Painting a bike is always a love-hate relationship for me. On the one hand, I really do enjoy designing a paint scheme to establish the identity of a project. On the other hand, I absolutely despise the actual process of painting. As any painter will tell you, the quality of the paint job is allContinue reading “1980 Honda CM400 Scrambler Budget Build Part 5: Paint”
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1980 Honda CM400 Scrambler Budget Build Part 3: Seat Pan, Gauge, Handlebars
Something about a Minnesota winter can really bring out the best or the worst in my motivation to work on a project. When I first started the scrambler, it was meant to be a good way to occupy my mind during the cold months. But after I got it, we had an unexpected warm spreeContinue reading “1980 Honda CM400 Scrambler Budget Build Part 3: Seat Pan, Gauge, Handlebars”
1980 Honda CM400 Scrambler Budget Build – Part 2: Fenders and Frame
When I had left off the last blog, the rear fender had just been cut out and it was time to move onto other areas of the bike. Keeping towards the back end, the next piece I wanted to add was a new bar frame for the eventual seat as well as creating an integratedContinue reading “1980 Honda CM400 Scrambler Budget Build – Part 2: Fenders and Frame”
1980 Honda CM400 Scrambler Budget Build – Part 1: Teardown and Early Fabrication.
If you are anything like me, the thought of starting a first bike build can be daunting. Sure, there are a lot of bike videos on youtube that show you a quick run-down of the build, but they are generally in well setup shops with all the right tools. When I first embarked on myContinue reading “1980 Honda CM400 Scrambler Budget Build – Part 1: Teardown and Early Fabrication.”
2006 Victory Vegas 8-Ball
When shopping for a new bike to suit my body type (I am 6’3”, 220), I looked in a lot of the familiar places. Do I get a Harley and if so, do I actually want a bagger like a street glide? Or maybe something a little less bulky like a soft tail or IndianContinue reading “2006 Victory Vegas 8-Ball”
A fix for a friend
It’s every rider’s worst nightmare. You go outside to see your bike laying on the pavement. Someone has just knocked over your bike and there is damage.
Jackpot – 1996 Honda Shadow VLX 600 Bobber Build: Finished!
We have finally arrived at the part of a bike build I love the most: PAINT! I first got into customizing vehicles by spray painting different designs on my snowmobile hoods. I never had money to buy nice things, so the best I could do was make my turds look a little better. Each projectContinue reading “Jackpot – 1996 Honda Shadow VLX 600 Bobber Build: Finished!”
Jackpot – 1996 Honda Shadow VLX 600 Bobber Build: Part 2
The last time we checked in, I had just got done covering the seat and was looking ahead to some more cosmetic work. A lot has happened since then, so let’s start at the back and move forward. There are many different ways you can do the back end of a bobber. Some people goContinue reading “Jackpot – 1996 Honda Shadow VLX 600 Bobber Build: Part 2”
Jackpot – 1996 Honda Shadow VLX 600 Bobber Build: Part 1
The Honda Shadow is often called the poor man’s sportster for it’s low cost, low power, and sub-par fit-and-finish. That doesn’t mean that it can’t become a badass cruiser! I have never been one to buy into brand cults. If a bike looks cool, runs good, and gets me where I want to go, thenContinue reading “Jackpot – 1996 Honda Shadow VLX 600 Bobber Build: Part 1”
Maximus – 1982 Yamaha XJ650 Maxim Build – Part 2
Can you really create a cool looking bike with just some rattle-can spray paint and some elbow grease? After getting most of the electronics installed in the last blog, I could finally focus on the part of bike building I enjoy the most, the graphics! The choice of lights is certainly a nice cosmetic accent,Continue reading “Maximus – 1982 Yamaha XJ650 Maxim Build – Part 2”
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