Tanshanomi’s Bikes

I’m in the process of turning the rubberized motor mount from diagram to metal.

Ever since I finished my Honda CL125S project, I’ve been telling myself to get back to this bike. But frankly, I’ve felt more than a little paralyzed, not really confident about how … Crankcase alignmentRead more

I’ve recieved my Airtech Reed-Titan seat pan, along with a used BSA A65 OIF export tank I got off Ebay. The tank was overpriced, and turned out to be way rougher than … New bodyworkRead more

I picked up the cylinder from a Model 213 Alpina 350 off E-bay, which fits my M143 360 Frontera bottom end. I’d picked up a Husqvarna 125 cylinder head about 2 years … Husqvarna headRead more

’71–’73 A65 Export tank? I don’t think it’s the worst idea I’ve had. I tried to scale this accurately in Photoshop and I think this could work well. This metal Bultaco Mercurio … Other tank possibilitiesRead more

I’m giving up on the plastic Can-Am Qualifier fuel tank. I watched every YouTube instructional video, read all the vintage MX forums. I shaved. I sanded. I used heat and the recommended … No tank you, Can-AmRead more

Shopping for seats, and trying to figure out which will work with my rear loop. I tried to scale and superimpose the frame tubes into the image as accurately as I could. … Seat shoppingRead more

Before work this morning, I was able to sit on it, bounce up and down on the suspension, even roll it down the driveway and do a couple of S-turns. It behaved … It’s a rolling chassis!Read more

One of the big challenges of this project has been trying to accurately locate of the rear wheel. Fortunately, as far as the frame itself goes, the only truly critical relationships are … Rear wheel alignmentRead more