Hey!
What kind of bike maintenance/resto do you do?
I'm a bit of a motorcycle junkie.
I've got a 1978 Honda CB750K I bought new and subsequently killed with neglect while in vet school. I've had it back on the road for the last 17 or 18 years and it has been an ongoing restoration project since.
I have a '98 Honda Valkyrie as a main ride for long distance & have been fighting the woes of ethanol containg fuel. Dried out fuel lines, clogged fuel petcock gubbins, and multiple carb rebuilds. I was quite happy to find a source for ethanol free gas about 20 miles from my house. The only problem is they have a tough time getting deliveries and I suspect they may drop it all together some time.
1976 BMW R75/6 that I bought as platform to add a sidecar (mission accomplished). I have had to do repeated engine work on that one. I think it has a poltergeist living in the right cylinder. My hearing in a full face skull bucket seems a bit limited and I've fried a piston & blown a head gasket on two separate occasions. It currently sits with a nasty backfire problem that I "think" is a sticky intake valve. Runs like poop and will blow the carb clean off the intake boot. Not too good for my hearing!
I also have a fleet of old Yamaha two stroke street bikes (RD series from the 70s as well as an early R5). They're in various states of running &/or disrepair. Wanna buy one? 1977 RD400 running, 1975 RD350 running, & two 250 RDs, & another 350 RD non-running all for sale. I got these some years ago from a guy that wouldn't just sell me the R5. I had to buy all or none. I had the 400 out earlier today on a shake down run after replacing some of the electrickery components.
Then there's the dirt bikes & quads...
My friends all ride HDs and VW trikes. They just shake their heads.
