The Puch Moped engine all cleaned up and rebuilt…

After a fair amount of goofing on the boys, they proved us all wrong by getting this Puch Moped rebuilt, running smooth, and looking good.  It took some fiddling, some diagnostic work and some patience, but they got this thing pretty slick… Read More …

Puch Mopeds? The newest additions to the “motorized” arsenal at MotoPreserve…

OK.  It’s well known that bike garages get filled up with some weird shit.  But Mopeds?  Come on!  Jarred and Christian arrived at the shop yesterday with 2 non-running Puch Mopeds, with the goal of fixing them for the masses… Read More …

Jarred checks the Honda MT250…

A while back, Jarred had a photographer friend drop off a 1974 Honda MT250 Elsinore for repair.  The bike was gorgeous, but need a little TLC to bring it back to its former glory, and a few things added to make it road legal… Read More …

The mill will be fired up for some custom motorcycle parts…

I had the MotoPreserve garage all to myself the other day, and spent some time organizing and cleaning.  As I walked around the shop, I noticed all the bikes, various bits and tools lying in wait, ready to be a part of the next custom motorcycle build.  It became clear that the winter build season is upon us… Read More …

Grime residue inside the air intake of a Honda CB550 Cafe Racer…

There is no question that certain changes are done to custom bikes, strictly for esthetic reasons.  The problem that can arise from some of these changes is that the look of something might be great, but the function is lacking.  That happened to be the case on this Honda CB550 Cafe Racer… Read More …