restoration

Reader Ride. Ducati 250 Single Racebike.

Didn’t get the owners name but he sent in the following info:

In answer to your request, here is some input of a bike I’m proud of. Once a basket case on a porch in CA, it was built into a show machine by Denny Berg. After 20 years of shows and setting in my office, it is now ready for its first track day 4/25. There will be an antique riding the antique. Fitted with a new front brake, good tires, improved steering, and with some goodies from Syd’s in the engine, shes ready to go. I hope to add a fiberglass “jellymold” tank to her shortly.

Thanks!  And I’d love to see some pice from her race debut.  Should be a great day!

Reader submittal. Husqvarna Desert Racer!

Bob Close from the Penton Owners Group sent me a link recently to a site I’d never heard of called huskyrestoration.com and some pics of this amazing Husqvarna Baha Racer.  Please do yourself a favor and click the link over to this fantastic site and check see all the pictures and read the story of this bike.  This isn’t a trailer queen.  It’s going to be raced in the 2010 Baha 500.  And while you’re over there please check out all their restoration projects.  Really really amazing stuff.  If you’re a fan of these old dirtbikes (or just curious) you should defilnately pay a visit to the Gents over on the Penton Owners Group.  I sneak over there and peek in on them every once in a while and I’m definately getting the bug.
 
Thanks again for the link Bob.  Much appreciated.

Reader Ride! Beautiful Montessa Scorpion brought back from the brink! With video!

Just a fantastic save of a really cool Montessa up in Massachusetts

Steve C. Writes:

Hello,
Great site/blog!  Have a couple of bikes you might like.
I found this Montesa on Craigslist in the Summer of 2006 – it’s a Scorpion 250, probably sold in 1968 or 1969.  Looked pretty rough in the pic the seller sent to me – see below – so my original thought was that I’d part it out on eBay.  I knew the front wheel alone was worth a few hundred bucks (more than I paid for the bike).  It’s a sought-after twin-leading shoe drum with air scoop that was also used on the Montesa Impala (street bike) and LaCross (real motocrosser).  But once I saw that the bike was nearly complete, I figured I’d see what it took to get running.  So  cleaned it up, painted the frame, straightened the front fender (yes, that’s it on the seat in the “before” pic), fabbed a seat strap, added a new chain, OEM rear brake pedal and shift lever, kickstart spring, rear brake light switch, taillight bracket, handlebars, points, condensor and plug.  That’s about it.  The rest was original — paint on tank, fender and headlight, grips, levers for the clutch, front brake and choke, even the footpeg rubbers, tires and that funky red leather thumb guard on the throttle. 


Steve C. N.Andove Ma 


Thanks VERY much for the pics Steve!  Rally great bike!




Here’s how she started out!

And here’s a video of her.  Really Nice Work!

http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=-5765847321719615127&hl=en&fs=true