With the warm weather here, it’s been a little harder to focus on the custom Honda CB 350, instead of going out and riding the KLR, but I’ve managed to make some good progress recently. Read More …
Author: Sam
NYC to Vermont on a Kawasaki KLR 650
A couple weeks ago I realized that my 60 day grace period between registering the Kawasaki KLR 650, and having it’s first inspection, was rapidly drawing to a close. Since I keep the bike registered in Vermont, that meant I needed to get the bike up there fast – necessitating either a trailer rental or a long ride. No argument there. I quickly ordered up a new EZ-Pass tag, dusted off my jacket and boots, and plotted a route… Read More …
Sam’s Honda CB 350 idles properly
Hot damn! It turns out that with a little patience and a little research (ok, maybe a lot of both), you can get things done. After my first start-up of the Honda CB 350, with its new carbs, exhaust, coils, etc., I was determined (but not at all confident) to get it running properly. Read More …
Sam’s custom Honda CB 350 Lives! (Briefly)
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 …
Sam gets a new ride: 1995 Kawasaki KLR 650
Sam has been working hard on his custom Honda CB 350, and has posted some great progress reports here. But sometimes we get the itch. A bike that’s more or less modern, sleek, powerful, or just plain different. This time he opted for a 1995 Kawasaki KLR 650, the ‘workhorse’ of the motorcycle world. Read his full review… Read More …