for the ariel build.

I love the chrome triangle panel just before the muffler. . I wish it still had the chrome piece on the header.

Overall a pretty good looking bike.

It still had a price tag from when it was in his shop a fews years back.

I didn't pay that much......

I feel kind of back tearing out this bikes heart.....if I can find another XL250 engine to swap back in, I might partially restore and sell it later........

Skateboarding. I want.

2012-01-03T19:11:00.001-08:00

I want to skateboard everyday!

Tool picking

2012-01-03T14:09:00.000-08:00

I don't re-blog videos but this one is sick.

Picking tools.

Recycling tools.

Sustainable economy.

Getting back to roots.

Jumpy New Year!

2012-01-01T16:07:00.000-08:00

It's January 1st. Yesterday I was doing this..so much fun......

I need a helmet before I get myself in trouble.

Left ruts in the yard and the trails in the woods.

I can't imagine if this was a 250....or a 500.

Christmas 2011

2012-01-01T16:01:00.000-08:00

Christmas this year got off to a late start. This is everyone, except dad...

There he is! Nice antlers!

New years eve we listened to dance music versions of christmas songs on youtube played with this huge box. After it was a fortress and drum pad it became a slide.

They also both wanted desperately to be in Moyou's crate.

Hilarious?

Yes.

Check the video below.

Brother Ryan

2012-01-01T15:25:00.000-08:00

Built a building and in it go his toys.

Lathe. Want. A small one will do though.

Mill. Want? Drill press is good for now.

Dyno. Hugh? Interesting.....

新年、おめでとう〜

2011-12-31T20:01:00.000-08:00

今年のテーマは
「古いものを出さなければ、新しいものは入らない」

日本語教師の仕事を始めてから、生活が少しずつ変わって来たけど、いい方ではないかなって最近気づいた。

１０年前、僕の一番好きなシャツに何が書いてあったと思う？
Less is more stay pure stay poor.
別に貧乏な生活をしなきゃいけないという意味じゃなくて、
お金の使い方がポイントだと思う。。
「買ったもので幸せにならない」かな。。
僕は最近（このニ／三年）バイクに夢中になっていて
お金があれば、バイクを買っていた。
バイクの修理や作る事は僕にとってアートのようなことなんだけど
買い過ぎていてそのアートを汚してしまったと思う。。。。

だからこれからは作ったものを売って、
作る時はもっと力を入れてゆっくり組み立てようと。。

こういう風に

バイクを売ったり、余計なものを買わないように。。

もっとシンプルに生きようっとー

小さい喜びで楽しもうっとー

I may be rambling. Happy New Year

Searching 70's early 80's XL250

2011-12-30T08:29:00.000-08:00

I am looking for a 70's/80's Honda XL250. It has to be from that time period....the body can be in any condition as long as the engine doesn't leak oil, has good compression, etc. Barn find, back yard, uncle's garage...I don't care. I have been searching within a 200 mile radius of me for a few months and nothing seems to pop up or pan out. Hit me up!

Current build on hold till I get her a new heart......

1971 Honda Benly CB50 Motegi collection

2011-12-30T08:21:00.000-08:00

1971 Honda Benly CB50.

Single overhead cam 50cc engine.

I would love to have one of these to run errands on....

The engine looks exactly like the old xl 100 engine in the garage...hmm..

Honda Benly SS50

2011-12-28T09:54:00.000-08:00

Motegi Honda Collection Hall

1967 Honda Benly SS50

This little guy had a 5 speed transmission, rare for the time and the most powerful engine in its class. Kind of looks like a re-designed Honda S90. This bike was designed to appeal to techno fans. Whatever that meant in the 60's.

This is a bonus...

CB125 Twin from the 70's?

"Big motorcycle speeds with little motorcycle handling"

I guess these are super rare, only about 2500 produced worldwide.

1957 Honda 250 Dream C70

2011-12-27T15:42:00.000-08:00

1957 Honda 250 Dream C70

The engine and body on this looks a lot like the CA77's.

1949 Honda 100 Dream Type D

2011-12-27T15:32:00.000-08:00

1949 100 Dream Type D

Look at how small that engine is!

(And think about how heavy that frame must be)

I still love the brake and clutch levers on these bikes....

Gunz getting down

2011-12-26T20:33:00.000-08:00

Atta' boy!

