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Despite my best efforts, progress is still being made....

Just a quick update. I had the sewing machine out for another project and decided to whip up a quick perch for the Superhawk. Its not perfect, but it's good enough to get started with testing the height and control position. Now if the snow would just go away and spring would arrive....

Just a quick update. I sorted through the 10 pounds of carb parts that came with the Super Hawk and after cleaning, organizing and cleaning again, I managed to assemble 5 complete units, three lefts and two rights. I selected a set and then synced the slides, the throttle cables and the choke...

And so that brings us to the current year. 2018 started with the purchase of a new (to us) house in the metropolis of York PA. The house is in the city and walking distance to most things which after fifteen years abroad, we both wanted. More importantly, it has a detached 2.5 car garage at the...

By mid November 2017, the holidays were beginning to loom large. Being that we'd missed the last 15 years worth of Thanksgivings and Christmas' we had a full schedule that kept us traveling up and down the eastern seaboard. The last two weeks in November were spent in Maryland visiting family...

Teazer, good eye. The fork assembly is in fact from a 68-71 cb350. It was the most complete option I had out of the all parts that came with the bike so I decided to at least put it on for now and see where we are when the bike can move under it's own power. As for the pictures they should be...

As I recall,early in October, Brown Santa (UPS Truck) showed up with a set of Avon Road Runners. We spooned them on, selected the correct front axle from the 9 or 10 we had lying about and then suddenly we had a roller. Progress slowed for a couple of weeks as a neglected and homeless KLR 250...

That CB72 is awesome. And I agree the bike is never going to be up to "modern" standards as far as stiffness and handling, but for the type of riding I'm envisioning, I think it will be adequate. My wife tells me I'm too old to go fast anymore anyways... Speaking of handling, by last...

So the acid dip / sand blaster dude didn't mention it and I probably should ave realized this by myself, but the freshly cleaned frame began to flash rust almost overnight. To combat this, I sprayed it with a layer of primer and then some orange that we had laying around. Not sure if this will...

So the infinite pile of parts and pieces sourced from the backwater of West Virginia did include an original CB77 gas tank, but unfortunately time and the elements reduced the interior of said tank into a rusty gooey mess. I liked the lines of the original toaster style tank so I used the power...

So around September of 2017 I had gathered up all the Super Hawk parts and made a list of what was missing. To start off, I sent the frame out to be sand blasted, but sand blast guy said it would be better to acid dip it instead. After some discussion I gave him the green light and 24 hours...

Hi, I’m Tom and I’ve been reading along here on this site for a couple of years. I finally took some time to start uploading a few of the projects I am working on. First a little background, I got my first motorcycle when I was 6 years old and have been riding ever since. In my professional...