Restorations
March 19
TRIUMPH SPEED TRIPLE CAFE RACER 1995
My latest build. A 1995 Triumph Speed Triple Cafe Racer. It only took about 20 hours work as “most” cafe parts were from CRK kits in the UK with just a few additions and tweaks from me.
September 17
Yamaha XT500 1981
My total restoration of an old Yamaha thumper.Again this one was in a right old state. Non runner and hadn’t been for many years. Wiring was totally shot so all replaced and also all the ignition system replaced with CDI.
August 17
Yamaha RD350LC #5
Number 5 LC350 restoration, was purchased from P.J.Morrison on the Sunshine Coast. The bike had been in his family since he was 12 and he’s told me since that he learnt to ride on it around a cow paddock at the back of his house, then the bike was di..
May 16
Yamaha TDR250 1988
I’d always hankered after a TDR250 especially after owning and running a TZR250 1KT which uses the same engine. I also kept reading how many previous owners of TDRs had regretted selling them saying they were awesome fun.So, I jumped at a non-runner J..
December 15
Yamaha RD350LC 1982 #3
My third Yamaha LC restoration.I purchased the bike locally off a guy that had owned it for a few years who had never got around to restoring it. I was quick off the mark and spotted it as he’d posted it for sale and paid him a deposit before seeing…
October 14
Suzuki TS185 1974
The bike was bought from a guy who had had it for about a year and done nothing with it but he’d bought it from the original owner and it had sat most of its life under his veranda. It has only done a few thousand miles and all that was wrong was a fi..
June 13
Yamaha RD350LC #1
This was my first, of eight, RDLC restorations. I purchased 4 RDLC’s and lots of spares from a guy who’d collected them over the years hoping to restore them but he didn’t get around to it (we all know that feeling !).It was last registered in QLD in ..
April 13
Yamaha DT3 1973
My second resto was when I purchased a bunch of partly reconditioned spares for a 1973 DT3. I then set about finding a full “donor” bike to strip and rebuild.The donor I found was mainly rust and had the majority of small parts (original rubber mount..
May 12
Kawasaki Z1000 1978
My first restoration.The Z1000 (actually a KZ1000) was imported from the US by a dealer and I first noticed it for sale online in a shop in Victoria. I managed to look past the out of place king/queen seat and aftermarket drab paintwork.I could see i..