Clean dem jets.

I rebuilt the one and he rebuilt one. Can't wait to get that bike runnin'!

Wheelie Christmas!

2011-12-25T16:53:00.000-08:00

Santa brought the best thing ever this Christmas.

A 50 degree day and loads of sunshine.

Minotaur Shock: Muesli

Below: My two favorite non-humans.

\/room \/room in Tsukuba

2011-12-24T21:09:00.000-08:00

So I don't know why I have waited so long to post videos on here. This was last year or the year before in Tsukuba with Masaru!!!!

The germ is in my house

2011-12-24T16:52:00.000-08:00

I have been putting this off for a long time. I have to make a seat for Gunnar this week so I thought I would get everything out and make mine first. I was originally going to use the original foam that had been cut and formed but I decided last minute it was too gross.....and I wanted to use my electric meat cutter on the foam to see how well it would work.

Would you like a demo?

I will never use the hot knife to cut foam again. Ever.

Yeah, I skipped the most annoying step. . . cutting out and sewing the seat vinyl.

Not finished yet but its getting close. I need to make circle emblems out of wood, and finish the rear brake and wire it in.

Vroom Vroom?

The seat is longer that I wanted it to be. I will probably end up cutting it down an inch or two (and the frame) and wiring a brake in the back of it.

1956 Honda SB 350 Dream

2011-12-24T10:28:00.000-08:00

1956 Honda SB 350 Dream

So I usually buy just about anything I find Honda related at swap meets that is pre-1970 especially stuff that was available here or I have never seen. Before I frame this little card for my wall, I though I should put it up here. The back of the card goes into detail of the history of this bike.

Merry Holidays

2011-12-24T07:50:00.000-08:00

Merry Holidays to me today. I was hoping they would arrive before the 25th!

I don't know why but I feel better about buying stuff from people in Indiana on ebay. Like I am helping out a neighbor or something. . . . .

These are 3 ballooner seats(?) I think is what the item description said. It also said they were pre-WWII but who know. Perfect seat pans for my bike builds, the first one will go on my ariel plunger frame maybe.

I wonder what she is thinking. All this weird crap coming to the house all the time. . . . .probably just thinking about food.

Re-blogged from somewhere. I love it when green stuff takes over man-made stuff. Even when its the motorcycles on the side of my house.....I guess that is why I eat so many veggies too. To get them back for when I eventually die and they take me over. (?)

Winter Solstice Garage Night

2011-12-22T20:13:00.000-08:00

Garage nights have been good lately. Solid grip of gentlemen came out tonight.

I love every one.

Gunz' bike is getting there. He needs to order some basics and I need to mount the tank, make a seat, clean the carbs, and run electrical.

Starting to look like a motorbike.

模様のビデオ！

2011-12-19T15:05:00.000-08:00

This is my first try putting a video up here.....

Moyou and I went for a little cold stroll.

ZipZinger!

House Garage Ariel Colt

2011-12-14T19:11:00.000-08:00

I have been taking advantage of the house garage and since bike night is at TJ's tomorrow, I wanted to work a little on my own stuff tonight again.

I did this a few nights ago. Finished mocking up the germ and wired in the headlight and plugs for the rear lights. Still don't know what to do about a break light..... Like that gold throttle cable?...

This is where my motorcycle A.D.D. kicks in. I have three bikes and I want to build them all right now. I have been pb blasting rusty parts for removal, tonight I took everything but the plunger shocks and forks apart. I think it is strange that the bolts for this are SAE......oh well. I guess the set my dad bought for me in high school will finally get some use.

I thought this part was interesting. It is a switch/relay for the rear brake light. I hope this still works, I want to re-use it.

I took the tires off to see how rusty the rims were inside they looked decent so I will be able to use them. These are the tubes that were on this bike. Made in Great Britain. What is that picture of in the circle on the left?

I think I am done with her for now. . .want to take the shocks apart and make sure they aren't sketchy. I need to check the brakes too. I don't know where I can get new pads though. The only place I could find was in Europe and they "reconditioned" them. I am guessing this means adding more pad somehow? These are really similar to other old British bikes, I wonder if there is someone in town that can do that...

I am still looking for an xr250 engine for this frame. I would even consider an XR100 engine for the right price.....

