Motorcycle Restorations

Retired detective’s motorcycle to be featured in publication

31 Mar 2013

Details: Category: Motorcycle Restorations; Written by theoaklandpress.com; Hits: 49

A Clarkston motorcycle enthusiast will see his work showcased on the cover of an enthusiasts publication coming this August.

Roger Smith, a motorcycle restoration enthusiast and retired Pontiac police officer, is having his 1962 Honda CL250 Scrambler featured on the cover of the “Enthusiasts Guide — Honda Motorcycles: 1959-1985,” an informative guide for motorcycle hobbyists by Doug Mitchel. READ ON

Students Learn Skills from BUILD Moto Mentors

25 Feb 2012

Details: Category: Motorcycle Restorations; Written by Motorcycle-USA; Hits: 479

Motor Mentor Team Starting this week, students and mentors start the clock on a 100-day project that will result in fully restored vintage motorcycles and a life changing experience. On February 21, BUILD officially kicked off its 2012 season. BUILD Moto Mentor Program, LTD is a non-profit educational outreach program established in 2011 by The Iron Horse Hotel in conjunction with a team of dedicated volunteers and motorcycle enthusiasts.

Read On: http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/653/12344/Motorcycle-Article/H-S--Students-Learn-Skills-from-BUILD-Moto-Mentors.aspx

RESTORERS HUNTING OUT ELUSIVE MOTORCYCLE PARTS

15 Jan 2012

Details: Category: Motorcycle Restorations; Written by North set Evening Mail; Hits: 718

RESTORERS of old cycles and motorcycles have been picking through shelves and boxes of vintage spare parts ahead of tomorrow’s Barrow sale at Furness Auctions.

VINTAGE FIND: A crankcase cover from a vintage AJS motorcycle

The collection ranges from complete mountain and road-racing cycles to an old Norton motorcycle. Read on: http://www.nwemail.co.uk/memories/restorers-hunting-out-elusive-motorcycle-parts-1.914866?referrerPath=home

CLASSIC MOTOCROSS IRON: 1968 YAMAHA 250 DT1

06 Dec 2011

Details: Category: Motorcycle Restorations; Written by Editor; Hits: 581

Introduced At The 1967 Tokyo Motorcycle Show, The Yamaha DT1 Was Just What The Boomers Were Looking For; Priced At $580, $400 Less Than The Husqvarna 250

Motocross mania swept America in 1968, and the Baby Boomers were searching for a cheap, effective and high-tech entry into the sport. Introduced at the 1967 Tokyo Motorcycle show, the Yamaha DT1 was just what the Boomers were looking for.

Read On: http://www.motocrossactionmag.com/Main/News/CLASSIC-MOTOCROSS-IRON-1968-YAMAHA-250-DT1--3829.aspx

A cool current runs through his cafe racer Conversion updates '79 Honda

30 Nov 2011

Details: Category: Motorcycle Restorations; Written by The Province; Hits: 648

I have seen steam bikes, rotary powered ones, turbocharged examples and even a few fitted with small-block V8 car engines, but never such a good looking and practical electric motorcycle as the one in the photograph.

I spotted this beauty while attending a car show in South Carolina. The bike began life as a 1979 four-cylinder Honda CB750SS and spent some time as a racing bike. Now that it's been converted to electric power, it is dubbed a CB750R-E.