Yamaha Fizzy – Chasing the Myth Part 2
Best described as the ‘crap’ stage, the point where our little Yam is in a hundred corroding pieces, either dripping oil or crammed into boxes; from here things can only get better. The frame turned out to be…
Restorations
Yamaha Fizzy – Chasing the Myth Part 1
Yamaha’s seventies moped of choice, its legendary status continues as much from the teens that didn’t have one, as the cool kids that did; ironically 40 odd years on, I still can’t afford one! In 1974, several issues held me…
Mini Honda PC50 Restoration – So PC Part 1
It didn’t look too bad on the auction site but then we all know rusty bikes tend to look better in a picture. It was only about 15 miles away but unfortunately the sale had a Friday night finish, this…
Brake Caliper rebuild – It’s GSX-R o’clock Part 4
A light restoration of a 1985 Suzuki GSX-f 750 F, it’s been sat in the garage for 10 years and needs to be back out on the road and track, the first ever sportsbike that is now a classic. This…
Honda PF50 Novio – The Fun Ped Restoration
The ‘Buy it Now’ button loomed large, but the sale price was a little too fat for my liking, sure I wanted this Honda Novio even though I faced a long trip to Somerset to collect. The seconds ticked down,…
GSX-R o’clock Series 1 Part 2 – The Strip Down
Shroom starts stripping tonight, shunning big money offers from strictly for classic-motorbikes.net. Get ready for outtakes, fireworks and faux pas…
Honda P50 Custom Restoration –
Fancy a ‘P’? – Peculiar Preservation Whilst we don’t expect everyone to feel ‘inspired’ by our latest creation, give it a few lines and I will try to explain why this strange motorized cycle has consumed the last few months…
It’s all Getting Emotional – Chaly Challenge ‘Finale’
New Year has arrived and we stand staring at our half-finished ‘Monkey-Bike’ as the snow descends outside; we feel like expectant fathers in the delivery room…one final push needed before the garage doors open wide. Into the world will ‘pop’…
Pre-Paint, Prep & Prime – Chaly Challenge 3
To those who ‘revel in restoration’ and especially if you ‘treasure the ten-inch tyre’ may I bid you a very warm welcome… from a rather cold garage. Since my last ramblings the Chaly has enjoyed a transformation in appearance, but…
Battle of the Bolts – Honda Chaly Challenge – Part 2
Since beginning this season’s strange resurrection of a basket carrying Honda mini-bike, the first question to come forth when explaining our current task is normally ‘What the hell is a Chaly’? Well, everyone remembers the Top Gear Xmas special when…