r/vintagemotorcycles

My grandfather rode the cannonball run in 2012 on this bike. Close to 4000 miles and finished 4th place in his class. The bike was built by George Yarocki. Nicknamed the beast aka runner #1 as it’s built out of roughly 10 different bikes. It has been passed down to me after 25 years of being in the family. Could very well be the highest mileage 1928-31 101 scout at 29k fully documented miles since 2001. The true mileage is unknown. Anyone else with pre ww2 scouts here?

Hey so i am a 17 year old dude and that picture right there is a motorcycle thats been abandoned in my grandparents house. Ive done my research and it is a honda cub 70.

Ive been itching to restore because lately i am super interested in mechanical stuff like fixing motorcycle/any vehicle by myself. Not for cutting cost (i mean some part of it yeah) but to feel responsible and independent for myself.

So i looked up some tutorials on youtube and reddit but i found no guide on how to restore it. Idk what tools to use, how to restore it etc.

I have watched some videos about what and how carb work. So if any of you guys that is reading this knows or a master on mechanical stuff, do you mind if you drop a guide or like how your first time on mechanical life story goes? And if you have a guide on how to restore this motorcycle, i highly appreciate it🙏🙏🙏 thank you for listening or reading.

クラシカルで伝統的な日本のネイキッドのカスタムは楽しいよ！

‘71 CL350 with three additional lower cases and crates of extra parts. Identified no power getting to the headlight bucket even with a new battery, ground tests, and fuse so ordered a new harness. We will see if that clears things up. Have a Charlie’s digital ignition on the way. The exhaust has some holes so I plan on patching those up. Any other suggestions?

My grandpa built this bike and it might be in the owatonna area, wondering if anyone knows who owns it now and be willing to sell.

Owatonna, MN Mankato, MN area

Can some one tell me the Green Color Paint Code or name . Also where(online Store) we can get the yellow Sticker on the Tank.

She had been tucked away for about 5 years. Pulled her out today and gave a little wash

I found 42 yrs old Book with different model of Yamaha ,Honda, Harley ,moto guzzi .

Hey y'all. Newbie mechanic here, probably asking a dumb question but it's just one way to learn, so here goes-

I was going through some maintenance today on my '74 Honda CB550 and I got to the part about adjusting the cam tension. Seemed pretty straightforward until I was told to expect a spring-loaded adjustment screw that would find its proper place once I released the nut holding it tight. I had cylinder 1 in the right position, got the nut released, and then...nothing. I ran the screw in and out a bit and no magic spring action. I wanted to ask: can that spring wear out? Is it not self adjusting because there's no spring tension on it? And if I unscrew it completely am I screwing myself by undoing a connection inside that I would have to tear apart the engine to get back to? If you read this far down, please know I appreciate your time, and any advice is welcome and respected.

A new friend of mine have this. He rides Harley and knows nothing about old german bikes. I promised to make it stable and useable.
The story is his dad bought it from new and therefore he is really exited to ride it again.
I’ve never seen such an old bike in such good condition. The tank looks brand new inside. The electrics I thought it was a retrofit from 80s Jawa or something. Still like new. But some small things are off.

Anyways. Enjoy. Only 5290 was ever built. Last line of DKW motorcycles before pivoting.