Barn fresh chopper CB77 acquisition

Just got a new bike......70's chopper fresh CB77. It's going to take some work but I am not even trying to do it yet.  .  .  . another winter project.

The cb/cl350's are Type 2.  OOOOOooo..

Where did the bowl go?  Oh, and the slides are stuck in the top of the carb.

Demon face bottom.cb

Garage night every night lately

Gunnar finished the first round of rust remover and took the forks off for inspection

 cleaning up a little on the wire wheel

I love that I don't really have to do anything for him, just show him once and let him figure it out.

This is how he wanted to do it.  Stoked!

 The wiring and chopping on Christina's C110 is almost done.  Cut out the kidney to make room for the battery.  Put in a switch and fuse, add some mounts and it is ready to roll again.  I rebuilt the petcock today too. Too much gas work the last two days.  My brain is kinda fried.

 Moyou hasn't gotten enough attention lately.  Couldn't have her out tonight because of all the wire brushing and grinding.....tomorrow we play!

Monon.....

Just a few minutes ago.....in exchange for a little air in the bicycle tire I get.....

"Onethem hispanic dranks"

Bikes and more bikes and Mikuni carbs....

Weekend of bikes and translation

Grant came over last night and we put new shorty shocks and smaller turn signals on his bike.  The cb5000/550's look so much better with shorter shocks...lines baby, lines.

 Christina and I were going to go on a dream ride (both 60's Honda's) and of all things it was her brand new carb that messed up.......

 I think I hate Mikuni carbs.....maybe not though.  Custom tool.....

Grass Track riding tips

Grass-Track riding must have been mighty popular overseas in the 60's to dedicate a 2 page spread to riding technique!  I wanna try............

Motorcycle Mechanics July 1963

Gunz has begun

Old man steez

 Soooo serious.

 Get off the Monon!

 Where's the brakes!

 Moyou doesn't know what to think about these dudes........

Going ridin' not on the freeway with the southwesties.

Done it a few times, never gets old.  Back roads south-west indy.  

Ben's All-American Harley Davidson

Hutch is a headlight in Grants' cb500.  Glad its up and running!

 Grant has a tank with Indiana on it.

 Plaid.  I guess it was fall today.  

Funny, I seem to remember a 100 degree day less than a week ago.....

Smiles for miles, good crew.  Thanks for leading-->Hutch. 

Would have made this picture look all panoramic and crap but Ben already did it...

http://benettingerfilms.tumblr.com/

Rikuo RQ (Honda Collection Museum)

Rikuo RQ

This is a 1955 Rikuo RQ, post-war version of the 750RS.  These were actually produced under official license from Harley at the time and used as a police bikes and transport for newspaper dispatch riders.  So this is basically a flathead engine in a smaller frame.  I would love to have one of these bikes....They are really, rare even in Japan.  Masaru said there is a person in Tsukuba that he sees riding one sometimes though..........this or was it a Meguro.....

If you are a Harley lover, know your history:

http://www.hemmings.com/hmn/stories/2010/09/01/hmn_feature11.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rikuo_Motorcycle

Shawna's Vroom (Honda C110 Sport 50)

Christina's is up and running, Zach's lady Shawna got one too!  Tank was pretty clean, needs the normal, engine was shot...........soo......

 We swap~!  Second time around makes it twice as easy.  

Still need the exhaust to make run and ride.

This is Shawna test driving at Major Taylor.   

Still waiting on the rectifier/regulator for both bikes so we can run lights and batteries.  

A few more modifications around the corner too.......

Zach is Bach(k). Cb700sc goes vroom down the monon.

 Zach moved back to town, and so did his cb700sc.  This bike was how Honda responded to the legislation Harley had pushed through to stay in business.  Total 80's.  It runs but needs a new starter clutch.  Hope we don't have to crack the case........  Push starting a bike every time you want to go somewhere isn't as fun as it sounds.

It rained, then stopped.  The neighbors' sun umbrella took to flight over the fence......

.......and rainbows started shooting out of the mouth of Zach.