Recent content by akwon

I would also be very interested in seeing alternative options to the cafe racer bars found on ebay. Anyone have pics to post of other options they went with (the ebay brand of course)

Hey, where did you get that gauge and how easy is it to hook up?

I don't plan on cutting it up (maybe ever) until the bike is running perfectly. The upgrades that I'm doing to it as of now are pretty basic. Clipons, new tires (old ones are rotted), round headlight and taking off the rear fender (open to suggestions of a right seat/tail combo!!) But I do see...

Thanks for the words! I will be taking it apart this weekend. One thing is for sure, I will not butcher this bike.

Awesome awesome. How did you fabricate the seat and tail?

I'll take your advice and get the proper battery. Clip ons is definitely a cool idea I've been thinking of. Any specific brand or product you suggest? Rearsets would be cool, but I think I need to get the basics done first...seat, headlight, handlebars. The headlight is 100% the first thing...

That loooks sick!!

I did. It got thrown out by accident!!! Ugh. Very pissed. You could also apply for a new title....I had a long talk with the NYDMV and they said I have all the documents to register it, they'll probably just give me a hard time at the DMV.

I bought this bike last year from a guy in CT, the bike usually runs great, sometimes it hesitates under throttle (Carbs need to be cleaned!). Other than that, the bike is in pretty good shape, you can tell its been dropped...some scraps here and there, dent in the tank, ripped seat, but the...

So a couple of weeks ago, I see my neighbor cleaning out his garage and sorting all the 'junk' out in his driveway. I'm pretty friendly with all my neighbors so I walk up to him and ask if he's having a garage sale...just joking around. Among the pile of old chairs, roadbikes, crappy furniture...