Recent content by rambeaux

Thank you all for the welcome. I started on the front fork brace today and picked up some drag bars for the little beast. I think the drag bars will be a little bit more comfortable. I will keep you all posted.

That came off a '70's kawasaki dirt bike rusting by my shed. I cut the bottom off it and added another tab to the swing arm for mounting. It helped to fill the space there and do a bit of work guarding the chain.

The seat pan came with a project XS650 bike that I picked up from a flat tracker. It's pretty simple but works good. I had to cut the back of it off for a better fit to the 400 frame and fab a tail light bracket. Lately, I've been considering a bump stop seat pan and making it longer to act as a...

Thanks for the kind words. It has remnants of the stock wiring harness with only the essential electrical components. The front end is stock, just cleaned up a bit. I painted the old triple trees copper to add some contrast and took scotch bright to the lower legs. Made the little fender from a...

I've got an '81 that I've built and rebuilt several times and the last was to give it to my son for Christmas. You never saw a smile so wide and bright. He is in the Navy and we will ride together ( I have other bikes and projects) when he visits. But for now I'm never "finished" with a build so...