Honda Dream CB250 Motegi Collection

2011-12-10T21:20:00.001-08:00

1968 Honda Dream CB250

This sports bike was designed for the 70's motorcycle market.

This style and a two-tone export version (what americans got) was produced.

House Garage

2011-12-09T14:45:00.001-08:00

House Garage Year One

Why didn't I do this last year?

A quick look into the spare bedroom reveals....

that I am too poor to build a new garage so......

I brought that crap inside!

Waterproof tarp on bottom, anti-fatigue mats on top.

No oil or gas work.

Work bench in the front. I think this will keep me happy till spring......

Let's see how quick I can ruin my house.

.......hard to believe a person made this her home until yesterday...........

Gunz CB350 update

2011-12-08T17:38:00.001-08:00

Tonight's garage night was good. Had a nice sized crew. 4 trucks, and Hutch rode his cb100 over. Mocked up Gunz' Cb350 and gave him hell. He is half my age, I have the right, right?

Ramen 4 life

1965 Honda CB450 Motegi Collection

2011-12-07T14:47:00.001-08:00

1965 Honda Dream CB450

The CB450 was Honda's first DOHC street bike. It was developed to compete with the British 650's overseas. From what I hear, it was faster and way more reliable.

I just picked up a 72? CB450 to build up this winter. Can't wait to get started!

2011-11-28T17:09:00.001-08:00

Grinder died.........got a more powerful one!

Got a 98 XR100r for cheap...which just means I have to fix it.

Thanksgiving

2011-11-27T06:08:00.001-08:00

...started with some diabetes cake, traditional not traditional thank you feast with the old lady and 3 animals, and a season of sons of anarchy. The best and the worst.

Then to the lake to see the family. Dessie loves leaves.

Harper was hilarious. Dangerous. She already knows how to fake emotions to manipulate. Scary.

I think this is how she really felt. ?

"When I see Tyson he is going to chase me and I am going to hide and shut the door on him." I think this is where Harper meant for it to happen.

"Death Grip" Finley struggles to break free.

This is the family minus mom and dad. I wish I got to see all of these guys more. Will there be 4 or 5 little ones this time next year?

Sometimes......

2011-11-23T17:50:00.001-08:00

......you get to lick the whisk attachment

Skate Garage

2011-11-16T16:33:00.001-08:00

Thanks Tim!

Winter fun here we come!

1960's Honda Dealer Tool kits

2011-11-14T16:16:00.001-08:00

I stumbled on these a week or so ago on ebay....

I see these metal cases sometimes but they are always priced wrong...

These started out at a decent price and the seller only lived 15 minutes away so I thought I would call and see if he would take them off ebay for me for the right price.

Of course he wouldn't so I ended up bidding on every last one...

I got 3 for cheaper than I offered him on the phone but one went for about twice as much.

If you want to see the best thing about these tool boxes, scroll down.......

They came with the tools!

Worth every penny.......

I am not sure what goes with what set but I do know they all came from the same dealer somewhere in Indiana so I am sure I have most of the tools....

A ton of usable tools, lots of randoms and repeats but overall just an amazing find.

The float measuring guides in the 250-300 set match up to just about all the bikes I have/want.

There was even a cb350 one in there still in the plastic wrap....

Z's Garage part 2

2011-11-13T17:36:00.001-08:00

Sheeting took all of the morning.

Tar paper then shingles.....

Shingles are done but still need to zip a few things up.

If it was the summer we could work later but....

Thanks Zach.

Thanks Shawna for the indian food.

Not even 9 and I am calling it a night...

I am beat, I wish I could sleep in tomorrow. . . . .

Z's Garage

2011-11-12T18:18:00.001-08:00

So you have a million motorcycles but don't have money to build a garage and storage spaces suck... Waddya do?

Buy some boards

Find a concrete pad.

And pretend like you know what you are doing.

Sorry I couldn't really help....mostly played with Moyou and got boards dropped on my head.

Rib still sucks and I am trying to heal so I can stop feeling like a grasshopper with one foot.

I love my dog even though she doesn't listen to anybody and bites at faces and eats her own poop.

Pile of leaves!

Tomorrow we sheet, tar paper, and hopefully find some cheap shingles.....

Oh, thanks for the spaghetti like grub.

Golden Germ

2011-11-08T17:52:00.000-08:00

Honda S90 Fuel tank side panels

You thought I wouldn't.......

