Published - Jan 31, 2010

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1973 cb450 – Part 2

So… after taking the engine apart it was apparent that we couldn’t diagnose the cylinder head properly. The cb450 in the 70’s has a really weird cylinder head design. Instead of having valve springs, it has what are called “torsion bars” which hit the valve to open it, and also, hit the valve to shut […]

Published - Jan 31, 2010

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1973 cb450 – Part 1

So… my brother-in-law bought a cb450 the summer of 2008. It didn’t have a title, but it ran decent. To make a long story short, after several months, the engine started having some issues. He got frustrated with not being able to ride it, combined with not being able to get a title, so he […]

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Published - May 30, 2014

Off-Road Maine — Update 1

Roughly six months ago Ben bought an XR650L. A week later I bought one. A few weeks after that Alex bought a XR650R. Then Andrew picked up a XR600. The plan to ride to Aroostock, Maine became a reality. Then last month Dana picked up a XR650L to make it a five man Honda commercial. […]