Posted: May 02, 2021
by noahyamen
We're back! This year's first event will be kicking off at Captain Roy's, located at 1900 Saylor Rd, Des Moines, IA 50313. Food and drinks are available from Captain Roy's with ample parking for all w...
Posted: October 29, 2019
by noahyamen
It's been a while since my last post on this bike! A lot has happened since then. The wiring and electronics have been updated. It's all hidden underneath the gas tank, per usual on my bikes. Installe...
Posted: April 24, 2019
by noahyamen
The monoshock is mounted and everything supporting it is fabricated. As well as the subframe / seat support. Pretty happy with how the lines turned out. A lot of apposing 45º angles. Up next will be t...
Posted: February 02, 2019
by noahyamen
Making good progress on this 1980 CB750 DOHC. The monoshock is now complete and functioning. I'm going with a fairly aggressive stance on this bike. The shock is from an XV750 Virago, and includes the...
Posted: December 15, 2018
by noahyamen
Began the construction on this 1980 Honda CB750 this week. Started with tearing down some of the unnecessary components, as well as cutting off the rear frame. This opened the way to start fabricating...
Posted: November 15, 2018
by noahyamen
It's been quite a while since I've done any posts, particularly about this XV750 Virago. But a lot of progress has been made since that last post.
It's at a point now where its just a matter of tying ...
Posted: July 27, 2018
by noahyamen
After several hours of sanding on top of several more hours of sanding, I managed to get through multiple layers of paint and putty to reach the bare metal. Then, after even more sanding, I got the me...
Posted: July 25, 2018
by noahyamen
After being inactive on here for a while I finally made some time to post some new stuff. This weeks post has me getting some updates to Cade’s virago underway. Using my favorite stuff for stripping p...
Posted: October 10, 2017
by noahyamen
I've covered some ground with the facelift for the GL1000. After lots and lots of sanding and polishing, I've got a nice shiny finish on the gas tanks. Now that the redkote has dried and sealed inside...
Posted: August 16, 2017
by noahyamen
I've finally had some time to start work on a number of facelift items that I've been wanting to do for a while on my bike. Originally I would have loved to start with a bare metal tank, polish it up ...
Posted: July 28, 2017
by noahyamen
This 1974 SOHC Honda CB750four was gifted to me by a friend. No title, not running, been sitting for a few years. This week I made some time to start poking around at it. A couple nights ago I took th...
Posted: July 17, 2017
by noahyamen
The process has begun for a friend's build; 1986 Yamaha Virago VX750. Got started with the initial tear-down to see what I have to work with. I've been excited to start this project because of how the...
Posted: July 17, 2017
by noahyamen
Thought I'd make some velocity stacks this weekend. This bike needs some more copper accents and this definitely helps....
Posted: July 12, 2017
by noahyamen
Not a whole lot to say this time. This bike is pretty much done for now. Picked up the seat last night, as the upholsterer was able to finish it. Then Tia was able to ride the bike for the first time....
Posted: June 28, 2017
by noahyamen
Just wrapped up the last of the wiring and lighting. Installed front and rear turn signals, and a side-mount taillight and license plate bracket. Also wired up new front and rear brake light switches....
Posted: June 22, 2017
by noahyamen
The tinkering never ends! Last night I played around with forming some copper fuel overflow lines that follow the shape of the motor's curves. And I did a quick spray can job on the modified areas of ...
Posted: June 12, 2017
by noahyamen
The progress has been good and steady over the last couple of months and now it's really coming together nicely. This month I'll be able to see phase-1 of the bike complete. I want Tia to be able to e...
Posted: June 02, 2017
by noahyamen
These cable plugs fill in the holes left behind after removing your tachometer and/or speedometer cables. They fit most Honda bikes.
Orders come with a set of 2 cable plugs. They're made from a high-...
Posted: May 30, 2017
by noahyamen
Over the long weekend I was able to finish making the seat base and mounting brackets. Welded the sheet metal to the seat base frame on both sides. Once the foam arrives in the mail I can shape it and...
Posted: May 25, 2017
by noahyamen
Now that the ignition and carb's are all set, I can get back to the fun cosmetic stuff. The other day I was able to whip up a nice base frame for the seat. Here you'll see the frame of the seat base i...
Posted: May 25, 2017
by noahyamen
Last weekend I spent some time rebuilding a new set of old carburetors for this bike. They had definitely been sitting for quite some time. One of the sliding pistons was stuck, and each bowl had buil...
Posted: May 09, 2017
by noahyamen
My good friend Justin Clark came to me to do a paint job for his 2008 Honda Shadow. He wanted to go with an army green color to give it a more classic and vintage look. So he dropped his bike off with...
Posted: April 10, 2017
by noahyamen
With the stinger tail out of the way, I could finally start moving on to some other things on the bike. In this round I was able to make the electronic components tray. After shaping the box, I then w...
Posted: January 24, 2017
by noahyamen
I've managed to finish bending and shaping the stinger tail for my wife's CB350f. It took a couple of tries, but I finally got it right. Now it's welded on and contoured with the frame. ...