Time to recondition the rubber.

Oh, and the wooden side caps....can't forget about those.

黴菌maybe?

The list till completion is still relatively long......

Tear down part 2

2011-11-02T15:26:00.000-07:00

Doesn't look like much but another half layer is off and the roll in is gone.

I need a sunny day, 2 trucks, and 4 to 5 men....

Ramp tear down 2 Part 1

2011-11-01T18:54:00.000-07:00

Tearing out the rest of the ramp to pour concrete for the slab of the workshop. Tim came over to help of course while Moyou and Georgie fought for hours.

Now wat had hapend was.....

2011-10-30T15:30:00.000-07:00

I got some rib damage on Friday so I can't skate which means I spent too much time on Craigslist Saturday and Sunday.

1998 XR100

I got rid of the XR500 because it was too much bike for my little self.

This one looks like it will be about perfect.

I wasn't even really looking to get one yet but the price was too low to ignore.

Needs a gasket replaced in the petcock and a rear tube........

This is a 1950's Ariel frame with plunger rear suspension.

The lines on this thing are sick......I am going to keep most of the parts.

The engine mounts in the front seem like they will fit an XR engine with just a little bit of work.

Or I could take it to Ardcore with a 360 engine and see what they could do for me.

Anybody have an XR200 or bigger engine laying around that I could try on for size?

Got an estimate of sorts to build on to my garage today.
I think it might be happening soon...

模様

2011-10-29T18:15:00.000-07:00

Lamb maybe? Wish it fit better but still cute!

The germ

2011-10-21T22:49:00.000-07:00

Started my C110 rebuild tonight

Red : Gold : Black

Begin

Cleaned and prepped parts

End

It has been a while since I was able to focus alone for this long.

To do:

Mount electrical

Mount headlight/taillight

Run electric to headlight/taillight

Install footpeg mounts

grips

throttle assembly

seat

finish exhaust

oil cooler

Later:

Rebuild forks

new exhaust

make seat

Fall break blues

2011-10-20T19:15:00.000-07:00

No more rain

あめあめあめ、だめだめだめ

Lately this is all I see.

2 dudes and a rainbow.....sick

I want to see more of this.

....and this.

Come on!

I have 3 days left of this Fall break.

Make them good!

I have a bike to fix, 2 to build, and a park to skate!

Fall break - 8

2011-10-19T18:58:00.000-07:00

The XR500 is gone. . .I was going to end up hurting myself on that thing anyway.

Today was lifan engine day! First we got Tim's bike going! 150cc vertical lifan engine swap.

That is not Robert on the left.

This is NOT Robert's hand over the camera.

Tim has a field of broccoli!

My 140cc Lifan engine came in the mail!
Sold the XR just in time to have space in the garage to start putting it together....

Moyou looks like she has a night robe on.

模様

2011-10-19T07:58:00.000-07:00

僕が翻訳しながら。。。。

Fall break - Ft. Wayne

2011-10-18T19:32:00.000-07:00

Straight to Loving Cafe. Ordered too much. Ate too much. Took some home......

Time for antiques!

On a different day I would have probably bought this. Honda C110 toy rip-off.

It even has the honda logo on the tank. The guy said he would take 30. . . .

From Gay Toys Inc. out of Michigan.

These guys were closed. Lame.

Back tracked to the health food store and then this place.

What a bust....

And I got to see this little lady!

My sorcery was working but she didn't like it. Look at her hair!

Upside down

In the air.

Time for bed.

She can kind of pronounce my name.

Sounds something like the the sweeper brand dyson but close enough for me.

Fall Break - 7

2011-10-17T18:56:00.000-07:00

Went down south to get some help on a 350 rebuild.

Came back with some goodies.

Engine rebuild. I learned a ton from Gary today.

Won't be the last time I take things down to him.

I have a lot more to learn.

:Notes from the field:

If you have to use liquid gasket, this is it.

The way I have been setting timing has worked.

The way he showed me is how it is supposed to be done.

Note to self. Get one of these. Don't use a gun anymore.

Every good workshop has at least one sarcastic sign on the wall.

I am not a fan of cats but this one was cool.

Might take her home next time.

"Grey Lady"

Picked up a gasket, oil drain bolt, a 19inch drum brake rim, and three random tanks.

Tank 1. Not really sure what its off of but it is skinny and nice inside.

