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 […]
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 - Jul 21, 2015
Our awesome local vintage store Jinxed came into a collection of vintage cycle magazines. After some haggling Ed, Jessie and I split the cost and walked away with 48 magazines. Couldn’t be happier about it. It’s mostly Cycle Guide, Big Bike, Modern Cycle, Cycle Rider, Popular Cycling, and Silver Machine. These mags have so much […]