# Who's rocking a vintage motorcycle? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [June 2, 2011, 5:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-rocking-a-vintage-motorcycle/213065 "2011-06-02T05:08:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![XwalkerX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xwalkerx/32/7598_2.png) [@XwalkerX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XwalkerX)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2014, 5:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-rocking-a-vintage-motorcycle/213065/241 "2014-01-31T17:39:22Z")
scored a set of these repop axle plate castings for the panhead makeover :snky: ![https://24.media.tumblr.com/7332babe45e0d9e267927fd2cad14ff5/tumblr_n0aevsvOIT1qf3hxno1_500.jpg](https://24.media.tumblr.com/7332babe45e0d9e267927fd2cad14ff5/tumblr_n0aevsvOIT1qf3hxno1_500.jpg) and here is a shot of the new daily rider ![https://24.media.tumblr.com/25c5228b5a02024382f2c205a3a5e040/tumblr_n0allzzJco1qf3hxno1_500.jpg](https://24.media.tumblr.com/25c5228b5a02024382f2c205a3a5e040/tumblr_n0allzzJco1qf3hxno1_500.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![rugsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rugsr/32/7474_2.png) [@rugsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rugsr)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2014, 6:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-rocking-a-vintage-motorcycle/213065/242 "2014-01-31T18:22:26Z")
:tup:^^^ ---
**Author:** ![XwalkerX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xwalkerx/32/7598_2.png) [@XwalkerX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XwalkerX)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 8:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-rocking-a-vintage-motorcycle/213065/243 "2014-02-11T20:02:49Z")
with the help of a good friend i made a sissy bar for the new commuter this weekend. i should have prob taken a picture of the final product but i still need to paint it within the past week i stripped some of the fat from this bike. -removed the ridiculous apes that it came with -removed the enormous signals -turned a shitty battery tender-esque item into a cell phone charger for road trips -threw on some old saddle bags -removed the front dirt bike fender -removed the baffles from the exhaust this is my daily rider out here in SoCal so im sure ill fuck with it a bunch. im waiting on my rear lowering kit to arrive along with my solo lepera seat eventually id like to get a new fender on the back with a sissy mounted tail light/plate and some new tanks that arent yellow lol [ATTACH=CONFIG]31575[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]31576[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]31577[/ATTACH] ---
**Author:** ![Vandal171](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vandal171/32/6259_2.png) [@Vandal171](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vandal171)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 10:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-rocking-a-vintage-motorcycle/213065/244 "2014-02-28T10:23:40Z")
Hi all, new to the forum but this is where I belong. I currently have 5 vintage bikes in the garage. My daily rider, do all et all ride is my 1983 Goldwing [ATTACH=CONFIG]31854[/ATTACH]This is the only good pic I have of it right now. That’s the day I brought home the chassis for my Drag bike. [ATTACH=CONFIG]31855[/ATTACH] It’s a D&G J model Kawasaki conversion frame with a CCR rear wheel, 7" slick, unknown stretched swingarm, and a 1 piece glass body. I found a 1983 ZX1100 GPZ donor bike to use for power. [ATTACH=CONFIG]31856[/ATTACH] Here it is at test and tune last spring at Empire [ATTACH=CONFIG]31857[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]31858[/ATTACH] I have run a best of 6.99 @ 101 at Lancaster with it. I didn’t run it very much last year but am hoping to get out more this year. This thing is a blast to ride. ---
**Author:** ![Vandal171](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vandal171/32/6259_2.png) [@Vandal171](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vandal171)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 10:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-rocking-a-vintage-motorcycle/213065/245 "2014-02-28T10:54:37Z")
I have a 1975 Honda CB500T hardtail bobber that has been an ongoing project nearing completion. It was hardtailed when I got it but the work was terrible and I had to redo it. It has a rebuilt motor, foot clutch, 13 ball shifter, CB750 forks and wheels, CB160 Headlight with speedo, and a Mustang tank. There is way more done to it but it would take forever to list it all. I have messaged every part on this bike and everything has been custom built. [ATTACH=CONFIG]31859[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]31860[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]31861[/ATTACH] Here’s a couple pics of some other bikes I built. 1983 GPZ750 1979 CX500 [ATTACH=CONFIG]31863[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]31864[/ATTACH] I also have a 1982 Yamaha 550 Vision project and just picked up Genaro’s Suzuki. What can I say? I have a weakness for old Jap bikes. Might have something to do with my very first bike being a 1978 KZ1000. It is a wonder I’m not dead from that beast. I plan on contributing more on the site. I’m not the best at writing but I do my best. I will be updating as some of these projects come together and Drag season gets here. TTFN The Vandal Also, I have a nice enclosed trailer setup for hauling bikes if any of you guys need one transported. Don’t be bashful about asking. ---
