Skip to content

Tanshanomi’s Bikes

  • Home
  • Bultakenstein
  • The Bride
  • Benelli 250R
  • All Projects

The Bride

An experiment to recombine and repurpose cast-off parts from other projects.
Based on a 1974 SST Panther Black Shadow 175 frame and 6½ HP LCT 208 Honda GX clone.

Going to the show!
Posted in
  • The Bride

Going to the show!

April 2, 2025April 2, 2025

I have the privilege of exhibiting The Bride in the One Moto show in Portland on May 2–4. The shipping company picked her up this evening. She’s on her way!

On-board video & glamour shots
Posted in
  • The Bride

On-board video & glamour shots

November 20, 2023January 1, 2025

I took advantage of possibly the last nice riding day of the year to cruise around town on The Bride a bit in the afternoon. I strapped on a GoPro chest-mount and … On-board video & glamour shotsRead more

Fuel Tank Graphics
Posted in
  • The Bride

Fuel Tank Graphics

November 2, 2023January 1, 2025

I tried adding some heavy-duty 3M vinyl sheet to the tank to cover up the ghosted Can-Am decals. It went on impressively well and looked great initially, but it kept developing bubbles … Fuel Tank GraphicsRead more

The Bride hits the streets
Posted in
  • The Bride

The Bride hits the streets

October 8, 2023January 1, 2025

I am happy to report that I have been able to put some miles on The Bride, and I feel it’s fundamentally a success. I traced the CVT’s erratic behavior to excessive … The Bride hits the streetsRead more

Instrument mount
Posted in
  • The Bride

Instrument mount

September 25, 2023January 1, 2025

I finally fabricated a permanent instrument panel, something I had been struggling to make both functional and reasonably attractive. The process required a number of iterations, and what I ended up with … Instrument mountRead more

Tachometer calibration
Posted in
  • The Bride

Tachometer calibration

September 19, 2023January 1, 2025

I installed a Runleader RL-HM032C tach on my bike. It’s a fairly generic battery-operated, inductive, digital tach of the type you find all over Amazon and Ebay. The simple ignitions on these … Tachometer calibrationRead more

Muffler modification
Posted in
  • The Bride

Muffler modification

September 14, 2023January 1, 2025

On the first couple of test rides, The Bride’s exhaust was clearly too loud—even at low speeds—and had a very sharp, unpleasant bark. The muffler was from an old Bultaco roadracer I … Muffler modificationRead more

Improving rideability
Posted in
  • The Bride

Improving rideability

August 29, 2023January 1, 2025

Acting on the theory that the Nibbi 24mm carb might be on the large side for my motor, I picked up the same carb in 19mm (Nibbi PE19FL) to play around with … Improving rideabilityRead more

I RODE THE BRIDE!!!
Posted in
  • The Bride

I RODE THE BRIDE!!!

August 28, 2023January 1, 2025

IT FINALLY HAPPENED! I rode “The Bride” on a short 2-1/2 mile loop through the neighborhood this morning. There’s still a lot to work to do, but I can now officially say … I RODE THE BRIDE!!!Read more

Getting close!
Posted in
  • The Bride

Getting close!

August 24, 2023January 1, 2025

The engine has been buttoned-up and mounted back in the bike. I checked that everything is re-wired properly, and the electric starter works! The carb mounting needs a bit of tweeking before I … Getting close!Read more

Posts pagination

1 2 … 14 Next

Looking for the old SNAP JUDGMENTS site? CLICK HERE!

Trademarked names are used for descriptive purposes only.

Copyright © 2011-2025 Tanshanomi.com and owners thereof.
Powered by WordPress and HybridMag.
  • Home
  • Bultakenstein
  • The Bride
  • Benelli 250R
  • All Projects