Well... I just got back a full day of driving. 14 hours for the total trip.
The fruits of today's labor are a 1962 Yamaha YD3 in pretty dire condition. I think most sensible and sane people would probably commit this poor bike to the scrap heap at this point, but I've rarely been accused of being sensible or sane.
I'm pretty much looking at taking down every last part to its bare material and building it back up.
The bike doesn't have a left header and it's missing both jugs (I see a set on eBay right now!) and both heads (these are still AWOL).
In a fully restored state, this is what the bike would look like:
And here's how she sits now:
This project is one that will likely span a few years. It's secondary to my CJ project, but this one is going to be a real test. Hopefully I'm not in over my head...
The fruits of today's labor are a 1962 Yamaha YD3 in pretty dire condition. I think most sensible and sane people would probably commit this poor bike to the scrap heap at this point, but I've rarely been accused of being sensible or sane.
I'm pretty much looking at taking down every last part to its bare material and building it back up.
The bike doesn't have a left header and it's missing both jugs (I see a set on eBay right now!) and both heads (these are still AWOL).
In a fully restored state, this is what the bike would look like:
And here's how she sits now:
This project is one that will likely span a few years. It's secondary to my CJ project, but this one is going to be a real test. Hopefully I'm not in over my head...