scored a set of these repop axle plate castings for the panhead makeover :snky:
and here is a shot of the new daily rider
:tup:^^^
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
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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
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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.
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Here it is at test and tune last spring at Empire
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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.
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
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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.
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.
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…
We will have to get together sometime. If it gets a little warmer I can get the wing out for ride.
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!
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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.
CHOPPERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Working on the cb360 today, chain sprockets, new clutch cable. Bunch of little shit.
While out in Texas visiting @bladez for the TX2K14 I got to ride a couple of my other buddies bikes.
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.
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!
Inspiration:
http://elsolitariomc.com/2012/12/petardo-a-custom-ducati-ss-story-by-elsolitario/
Mhmm, high pipes!
Damn, those pipes!
GV… do tell…
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