And his buddies just keep filming his ongoing misery… Classic.
Custom Ducati Cafe Assembly.. It’s a borderline adult video..
A Beautifully Modded 1988 Honda Hawk. Another Honda that was just a wee bit ahead of it’s time.
Edit:it’s an 88 (obviously) and not a 98.
This is a really excellent example of the potential that these bike came with. I still scratch my head how a bike like this went out of production in the US just a few years before the very similar SV650 took us by storm. And this one has been really well done up. I can in fact testify that 64HP in a bike this light is the sort of fun that’s hard to to explain to a 200 hp generation. But it’s real.
Hello. I have been following your web site for quite awhile now and own a few bikes myself. I have a friend that bought a 1988 Honda Hawk a few years ago and has done a ton of work on it making it into a very nice up to date ride for 2011. I think it would really make his year to have his bike and the work he has done shown on your website. It will also be a nice surprise seeing it on your web site. Here is several pics of his bike from where it started to where it is now. I will also list some of the changes he has made.
The changes he has made and additions include. Stock front forks with Racetech springs, Race Tech Gold Valve Emulators, All Balls steering head bearings kit, K & L fork seals, and All balls front wheel bearings kit, Steve Lenac Brake kit (bracket/6 pot caliper/Pro Lite floating race rotor), EBC HH brake pads, Stainless steel brake lines front and rear through the swingarm, Motion pro throttle and clutch cables, Penske 8983 Triple shock, 3.0 Jet kit, Pod Filters, Polished heads, New carb boots, rebuilt carbs and dyno’d at 64hp., Mikuni vacuum fuel pump with custom mikuni mount above the rear valve cover, Full M4 Titanium High Race Exhaust system, KOSO RX2N Gauge, Aztec8 5 3/4″ dual headlights, Eastern Beaver wiring harness, Vortex Clipons and bars, CRG Lane splitting mirrors and levers, VLED Red 92 Brakelight bulbs, Buell Traction Grips, Buell Blinkers, F3 front rim, vfr 5 spoke 5 1/2inch rear wheel, lightened rear rotor, many parts powdercoated, body work custom painted, and many other custom made parts he had made.
Here is a few when he first got it.
And a few during the build process.
He had set it up this way about 6 months ago with the low mount m4 exhaust and quite a few less parts than he has now…Here is some of the latest photos after all the work has been done. He told me he is going to do more things to it, but here it is now.
Here we have a fe of the finished product:
A few from the build process:
And here’s the Before Pic. Not bad really:
Reader Ride. Sweet 1955 T110 Triumph.
Thanks to Eric Johnston who’s owned this beauty since 1973! That’s the real deal right there! Thanks Eric!
Another victim of my spam Filter. This time an update to an earlier V-Rod.
Sorry bout that Ron
Hi Dude.
….In reply to a couple of posts after featuring the Vrod Cafe Racer, here are a couple of shots from different angles, repositioned bars and new wheels.
Happy chrimbo to all that use this awesome site. Keep up the good work and we all appreciate the time you take running this.
I’ll post my Zephyr 1100 project next year on completion.
Other photo is the Joey Dunlop Bronze on the mountain section at the Isle Of Man during the Manx TT this year.
regards
Be sure to send me that Zephyr when you’re close. I love those bikes!
Back at the CLCafe.
Another great build from Jason Moore who’s e-mail message was again trapped in my spam filter. This time a 1974 Honda Cl 125 Sorry about that Jason. It’s happening so often that I may just start a sub category for it. Oh and be sure to check out his blog. Good stuff.
Hey, Just finished my CB125 for my wife. 1974, converted to 12 volts. Internally sprung forks, custom fiberglass seat, clip-ons with internal throttle cable, scrambler pipe with internal baffle. Sweat paint job with matching retro helmet. Check out my blog to see my past and future builds. http://flyingjcustoms.blogspot.com/
I see from your blog that you’ve since sold it but that “find” you had on the bad side of town looks like it has possibilities.
An Electric Harley.
Someone was waaaaaaaay ahead of their time with this one I think,
Regular contributor Charles Lathe wrote in:
Hey Steve,
I am not a fan of electric vehicles, but I’m attaching a photo of an electric Harley I saw at the Wheels of Time museum in Maggie Valley, North Carolina. Note the piece of rug under the bike and the oil stains on the floor. Even though it is an electric motorcycle, it’s a Harley so I guess it has to leak a little.
Regards, Chuck North Carolina
Ha! Good one!
BikeBandit finally came through for me with the last few bits…
Finished the Motardization of the DR650 after a screw up on my part. You know that spacer that goes behind the cush drive between the bearings.. yeah well don’t ever forget to put that back in before going for a ride or stuff like this can happen to the bearing from the side pressure… wrenching while tired… stupid stupid stupid..
All came out in the end though!
Really slick MX “Dream Ride” video that has been making the rounds.
Saw this over on Motorcycle Daily (no relation) and a few other spots. Like they said if you have the bandwidth watch it in HD. Really slick stuff although the soundtrack left me a little flat. YMMV
Scootermania! The Traffic Insanity of Ho Chi Minh City.
Amazing time lapse / high speed video. As an American, the traffic circle segments amaze me. For some reason they are slow to catch on here.
Traffic in Frenetic HCMC, Vietnam from Rob Whitworth on Vimeo.
Motorcycle Photo Of The Day 