Recent content by StillYoungerThanMyBike

Thanks. I'll keep working on it this evening and see if I can solve it.

Sparck Moto: Your harness is great! The only thing is the universal harness I got from DCC would have been nice if it came with a bunch of extra bullets to fit yours so I could make the connections easier, but a quick trip to Lordco Auto Parts for some bullet connectors fixed that up, just yours...

Back at it. Sorry for the long delay, kids and work meant no time for the build. Thankfully the holidays have given me a little time in the garage. Not much is new but I have done a little: Made a custom bracket for the bottom mount headlight, got a Sparck Moto universal wiring harness through...

Wow, welcome to DTT eh? Cool to get responses even though what I asked for was if anyone had good advice for electrical like any particular charging system that works really well or something I should really stay away from etc. But I will give a response to the suspension and tires discussion...

Thanks for the electrical advice, I was browsing DCC and was thinking the same thing, upgraded regulator and rectifier for sure. The picture of the back tire is a bit deceptive due to the angle of the pic. It's a 140/70 R17 sitting on a 17" x 4.25" Sun Rim so not that big, but it's pretty much...

Well, that's where I'm at for now. Now I'll just have to be happy with my spare 360. There was a good little 360 for sale locally during the spring so I snagged it for spares and something to ride during the build. It benefitted from the rebuilt and powder coated stock fork, plus powder coated...

And then I saw a little ad for Cognito Moto in the back of Cafe Racer mag, and I was doomed. Having ridden the last 15 years on bikes like my FZ750, a couple different TL1000s, a ZX9R and a 1990 GSXR1100 that almost all had fully tuned and custom suspension, forks and shocks I really wanted my...

After a chat with my engine builder we decided to go with some Mikuni VM30 carbs and UNI filters. In goes the motor for the first time since I've bought the basket case. I've never seen the motor in the frame until now.

Once I decided to go the cafe route I decided to clean all the extra tabs off the frames and weld a new tail hoop, rearset mounts and few other things I needed for the cafe seat.

Being a carpenter and hearing that a local race bike builder and vintage Honda expert needed some work done on his shop, we made a trade. Some new windows and siding installed for a Botham Racing engine rebuild. Slight overbore, new Wiseco high compression pistons and a full tear down and...

Yes, I was lucky enough that the bike actually came with an extra NOS never used still in the Honda wrap frame. So I had a spare to start with mock ups before building on a never used 40 year old frame. First I just did a quick mock up to see what I had.

So I just joined the forum here after checking in for questions and answers and just looking around, I've finally decided to join up and show you all what I'm up to. A couple years ago my daughter was born and the big, fast and expensive to insure litre sport bikes got sold and I found a '74...