Recent content by isolato

I'm with you Cap'n, there's 2 colors of womens' hair... brunette, and everything else.

well, I stripped the neck and not a thing. I'll work on the rest of it. the mounts are (upper) 3 1/2" wide inside, and (lower)... 3 3/4" wide inside. the motor mount bolt holes upper to lower, center to center are 6 5/8". the front lower mounts were hacked off. thanks

I'll measure the mounts next time I get out in the 'museum'. a local old timer bike breaker/builder says it's a honda mount, most likely a small twin, tho not sure which (350ish). he also said it looks as tho it was made by a pro frame maker of the day, adding that they made custom frames for...

I'm kind of nutty about unusual vintage pieces and I just got both of these. I will find out what that seat was made to fit before I can let it go, just in case it's something I can use. I wouldn't alter it much, if any, to make it fit something else. I'd rather sell it if I can't use it for...

yes, the lack of front mount points and a head steady point, has me baffled. looks like something has been removed at some point, possibly other mounting points. I'll do some measuring tomorrow. the tag looks like a frame builders vin. all the welds are bondo'd smooth, which I'll be removing...

while I'm at it... anyone know what this may have been for? stamped, one piece, aluminum seat/fender. does not fit XS frame

it's old. it's candy purple. it has a Calif "assigned" vin tag. it has some very odd motor mounts that may have been changed. it has a sportster tree that dosen't really fit right. I'd like to build it back but wtf is it? I'll eventually pursue what motor fits with changing the mounts but, this...

Thanks! ..finally found a photo.. nice bike. and no doubt, I love the tires. modern, with the right touch of classic! what sizes did you use, and do they fill the "tire space" as you expected? little smaller...little larger?

wondering if anyone runs/ran these. I like how they look and as you know, sizes can vary aLOT among mfgs, ie; some brands 110's are small and some 120's are huge. any photos with them mounted on anything would be greatly appreciated. My choices are narrowed down to 2 and then I find these...

oh sorry, yes I made the pan. used the 'basic pan' tecnique. cover the seat area of the frame with saran wrap (stretch it tight) to protect it and keep the resin from sticking to it. lay down a layer of fiber cloth, letting it hang over some, and brush on the resin. it gives you a pan that fits...

I wrapped the frame with plastic wrap and layered up fiberglass. I glassed in a small pc of thin plywood shaped to anchor the front at the tank mount. I used and reshaped a cushion from an 80's klx250 (a very close fit btw) and covered it with a sleve from an old leather jacket. you can just see...

"That's awfully close to what's in mine for mine though I've got 40mm Showa forks R1/CBR wheels and an allow swinger on the shelf waiting to go on. A nice 'burly' roadster..... " that sounds awesome! can't wait to see it....

curious what year has 2 vacuum petcocks? I swapped my 80 tank (w/shit petcock) for a 73 with the nice old ones. I just cleaned them up and they work fine. I only hooked up 1, just for convenience. the tunnel is not that deep and in an emergency I can slosh a bit over if I had to.

put me down for #2. an '80 special I've started to modify. it's a rolling project... cut something off, bolt something on. not sure where I'm going

Wisdom for sure. and if that wheelchair day comes...cafe' it!:)