Repair, Recondition and Restore
I recently had the crankshaft of my 1966 Yamaha YL1 rebuilt by Roy’s Rides from Missouri. I’d suggest checking out the “Preferred Provider” page found on this blogs home page if you’re interested in more info on Roy’s Rides. Back Continue reading 1966 Yamaha YL1 100cc Twin Crankshaft Rebuild
I recently was given this early 1960’s Delta drill press by a good friend who was moving and needed to dispose of some tools. I’m keeping this unit and selling my other drill press, the Delta 15-017, discussed on this Continue reading Delta 15-000 Drill Press
Here’s the left piston from the mid-60’s Yamaha 100 Twin Jet I’ve just started restoring. This is one of the most damaged pistons I’ve ever encountered in over 45 years of working on Japanese motorcycles. I don’t know what actually Continue reading Damaged Piston – Yamaha YL1 100cc Twin
This project is creating a shop power supply from a re-purposed old computer power unit. The computer supply actually supplies three DC outputs, 3.3, 5.0 and 12 volts, and though I implemented each of these, I expect to use only Continue reading 12 VDC Power Supply
I recently made a new lathe chuck key wrench as I only had one well-used key and I really wanted another for when I use the four jaw independent jaw chuck. Having two wrenches makes the setup procedure considerably easier Continue reading Lathe Chuck Key Wrench
I decided to add a tachometer to my Little Machine Shop 3990 mini mill. After researching the options available, I determined the MacPod tachometer seemed the best solution for my situation. The MacPod unit has a small form factor (size), Continue reading Mini Mill Tachometer
A buddy of mine (Chuck) is reconditioning a 1974 Suzuki GT750 (“water buffalo”) and wanted to repaint the crankcase. The top half was originally silver, but he wasn’t sure the best way to go about actually painting it. We were Continue reading Powder Coating Engine Crankcases – Suzuki GT750 (1974)
This is part of my latest restoration project, a 1972 Kawasaki G5 100 enduro. Like most of my personal vintage motorcycle projects, this will be a full frame-off restoration. One of the issues I discovered while breaking down the G5 Continue reading Kawasaki G5 100 – Steering Stem/Triple Tree Stop Repair
This project is part of the reconditioning of a 1971 Kawasaki F5 350 enduro I picked up a few months ago. I’ve been casually looking for one of these bikes for some time, and a friend found this one last Continue reading Kawasaki F5 Stator Loom Reconditioning
My latest frame-off restoration project is a 1973 Suzuki TS185. I bought this bike four or five years and had been looking around for this particular year and model for quite a while. Though this model was offered in two Continue reading Suzuki TS185 Restoration Project – 1973 Model