Saturday afternoon with the Honda CB 350!
It’s been a few weeks (at least) since I last had any significant progress to report on the custom Honda CB 350, but this weekend I finally did a few things worth mentioning.
First, the exhaust: I’ve never done anything like this before, but my housemate has a TIG welder, I found this website to order pre-bent sections of stainless steel tubing, and I figured ‘what can go wrong?’ » Read more..
Radio Shack LED with Holder...
The Trail Tech Vapor sensors were installed on the Yamaha FZR 600, and ready to go. The last step was to fabricate a mount and indicator light cluster. Easier said than done… » Read more..
Vapor installed on mock mount...
Finally got a chance to install the Trail Tech Vapor motorcycle digital gauge onto the Yamaha FZR 600. The box comes complete with everything you need to make this thing tick… » Read more..
Getting ready for a fork rebuild...
Rebuilding the forks is one of the best, most cost-effective upgrades that can be done to our old bikes. Vintage motorcycles especially can benefit from fresh parts, replacing springs and oil seals that have been distorted and worn over the decades. Although the 1993 FZR 600 is only 20 years old, the suspension (both front and rear) was horrible, and was in desperate need of some freshening up… » Read more..
The FZR in it's original state...
Since getting the 1993 Yamaha FZR 600, I have spent countless hours researching the history, personal experiences and opinions about the bike. A couple owner’s forums have been helpful, including the FZR Online Forum, and the FZR Archive. Both have offered invaluable insight into the workings of this particular model, and the common upgrades that make it a better ride… » Read more..
