well here is the summer project for 2017, its a 1979 Yamaha XS1000 Special. this thing was a rocket back in its prime. believe it or not it will look cool when I am done with it...
On Sunday 4/23/2017 we had to say goodbye to our dear friend Bear. He was Korines "Boy" for almost 16 years and my "Step Cat" for nearly 8. He was no doubt one of the nicest cats to ever walk the earth, he will be missed.
Decided to grab a 1993 Honda XR650L from craigslist late November 2015... It needed some love and attention.
here is how it looked when I picked it up:
and after a little tweaking, dirt tires, front fender, bark busters, new head pipe and muffler, removed decals, 2" risers, mini blinkers, new tail light and license mount, new tool bag, larger tooth sprockets
more to come!
Finally got Air Ride installed in the bagger, used a reserve tank for instant up... works and looks great.
Here are some lowered pics... just in time for winter.
Once again spring is starting out strong for the bagger... custom tank, rear fender, bags, floorboards, this machine is starting to take shape.
I had a lot of activity on the Harley this winter, stretched tank, stretched rear fender and stretched bags... starting to turn out pretty cool.
I decided to bring my bagger to the 2014 Minnesota International Motorcycle Show in January, had no intention of winning anything yet as I am not even close to done with this bike but figured I would check it out.
I did find out that my Yamaha was featured in the calendar though.... that was cool.
The Yamaha Made the Calendar !
I decided to actually ride my Yamaha to this bike show, ended up being a great day and another win for the rocket... I forgot how much fun this thing is to open up on the highway... here are some pics.
I was fortunate enough to get the cover and an article in the May 2013 Wheels of Thunder all sports magazine.
well I figured with the new paint and a few other tweaks I should enter into the Donnie Smith Bike show again... I entered late and didn't get my end spot so I could rope off the bike so I was fortunate enough to be in the deadline customs booth.... only downside is no stanchions and people kept touching my bike... not cool.
I did end up taking another best in show for some cash and trophy
here are a few pics from the event.