**Author:** ![focusinprogress](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/focusinprogress/32/7227_2.png) [@focusinprogress](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/focusinprogress)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 12:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-rocking-a-vintage-motorcycle/213065/246 "2014-02-28T12:25:30Z")
Love the drag bike and the cx500…I’ve wanted to cafe a cx500 for a long time, yours reminds me of the one Doc’s Chops did on Cafe Racer TV a while back. ---
**Author:** ![Vandal171](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vandal171/32/6259_2.png) [@Vandal171](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vandal171)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 12:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-rocking-a-vintage-motorcycle/213065/247 "2014-02-28T12:56:18Z")
I sold the CX500 last year. It had horrible vibrations in the bars that would put your hands to sleep in 5 minutes. I will never have another CX, it was a total pain in the ass. Stick with an air cooled CB of any vintage. They are way simpler to work on and won’t fill the crankcase with coolant on a whim. The drag bike is just stupid fun. I’ve had it to 130 mph at Empire. If I can swing it I’d like to swap some gears and take it to the ECTA mile run in Ohio and see what it will do. ---
**Author:** ![focusinprogress](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/focusinprogress/32/7227_2.png) [@focusinprogress](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/focusinprogress)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 2:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-rocking-a-vintage-motorcycle/213065/248 "2014-02-28T14:48:16Z")
> [@Vandal171](#): > > I sold the CX500 last year. It had horrible vibrations in the bars that would put your hands to sleep in 5 minutes. I will never have another CX, it was a total pain in the ass. Stick with an air cooled CB of any vintage. They are way simpler to work on and won’t fill the crankcase with coolant on a whim. > > The drag bike is just stupid fun. I’ve had it to 130 mph at Empire. If I can swing it I’d like to swap some gears and take it to the ECTA mile run in Ohio and see what it will do. I have quite the fleet of my own lol. I have a '75 cb550, had a 76 cb750, have a '79 yamaha xs650 chopper, an xs750 triple bratstyle, and am part owner of another xs750 that’s getting a SERIOUS cafe treatment…I’ve also split/flipped a few cb550’s, cb500t, cb360’s, etc. I’m pretty handy on vintage bikes… ---
**Author:** ![Vandal171](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vandal171/32/6259_2.png) [@Vandal171](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vandal171)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 3:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-rocking-a-vintage-motorcycle/213065/249 "2014-02-28T15:25:25Z")
We will have to get together sometime. If it gets a little warmer I can get the wing out for ride. ---
**Author:** ![maxwell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maxwell/32/6524_2.png) [@maxwell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/maxwell)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 3:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-rocking-a-vintage-motorcycle/213065/250 "2014-02-28T15:26:29Z")
> [@focusinprogress](#): > > I’m pretty hard on vintage bikes… Yes you are. Wait, wut. Welcome Vandal, here’s my POS garage built POS. It’s my first vintage. I may dump it soon and look for something else. I’ve got high CL pipes on it now, but you get the jist. Love the drag bike, dude! [ATTACH=CONFIG]31865[/ATTACH] ---
**Author:** ![Vandal171](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vandal171/32/6259_2.png) [@Vandal171](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vandal171)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 5:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-rocking-a-vintage-motorcycle/213065/251 "2014-02-28T17:20:57Z")
My kind of ride Max! I like 'em to be just a little less than perfect, if they were too nice I wouldn’t want to ride 'em. I too get bored with a bike fast and then want something else. The only bike I have hung on to is my Goldwing but I have no ambition to change anything on it. It is a surprisingly capable bike for an 83 and I am real happy with it. ---
**Author:** ![XwalkerX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xwalkerx/32/7598_2.png) [@XwalkerX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XwalkerX)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 2:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-rocking-a-vintage-motorcycle/213065/252 "2014-03-01T02:23:26Z")
> [@maxwell](#): > > I may dump it soon and look for something else. CHOPPERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR ---