Tank 2. This was on an Honda Sport 65.

I think it is an old CL175 tank though. . . .

Tank 3. This is a CB200 tank. Some moron painted the tank maroon.

Who paints bikes maroon. I hate the color maroon. gimmeabreak.

Came home to this, thanks Christina!

Fall break random

2011-10-16T16:10:00.000-07:00

Thanks again Jacob. I owe you....bring over your bike!

Right side

Mice always tryin' get inna ma house during fall. I foamed all these holes up.

Bottom right: Some of them are DYING to get in....

Five year anniversary at Hutch's quarter.

It was fun to see everyone.

More at Hutch's spot-> www.dontaskme73.blogspot.com

I ripped this off his blog. Thanks!

Fall break - 6

2011-10-16T15:50:00.000-07:00

Worked in the garage all day........

Taking my engine out to gary to put a new top end/hotter cam and fresh head gasket in for next season.

He has agreed to take the time to take the time.

Got the cb360 running and riding today.

The left point was grounding out on the cover and making us really mad for a minute...

Action shot.

Fall break - 5

2011-10-15T21:30:00.000-07:00

模様sleepy

Shawna sleepy

I took these within minutes of each other.

Cb360....

Got the carbs cleaned, rebuilt, and installed with new pod filters. Made a stand alone harness sort of thing just to start the bike and found that the points were missing 3 screws.... the person we got this bike from really had no clue.....set the point gap and got it started with the help of the redneck gas tank then set the timing. Bike sounds good.... best sounding 150 dollar bike yet.

Toilet Bike Japan!

2011-10-15T05:46:00.000-07:00

This is probably even better if you don't know what they are saying.

Customise your bike.

2011-10-14T07:27:00.000-07:00

So many hilarious things about this article.

With that face on the front page, how can you not read this...

Fall break - 4

2011-10-14T07:10:00.000-07:00

Over it.

Seen worse but never from human error.

Somebody tried to rebuild....then forgot parts and boogered up a bunch more.

Pray to cycle gods that CRC2 has some extra jets, etc that don't come with the carb kits.

I love the new Mogwai EP.

Fall Break - 3

2011-10-13T07:58:00.000-07:00

AAaaahahahaha This is a first. Postman just left me an entire crate of goodies. THUD!

Ordered my engine and all parts that go with it today......get here now!

Fall break -2

2011-10-12T18:54:00.000-07:00

Translating, rattle can painting, bike riding, dog walking, oil changing, goodwill going, pizza eating......

What is mozzy thinking? At this exact time moyou was laying collapsed on the kitchen tile. Odd.

Wrench.

Zach's 360

Decided to be lazy and go with the original patina....

The frame and all parts I will be putting back on are painted and ready. Now if my engine guy would just get his crap back in stock....

Oil leak ghost. A collaboration between Zach and I believe a cb500 owned by Grant.

Fall break report-1

2011-10-11T16:58:00.000-07:00

Two days in, thrift and antique stores are getting heavy looks. The garage is getting much love too.

Pickles and Mastodon from Hutch.

Cleaning tanks, painting frames, ordering all kinds-o-crap.

Sometimes you have to go to Ohio

2011-10-07T20:18:00.000-07:00

For a cb360. Good compression, title, a hundo and a half.

This one's for the motorcycle medic.

It was nice visiting I guess.

Loving Hut, bike cops, and dudes that think it is impossible to sell a bike after the sun goes down.

Don't worry Ohio, we'll be back probably sooner than later.

Skate, Thai, Steer Inn

2011-10-07T19:53:00.001-07:00

Thursday was busy.

Ready to Go?

Zach: CL200

Hutch: CB100 (and a creepy smile)

Me: Baby dream

Had some troubles on the way there but made it back just fine.

Pretty bikes.

This BMW was a Father/Son thing....it turns out the son goes to my school.....

I want a cb175.

I can't hate.

See more bobbers than stock xs650's these days.

The Yamaha Siblings out every month.

Cl200 double trouble

2011-10-05T20:28:00.000-07:00

So I don't have any pictures besides this of them getting back from a ride. The CL200 is riding nice. We fixed the speedo with a cb350 one I had laying around, put cb500 rear shocks on it and adjusted them so it won't bottom out ...(Even with two up), and just made other minor changes. The bike is coming together. If there is a bike night tomorrow, everyone has a ride now.

