# 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:** 31
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2015, 5:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-rocking-a-vintage-motorcycle/213065/601 "2015-08-06T05:44:58Z")
Two bikes, two days, same spot. ![http://i.imgur.com/pkjbkBT.jpg?1](http://i.imgur.com/pkjbkBT.jpg?1) ![http://i.imgur.com/lr828pV.jpg](http://i.imgur.com/lr828pV.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:** [August 6, 2015, 6:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-rocking-a-vintage-motorcycle/213065/602 "2015-08-06T06:22:46Z")
Spot is slightly off sir. ---
**Author:** ![Norb\_O](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/norb_o/32/5189_2.png) [@Norb\_O](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Norb_O)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2015, 6:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-rocking-a-vintage-motorcycle/213065/603 "2015-08-06T06:27:18Z")
damnit, this thread makes me want to build an older bike… ---
**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:** [August 6, 2015, 6:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-rocking-a-vintage-motorcycle/213065/604 "2015-08-06T06:55:31Z")
> [@Norb O](#): > > damnit, this thread makes me want to build an older bike… Email/Sext me. I’ll find you something to tinker with… ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2015, 9:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-rocking-a-vintage-motorcycle/213065/605 "2015-08-06T09:01:13Z")
> [@GV1390](#): > > Email/Sext me. I’ll find you something to tinker with… or email me if you want something cooler but less reliable to tinker with. ---
**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:** [August 6, 2015, 10:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-rocking-a-vintage-motorcycle/213065/606 "2015-08-06T10:30:02Z")
> [@newman](#): > > or email me if you want something cooler but less reliable to tinker with. That’ll leak oil, can’t forget that. ---
**Author:** ![Quattro\_Krant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ac91a4/32.png) [@Quattro\_Krant](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quattro_Krant)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2015, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-rocking-a-vintage-motorcycle/213065/607 "2015-08-06T12:02:39Z")
I have bikes with all of those attributes AND British engineering too. Beat that! Seriously though, I’ve been thinking of selling the Bonneville and buying something else so if you’re interested let me know. ---
**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:** [August 7, 2015, 4:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-rocking-a-vintage-motorcycle/213065/608 "2015-08-07T04:25:08Z")
> [@Quattro Krant](#): > > I’ve been thinking of selling the Bonneville. Price? ---
**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:** [August 7, 2015, 7:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-rocking-a-vintage-motorcycle/213065/609 "2015-08-07T07:05:40Z")
> [@GV1390](#): > > Email/Sext me. I’ll find you something to tinker with… just stop by my place haha. ---
**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:** [May 4, 2016, 4:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-rocking-a-vintage-motorcycle/213065/610 "2016-05-04T04:39:35Z")
@focusinprogress and myself have been working on a cafe CB550 for a friend of mine, turned out decent: [![http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af352/italiano1390/B755818F-EB41-4AEC-B6A5-8556B84D3E09_zpss3c0qowr.jpg](http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af352/italiano1390/B755818F-EB41-4AEC-B6A5-8556B84D3E09_zpss3c0qowr.jpg)](http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/italiano1390/media/B755818F-EB41-4AEC-B6A5-8556B84D3E09_zpss3c0qowr.jpg.html) [![http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af352/italiano1390/8B0EDBA5-D940-4DFC-893D-DE9DF2511B5C_zpsnqgsnswv.jpg](http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af352/italiano1390/8B0EDBA5-D940-4DFC-893D-DE9DF2511B5C_zpsnqgsnswv.jpg)](http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/italiano1390/media/8B0EDBA5-D940-4DFC-893D-DE9DF2511B5C_zpsnqgsnswv.jpg.html) [![http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af352/italiano1390/C568DA62-D1C1-4508-B3EF-5FD5231372F8_zpsedeqab4n.jpg](http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af352/italiano1390/C568DA62-D1C1-4508-B3EF-5FD5231372F8_zpsedeqab4n.jpg)](http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/italiano1390/media/C568DA62-D1C1-4508-B3EF-5FD5231372F8_zpsedeqab4n.jpg.html) Will be getting wrapped up this week, stoked considering how quickly it came together. ---
**Author:** ![turbojohnny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df788c/32.png) [@turbojohnny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbojohnny)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2016, 10:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-rocking-a-vintage-motorcycle/213065/611 "2016-05-16T10:25:25Z")
is '82 old enough? I just picked this up last fall, after selling my Honda CB-1 for $1500 I bought this '82 suzuki GS650GL for $750. It needed a new battery and the carbs needed a good cleaning. I changed out the original rams horn handle bars for a more comfortable set of bars. This spring I just put two new tires on it and I might try to modify the seat and a couple of other things. [![http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv213/turbojohnny_2009/DSC_0016_zpshj0kxucf.jpg](http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv213/turbojohnny_2009/DSC_0016_zpshj0kxucf.jpg)](http://s685.photobucket.com/user/turbojohnny_2009/media/DSC_0016_zpshj0kxucf.jpg.html) ---
