A year later

A year ago I brought home a rotting pile of junk.

The goal was to strip a Suzuki cruiser down to the bones and use a kit from Ryca Motors to turn it into a replica of a British cafe bike. It was my first time with project this extensive.

I had never disassembled an engine before, but a good manual helped.

I did a lot of cutting, grinding and polishing—even a bit of welding. 

I ordered parts, sent other parts out to specialists and modified some parts myself. In between parts coming and going and coming back, I did a lot of thinking and rethinking, a lot of manual reading and advice seeking. I finally started rebuilding.

Then there was the wiring to struggle with. Did someone add some extra connectors while I wasn't looking?

But here I am now, a year later. Almost done, with a couple of dozen small things to finish. Just in time to put the bike into winter storage.

Oh, and the nine? It's because this is the ninth motorcycle I've owned.

Comments

[Linda]

Skill building at its finest. Way to go, brother!

[Al]

An affinity for motorcycles and working with mechanical things shows I'm more like Dave and less like John.