Tag Archive for motorcycle restoration

NYC Vintage Motorcycle Show 2012: Full Tilt!

This years NYC Vintage Motorcycle Show is Full Tilt!

This years NYC Vintage Motorcycle Show is Full Tilt!

If the success of last year is any indication, NYC Vintage Motorcycle Show 2012, will be even better.  It seems the vintage motorcycle show is drawing a more diverse crowd, creating more of a community, and generally becoming more fun… » Read more..

MotoPreserve Road Trip: Mid-Ohio Vintage Days, Part 3

Typical booth at Mid-Ohio Vintage Days Swap Meet

Typical booth at Mid-Ohio Vintage Days Swap Meet

After a treacherous trip through the rain, we finally arrived at Mid-Ohio Vintage Days, ready to take a load off, and get dry.  We were given a quick tour of the grounds by some friends familiar with the event, and then decided to pack it in, and start fresh the next morning… » Read more..

Lady Luck: Ruby’s Honda CL 350 springs a leak

A quick weld job to secure the alternator cover

A quick weld job to secure the alternator cover

After buttoning up Ruby’s Honda CL 350 engine, we noticed that there was some serious leaking going on.  The fact that we had used aftermarket gaskets was a concern, due to numerous reviews complaining about the quality of anything but OEM (genuine factory) parts… » Read more..

Lady Luck: custom Honda CB 350 Paint Job

Angie's Tank looks fresh!

Angie’s Tank looks fresh!

The weather is getting better and better for riding, and we need to get these gals on the road!  Angie finally got her custom Honda CB 350 paint job done.  The wheel is laced up with the appropriate spokes (the first round from China was the wrong size). » Read more..

Lady Luck: Honda CL 350 needs tweaking!

Danny starts the Honda CL 350

Danny starts the Honda CL 350

Ruby’s 1969 Honda CL 350 started up last week, after hours and hours wrestling with the ignition timing.  The bike would idle pretty well, but there was a bog in the throttle when increased under load.  Time for some diagnostics… » Read more..