Recent content by Willi2Villi

Next time, feel free to offer your insight when i ask for it. This after-the-fact, wondering aloud business doesn't help anyone but yourself. For the record, it was a lot of fun to do, and that's why I did it.

Frame mod Got home for Christmas, so naturally, I spent every moment I could in the shop. So... Based on little nothing more than a whim I decided to do none of the things I was previously considering doing, and instead decided to flatten by frame like all those badass SOHCs. Will the frame...

Electricity is hard. Progress post. Now mostly down to the frame.. I ran out of time or i would've taken the forks off too... Trying to reconfigure all the physical components of the frame before i go too much further. I was hoping to put a brat seat on it, but I don't think it's worth...

Thanks for the tip, amc. Have anymore before I dig into the motor for a quick tune up? I plan on otherwise tuning to manual specs, but not sure if there's any other abnormality I should be looking for, or something I should steer clear of to avoid creating major headaches for myself.

And so it begins. My dad has this super awesome shop where I’m working on my bike. Complete with everything from a TIG welder and killer stereo to a 2-hour drive to get there. Therefore, I make progress in large chunks, not the slow and steady kind. So. I started stripping parts off and trying...

First bike, first post. Let’s do this. But let me start by saying, sorry if I get a bit long-winded. As Mark Twain once said, “I would’ve written a shorter letter if I had more time.” Bought this bike about 10 months ago and have spent that time stopping leaks, stripping off the bullshit, pod...