Honda Z125 Custom Monkeys

We’ve been painting quite a few late model Z125 Honda Monkeys for The Speed Shop, who builds engines and customizes Monkeys to customer’s specs. These Monkeys usually have a 181cc engine kit and upgraded suspension- so they are much faster and handle much better than the stock bike. In terms Read more…

1986 Honda Z50R update

After a long search, we did find a super-nice original exhaust and refinished it with black high heat ceramic paint to new condition. At the same time we swapped the seat for one that has been recovered with the correct logo and a perfect original seat pan. Also the old Read more…

1986 Honda Z50R- Finished!

The Z50 is finally all assembled and looks and runs great. We did finally give up on using an aftermarket carb and bought an OEM Honda Keihin. We finally found a really nice original exhaust and refinished it to new condition. The fenders are semi-rigid plastic and were painted at Read more…

1986 Honda Z50R restoration- update 1

Lots of progress on the Z50R… paint is on, engine is almost done, wheels, tires, suspension and brakes are ready. Just waiting on a few parts that are very hard to find like the exhaust and original footpeg bracket and kickstand. If you have these, please contact me.

1986 Honda Z50R restoration

Well, the next bike in the queue is this 86 Z50R. The bike is fairly complete but needs a complete restoration. The motor is locked up and the tank is rusted through so we will do a complete engine rebuild and nut and bolt restoration. Because some of the hardware Read more…

50 years of Honda Monkeys

We did a couple CT70’s and a 2019 Monkey for display at the Barber Vintage Festival and also picked up a basket case 1969 Monkey while we were there. As we looked at the 69, we decided that it was too rough to do a original restoration on so we Read more…

1971 Honda CT70

Well, we are working on a new Trail 70 that will be a trail 140 or 150… The original gold frame is bead blasted and we laid some carbon cloth into a few sections that had rust damage. This is really a better option than welding in sheet metal to Read more…

Honda CT70 restoration

The graphics and final coats of clear are on the Trail 70. It really is a great color and looks completely different in the sunlight. The owner will finish assembling it and I will get some pictures when it is done!

14th Annual Barber Vintage Festival

Just over a month away and the excitement is building among vintage bike fans! The weekend festival is always a highlight for motorcycle enthusiasts. Undoubtedly the best run event of it’s type- literally 1000’s of bikes, shows, racing, swap meet and of course the fantastic museum. It’s like drinking from Read more…

Bultaco Sherpa update

The Sherpa has been on the back burner for a few months but it is back up front now. The suspension, wheels, fenders and exhaust are now back on and it is starting to look like it might actually be back on the trails soon! My observation on these old Read more…

Barber Vintage Festival

The annual Barber Vintage festival is just around the corner- Oct 6-8th. Honestly, there is just nothing else like this if you are a motorcycle fan. It is probably the best run and organized motorsports event I have ever been to considering the size and scope of all that is Read more…

Sherpa and Metralla progress

We’ve been plugging away at both the Sherpa and the Metralla with good results. The Sherpa engine is in the frame and we are looking for a new rear brake hub since the original has some cracks around the pivot posts for the brake shoes. The Sherpa should be on Read more…

Bultaco Metralla Restorations

We’ve been working on a couple Metrallas for the past few months and there is good progress to report! The frames are stripped, epoxy primed and painted the original gloss black. There are many other parts that have been either bead blasted and refinished or polished. We will soon be Read more…

2016 Barber Vintage Festival

What an awesome weekend for motorcycle fans! with over 73,000 people in attendance, it was the most successful event yet. Perfect weather helped, but the event it always well run and managed. Here are a few shots from the weekend- enjoy!  

2016 Barber Vintage Festival

Getting all the bikes ready for the Barber Vintage Festival is always hectic. This year we are taking the 77 CB750F and the 73 Kawasaki S1. The 750 needed some carb work like most old bikes and I took the chance to rejet it at the same time. Runs fantastic Read more…

2016 Barber Vintage Festival

Mark your calendars folks, the Vintage Festival is fast approaching. Easily the most popular event that Barber holds each year, it continues to grow. Such a fantastic weekend! More bikes than you can possibly look at, swap meet for parts and bikes and vintage racing. I’ll be bringing the Kawasaki Read more…

1973 Kawasaki S1 Update 2

With the frame stripped, blasted and epoxy primed, it is time to get busy on some of the other components. Notice how nasty the welds are on this bike- really just typical for a 70 vintage machine. Next, I need to rebuild the front forks, order the electronic ignition, bead Read more…

2015 Barber Vintage Festival

Another great year at Barber for the Vintage Festival! Total attendance this year was up about 5000 to over 69,000 people. The bikes, displays and swap meet were all great and you always meet some interesting folks. The Vintage races were really fun to watch and it’s not just the Read more…

Bultaco Metralla GTS Paint

Well, the paint is finished on the GTS’s and looks great. As with all old bikes that came in lacquer, picking a shade of the original color is tough since it yellows and fades pretty bad. We had one pretty good side cover that had a bottom section that was Read more…

1977 CB750F update

Well, I think I’ve decided to go in the direction of the Street Tracker that Airtech has on their site. The tail plastic on this bike is cracked and pretty beat up and the Street Tracker tail looks great so we will probably use it. But, I’m going to stick Read more…

Yamaha DT360 update

Here are the finished tank and rear fender. We cut off about 3 inches and relocated where the new taillight will mount. Great colors- antique gold and dark teal. The gas cap was is terrible condition so I stripped all the corroded chrome off of it and painted it in Read more…

Yamaha DT 360 pictures

After getting all the bodywork finished, the next step is to put the base coats on. In this case, we are using an antique gold and dark teal. We put the gold on first so that it can be masked off easily to put the teal on. Taping off the Read more…