Green bikes, rolling papers, Yamaha revival, drag truck, Z50’s, T-shirts and more.

An indicator light was added to the BSA to remind you when the battery is switched on. The red lens is from a WW2 era military aircraft, lit by a neon bulb.

A new Amal 276 pre-monobloc carb plus getting the points set correctly makes for easier starts.

This Linus motorized bicycle and the BSA M20 above are going to be heading home soon. It looks great sitting there and is a blast to ride, but I can use the space back in the shop.

My buddy Brian Memphis Hunt’s “Dirty Memphis” mini dirt monster. Built for the final MiniMoto Supercross in Las Vegas in 2013 to compete in the 88cc vintage class. It has a KLX 110 set of forks, billet alloy triple trees, Pro Taper XR50 bars, ASV folding levers, alloy swingarm, Snow Hog tires, custom tall seat, and 330mm Yoshimits shocks. This one is a ton of fun in the dirt, and set up for an adult rider.

A Honda Trail Bikes ported race head and cam, 20mm carb and intake, 4-speed transmission, manual clutch, lightened flywheel, Pro Circuit pipe, extended brake pedal, heavy duty footpeg mount, and a Fast 50’s skidplate went on a brand new OEM frame. There are few hours on this bike, and it is FOR SALE! Contact me if interested.

The 1973 Yamaha CT3 is back in business. A used right engine center case, tranny output shaft and a couple of gears replaced the broken ones. Still waiting on a new petcock to be done with this one. It will be for sale when done.

A new Wiseco piston went into the CT3 freshen-up.

Got the 100% cotton Davmomoto shirts from local screen printer Norman Roscoe. Available in limited quantities.

My nephew Blaine Mills was in town to drag race his square-body Chevy truck this past week-end, and his pitbike got a quick make-over while he was here. The before shot with bent bars. It ended up with an 88cc bore kit, race head, high volume oil pump, heavy duty clutch, new wire harness and keyswitch. Bars were straightened, electrical system and exhaust were restored, the brakes were made functional again, and a few more details done, and she is a ripper!

The bars are straightened in this pic and a new throttle slide, cable and grips have it all working like new. The wire harness arrived all taken apart, key switch missing, exhaust spacers and seals were missing, tank mounting rubber was missing, and the brakes were non functional, but everything was set back in order and delivered back to Blaine in less than 48 hours. A new set of tires and wheels are on the way, and will be put on the next time we get together.

Sunset at North Star Dragway. Blaine took first in his class! Chicken dinner time.

1957 Triumph Thunderbird, 1993 Harley-Davidson FXR, and Yamaha CT-3 updates.

A good start, but miles to go…The tank appears to be a 60’s-70’s 500cc model that was modified to accept a custom tank-top rack and knee pads. The fork is 1967-70 legs with a modified 1957 lower triple, and top clamp from a 1962.

Lysette-style seat springs. Pretty comfy even without a cover. The brass container is an oil catch can from a hit-and-miss engine that has a spigot to oil the chain.

Working on the 1993 H-D FXR.. Without the battery and oil tank, the bike looks a little lighter. The battery box will need to be modified a little to allow for a swingarm mounted rear fender. A rear monoshock conversion is being contemplated.

The Harley Wide-Glide fork innards. The spacers fit on the fork cartridge plungers and drop the front end by a couple inches.

The rear shocks look like they could be a little longer to get the stance right. Factory mid pegs and controls replace the forwards the bike came with. A set of low tracker style handlebars are coming from Biltwell.

Some of the carnage inside the 1973 Yamaha CT-3. Apparently the bike was wrecked during an errant wheelie. My guess is that the kickstart was jammed on while the engine was revved, shearing off the gear and end of the output shaft. The sheared tranny shaft gear normally lies between the primary shaft of the tranny and the kickstart gear. A coming parts engine will hopefully have intact replacements.

A new Wiseco piston kit is on the way to replaced this scored one.

Some of the right engine case destruction. Blow-out of the kickstart spring notch, a deep gouge where the gear went wobbly, and an oil galley wall (that sprays the primary gear) that got ground through. Pretty trashed, but it can all be fixed.

Back from the Norton Owners Land O' The Pines Motorcycle Rallye.

One of the crown jewels of the meet was this beautiful pre-war Norton thumper, just back from once again completing the Portland Maine to Portland Oregon Cannonball race. Just out of the frame are two more near-identical bikes from Peckerhead Racing finishing the Cannonball without missing a segment!

I roosted my shirt a little on some of the field events, but this was nothing compared to what was yet to come…

The “H8-R Honda Z50R featured in an earlier post with the freshly re-painted tank I meant to show off when I had a chance. After several Motos, the race official told me he had some good news and bad news: “ The good news is that you made the Main in the minibike flat track event, the bad news is that you made the Main in the minibike flat track event.” It was a wild, muddy slog that ended with little idea among the riders or officials about who even won the event! So much fun, my victory was that I finished at all. Big thanks to Bell Helmets for their race gear!

The Jason Lee Triumph TR6C took second in the competition class. Behind is the Ariel/BSA racer that took the top award. I finally had a chance to give this bike a ride with all the dirt and mud we had, and was not disappointed.

After the flat track main. My shirt weighs about five pounds in this picture, and the parts of my hair hanging out of the helmet were thoroughly caked with chunks of mud. I was on street tires that slid horribly, but did a fine job slinging mud at me or anyone trying to get around me.

My buddy Shawn Henry and his teammate following a victorious run in the field events. The requisite congratulatory slug of Malort awaiting the victor. In that case, probably better to lose.

The burnout board. Late night burnouts are a custom, and pinstriper Alton Gillespie fashioned this one onsite. Kind of hard to read, but it says: ” Absolutely positively No Burnouts!” The Norton Club has a sense of humor and little regard for rubber tires.

Amazingly, the three hours the bike show was going on were relatively dry.

A couple of BSA beauties that caught my eye. Many of the bikes in the show were finely restored and modified, but there were grungy competition and street examples as well. By the end of the morning bike show, the rain was starting up again.