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I usually use the "vote for what you would most want to ride" method, but this month it was still a close call. Fantastic restoration and fab work on these bikes.

Good to know. That was among the $25-a-gallon items I saw at Lowe's, but alas, I chose heavy duty liquid paint stripper. It loosened/took out 85-90% of the liner, which was encouraging, but close doesn't count, as "they" say. I'm using a new OEM-style petcock, which is both poorly located and...

Anyone know a good stripper? Yeah, I'm really inviting the most thoughtful answers with that one... This thing is driving me bonkers. Installed the PAMCO setup and the bike seems to be getting good spark, at the correct time. We realized though that it was down on power and seemed to be...

Well, lookee what came in the mail yesterday. Time to get to work.

I ordered mine about 3 days before you posted that... and I'm starting to get nervous that it might not get here in time to have it ready by July 27th. Did you get yours yet? What's the average turn-around time for a PAMCO order? I sent a friendly email inquiry to Pete, but no response so far.

I'm on board. Looks like you two know how to have fun together--good stuff. Also, I'm jealous of your riding season down there. It's about half as long up here.

Welcome to DTT, Scrappers. That Sporty looks like fun. What bike are you planning to use as the basis for the cafe build? On the subject of Sportsters, I've always wanted to use the 1200S or RS as the basis for a cafe build. The dual front discs and adjustable suspension are pluses on those...

The Mikunis really woke up this bike, and everything in the kit worked pretty well, but as I said, the cable assembly is a bit tricky until you learn the exact right way to cut through the cable, the exact amount of force to use when crimping the ferrules, etc. Once the bike was running though...

brewtown, I think I have all the parts I need--thanks though. Rich, I've never really thought of a 30-year-old Husqvarna as a superbike, but they were super for a while there, haha. On another note, if you order a carb kit from Powerbarn, opt for the pre-made throttle cable. Making it...

Von, I'm roughly an hour north of Pittsburgh (depending on whether you're on the North or Sa-side). Near Slippery Rock. Brad, I may end up parting it out, and if I do, I'll let you know, but I'm hoping to move the whole thing because I'm working 55-60 hrs a week as it is.

What you see is what you get. No paperwork, so the frame may or may not be useful. Handlebar is bent. Either way, $50 takes it. Hopefully I've priced it attractively enough that it justifies taking the whole thing, even if you just wanted the fenders, for instance. It can be assumed that...

It's been a while since I've had anything worthy of an update, but here are a few nuggets: Bought the Powerbarn Mikuni setup: And replaced the stock (bent) handlebar with one from a vintage Husqvarna dirtbike: I still need a few things, but it's good to get working on it again. I'm also...

It looks like Power Barn makes a VM32/VM34 kit, but it's pretty dang expensive. Looks like it's time to start saving...

I'm going to get the tank fixed and a new set of bars and signals, but I need some advice on carbs. I'm not a big fan of the stockers, and a friend of mine recommended going with Mikuni round slides. Is anyone running Mikunis on his (or her) 450? If so, what diameter and what jetting? I'm...

Well, I'm back. I picked this bike up last spring and managed to update a few things on it before the riding season ended last fall. The last good riding day of the year, I decided to ride it like it had modern suspension and brakes, and the subsequent front end wash-out (those drums are...

Haha, well, thanks for swooping in and making sure it's recognized.

I agree with all of those up in arms defending the current administration. I don't think Obama has pushed to spend too much money. In fact, I think he should spend more money; much more. I breathed a sigh of relief when we managed to raise the debt ceiling. People keep griping about silly...

Re: Support a fellow Tonner: FallingApartArt Designs on Redbubble Can you do an artist's rendition of this, with the words, "Loyzem Gayne!" printed underneath? LOL. Ok, in all seriousness, I wish you guys the best of luck, and I'll be checking back in. (Although if you did make that...

It's amazing how difficult it is to find some of these screens/filters--I mean, you know that if it takes you a whole 15-20 minutes of searching online, you NEVER would have found it 15 years ago. Here's a start: http://www.bills-b-racing.com/index1.html

Those are awesome. These counter some of the issues having to do with pods--especially if you select longer stacks that would effectively smooth the otherwise turbulent intake charge (especially on the outer carbs that would experience significant wind buffeting). I am no genius about these...