The bike was running and riding when I picked it up but we decided to go ahead and look inside the engine to make sure all was good. It really looked like new with no wear on the cylinder and almost no carbon on the piston and valves. This is a very low time bike that lived an easy life- old and dirty but never ridden hard. While the engine was apart, we soda blasted, cleaned and painted everything so it would be show quality.
The retro look is very popular with modern bikes as seen by the success of The Honda Monkey and many of Triumph’s bikes. So, it’s not surprising that there are retro body kits out there Read more…
One of the latest projects in the shop is the 71 Z50A we restored using as many of the original parts as possible. Often, these Z50’s are just rebuilt using all the reproduction parts available Read more…
Here’s a good review of the Honda CT181 build that I painted for Wayne at The Speed Shop. Honda Pro Kevin always does a fantastic job on his reviews!
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