Posted: November 30, 2016
by noahyamen
Each time I went back out to the shop and looked at it, I felt like I could do a better job than I did. I wasn't 100% satisfied with the first "stinger" tail I did so I thought I'd give it another go....
Posted: November 25, 2016
by noahyamen
Found some time today to wrap up the "stinger" tail hoop for the CB350f. Very slowly, I would heat up a portion of each side of it and bend it slightly. Then, little by little, I was able to get the s...
Posted: November 15, 2016
by noahyamen
Since the last post for this bike, I've installed the Dyna S electronic ignition and we've completed the tank. I've picked up a new set of carbs as well, since I found the original ones had several st...
Posted: September 02, 2016
by noahyamen
The One-Off Bike Nite has come and gone! It was a lot of fun, and great to have everybody there. This was the last bike nite of the year, and it was our largest turn-out yet. We had contests, "brap li...
Posted: August 21, 2016
by noahyamen
Join us September 1st for the ONE-OFFS night! Enter your unique creations for a chance to win prizes and challenge your friends in our field games! Free admission and participation.
'Brap Life” T-Shir...
Posted: August 05, 2016
by noahyamen
For the body parts, I opted for a slight off-white paint. I think it bounces against the gold frame and black engine nicely.
I was able to find a set of radiator shrouds online, thankfully. I think th...
Posted: July 26, 2016
by noahyamen
I went with a bolder choice this time around and went with a faded gold for the wheels and frame. Gotta say, I love how they turned out. I think it will bounce against the black engine and white body ...
Posted: July 25, 2016
by noahyamen
I have to say my favorite toy is my 3D printer. Being able to 3D model the things that don't exist makes it a whole lot easier to make the parts I need.
In this case, there wasn't anything solid enoug...
Posted: July 10, 2016
by noahyamen
After finally degreasing the motor and throttle body I was able to paint the entire block, swing arm, and valve cover.The valve cover could stand to be replaced, since it has road rash on it. But unti...
Posted: July 01, 2016
by noahyamen
Right, down to business then. After taking it apart it was mind blowing to think it even ran. There were up to 2 inches of dirt and grime caked on top of the motor in some areas. Let alone how nasty j...
Posted: June 25, 2016
by noahyamen
Picked up another fun new project now. A 1987 BMW K75 C. It was time to get a bike that could carry both myself and my wife together, for traveling. Up until now, we've only had single seater bikes.Th...
Posted: May 25, 2016
by noahyamen
For several years I wanted to attempt setting up dual Weber IDF 40 carbs on this. It's such a beautiful look, and an improvement in power. This year I finally pulled the trigger and bought the carbs. ...
Posted: December 01, 2014
by noahyamen
Before we even started seeing each other, my wife had a bike of her own. She bought a 1972 Honda CB350four from a local guy for $400. Needed some work, (and still does) but it's complete. I've bought ...
Posted: November 04, 2014
by noahyamen
Finally, after replacing virtually everything, rebuilding just about every component, the GB500 is ready to ride. Here's a number of the things that were done:
The fuel tank was full of rust, so to cl...
Posted: October 27, 2014
by noahyamen
This poor thing was littered with spots and surface rust. Fortunately, with the chrome parts, there's a pretty cool trick for getting rid of the light surface rust; take the shiny side of aluminum foi...
Posted: October 26, 2014
by noahyamen
Among the MANY things that needed rebuilding on this, was the master cylinder and brake caliper. After opening up the MC, I found that whatever brake fluid was in there had turned into a solid gel.So ...
Posted: October 22, 2014
by noahyamen
I wasted no time digging into this bike. With all the fond memories I've had on these I wanted to get it running as soon as possible.First order of business was pulling the carb for cleaning and rebui...
Posted: October 21, 2014
by noahyamen
Back when I lived in New Zealand, I had a couple of GB400 Honda's. Some of the fondest memories I have are hooning around there on them. So when a GB500 happened to show up for sale on Craigslist loca...
Posted: May 15, 2013
by noahyamen
A number of things changed since the last update. The painted motor ended up having some problems. So eventually I replaced it with a good one I had acquired. This time I left the motor unpainted, and...
Posted: April 16, 2013
by noahyamen
Got around to sand-blasting and painting the majority of parts black: Engine block, frame, swing arm and wheels....
Posted: March 08, 2013
by noahyamen
I used a set of split tanks off of an old Harley for this one. Some modification had to be done to make this work though. The bottom of the tanks needed to be reshaped in order to fit around the elect...
Posted: March 05, 2013
by noahyamen
The setup for the seat is pretty simple. I'm just running a single square tube from the neck back, and angled it down to follow the lines of the monoshock.Here you'll see I've made a pan seat, which y...
Posted: December 20, 2012
by noahyamen
One of the largest hurdles from doing a monoshock setup on a vintage Goldwing is the relocation of the fuel tank. Normally, the tank is located under the seat. But with the monoshock this obviously wo...
Posted: December 15, 2012
by noahyamen
Here's the start of a new project: 1976 Honda GL1000 Goldwing Bobber. Everyone's always laughed when i tell them how long I've wanted to do a Goldwing bobber. It sounds ridiculous, because it kind of ...
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