Recent content by ichitz

Went to the hardware store to look for wood dowels to hammer out the dent. Guy says "Bring it over, I'll fix it for you!" Brought the frame over, he found an old dented tube they can't sell no more, put the frame on the vice, whacked it a couple of times. Solved. Didn't even charge me a penny...

Joe, thanks for the input. I want foot pegs too coz, let's be honest, I am not pedaling around a 100lbs machine. The foot peg kit from Motoped costs something like $250 (ouch) w/bracket for brake control. Or...I can get a bicycle crankset for under $100. I already got pedals from another...

Unwrapped everything today. It's like a christmas present you forgot about and later found hidden in the closet. Happy times. and then.. I saw the dent in the head tube. CRAP! It's been a year. I don't think I can chase the shipping company for damages now. Anyone has any clever tricks on how...

A little over a year ago I funded the Motoped kickstarter project. Since then it's been sitting neglected in a corner of my garage due to other projects. Now I'm ready to tackle this thing! I searched high and low for other people’s Motoped builds online, however most builds I found are based...

stuck oil plug? Progress is slow, mainly because I started upholstering the seat for my other bike. Went to drain the oil today to get ready to take the engine out and... the oil plug is stuck. I tried spraying some wd-40 (it's the only thing close to penetrating oil i have of the moment)...

Think I might be way late for this but anyway, if you have titles, just bring them and you should be fine. If you only have registration, they won't allow it even if the registration is under your own name from another state. I know coz I recently tried to register my bike I brought over to CA...

Re: My First Build. 1971 cb350*UPDATED 5-20-12*Opinions Needed* Love the rugged raw look. I was thinking of making my tank raw too in the future. But I heard some clear coats have the tendency to turn yellow and it's more apparent when it's on raw? Might need to have someone clarify that. Or...

Hi everybody! I got my first bike, a '74 CB350F, last year. Didn't get to do much to it as it is running pretty good and I need it for commutes, I didn't want to get into something that I'll mess up resulting in me not being able to go anywhere. It's my only mode of transportation after I moved...

Re: QT50 Yamahopper Cafe - Might hit the 1/2 ton such an interesting idea! signing up. Awesome work!

this is a little late.. but turns out it's a slow drain in a mysterious unknown place somewhere. Battery needs to be charged weekly. Now I just leave it on a tender.

That looks awesome Dyrden. What kind of paint did you use?

Just finished painting my lid. Firestone tread!!

Anybody know of anywhere in the Los Angeles area that you can take your bike for a few test runs? Thing is while I was in New York, my Honda CB had some issues getting up to speed. Now I just moved with the bike to LA, and the issue should be fixed and it rides very smoothly around the...

looks great! i hope my little 350f could come close to what u have some day. Love the pin-up splash. Great work!

checked the battery, all fluid levels are good. Terminals and connections are clean. Fuse is good. Finally got a friend to come by with a charger and a multimeter. Readings show 10.2v and drops to 9.5v when firing her up with the charger. Battery can't hold a charge without the charger...