Maintenance & Restoration

1. How Much to Spend – Vintage Series

It’s easy to look at a $500 bike on Craigslist and think, “For a few hundred more, I’ll have a classic.” But even if you do every bit of the work yourself, there is a baseline cost to bringing a machine back to life. Setting a budget now isn’t about limiting your fun; it’s about […]

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So you want a vintage motor bike…

Lord knows how I love my vintage motor bikes, but they definitely come with some challenges compared to owning a new bike.

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2024 The Year in Review

I absolutely smashed my goal of pure, unadulterated riding joy. The greatest metric isn’t mileage, but miles of smiles. Here’s to another year of spinning wrenches and carving corners.

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Third Times A Charm…

Almost 2000 miles ridden ensuring the mechanical reliability, my focus shifted to refining ride quality and fixing a few persistent problems.

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Getting the CB550 Back on the Road

After sitting in my Dad’s garage for almost 30 years, it was time to break out of my funk and get this bike back on the road. What a revelation, wind therapy was just what I needed!

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