Having this past week off gave me a little time to work on one of my longest standing projects, my old vintage Yamaha motorcycle. I bought this bike in 1986, while I was attending Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo. This bike has sat in a number of garages over the past decades, including Mom and Dad's for a good number of years. I've been collecting parts off of Ebay for the past ten years or so. Over the last year, I've been picking the old motor apart, while trying to come up with a good reliable engine design, so it will be usable in the streets, after the restoration is complete. Last night, I did a quick mock-up, just to see what the motor might look like, when it's done. I've been waiting about seven years just to see this image! Finally, I'm able to see this thing come together!
A collection of blurbs stemming from mostly the motorized projects that I do. Some posts mixed in have to do with my experiences in X-ray school. (Some entries are from older blogs that I killed off.) Some of my toys are a Mazdaspeed Miata that I work on and take to the track, a little Harley that I can't stop modding and an old Yamaha RD400 that I've been collecting parts for over the past 15 years. When I'm not wrenching, sometimes I mountain bike, sometimes I snowboard, sometimes I make beer.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Moving Forward
Having this past week off gave me a little time to work on one of my longest standing projects, my old vintage Yamaha motorcycle. I bought this bike in 1986, while I was attending Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo. This bike has sat in a number of garages over the past decades, including Mom and Dad's for a good number of years. I've been collecting parts off of Ebay for the past ten years or so. Over the last year, I've been picking the old motor apart, while trying to come up with a good reliable engine design, so it will be usable in the streets, after the restoration is complete. Last night, I did a quick mock-up, just to see what the motor might look like, when it's done. I've been waiting about seven years just to see this image! Finally, I'm able to see this thing come together!
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