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Greetings and salutations my fine fellow DTTers. I'm starting a thread for the latest bad idea and my first Yamaha (hi Brad), a 1986 Yamaha SRX 600 / SRX-6. The story behind this bike is a bit involved. My brother is out in California, and found a Craigslist post for a disassembled SRX near...

Heya folks, In my continuing effort to get the number of bikes in my garage down to a manageable number, I'm selling my '79 CB650: http://annarbor.craigslist.org/mcy/4595723751.html The build thread is in my sig, and ignore the $1900 price. Since I love you guys best, I'll start at $1600 OBO...

What's better than a Triumph drag bike with one motor? A Triumph drag bike with two motors! That runs on meth! And has a '74 Harley trans with the foot clutch converted to the stiffest hand clutch you've ever used. It won best in class at this weekend's Concourse d'Elegance at St. John's in...

I've finished up this project and it has to move on to make room for and fund other projects. Build thread is in my signature and here's the Craigslist link: http://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/mcy/4559468337.html I'm asking $2200 OBO on Craigslist, but I'd love to sell her to a fellow DTTer and...

Hi folks, So my brother picked up (another) '86 SRX 600 (the only year for the bike in the US). It's in very well labeled boxes and with a clean titled frame, but is missing the tank, cylinder head, carbs, and rear fender / plate mount thingie. He's offered it to me to rebuild / rebuild...

Hi folks, I've been spending more time on the '93 CBR900RR, and it doesn't have a very good gauge situation. The cluster's mounts are broken, and the speedometer doesn't work since I've converted the bike to a 17" front wheel that doesn't work with the cable speedometer drive. Spending $200+...

So I seem to have a bike hoarding problem, as a fourth orphan Honda has followed me home. This one is a 1983 VF750F Interceptor, apparently the second fastest bike in the world in 1983. No, I don't know what the fastest bike was. This is what it looked like new: I responded to a...

Hi folks, I'm looking for one of the dual pickup Dynatek Dyna modules. It doesn't matter to me what it's off of, as long as it has two pickups and is the type designed to hook into coils directly. I'm hoping to retrofit it onto one of my projects and am hoping someone has one of these in...

I was just made a tempting offer on a Ducati Monster, which is my masochistic kryptonite, but my garage is already full of bikes. I don't suppose anyone wants to take the 900 or 650 off my hands in order to send me further into Italian motoring insanity? Just spitballing here, which I'm sure...

Happy Thanksgiving to all you fine folks! I hope you have a gut busting Thursday and enough turkey left over to make sandwiches out of to eat while you adjust carbs or read manuals or whatever else this weekend. If you're shopping tomorrow, may God have mercy on your souls and make sure to...

Mostly interesting because it's a '53 Triumph called "Li'l Blue Bitch" http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/offbeat_news/2013/11/man_glad_stolen_motorcycle_found_after_46_years My question is what poor bugger paid to restore a stolen motorcycle only to have it claimed by the rightful owner?

Hi folks, The ignition coils on my CB360 were getting funky when hot and causing the bike to stall out. As this was the second set of OEM (read: 36 year old) coils that had failed on me, I decided to look for a modern replacement that wouldn't cost me all of my dollars. I found that Yamaha...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKokq7JYh6Y I found this on Reddit and it was an enjoyable way to waste 20 minutes. Lots of vintage Honda bikes, and lots of classic American cars in the background as well. Also, the safely tips in the video are still relevant.

Hi folks, I thought I'd ask for a little advice from you learned jacket folks - I found this Schott jacket, and was wondering if they are common, and about how much it would be worth. Anyone know how Schott jackets fit in general? Do they run big or small? Thanks!

Title says it all - I'm looking for a good pair of CB360 (or compatible) coil packs to replace the very sad pair on my bike. I have cash, some CB350 parts, and lots of SOHC CB650 and SOHC/DOHC CB750 carb parts if you'd rather trade. Thanks!

I was reading the Honda Electrical Systems manual, and came across this section. Hopefully it will give you folks a good a chuckle as it gave me...

Hi folks, I just tore down the motor on a recently acquired '76 CB360, and discovered the reason it had no compression was that both intake valves were bent, probably due to the previous owner messing up the timing. Doh. I discovered that the CB/CL/CJ350 and 360 share the same valves, so I'm...

Hello again folks! Apparently I have a bike problem, as I just bought another fine Honda. The '79 CB650 is done and waiting for my brother to decide if he wants it, and the '93 CBR900RR is on hold until I get the upper fairing from Airtech. Hey, that's a good enough reason to get another...

Greetings and salutations fellow Do the Toners! I've gathered up lots of carb parts while rebuilding my '79 CB650, and now that I've got the bike pretty well set up, I'd like to sell some of the spares to help recoup my expenses. I have three carb bodies for a 77-78 CB750, numbers 2, 3, and...

I received the first Black Friday ads I'm actually interested in - Airtech is taking 30% off their fiberglass parts on Black Friday and Batterystuff is eligible for the $25 back from AmEx for Small Business Saturday. Hello CBR upper fairing and a battery capable of cranking the 650 over long...