**Author:** ![drvnkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/drvnkd/32/109615_2.png) [@drvnkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/drvnkd)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 11:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-rocking-a-vintage-motorcycle/213065/612 "2016-05-19T11:30:16Z")
Finally put my 93 FZR back together enough to ride. What is vintage? 25 years? Still needs some more carb tuning. I don’t like carb tuning. It’s not so much the tuning part as it is the removed everything to get to them part. I also hate that so many phillips screws are made of butter on this bike. ![http://i1118.photobucket.com/albums/k607/drvnkd/20160517_204634_zpstdqvmf06.jpg](http://i1118.photobucket.com/albums/k607/drvnkd/20160517_204634_zpstdqvmf06.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:** [May 19, 2016, 11:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-rocking-a-vintage-motorcycle/213065/613 "2016-05-19T11:34:05Z")
[quote=“drvnkd,post:612,topic:213065"”] Finally put my 93 FZR back together enough to ride. What is vintage? 25 years? [/quote] Believe the rule of thumb is 1970’s and older. Nice to see more people on two though! ---
**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:** [May 19, 2016, 11:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-rocking-a-vintage-motorcycle/213065/614 "2016-05-19T11:38:06Z")
I put Mikuni’s on my 74 CB (CL) 450. Tuning when my point kit arrives, among other things. I think i finally got this figured out. Probably not. Maybe i’ll post a pic when I get back from traveling. ---
**Author:** ![drvnkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/drvnkd/32/109615_2.png) [@drvnkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/drvnkd)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 11:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-rocking-a-vintage-motorcycle/213065/615 "2016-05-19T11:57:18Z")
Most of the problems I had with my carbs, were the needle jet/emulsion tubes, float height, sync, vacuum leaks on my dry rot carb boots, shitty gas and o-rings… Once I worked all that out, it still feels too rich. Probably need to bump up the floats another mm and/or mess with the idle a/f screws some more. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/baker/32/5423_2.png) [@Baker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2016, 7:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-rocking-a-vintage-motorcycle/213065/616 "2016-05-20T07:05:37Z")
Well this certainly isn’t vintage as it’s a 2001 but it’s basically the same as an '85 model haha. I picked up this completely stock 2001 Honda Rebel 250 in February and had @BREETIME do things to it. It’s a great beginner bike but I will most likely get something bigger for next season. [![https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7488/27035535302_9be26a5ab3.jpg](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7488/27035535302_9be26a5ab3.jpg)](https://flic.kr/p/Hc3bK1) [![https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7063/26524651394_3b6730dac0.jpg](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7063/26524651394_3b6730dac0.jpg)](https://flic.kr/p/GpTLKL) ---
**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:** [May 20, 2016, 7:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-rocking-a-vintage-motorcycle/213065/617 "2016-05-20T07:28:01Z")
Let’s rideeeeeeeeeeee. ---
**Author:** ![jay\_g](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jay_g/32/111288_2.png) [@jay\_g](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jay_g)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2016, 7:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-rocking-a-vintage-motorcycle/213065/618 "2016-05-20T07:40:19Z")
Best $150 I ever spent was on a innovate mtx-l wideband for tuning my quad after I did the big bore. Instead of spending hours and days on reading plugs and guessing I had it tuned in an afternoon. Most of that time was spent taking stuff off to get to the carbs. You can jet all you want and think you got it but without actually seeing true a/f ratio you really have no idea whats going on. ---
**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2016, 7:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-rocking-a-vintage-motorcycle/213065/619 "2016-05-20T07:49:13Z")
[quote=“drvnkd,post:615,topic:213065"”] Most of the problems I had with my carbs, were the needle jet/emulsion tubes, float height, sync, vacuum leaks on my dry rot carb boots, shitty gas and o-rings… Once I worked all that out, it still feels too rich. Probably need to bump up the floats another mm and/or mess with the idle a/f screws some more. [/quote] Like you will do anything with it… ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/baker/32/5423_2.png) [@Baker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2016, 8:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-rocking-a-vintage-motorcycle/213065/620 "2016-05-20T08:44:30Z")
> [@GV1390](#): > > Let’s rideeeeeeeeeeee. I’ll try to keep up! [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-rocking-a-vintage-motorcycle/213065.md?page=30) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-rocking-a-vintage-motorcycle/213065.md?page=32)