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Hi all, After doing a few projects on 70s motorcycles I picked up a '00 SV650S in the Spring and spent my Summer riding instead of wrenching. Good fun! However, I got the modification bug and heavily inspired by XTR Pepo's amazing builds I have started rebuilding my SV into a late 70s...

Here's my current tank paint. It's a silver flake that I actually like but it's chipped and bubbled so now it's time to take a hard decision... what color!? current: options so far :-)

Hello, I recently put 320mm floating discs from a FZR1000 on my '75 XS650 and I thought that others might be interested in some details... My XS was born with two discs in front but the brake master and spongy rubber hoses made braking a very "interesting" thing. Also my fork seals were bust...

Hello! As if I didnt have enough projects I did a little trade this summer. A guy posted an ad with a 500cc 1962 Triumph Speed Twin - non runner - that he was selling. But he would consider trading it for a CB500 or T500. Since I had a suzuki 1971 T500 in sitting in the bicycle basement of my...

Hi, I'm looking at some cool tyres that I would like to put on my CB350. But how wide do you think I can go? the standard is 3.5 18" rear and 3.0 18" front. Anyone has an idea if I can fit 3.5 both front and rear (or wider?) without scrubbing against the fork/swing arm? I have taken off the...

Since I have gotten my cafe racer rolling I have been looking for at project bike that I could turn into a rat/brat bike with a 2up seat so I could ride around th ecity with my girlfriend. This Sunday I stumbled upon an offer I couldnt refuse: a 1973 CB 350 that had been sitting a guy's (heated)...

test I just completed my seat for my XS650 caferacer but you can easily build a norton manx styled seat for any bike following the same steps. What you need: - metal for seat base (I used aluminium and sheet metal) (I paid $10 at a blacksmith) - a yoga mat or any foam you can shape. has to be...

Hi all, I've been a member here since October 2007 when I met a guy with a red honda CB caferacer on College St W in T.O. I'm Danish but I was there for studies... so, last spring I got a good deal on a 1975 XS650 standard from a guy who had owned it in almost 10 years and NEVER changed oil...