Month: August 2015

My new Kenda K272s arrived last week. (Second time I’ve dealt with motorcycletiresmaniac.com [actually Cedar Rapids Tire in Iowa], and was very pleased with them again.) I soaked the fork springs and … New TiresRead more

This is the carnage that awaited me when I disassembled the front forks: And here are the cheapie plastic turn signals I bought to replace the bent and busted originals. Unfortunately, I … The scope of this “quickie” project just keeps expanding…Read more

Tank has been stripped, soldered, banged into shape, given a skim of bondo. The inside was treated with phosphoric acid and then sealed with Caswell epoxy liner. The paint is just a … Still coming alongRead more