Recent content by mickwheelz

When I rode it, it seemed fine. Power felt good across the rev range, it has no dramas revving to 10k and didn't hesitate or stutter, nor did it backfire on over-run or blow any black smoke. Anyway, I can cross that bridge when I come to it.... The bike never came with an airbox (just the side...

It had pod filters on it when I got it and was running fine, so I assume the previous owner had re-jetted the carbs. I can always change the jets again if need be.

made some progress to spite the shitty weather we have been having in brisbane... Got a lot of my misc. metal items (mounts, etc) and my swing-arm painted as well as my wheels, tank and front fender. dont worry, the tyres are being replaced, so I didnt bother masking them

All of the frame and assoicated parts, brackets, etc are getting sandblasted this week ready for paint. In the mean time, I have ordered a pile of gear from dime city; Lightweight Chrome "Dimpled" Headlight Brackets - (Fits: 29-35mm Forks) 7" Chrome Classic British Style Headlight Assembly...

Saw this on ACR the other day. Awesome build, gives me some inspiration for my own CB250T build!

Got a fair bit done today, the bike is completely stripped and I have started removing the paint. Coming apart slowly Engine sitting on blocks Frame before detabbing and paint removal Paint stripper applied Close up of removed tab Paint removed thus far, only the front half has...

Hi Everyone. I've wanted to build a cafe racer style bike for a little while now... and really got keen after a mate of mine started building one. I had bikes when I was a kid, but after having a pretty bad crash at 15 and wrecking my bike, I stopped. So after looking around on the net, and...