PROJECT SR250: The Shakedown

Thumping around the city on this thing makes me want to do wheelies everywhere. A few more final tweaks before this weekend's tear down.

SHORT FILM: Throttle Roll 2013

Throttle Roll 2013 from Australian Cafe Racers on Vimeo.

SHORT FILM: El Solitario's Ducati Petardo Teaser

El Solitario Ducati Petardo for Wheels & Waves from El Solitario on Vimeo.

SHORT FILM: The One Moto Show 2013 Portland Wrap Up

The One Show 2013 from Instrument on Vimeo.

EVENT: Closer To The Edge Screening at Harley Davidson, Milwaukee.

For those of you like me who are frustrated over not being able to acquire legit copies of Closer To The Edge there's good news for us in the Midwest: Harley Davidson will be screening the film on May 31st at 8pm from their museum in Milwaukee. Doors will open at 7pm and concessions and music will be served from some local outfits. 

Tickets are $5/Members and $8/Non-Members

Buy Tickets Here.

More Info.

SHORT FILM: Shinya Kimura - "Motorcycle Mechanic"

SHINYA KIMURA - "Motorcycle Mechanic" from Evan Scott on Vimeo.

ART&DESIGN: The Interior Collection of Alketas Pazis

The Interior Collection of Alketas Pazis

Photos by Vangelis Paterakis

 

"Alketas Pazis is a design piece collector of all things Avant-Garde, items of all sorts of designs ranging from the styles of 1900s-1950s. He has an exquisite eye for picking out the truly magnificent pieces, his passionate about locating, rescuing and reclaiming industrial objects. With a vast and very exclusive collection of vintage furniture pieces in Greece, Pazis is very particular about where his pieces go and how they are displayed, having contributed to over 950 commercials and film productions. Even though every piece of item he owns has some personal sentimental value, Pazis recently made the decision to open up his collection as a trading house for vintage pieces and share his treasures with other Avant-Garde lovers."

-via Gessato

DIALY INSPIRATION.

DAILY INSPIRATION: 1979 Suzuki GS750 by Tin Shack Restorations

1979 Suzuki GS750

Tin Shack Restorations

via Pipeburn

The brash details of this bike give it so much character and appeal.

SHORT FILM: Deus BMW R100S In E Minor

BMW R100S in E Minor from Deus Customs on Vimeo.

MERCH: "Life Is Precious" Survival Kit by Fort Standard

"Life Is Precious" Survival Kit

Fort Standard

 via Brave Cadet

DAILY INSPIRATION: BMW R65 by Jerikan Motorcycles

BMW R65

by Jerikan Motorcycles

 Photos by Pierreturtaut.com

via Return of the Cafe Racers

GEAR: Biltwell's Gringo Full Face Helmet Has Arrived

My new Biltwell Gringo helmet arrived yesterday and I've since clocked 2.5 hours in it.

I'll give a more detailed review after I've spent more time under the lid but to sum it up so far: plush.

HONDA BARN FIND:

Back in the 60's, when form drove and function followed suit.

ART&DESIGN: All CX500 Illustrated Prints Have Shipped!

All CX500 print sales made up to this date are officially on their way to you!

Thank you to all who have claimed one for themselves (or others). Ian and myself are stoked on the amount of orders we've received. Hopefully this is just the start of our creative outreach into genres outside of the garage.

If you've yet to pick up your 1 of 50 you can do so at the webstore.

Thanks for your support guys, it means a lot.

-Dave

BARN FIND HONDA: The Honda Dream 150 CA95 Gets a Bath

Given the 78 miles on the odometer and the history I've collected from this bike, this is likely the first wash it's had in 40+ years. Remarkably the tubes in the tires still held air, however the tires themselves were literally crumbling off. We threw her into the pick-up bed and brought her to the car wash to blast off all the leaves, dirt and straw that had accumulated. Her pending new owner, Lauren, came by for a test fit and everything went well. This CA95 may be next on the build report - a restoration with some tasteful updates. Stay tuned!

ART&DESIGN: MP23 by Mars and Pony

"MP23"

by Mars and Pony

A detail shot from Mars and Pony's piece titled "MP23".

DAILY INSPIRATION: BMW R90S by Sébastien Beaupère

BMW R90S

by Sébastien Beaupère
Photos by Patrick Douki
via Inazuma Cafe

SHORT FILM: One Car To Do It All

Beautifully purposeful car. Beautifully efficient garage.

One Car to Do It All from Petrolicious on Vimeo.

GEAR: Biltwell's DOT Full Face "Gringo" Helmet

Gringo

Biltwell Inc.

Save the chins! Biltwell's DOT approved full face "Gringo" helmet just hit the market only hours ago.

L, XL, XXL sizes are now available and XS, S, M will be available mid June.

$149.95

Warming Up in Chicago.

PROJECT SR250: Wiring, Assembly and Testfire

According to my calculations an update to the Yamaha SR250 is long over due. I've been working at full speed the past few weeks after a certain calendar event invite from Kara regarding completion of her sweet summer ride. 

The biggest hang up for me, mentally, was wiring up a new harness from scratch. Wiring diagrams weren't covered in my art school education. The best I could do is paint you a picture describing what they mean to me. Many parts on the bike were either relocated or replaced by parts with different electrical needs. I picked up as many wire color combinations I could find and some fresh connectors (www.vintageconnections.com - highly recommended) then gave my auto tech / mech. engineering friend Joe a call. He's been kind enough to lend a hand whenever I find myself standing and starring at a project for 20-30 minutes visualizing how difficult it's going to be.

We started by mapping everything out that would be on the new harness and cross referencing the stock diagram for where lines would need to run. This took a while but helped tremendously down the line when we needed to diagnose some issues, like a flashing headlight.

DAILY INSPIRATION.