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Anyone going?? Shameless plug for my fundraising link: https://www.gentlemansride.com/rider/Hurco550?showtick And general Info for the event: https://www.gentlemansride.com/

Is that good enough? Did I use a sufficient enough amount of motorcycle buzzwords in the title to say "trying to knock some modern" off of a street bike? I hope so, because that's the plan. About a month ago, I picked up this 2004 Suzuki SV650 from some kinfolk of the illustrious @VonYinzer...

Just over 11 years ago in October of 2012, I joined this forum. I had been bitten by the Cafe Racer Craze that was sweeping the vintage motorcycle world. I was 22 years old, working full time as a Tool and Die Maker by day and an Adult Education Adjunct Welding Instructor by night. (I still...

Who's going this year? The usual miscreants from DTT and DTT past will be holding it down in the lower swap. https://www.barbermuseum.org/barber-vintage-festival/

Here's a place to post if you are riding in the 2023 DGR, a place to shamelessly plug your fundraising link and pics afterwards. Heres mine: https://www.gentlemansride.com/rider/Hurco550?fbclid=IwAR2A8W725DeObQqb_wnE_ZqhjJ5Hka9zOKXmG5hy1R6HY96ZGb1nccsE-Io Will be there with the bobber and...

I know its a long shot, but I am looking for a 96+ dr650 engine for my next project. I am located in North Central Ohio but often travel south to the Chattanooga TN area and would be happy to pick one up anywhere along the way. I would also be interested in buying a more complete wrecked bike if...

Who all is going this year? A few of the old DTT miscreants and myself have a couple swap spot this again this year. EE 431 and 443. Stop by and say hi if your around. We should have a big Do The Ton banner hanging on our tent. It's a bucket list event for any vintage bike enthusiast! Link...

I know this is outta the normal wheelhouse for here, but I'm just curious if anyone has built a little "off grid" cabin and would like to share some insight. I'd love to hear any tips or tricks on "things you wished you had known" or "things you would do different" etc. Here's some background...

A few weeks back @ridesolo and I made the 4 hour pilgrimage up to see @CharlieT and @TedT and the world renowned Checkered Past Cycles today in Galesburg Michigan. Somehow this sweet little Velorex 562 sidecar jumped in the back of the truck. I actually been talking with Ted about it for years...

Who all is going this year? A few of the old DTT miscreants and myself have a couple swap spot this again this year. EE 431 and 443. Stop by and say hi if your around. We should have a big Do The Ton banner hanging on our tent. It's a bucket list event for any vintage bike enthusiast! Link...

I am looking to buy a set of CL350 pipes for my CB350 so that I can mount a sidecar. I can live without the mufflers and they do not have to be perfect by any means. Please let me know if you have a set laying around that you'd be willing to get rid of. Thanks!

I spent a bit of time the last few days over Christmas break on cleaning out the tank of my SL 70 Project. I know a lot of people have covered their method of tank cleaning, but I'll tell you mine anyhow. Like most things that I do, I am sure that there are better ways, but that's never...

Why not post it up I guess? Its more of a farklification and light modification than a full on "build", but what the heck. It's winter and I'm getting bored. I missed my dr650 terribly. Figured I'd try out the Kawasaki flavor of big thumper dual sports. So enters the 2002 KLR 650. Doohickey...

I know its a long shot, but id rather send my $ to a DTT member than a random eBay seller. Looking for a solo seat for a LWB BMW airhead. R90/6 to be exact, but I could likely make any airhead model seat work. Doesn't have to be pretty at all. Not going on a restoration, just a rider. Thanks in...

There is no Wizardry or magic craft involved with this little hack, but I have found it to be and economical and effective way to clean hard to reach areas on castings. Total cost for this brush was $1.24 (before tax) and both pieces came from the small local hardware store. A 1 foot length of...

Will it do the ton on the dirt? I don't know, but at full bore it sure feels like it. Chapter One: The Pig I caught the dual sport bug after a trip to spring thaw a few years ago (2017 iirc) and saw the "dirt bike" gang come back to the cabin tired, sore, muddy... and grinning from ear to...

A while back I picked up this 1971 SL70 for next to nothing. I didn't have any immediate plans for it, and it had kinda got shoe horned into a display piece in the basement until its place in the project list came up. Down the road, I was hoping my son would end up with it as his first "big"...

Ah, the cafe racer. I joined this forum back in 2012 with a cafe project in my sights (cb550). I have been active ever since, but much to my shame and embarrassment, I have never actually completed a cafe or even a cafe style bike. For shame I know. I've been distracted by all manner and style...

As some of you know, the first iteration of the fat tire swamp donkey built from a krusty tw200 and bw200 parts went to live out its days under the slaving hand of Deviant1 as a Gulf Shores Beach cruiser. If anyone wants to catch up on that build, its here...

I used to talk to grcamna5 (Bill) a good bit and he posted quite a lot on here. He hasn't been on here for a while and his phone number has changed from the one i have. Long story short, i came across a carb during my house/shop move that i think is his that i was doing some machining on. Id...