Re: An odd one. 82 kz750r1. Brat cafe.
Busy as always. Went down to MotoGp at Circuit of the Americas in Austin Texas again. Good racing was seen!
Also went to the Handbuilt Motorcycle Show that Revival puts on. Amazing things to be seen as always.
Craig Rodsmith's turbo guzzi was my favorite for sure.
Anything Maxwell Hazan builds it picture worthy. His turbo Ducati this year was wonderful.
I'm sure some of you will recognize the Bmw k75 Alpha bike. The entire bike is absolutely insane, the suspension design, steering articulation, and the rear set operation (which is controlled by your knees). It was a trip to try to wrap your head around how everything "works". Not practical at all to ride, but the design behind it is just nuts.
Colt Wrangler Lyons built this fresh little Honda CL175 for Bexar Goods in San Antonio. I actually got to meet him, super nice guy. Makes me want to build a tracker for sure!
Been working on mine some when I have time. The original tank I had was rusting some on the inside..I didn't realize how bad until I started stripping the paint and I realized there were rot pin holes developing. Seemed like it was going to be more hassle than it was worth. The oem tank also didn't have the clearance on the bars and forks I was wanting. Oh wells! I ended up going down to Ty's motorcycle salvage, which is conveniently 5 blocks from my home. I gave him the Benelli/Harley 250 parts I had acquired for free in exchange for some credit. I ended up getting a Honda cx500 tank that was completely straight and rust free. It had a shape I could appreciate so I relocated the front tank mounting points and it seems like it will work out. Still need to sort out a rear mounting point. I also welded in a filler plate to smooth up the back of the tank. I'm sure I'll get a talkin to from someone about not having "the right tank" on it. :
I also didn't quite get the right length on the rear loop the first time I did it. So I shortened it up a little bit and welded it on. Think I finally got the right shape to the frame now. Going to build a seat pan and figure out some mounting points for it. After that I'll be moving on to primering/painting the frame, tank, and a few misc items.