Show us your... winter project

[whynot]

I'll start.

Just got this December 1st. 1963 CB77 Honda 305 Superhawk. I pulled the carbs off as soon as I got the bike and started poking around. One carb had the wrong float gasket, the other, a homemade gasket -- carb kits on order. Compression and spark are good, valves close, oil looks clean, will change anyway, chain and sprockets like new, tires new (but oversize). The bike came with a box of parts, some good stuff, some junk. I've installed a repro mudflap since. More pics when I get the carbs together and re-start.






And the apparent eternal winter project. Will I ever wire it up? Will it ever emerge from the basement to see the light of day?



-Kurt

[Pittenger5]

My project: Hoping I remember how to put this back together.

[BMFR6]

That trumpet looks like fun. But WTF is up with the bedazzled magnifying glass in the other picture?

[whynot]

That trumpet looks like fun. But WTF is up with the bedazzled magnifying glass in the other picture?

Thanks. Yeah, how 'bout that bejeweled magnifier?

[Kitt]

[seth399]

full restoration on my yz250...vintage 2009

ok jk, just repacking bearings and cleaning shit.

[Kitt]

full restoration on my yz250...vintage 2009

ok jk, just repacking bearings and cleaning shit.

I heard 4 strokes have better bearings and dont get dirty... just saying, I still have 1 too many in my garage.

[Chippertheripper]

race prepping the buell. cant figger out how to upload pics, but you get the idea. fancy forks, rearsets, firebolt front end, fabbing this, chopping that, yadda yadda yadda lots of safety wire too.

[seth399]

I heard 4 strokes have better bearings and dont get dirty... just saying, I still have 1 too many in my garage.

4strokes have too much piston movement per power stroke But if you really have too many bikes I will take the yzf and store it in my garage

[Kitt]

4strokes have too much piston movement per power stroke But if you really have too many bikes I will take the yzf and store it in my garage

if by store it, you mean store it... than that'd be rad

[seth399]

if by store it, you mean store it... than that'd be rad

yes, if we aren't counting engine hours (ok sorry for thread jacking), that hawaiian punch thing is crazy!

[Kurlon]

Ok, is that the CR80 or YSR50 based one? : )

[eboos]

My project: Hoping I remember how much oil goes in this.

Corrected for you.

[Pittenger5]

Corrected for you.

Get a real bike

[eboos]

Mine's a collector's item now.

[Doc]

The Hawk (forks rebuilt, stage 2 heads, carrilos, lightened polished crank... , The CB160, (complete rebuild) and the Duc (tune up) and the YSR (no pic)

[whynot]

Love the 160 -- what a fine bike it was/is

[FirstDuc-1098]

who's the midget working on the hawk for ya

[Mondo]

fixing this




about 3/4 of the way done

[Kitt]

Ok, is that the CR80 or YSR50 based one? : )

[schleppy]

Most likely this:


Though I might try and upgrade the suspension on the DR. We'll see.

[neuthunder]

the hawk will be getting a new master cylinder (and by new i mean used), steel braided brake lines, intake boots, and new fuel lines

[Doc]

the hawk will be getting a new master cylinder (and by new i mean used), steel braided brake lines, intake boots, and new fuel lines

Did you still need a master?

[customfighterer]

tail swap and possibly tearing it down to get rid of all that fecking polishing. i hate it!

[klp]

Here's my latest - '71 cl100.



I have not yet done too much with it but shined up a couple bits. It is mostly there and with 7k miles should run great. Right now it looks like this.



I really have a bunch of projects and just recently got the cl. Before I got it I had started work on this.



That is where the bike started out, I have had it forever and a couple of seasons with my friends boys left it kind of ratty so I decided to re fix it up. I plan to recover the seat and rattle can everything. I have got the frame in primer right now.



When I am done there I want to re lace the wheels on this. I have never done it so it should be an adventure. The seat was replaced after this was taken.



My semi eternal project is a 76 rm125 - I got it last year from the original owner, it was mostly there but needed a piston and some other stuff.



Posting this stuff has be thinking maybe I have too many bikes

Naaaaaaaahhhhhh. My wife is awesome. I could go on but I will end with a picture of my favorite project.