Creating this for the sake of myself. I always seem to do better with projects when I write about them, so here's some of my current projects I've been working on. Pictures to come
1.) 1971 Honda Cl350.
This classic was picked up by a friend of mine and brought to my garage. My intentions have been to rebuild it as a scrambler and use it for light flat track racing and a little commuting. The bike basically came as a rolling chassis with motor. Everything seemed to be in place on the motor so after a quick carburetor wash out she suprsingly fired right up! Shifting is somewhat awkward and the clutch is heavy. Some adjustments are clearly in order.
Currently I've purchased a fuel tank, slimmed down and simplified the electronics, and played with some seat ideas. I've been running into wiring issues recently as I've upgraded to a modified regulator/rectifier conversion. I've never done wiring like this on a motorcycle so I'm trying to keep everything clean, organized and simple.
Right now the problem is I can't get it to get any spark after doing my conversion. My guess is the new R/R isn't grounding properly or something along those lines. One concern is that I've been running it without a battery, so that could be coming into play as a battery may be required with this R/R to give the motor a little "tickle" of spark to fire. We'll see. My idea is to just take it slow and not rush the build. When I rush things break or get janky. There's plenty of time here.
2.) Vintage Twin Fin rebuild
I picked up late 70's (my guess) twin fin on Craigslist for 50$. It's pretty beat up, seen quite a few repairs and is started to delaminate a bit. I'm pretty sure the guy who had it before surfed it with all these holes so no bueno. Time to dry it out and prep for surgery!
First I'm going to need a nice surfboard repair stand, I'm thinking some study wood and some of my leftover carpet will build a nice board stand. A decent workspace is essential for surfboard repair. I already ordered all my materials and will be using resin/q-cell filler for most the major dings. The delamination however will be my biggest problem. It's quite a large section all along the right-aft rail and also throughout a good portion of the deck. I'm debating whether to inject or pull-up the delaminated section and reglass. I'll probably decide to keep the fins in but I've been dying to make some cedar keel fins. I may paint it or do an entire pigmented hot coat. Colors to be decided upon.
3.) 1973 Yamaha RS100 enduro
Ever since I got the bug for motorcycles I've always wanted an early two stroke enduro. Simple, tough, and fun. What more can you ask for? Finally I've got my hands on one and I'm starting this one from the bottom up! The frame and everything has been stripped and I'll be hopefully painting it or getting it painted. I'm looking at doing the frame a beige or tan to match my truck. Still can't decide whether or not to put all my effort into this project or continue on the Scrambler build.
This project ranks high in potential, but there's several road blocks. The motor is missing the carburetor, the manifold, and the reedblock. That's close to 100$ just there in parts. Also the bike is missing the contact points as well. This requires the flywheel to be removed and new points attached, adjusted and wired in. Not to complicated or expensive but just a little time consuming. These early Yamaha two strokes also used an oil injection system Yamaha referred to as Torque induction. Basically the motor turned a small oil pump which pulled oil from a separate tank and into the cylinder with the fuel. Seems nice not to have to worry about mixing fuel but what happens if your pump fails or you run out of oil? Your motor is still going to run but the cylinder won't be getting proper lubrucation. My idea is to completely bypass this system and just mix my fuel. Luckily these motors ran Mikuni VM22's, a common carb still reproduced for small 4-stroke motors. The jetting may be off, but it'll fit perfectly on the RS's intake manifold. A few adjustments and I think it'll work fine.
Besides that the bike needs a clutch cable, a little wiring job, a seat and lots of TLC.
1.) 1971 Honda Cl350.
This classic was picked up by a friend of mine and brought to my garage. My intentions have been to rebuild it as a scrambler and use it for light flat track racing and a little commuting. The bike basically came as a rolling chassis with motor. Everything seemed to be in place on the motor so after a quick carburetor wash out she suprsingly fired right up! Shifting is somewhat awkward and the clutch is heavy. Some adjustments are clearly in order.
Currently I've purchased a fuel tank, slimmed down and simplified the electronics, and played with some seat ideas. I've been running into wiring issues recently as I've upgraded to a modified regulator/rectifier conversion. I've never done wiring like this on a motorcycle so I'm trying to keep everything clean, organized and simple.
Right now the problem is I can't get it to get any spark after doing my conversion. My guess is the new R/R isn't grounding properly or something along those lines. One concern is that I've been running it without a battery, so that could be coming into play as a battery may be required with this R/R to give the motor a little "tickle" of spark to fire. We'll see. My idea is to just take it slow and not rush the build. When I rush things break or get janky. There's plenty of time here.
2.) Vintage Twin Fin rebuild
I picked up late 70's (my guess) twin fin on Craigslist for 50$. It's pretty beat up, seen quite a few repairs and is started to delaminate a bit. I'm pretty sure the guy who had it before surfed it with all these holes so no bueno. Time to dry it out and prep for surgery!
First I'm going to need a nice surfboard repair stand, I'm thinking some study wood and some of my leftover carpet will build a nice board stand. A decent workspace is essential for surfboard repair. I already ordered all my materials and will be using resin/q-cell filler for most the major dings. The delamination however will be my biggest problem. It's quite a large section all along the right-aft rail and also throughout a good portion of the deck. I'm debating whether to inject or pull-up the delaminated section and reglass. I'll probably decide to keep the fins in but I've been dying to make some cedar keel fins. I may paint it or do an entire pigmented hot coat. Colors to be decided upon.
3.) 1973 Yamaha RS100 enduro
Ever since I got the bug for motorcycles I've always wanted an early two stroke enduro. Simple, tough, and fun. What more can you ask for? Finally I've got my hands on one and I'm starting this one from the bottom up! The frame and everything has been stripped and I'll be hopefully painting it or getting it painted. I'm looking at doing the frame a beige or tan to match my truck. Still can't decide whether or not to put all my effort into this project or continue on the Scrambler build.
This project ranks high in potential, but there's several road blocks. The motor is missing the carburetor, the manifold, and the reedblock. That's close to 100$ just there in parts. Also the bike is missing the contact points as well. This requires the flywheel to be removed and new points attached, adjusted and wired in. Not to complicated or expensive but just a little time consuming. These early Yamaha two strokes also used an oil injection system Yamaha referred to as Torque induction. Basically the motor turned a small oil pump which pulled oil from a separate tank and into the cylinder with the fuel. Seems nice not to have to worry about mixing fuel but what happens if your pump fails or you run out of oil? Your motor is still going to run but the cylinder won't be getting proper lubrucation. My idea is to completely bypass this system and just mix my fuel. Luckily these motors ran Mikuni VM22's, a common carb still reproduced for small 4-stroke motors. The jetting may be off, but it'll fit perfectly on the RS's intake manifold. A few adjustments and I think it'll work fine.
Besides that the bike needs a clutch cable, a little wiring job, a seat and lots of TLC.
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