Thanks to our official MPOTD roving reporter Mike Skelton for the find. I love that this pic shows that the bike is ridden for it’s intended purpose and not just a show queen. I bet it”s a decent handler to boot. Hey Triumph how about a stripped down version for the general public! I imagine it’s be a bit more practical with the sidepipe but I still like the dualies.
sorry for that.. it was just a pun waiting to happen… I do like the pic though.. From ADV rider.
Gifny Richata from Indonesia sends in his latest custom build. See his first submittable HERE This bike is further proof that you don’t need big CC engines to create something special. This may be the coolest CB100 on the planet. As an aside, you have a nice touch with the camera. Very well composed.
Gifny writes in:
How are you doing? I always enjoy your motorcycle blog everyday!! Keep up the good stuff! :D….. Just in case you want to put my latest work….It’s a 1976 Honda CB100. It’s a low-budgeted project, nothing fancy but looks pretty good to me 🙂 Only swapped the swing arm with a Honda GL200, added bigger tires, and a custom Commando-style tailpiece. Engine is bored up with a 200cc piston. And just put matt paints to get the raw look. Building process can be seen on our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Hajarbroxx-Motorcycles/115078248506795?ref=ts ….hope you like it!
Cheers,
Gifny
Hajarbroxx motorcycles
I like it a LOT! The lines are excellent! Thanks much for sending it in!
I really don’t know much about their bikes but this really well produced 2011 model line video has my interest. Think I’ll hit the trails this weekend.
I haven’t had time to check so this may be a re-post and if so I apologize. I keep coming across this bike on the web and I keep coming back to oogle it. It may push me over the top to just buy a darn scrambler and get on with it. God she’s a beauty…
Awesome resurrection of 1973 Moto Guzzi. El Dorado. For the full story see this thread over on ADV Rider.
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Got a great e-mail (and some really great pictures) today from Richard over at Mule Motorcycles. If you don’t know much about them do yourself a favor and go pay them a visit… go ahead we’ll wait… LINK I consider this post to be a bit of a coup for me as I’ve been drooling over their bikes for years now and for my blog to be paid such a high compliment from such outstanding builders makes me think that I just might be doing something right. It’s much appreciated!
Richard writes in:
My friend sent me your link a few months ago and the variety you have just amazes me. I’m pretty fussy about how stuff looks and I find almost every bike has features I like, if I don’t like the whole bike. We must have similar tastes in bikes. Keep um comin’! Good job! Heres a few pictures of some TZ750’s I restored back in 1991. The pictures are all scanned from photos, so they’re not super crisp, but I thought you might get a charge out of them anyway.
Richard http://www.mulemotorcycles.net
I guess my 2-stroke lust precedes me. Thanks VERY much for stopping by and for the great shots. And yes… I will keep em coming.
Holy S#it! that is a NICE garage… I swear to god I gasped a bit when I first it. I look at this and wonder if maybe I wasn’t born a decade late.
Here’s a few start/finish pics from Jean Des Rosiers excellent build of his Cafe Norton. If you want to see how it’s done you could do a lot worse that checking out his site. http://www.pbase.com/jeandr/cafe_racer
Jean writes in:
Hi,
Saw your blog and the many bikes you have posted on there, especially Nortons. Please take a look at my café racer build galleries at http://www.pbase.com/jeandr/cafe_racer The bike took about two years of on and off work, mainly on during winter and off during summer. The job started by fitting a belt final drive of my own design and fabrication and evolved into having an open clear area in the back of the engine by hiding everything that normally goes there.
Best regards
Jean
Really excellent stuff! Thanks Much Jean!
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