rebuildin the wifes cafe!!

tearin it down to r&r all gaskets and piston rings. deglaze cylinders. check cams and valve lash. completely rewire. in some of these pics you can see how bad the wiring was done before. im going to simplify it. I will also redo the chasis under the tail section to accomidate eletrical connectors, relays and regulator so that it's all hidden. then there will be new paint.

78 shovel build

                gettin a look at the exhaust.

 tearin it down.. next is to drill out my swing arm tab on left side to install new axle that will go all the way through the tab with a nut rather then using thread repair on the oem design.

 neil,s shovel I think it is a 82

       he cut these apesand shortened them... good stuff

 this is my good frind neil takin her out for a stretch

 the revenge run.. another run I missed cuz im still buildin my bike!!!!

neil used my tire machine to switch to blackwalls... looks sweet!!

78 shovel build

                                      frame grinded down, sanded and polished. tank mounted.

                                        new lower fork tubes

                                         new machined swingarm axle. courtesy Tbone.

                                       cautionary note from Tbone. thanx Tbone you saved me some butt pain!!

                                      Above: new avon mk11. below: turned fork lowers also courtesy of Tbone
                                               thanx again homie!!!!!!!

                                           my wifey's 79 honda cb750 cafe..... she lets me ride it sometimes!!

some bikes I did and worked on

                                           My 86 sporty 1100 rebuild

                                                        Chris's 81 shovel (dirty)

                                                  92 sporty build, before finishing rear fender

                                             Mama T's 92 sporty rebuild

                                                             76 shovel complete rebuild

78 shovel build

Begin : gota long way to go! bars, belt drive and tank... thanx to Tbone!!