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Almost done! Got a few maintenance items to take care of but it all easy stuff. Will clean up the bike a bit but I got it running last night and it's running great. Nothing's leaking. Can't wait to take it for a ride.

So I tried my hand at making a pleated seat. I've had an industrial sewing machine before but it didn't handle upholstery work very well. Just got my new machine and it just zipped though this material. Being my first try at a pleated seat, I don't think it turned out too bad. Definitely learned...

So the weather around here has been absolutely frigid. Unfortunately it's kept me out of the shop. I finally picked up a forced air propane heater and got back to work. Bought a cool little 6v light and made a quick little stainless mount. I also got the wiring harness done. Just have to plug...

Got a little work done today. Stripped and cleaned up the tank and got the seat foam glued on and shaped. Need to get a couple things before I can start sewing the seat cover but will hopefully get it done this weekend.

I think I've decided to run sans gauges. Really just for the clean look, not for any practical reason. With that in mind, I needed to plug the tachometer hole in the motor. I keep scraps of aluminum around for just this reason. I chucked some up in the lathe and got my dimensions. Got my...

I've been really struggling trying to figure out what to do for a headlight. I knew that I wanted to use the original if I could but after looking at the options for headlight mounts, I wasn't satisfied and knew that I'd have to make my own. I took an aftermarket mount for a CT70 that I had...

Time to start on the rear fender. I had planned to use a Triumph front fender on the rear however after thinking about it, I liked the idea of using the original fender and just cutting a section out of the middle, grafting it together and throwing on there. Here's how I did it. Started with...

You've got to just keep plugging away at the little things. Had a free hour today and thought I would tackle the front fender. Most of the bikes I've built don't have front fenders and it's never been an issue except when in the rain in Portland in February. Doesn't take much of a fender to keep...

It's a 75 CB750. The hardtail is from Voodoo Vintage out of Austin Texas. They are the only company that I know of that sells a hardtail that gives you a straight backbone and single downtube. I ordered the builders kit which just comes in all the component pieces then you stitch it all...

The seat pan is pretty much done. I started with a piece of 18 gauge sheet and roughed out the shape of the seat pan. I then annealed the sheet metal to make the middle soft where I would bend it to shape and also annealed the edges so I could round the edges to fit the radius of the...

Hey everyone. I've been building Triumph and Harley choppers for years but once in a while get to pick up something different to build. I've done an XR600 Street Tracker, a CB360 brat and a couple CT70 125's. My buddies and I head to Portland in Feb every year for The One Show. We always bring...