**Author:** ![pirite](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pirite/32/5308_2.png) [@pirite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pirite)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 1:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-rocking-a-vintage-motorcycle/213065/253 "2014-03-01T13:11:14Z")
Working on the cb360 today, chain sprockets, new clutch cable. Bunch of little shit. ---
**Author:** ![GV1390](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gv1390/32/5432_2.png) [@GV1390](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GV1390)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2014, 4:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-rocking-a-vintage-motorcycle/213065/254 "2014-03-15T16:54:12Z")
While out in Texas visiting @bladez for the TX2K14 I got to ride a couple of my other buddies bikes. ![http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af352/italiano1390/6a464181d83f53853508068f6b9bb96e_zps114f7685.jpg](http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af352/italiano1390/6a464181d83f53853508068f6b9bb96e_zps114f7685.jpg) ![http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af352/italiano1390/dd3d7c9f0ea142302a66be42ba832d73_zps5c928e9b.jpg](http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af352/italiano1390/dd3d7c9f0ea142302a66be42ba832d73_zps5c928e9b.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Ray](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e9a140/32.png) [@Ray](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ray)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2014, 8:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-rocking-a-vintage-motorcycle/213065/255 "2014-03-16T08:48:14Z")
I am. And it’s for sale since I need to move to something better since I’m moving down south. Fun while it lasted though. [http://rochester.craigslist.org/mcy/4370468944.html](http://rochester.craigslist.org/mcy/4370468944.html) ![http://i.imgur.com/BbkKa6B.jpg](http://i.imgur.com/BbkKa6B.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![GV1390](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gv1390/32/5432_2.png) [@GV1390](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GV1390)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-rocking-a-vintage-motorcycle/213065/256 "2014-03-20T08:35:27Z")
Added another bike to my collection. It’s a project but doesn’t have much left to do, going for that flat tracker look. Will post pics once it’s delivered in a few weeks. ---
**Author:** ![focusinprogress](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/focusinprogress/32/7227_2.png) [@focusinprogress](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/focusinprogress)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 9:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-rocking-a-vintage-motorcycle/213065/257 "2014-03-20T09:18:51Z")
> [@GV1390](#): > > Added another bike to my collection. It’s a project but doesn’t have much left to do, going for that flat tracker look. Will post pics once it’s delivered in a few weeks. you know how I feel about this. :bigtup: also, now you own the same two bikes as me, just different model years lol. Get a suzuki RMZ450 now and we’ll be like twins! ---
**Author:** ![GV1390](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gv1390/32/5432_2.png) [@GV1390](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GV1390)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 10:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-rocking-a-vintage-motorcycle/213065/258 "2014-03-20T10:16:10Z")
Inspiration: [http://elsolitariomc.com/2012/12/petardo-a-custom-ducati-ss-story-by-elsolitario/](http://elsolitariomc.com/2012/12/petardo-a-custom-ducati-ss-story-by-elsolitario/) Mhmm, high pipes! ![http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&docid=hnRnWtH6aX1YqM&tbnid=SA3nrQo2YQvFnM:&ved=0CAUQjBw4Iw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkickstart.bikeexif.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F03%2Fyamaha-xs650.jpg&ei=PSErU-LFAqGL0AGKmoCoAg&psig=AFQjCNGhCooCKC4zcwnSm3taNMY2fhc-pQ&ust=1395421885118967](http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&docid=hnRnWtH6aX1YqM&tbnid=SA3nrQo2YQvFnM:&ved=0CAUQjBw4Iw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkickstart.bikeexif.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F03%2Fyamaha-xs650.jpg&ei=PSErU-LFAqGL0AGKmoCoAg&psig=AFQjCNGhCooCKC4zcwnSm3taNMY2fhc-pQ&ust=1395421885118967) ---
**Author:** ![maxwell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maxwell/32/6524_2.png) [@maxwell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/maxwell)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 10:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-rocking-a-vintage-motorcycle/213065/259 "2014-03-20T10:28:02Z")
Damn, those pipes! GV… do tell… ---
**Author:** ![GV1390](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gv1390/32/5432_2.png) [@GV1390](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GV1390)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 10:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-rocking-a-vintage-motorcycle/213065/260 "2014-03-20T10:45:25Z")
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