Even if you don’t like bmx… you’ll enjoy this vid. It’s mainly about Clint’s “living-free” lifestyle.

He has an old Airstream trailer he lives out of and tows around the country with his veggie-diesel van. He travels for free due to getting/stealing used veggie oil from chinese food places.

He has a cool cb350 with one of the best bmx bike racks I’ve seen.

I’ve been thinking… as a web designer, it’d be cool to try and live like this someday and survive off freelance web work and see america. Maybe…

Specifically “fashion/design/lifestyle” tumblr’s. One that I really like is called the Pursuit Aesthetic.

They rarely have cycles on it, but when they do, they’re normally good ones.

This cb350 really stood out to me.

• love love love that exhaust
• look close. it’s a hardtail, which lets him get the rear frame super close to the tire. pretty original

We pushed off some other work and got the bike on the lift and disassembled.

Replaced the leaking seals and gaskets.

Sunday morning coffee waiting for Sterling to come by.

He’s traveling with his buddy who is on this 80’s BMW… not quite the same class as a 350.

Back on the road!

I’ve been helped out numerous times while on the road (Kansas Larry) by many people whose hospitality surprised me. It was cool to return the favor and help out another rider riding the shit out of his old cycle.

Stainless steel headlight mount.

Round bar shift lever.

Battery box with key mount.

Rear hoop/handle lugged into the frame.

SL125 tank with new mounts.

Fender chopped, flared, and mounted with some dual sport tires that fit the look perfectly.

Getting some feedback from friends stopping by…

Round bar fender mounts with lugs mocked up.

Brazing them together.

Done.

We’ll have it reassembled and running next week so check back for more photos or come see it at the Trenton Arts Festival.

Read the story HERE on his site ‘HOT DAY FOR WHISKEY’

Chris led us on some nice roads through Jersey.

Kevin roasting the RD smoking out everyone behind us.

Ricky’s pull cable broke about 10 miles into the trip but he was able to jerry rig the push cable to work. Forward rolling throttle is weird but that didn’t keep Ricky from chilling on the ride.

Good time, Good friends, Good roads, and Good weather.

So, I was thinking that there might be some riders out there (maybe girls?!!!!) just getting into riding or vintage bikes, that like me, are eager to learn more. I’m gonna share some of my motorcycle shop weekends with you while I’m doing it. I hope to meet more of you on rides this summer.

We met some new friends along the way that joined in for a quick ride.

Roasting one of my favorite turns in Fairmount.

Mick.

The assembled front end consisting of XS650 trees, wheels, and forks.  Brake calipers and dual lines are from a XS750 and the brake rotors are from a XS1100.  I used a super helpful Yamaha Part Finder website to figure out which parts are interchangeable between the different years and models.

Tapered bearing kit for CB350 from All Balls Racing works perfect with the XS stem, no modifications needed.  I also bought a bearing kit for a XS650 thinking I would need to combine pieces of both but since I didn’t need it if anyone is looking to upgrade their XS bearings I’ll part with them for cheap.

Lower bearing in place and new upper bearing race installed.  The kit replaces both stock ball bearing races.

Final product:

Brake master cylinder and stainless lines I picked up from MikesXS.com

All in all I’m happy to have a rock solid front end.  Being such a light bike dual disks are probably overkill… but it looks bad-ass and I’ll be able to stop using one finger.  Can’t wait to get it on the road and test it out.  I’m doing a shit-ton of other modifications to pretty much every aspect of this bike so I’ll share them as they get completed if you guys like.

I took off work and spent 4 days in the “Jankyington” garage. We burned enough wood to build a house in Kensington, which is to say, a fair amount of wood. Together with the Yerkes brothers, a lifetime supply of Sly Fox and a killer high from aircraft stripper, we had a Martin Luther King Jr. Day Weekend no one would ever forget.

I began tearing down the top-end of my 500 with the help of a Clymer book. Essentially I’m doing the same rebuild Ed did with the 650, so I’ll hold off on the details during this stage. I’m taking it to the same machine shop, Mar Automotive, when the rebuild kit comes in.

Ricky and Dana gutted the engine from the Baja 350 project.

On day 2 I bought a bench grinder for the shop, so as we tore parts off, everything got a wire-wheel treatment and high-gloss polish. This was quite possibly the best investment I’ve ever made.

An old-fashioned steel wool polish.

Dana rips out the carbs on the 200T for a cleaning.

Thanks to Mick for the seat. We were almost convinced it was the ugliest cafe seat until I took a saw to it and trimmed more than half of it off. A very productive weekend. I’ll update as the 500 progresses.

The BBQ:

• Where: 1223 N Franklin St
• When: Saturday, April 24th 3:00
• Wear: Southern attire, bolo ties, boots…

We’re BBQing and getting a few kegs.. Side dishes/snacks will be much appreciated!

Also, if you’re vegetarian/vegan bring food because we’re cooking lots of MEAT!

Since we’re supplying food and drinks, there is a cover charge:
$10- loner
$15- couple (boy/girl, girl/girl, boy/boy)
$5- vegetarian/vegan
$20- CHILI COOK-OFF TEAMS!! (up to 3 people per team)

*****NEW******

Just added- CHILI COOK-OFF

$20 covers your entry to the party and the Chili Cook-off.

Up to 3 people per team, you have to cook a mean Chili for everyone and a few judges to sample. It must be in a large LARGE pot or a small trash can. Either way make enough to go around.

1st and 2nd get cash prizes!! The dollar amount depends on the amount of people participating.

Good way to save some money and eat some amazing food!!

I rode the cb650 there.

Then Ricky showed up.