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I build old school choppers

1970 CB 750,1983 Suzuki GR650,,1968 CL175,1970 CL450) I have a few I am also now building a 1967 Yamaha YR1,1968 Yamaha YR2. Would love some input in the YR’s as i cant find any wiring diagrams Help if you can I need it soon !!!!!

1981 H.D./AMF Sportster/Ironhead

Bought this “basket case” for $2500, rode it on one cylinder 40+ miles, blowing smoke all the way, to a small M.C. mechanic I knew so he could do the top end. When he got it apart he said that the piston that was blowing smoke had a hole in it the size of a quarter! It was origionally black with a regular sporty tank but I went through it, painted the frame and had another friend of mine paint it with a two part custom epoxy paint. Used S&S carb and other misc parts to get her looking the way she did. Rode her to Daytona twice before selling,(for$4500), to move to Ohio from Fla. The main thing I hated about the bike was that it had an old generator system that never charged right and that valves needed adjusting constantly and after about 4 or 5000 miles, another top end… the rebuild took about 6 months and was a real learning experience but was easier to work on that I thought it would be as everything was S.A.E. and I got a lot of bolts and stuff from the hardware store…

I’m sending pics. of my 72 scrambler, my 73 CB 350 only 2,700 miles ( which I may sell) and another 72 scrambler 350 ( which I would
like to sell) it has 9k miles runs, but need a few thing to make it nice. I have the sidecovers, but they are rough and will need repainted. PS. keep me in the loop on the ride in the spring.

 Finilly got it finished.This bike is un-restored,it had a few parts taken off.When was the last time you seen an Elsinore with all the lights,horn and the reflectors????The little bike runs better than it looks.

Garden Shed turned Workshop

I don’t have a garage but I do have a rather large garden shed that is bigger,inside, than some bedrooms I’ve had. It should be easy to heat, when I need to but it’ll only hold one bike. The other 79 750 will be going over to my Landlady’s garage which is a big double in which she only uses 1/2 for her new pickup. 

So, I decided that rather than standing around in my garage looking at the GSX-R and sighing thinking about what I got myself into, it was time to get down to business.  This is that magical time when you first start on a bike project and you’re shaking your head, knowing that it would have been cheaper in the long run to buy something that isn’t a basket case.  But, where’s the fun in that?

It’s late, so I’m keeping this brief….I have a lot more pictures.  Below is one of the two frozen and rusty front calipers.  I took them off so I can start the rebuild of them over the cold months.

Another picture below is of the carbs…smelling strongly of rotten gas.  One of them (at least) is also frozen.  You can see a ton of corrosion holding the valve closed.  No problem…another good project for the winter.

The big plan is to fix all of the electrical issues, the calipers, and the carburetors over the winter.  Hopefully in the spring I’ll be ready to start addressing whatever may be wrong with the engine.

hello,i’m not sure if my bike and i belong on this site because of it’s age but i do like the 70′s bikes alot(my dad has a 70 or 71 honda 350four that i hope to one day get on the road)I myself ride an 86 yamaha vmax that i got last year and have spent about a year getting it running and making it my own.hope you don’t mind me being aboard this forum.talk to you later…Dave

and my 72 xs 650 rat chopper