Bike Builds

Pics by Nathan DiClaudioPreviously I had a post about a custom shop calledthat created an amazing looking . But now they've taken what the previous owner called _"just a f\*&@'n Yamaha"_ which was a half cut 79 XS650 …I really like the lines on this bike, the exhausts run parallel with the tail piece, and the whitespace between the seat and the frame really opens it up to more of a higher riding position than the traditional bobber.

The Plain Jane HypermotardAfter reading an article in the lastest motorcycle trader about Ducati introducing a new 659 Monster to cater for the LAMS riders. It got me thinking about what Duke I would own if I had a …Obviously the idea by the Ducati marketing teams was to give the LAMS rider an opportunity to own a ducati.

In stock form the little 2 stroke has it's plastic oil tank mounted to the frame, it fills the large space in the Triangle, and sits behind the side covers. So because we wanted to clean up the frame and …We also started work on fixing up the tank and smoothing out the dents.

Well today was the day that we said bon voyage to the switch. She's heading for a sea change up north to my hometown of Redcliffe.

So this week I managed to get some time to strip the tank paint on the leg breaker.The paint was stubborn but finally got it back to bare steel.

Time for a new project, and this one is a cute little thing. It's a 1980 Yamaha RS125 / RX125 two stroke or "two smoke" as they're also known.

Video from LA Times sweeping across the interwebs and for good reason. I wonder how much this beauty would be worth, considering 5 guys were working non-stop for a year to create it? "The Black Falcon is the third motorcycle ….

Black Adder is a 1969 Triumph 650 "unit" bike that was built by a guy called Dan Patterson, who has just started up Angry Monkey Motorcycles.I first came across some of Dan's work over on the JockyJournal forums where …What stood out was the amazing level of detail and craftsmanship exhibited from a one man show.