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Part of my collection: from left to right: 1969 Kawasaki G3TR Brat Style build 1965 Honda C100 Trials bike with 125cc motor 1964 Bridgestone BS-7 Cafe Racer 1965 Honda C105 Rat Bike with 140cc motor 1964 Hodaka ACE 90 1964 Yamaha YJ1 with YSR50 motor 1966 Honda S65 1964 Yamaha YG1T 1970...

I finally took a few pics of the Kawasaki:

My little 90cc project: http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=32047.0

Got my new wheel spokes and nipples via Thailand this morning, so I spent some time in the living room building both wheel assemblies. One pot of french press and two episodes of "The Men Who Built America" on the History Channel later, and I had two complete wheels with fresh 2.75x17...

An update! My folks visited from Southern Oregon, so I put pops to work doing the brakes. This was his first time working on a motorcycle, so he appreciated how incredibly simple 4" brake drums are. We also got both backing plates and hubs cleaned and polished up, and the original wheel rims...

Finally got my latest project on the road and running. I still have a few little things to finish up on it, and need to source some hard to find trim parts. Here is a quick recap: --- Yes, I have started another project. This time, I at least waited until after I got El Guapo fully up and...

Looking forward to your progress. I've been putting some miles on my '69 G3TR lately, and have really enjoyed it. Surprisingly powerful with a bit of porting to the rotary valve and a hotter pipe.

Just a quick recap of this project, and an answer to a few questions: -The taillight is actually a rear turn signal from a Honda C100. Available on ebay from numerous oversees vendors. -I don't have the old exhaust. I actually used part of it to build this one, and then used the rest for...

Almost done. It has even run for a minute, but I discovered an oil leak. So I took the top end off and made a new gasket. I also got the tank all lettered and outlined. I'm finally getting decent with my pin stripe brushes. I'm letting some gaskacinch cure up, and will fill it...

A bit more progress, including footpegs, various levers and brackets, and the exhaust, which I finished up this morning. A few more sessions of fiddling and fab work, and I might be able to get it prepped for paint. --- Just a quick recap, with some bad night photos. About 20 minutes...

Got a new rear tire mounted, a 3.5x18 trials tire, onto a wider 2.15x18 rim. I've also played with the tank mounting location, and generally cleaned up a lot of parts. I also picked up a pair of Honda XR250 twinshock rear shocks, which have a 16" eye-to-eye length. Mounting rear tire: Rear...

Some details of my latest build: --- I'm starting another project, as the Miyata is 99% done, and I'm ready to build something else. I have had four Honda S90/CL90 parts bikes in the back shed for a couple years, just waiting to become something fun. I've also had a hankering to do up a...

What's that? It runs? Damn right bitches!!!!! http://youtu.be/cbEJ3LP8lN8 New M16x1.0 Petcock and a battery gave me spark and fuel. It literally started on the third rotation, no choke needed. Didn't even have to adjust the idle speed or mixture. Now I just need to make a list of all...

A bit more progress. Including building up the seat pan with new foam. I wanted to try and use the original seat cover, just for shits. It cleaned up very nicely, and I was able to patch up a couple small tears. It still needs a little smoothing out on the sides, but seems to be getting...

Interesting! So is it a Mikuni licensed from Amal? Because it clearly says "AMAL" on the carb.

I do have quite a few little dink bikes. Some or low mileage originals, some are $50 bikes that came in boxes, some or "restomod" style projects based on incomplete and tatty original bikes. I've been favoring building bikes, as opposed to restoring as of late, but this little Miyata has been...

I discovered last weekend that the Miyata uses bicycle tire sizes. In this case, 22x2.25. I'll actually be swapping over to a set of 17" rims with some shorter spokes, so I can use a more standard 17" moped tire. Original tires: I also got everything stripped and ready for primer/paint...

More details of this peculiar beast: Seat pan. Not rusty, just covered in dried up old foam: Seat pan, foam, and cover. Expansion Chamber. Very strange, with the rear portion slipping into the main portion, and held on with a threaded rod running down the middle of it: Rear shock...

I decided to start my next project, so I pulled this little beast over to the work area. It was made by the Miyata Bicycle Company, for only a year or two. I've only found some basic specs on it, saying it is a 50cc two-stroke, has a 3-speed conventional transmission (with clutch) and a 12v...

I got the gas tank back from my pops. He had instructions to paint some sort of epic scene with a naked lady and a dragon. He outdid himself: Chris H.