the silver beast

it'll be two years this year since i picked up this 750. it was a a rolling chassis with the engine barely bolted in. the rest of the bike in unmarked bags, all boxed up. once i returned home, i enlisted my good friend cliff to help make some sense of the bags of chaos. we didn't make it too far and the beast was left to hibernate.

fast forward to march this year. i found myself with a spare day and decided to see how far i could get before the sun went down. needless to say, i was pleasantly surprised by my progress....

after the one day partial build, i tucked the silver beast back into its corner until today, finally finding the time to tackle a few other challenges on the bike. a big thanks to christoph and cliff for diving right in, and thanks to lex for keeping us fueled on coffee and good food. the electrical gremlins are almost all sorted out and the list is getting shorter. i need a bigger bike for summer trips and i'm thinking this one will do just nicely

st. patty's weekend

sold a bike

worked on the cb750 engine

drank some beers and dressed up in leather

helped with christoph's hypno show

and watched some kung fu

all in all, a pretty damn good couple days.

first taste

today i received the first taste of things to be; making money wrenching. it may not have been a month's salary, but I'm okay with baby steps.

I picked up a '73 CB350 a few weeks back. sure, it was a little haggard from being outside for the winter, and of course, that classic old gas smell pouring out of the carbs when i cracked them open. But with a little bit of love and encouragement, she was reborn.

the long walk home. stopped for a breather...

cleaned up the carbs, new oil, adjusted the ignition and valves, new battery...

a little wipedown....

good to go

the saga continues!

push it...

ich....nee....

PT1+2

half the time i don't know what i'm talking about. the other half, i'm lying.

they must crap their pants each lap.

thanks jim!

blog stall

my recent RD350 purchase has been stealing any ounce of spare time I had remaining. this weekend, lex and i managed to disassemble the bike down to the frame, clean up every piece we could get our hands on and finally puzzle it back together.

next up, is the engine work....