The Jeff Yarrington experience.Draft Cycle Works
Friday, December 24, 2010
Sunday, December 19, 2010
War Bagel's Christmas Wheels
Powder coated satin black rims, buffed the spokes and nipples, and shined up the hub's a bit. Way better than a crappy pair of Christmas shoes.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Where we're going we don't need roads...
Check out these cool old pics of a motorcycle/train and a motorcycle/tank. Talk about making do with what you've got.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
War Bagel: The 1980 CB750 Cafe
Meet War Bagel. I just finished up the seat pan tonight. The battery will go in the tail and all of the electrics are hidden under the panel just behind the engine. You can see this panel in the second picture underneath of the seat. There's a lot more to be done, but most of the sheet metal work is finished. There's something I really like about that F model tank.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
New Project: 1980 CB750
Just picked this up on a whim, got it running, and now it's time for some upgrades. It needs some love but it's a great bike. 36k on the odo, K model with an F tank, intact exhaust, and good electrics. The top end is nice and quiet and it now fires right up. One bad coil and some new plugs that were junk had kept it from running nicely.
Monday, November 29, 2010
The whine of a blower...
...is music to my ears.
Talk about an odd and cool twist of fate. This bike belongs to a guy who lives less than 2 miles away from me, and we had never even met until this summer. He's been collecting cool parts and building bikes for a long time. Currently this little beauty is his only ride, but we're going to help him get his turbo motor back together (it was built wrong by someone else a few years ago and he hasn't got it straightened out yet). This bike is a work of art, though. The Tracy body, borrowed from the turbo-bike, is extended to cover the +12 swingarm, the motor has the beautifully polished Drouin kit on it, and the whole bike just looks 'right'. He spent weeks polishing just the front wheel. Real attention to detail. And it's quick too (although you can tell that just from the pictures). Check it out:
Talk about an odd and cool twist of fate. This bike belongs to a guy who lives less than 2 miles away from me, and we had never even met until this summer. He's been collecting cool parts and building bikes for a long time. Currently this little beauty is his only ride, but we're going to help him get his turbo motor back together (it was built wrong by someone else a few years ago and he hasn't got it straightened out yet). This bike is a work of art, though. The Tracy body, borrowed from the turbo-bike, is extended to cover the +12 swingarm, the motor has the beautifully polished Drouin kit on it, and the whole bike just looks 'right'. He spent weeks polishing just the front wheel. Real attention to detail. And it's quick too (although you can tell that just from the pictures). Check it out:
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