A co-worked asked me to write an article about the One Moto Show for my employer’s corporate newsletter. I figured I’d share it here. At one point in the movie Bull Durham, … Exhibiting my Bike at a National Custom Bike ShowRead more
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.
The Bride has a new caretaker
BIG NEWS! The Bride won’t be coming back home from the One Moto Show. Instead, it will stay in the Portland area, entering an unexpected new phase that will launch it on … The Bride has a new caretakerRead more
Going to the show!
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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