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hey hows it goin guys? I recently picked up a mini chrome speedo for a buddy of mines bobber project and told him I would wire it up for him. Only thing is i have never actually wired LED lights before!! I believe the speedo has, oil, nuetral, signal and high beam indicators. The bike is for...

hi guys, hope I got this posted in the right spot. I recently purchased a 67 cb450 black bomber. It's got some nasty broken fins on one side where a car backed into it while in a garage. Everything is there for the bike and is in relatively good shape for a 67. Gonna start a restoration! BUT...

been a while since I've been on the forum, but winter months r upon us and i thought take a stop by. A fellah I work with at the bike shop offered me an interesting bike the other day. A 1967 Honda 450 Black Bomber. \i did soem research on it and noticed that these lil beasts can rev up to...

Been working away at my XS cafe project and have it running good now and everything, but have a few wiring issues. I can roll the engine over with the starter button even when the key is off...dont even need the key in there. i know it is just somethin stupid staring me right in the face, but...

just wondering how many of you XS guys have used the 750 Big Bore kit from MikesXS?? Any concerns, comments or questions???? I have been thinkin about puttin a kit in one of my spare engines eventually for a bobber project! just wanted to hear what some of your experiences with it have been...

Hey guys just wanted to give some heads up for some of the cool events comin up in NS this season! Warf Rat Rally: http://www.wharfratrally.ca This is an all week event! and it is killer...tens of thousands of bikes and tons of vendors and events. all in a beautiful ocean side town! Halifax...

The bike shop i work at "Toads Cycle Works" is looking for a new T-shirt logo...something that is for both jap bike and Harley davidson riders! and needs to have a Toad on it. Mike "Toad" Roach was a custom bike builder who started the shop up 30 years ago, but had passed away a 3 years ago. he...

http://halifax.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-motorcycles-street-cruisers-choppers-1971-Honda-CB-W0QQAdIdZ182807705# awesome lil 1971 CB450...real cool british lookin bike! Would be great to cafe and real cheap too!

I've built a copper decoration piece for the tail end of my cafe seat and have also made a small copper spade that i wanted to fasten to the tail piece to give it a bit of a 2-D look...anyone know what would be the best way to "weld??" the two copper pieces together? waht kind of prepping do I...

I'm doing a bit of a top end rebuild on my 77 XS650 and accidentally broke a piston ring...was planning on puttin new rings in anyway, but I was wondering how you can tell if you engine had been bored out by a previous owner or not...I'm assuming it should say somewhere on the pistons weather...

hey guys...I've been gettin some good work done on my XS650 the past couple days...only thing is I can take any pics of the progress, cause some arsehole stole my wifes camera out of our car!!! $300 camera i bought her for our anniversary...he's lucky i didnt catch him doin it, lets just say...

;) Thought some of you would like this! More rat rods then bikes, but pretty cool and funny vid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gys-6znFEC8

anyone know of a good resource for plunger style frames...basically a hard tail with real small spring/shocks in the back. Here in NS they have passed a new law that does not allow hard tails...why i will never know, I can only imagine what some builders would have though when they were half way...

:'( What is the worst wipe out you ever had? W5 - who what when where why... I havent had any "real" bad ones...yet anyway...but i guess it would have been when i got my first bike KZ440 - was coming off a dirt road onto a paved section at a stop sign and stupidly jammed on the front...

I am thinkin bout stripping my tank down to bare metal and possibly putting some pin striping on it and whatnot. Question is: What is the best way to get a bare metal tank looking good? I figured I would strip the old paint off and then use different grades of sand paper (lower to higher grit)...

If you have a triumph, BSA, Norton or any other British bike Cooks is the place for you! Owner Gary Cook is a Master restorer especially when it comes to British bikes. www.novascotiabikers.com/cooksclassics.html

For all your Harley and Jap bike needs. Tons of custom parts and accessories. Even a good selection of used parts. Great deals! If we dont have it we can probably find it or send you in the right direction! 30 Lake Major Road, Dartmouth NS www.toadscycle.com new website coming soon

just seeing who plays music or records music? I'm a sound engineer and singer/songwriter...always lookin for other musicians for inspiration and whatnot...if anyones got a music site set up or anything post em in here, so we can all give er a listen www.myspace.com/paulvidito wanna hear...

Well I started tearing down my 77 XS650 the other day. She's completely dismantled now and the frame was cleaned and primed last night. As far as plans go for it, I want somewhat of a Brat style mixed with a straight up cafe style. i got a custom peanut tank (literally the size of a peanut...

Just wondering if there are many Canadians on the site? Especially around the Nova Scotia area. Lemme know who you are so we can maybe go for rip in the next season. ;)