Oh yeah, and got some new breaks for my C110. Want it to be ride-ready by the end of fall break......paint it tomorrow? Maybe Gunz will come over?

Garage nights

2011-10-04T19:22:00.000-07:00

C110 Tires

I changed tires with Nick D. a long time ago and it left a scar in my brain. I avoided it at all cost and took them to the bike store whenever possible. Then I ordered these German racing tires for the C110 build and I realized I had to put them on myself......Zach also bought his cl200 tires and tubes online so.........in the last few days we have put on 4 tires. Mine were relatively easy. NEVER taking these to get done again. His front was easiest of all four..... No tubes or rims were damaged.

The big tire on the back of the cl200 was the only one that gave us issues but even that was easy with two people. Some old tires just have to be cut off.........

MidOhio find

Getting back to my German roots for dinner.

Do you think this sprocket is worn out?

Finally got the cl200 running with new tires, rear rim, chain, updated electric, battery, and back to stock fender, etc..... It still has some *unique* electrical *issues* but should be good for now. Happy Zach!

Dessie has better balance.

2011-10-01T20:17:00.000-07:00

It had been at least 9 weeks since I last saw my family.

Dessie Happy

Dessie Sassy

Growing up too fast.

Friday

2011-09-30T13:11:00.000-07:00

Wrote my first referral in about 2 years.
Grading papers all day for squirrrrrly kids that just want a fall break.

Came home to this.
I feel bad that she has to lay on the hard floor, until she does this.

This half week in review

2011-09-28T18:15:00.000-07:00

Swap meet in Martinsville. Is it bad when you know 20+ people that are there?

Picked up some old hondaline bags and a kickstand for the XR500. Nothing too exciting.

Harley crap everywhere......

Monday was Shellac at Radio Radio ( www.futureshock.net ). Was never really into or not into them but the show was pretty good. I miss going to shows.... Shonen Knife will be here in November!

Garage:

Zach's CL200 has blown more fuses than I ever have in my whole life I think. It looks like a monkey tried to re-wire the ignition. . . . . Good luck Zach, I wash my hand of that unless you want to rip it all out and start from scratch.

I stripped my C110 down all the way to get it ready for paint. Do I pay a bunch of money to get it done right or do I do an OK job myself for the price of a few rattle cans?

Bike pickup again this sunday..... 1973 Honda CL200 X2

2011-09-24T13:53:00.000-07:00

On parts, one running, both with bill of sale.

Exhaust chrome.

Proof that it ran before we do....things....to it.

Packed like sushi!

Engine removal for the Gunz

2011-09-22T18:03:00.000-07:00

Bro-down.

Fo-realz.

Ben helped too!

Jeff held it down in the garage.

It was fun watching you guys during extraction.

A real joy.

Too bad it didn't rain harder, then it would have gotten interesting.

Cheese for miles.

Irresistible charm.

Let's hope this engine has good compression.....

Moyou got a shower from mother nature today and was bummed at me for it.

So I let her lick my face to make her feel better.

Today in the backyard I realized that my dog can do burnouts and she drifts when she runs too.

Simply riveting.

Cb77 Superhawk chopper - -Carbs

2011-09-19T20:14:00.000-07:00

I have seen worse.

I only have one float bowl, heard they are the same carb as a cb750-4.

Just gotta get a bowl...I am pretty sure the 350 float is the same size as this.

Scary pre-dip parts man. (Ventilation....needed in the garage)

Okay-clean. The bodies are going to need another dip.

I was just ready to call it a night. Cleaned up nice.

1955 Guide

2011-09-19T15:36:00.000-07:00

I came across this at Midland antique store ( www.midlandathome.com ) this past Sunday. It was one of only 2 things I was able to buy....if I actually build a bigger garage, about 1500 dollars is getting dropped at Midland for some vintage cabinetry, stools, and workbenches, etc......

1955 tourist guide to Japan published by Mainichi newpaper in 1955. They also had the 1956 guide but this one looked way more interesting. I will, like the old motorcycle magazine, want to post some of the more interesting things I find.

Today, we start with the 50's style from cover, the back page, and a pull out map of Tokyo. Enjoy?

This is a really sad scan of the map. It is crazy to see this and think about how Tokyo has filled out since then....