Throttle Cables, Again

Alright, now I've remade my throttle cables, again. The first time the solder didn't hold on one of the cable ends. Now it's all good.

Got my cycle endorsement today so that's all ready to go. Now I just need a bike that works.

The saga continues...

Slowly Getting Out of the Mud

I took the time today to make my own throttle cables for my new carbs. I actually impressed myself with my soldering skills. I also bolted the carbs up to the motor. I had to get new hose clamps because the stock ones were too big. Now the Mikunis are on there nice and tight.

Next I have to figure out what I'm doing with the tank!

Stuck In the Mud

Boy oh boy, not much progress has been made. Basically since this is my first project bike I'm trying to learn as I go. I haven't lost interest though I have been distracted by other things. I've picked up two more bikes actually. One is a 1986 Yamaha SRX600. The other is a 1979 Honda CT90. I'm also in the process of getting my motorcycle endorsement so I can actually ride these relics that I'm collecting.

I did get a chance to go out to the AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days at Mid-Ohio last weekend. It was the first time I had gone and I was blown away! I couldn't believe how big it actually was. I came totally unprepared for all the action. Next time I'll be ready!

Hang in there, I'm trying my best to get things sorted so I can get this cafe up and running.

Fresh Paint

So here are some pictures of the new paint. It came out really nice. I had a neighbor of a friend paint the tank and seat. I'd like to do some pin striping later on to really make the bike come together pulling in some of the other colors I've got planned for some of the other parts and pieces. So whats next... the electrical. I'm thinking for now I need to use the stock gauges to trace back all the wiring. I got a little ahead of myself trying to do too much electrical mayhem. I think for now I'm just going to replace the turn signals, tail light, and delete the battery. Later I can replace the gauges and headlight.

After that I'm going to replace the stock carbs with Mikuni VM32s. They have much, much more tuneablity than the stock Keihin carbs. You can't even get different jets for the stock carbs! Thats why I went with the Mikunis from Sudco. They jetted the carbs for my specific setup with the stock exhaust and pod filters. All I need to do is sync them and I should be set. Knock on wood.

Switching It Up A Little

Alright, I know this is totally crazy but I've decided to move my vintage cafe blog over to here. Its free! Can't beat that. And the user interface is better. Now I've just gotta get all my old stuff over onto here and I'll be set. Just another project I'm gonna have to do.

Oh well, I'll live.

For now, here is a link to the old blog: cre8tiv1.livejournal.com

You can go there to see all the the work up untill now.