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VHT Micro vapor blaster. It was a bit of a Christmas present to myself. Just started playing with it. There's a bit of a learning curve, and my compressor is on the small side for it, but I'm pleased with it so far.

With the rod attached so far away from the swingarm pivot, how are you addressing possible issues with bump braking?

I've thought about that, either machining a replacement for the recoil cover to mount an alternator outside the flywheel, or running a belt driven alternator. The bigger issue is how much more effort I really want to put into this bike. I've already achieved all my goals for this project, and...

For anybody who's interested, the entire build saga is available here: https://tanshanomi.com/category/the-bride/

I might be able to play with the gearing and perhaps get some more top speed out of it. The current gearing is low enough that it takes off from a standing start pretty well. But in its current state of tune, I don't think I'd get more than 3-4 extra MPH, if I had to guess. The real solution is...

I had a bunch of random, used parts from other project bikes taking up space on my workshop shelves, so I decided to bolt all the leftovers together and find out what they'd add up to. It was a bit of a lark, but a good excuse to practice my design and fabrication skills from start to finish...

I am happy to report that having now put some miles on The Bride of Frankenstein, it’s a win in my book. The overall riding experience is peculiar, but easy and fun. Think of it as a Honda Navi with bigger wheels and better brakes. I paid a lot of attention to the steering geometry early on...

My snowblower-powered CVT roadster. I had a bunch of extra parts on the workshop shelves, so I decided to put them together. The engine is a 6-1/2 HP Honda GX200 clone. It is nowhere near finished, but as of this morning, it's at least rideable. 1974 Panther Black Shadow DB175 frame LCT 208cc...

Could you score an XL/XR 185 or 200 engine?

OUTSTANDING result!

I'm sure people who glimpse it will think, I'm not sure what I just saw. So I'd vote for a name like Phantasm or Apparition.

People say, "aww, you can get used to it." I had a BSA B50, and after a year of riding I was still trying to upshift with the brake pedal. Some people have deeper ruts in their pre-motor cortex.

After decades of gingerly trying to avoid chewing up extra-large nuts with my old serrated-jaw channel-lock pliers, I finally got myself a nice pair with smooth jaw faces.

I would never recommend a pod filter with a CV carb. If you're not going to run the stock airbox, save yourself the hassle and just get a Nibbi PE30. They're not that expensive. It'll be ten times easier to tune and run better overall once you get it dialed in. https://nibbiracing.com/products/pe30

The thing to remember is that slide carbs flow more than a CV of similar nominal diameter. A Mikuni VM30 or Keihin PE30 would be ideal for an otherwise stock SR250. I've used Nibbi Keihin clones with excellent results.

Once he's too big to fit, mold a lid onto that sidecar body and use it as a cargo hauler when you want to go bike camping. Or mold an ice chest into it for when need to deliver beer (or fresh fish, or meat pies).

I'm kind of digging the "pit bike cans." So much of what you can do with a T150 has already been done. We've been down those trails before.

Thanks for the kind word. "Bultakenstein" is wearing late '70s/early '80s Suzuki cast wheels. The 19" front is from a GS850, the 17" rear is from a GS450T. Because they're fairly narrow tube-type rims, you can pick them up for almost nothing nowadays. The wheels on the Benelli are two front...

Interesting thread. Here's my bike history from age 17–on, broken down into those I actually had on the road, and the perpetual projects in green. You can see that I lean toward small displacement bikes, two-strokes, and four-stroke singles. Out of my current projects, the Bultaco Pursang and...

I know this is a moldy old thread, but another vote for John Robinson. For me, his work hits the sweet spot between uselessly generalized and unnecessarily arcane and difficult.