1952 Royal Enfield / Indian Tomahawk in South Bay

The Craigslist in the San Francisco area (South Bay) shows this beautifully restored 1952 Royal Enfield.. The owner has sent me the url for the ad and would be excited for our readers to see it,so here it is in all its glory. What a pretty bike!

Owner states:

After many years in [...]

Great Pages for Understanding Fasteners and Engineering Concepts

I have been using this site for ages. It’s called “The Engineer’s Companion”,and it has information needed to really do great restoration. No cost to use,no scam,nothing but great information about the engineering aspect of restoring and building great bikes.

From the Introduction:

The FAQs included in the Engineer’s Companion are the [...]

1967 Gilera (Sears) 124cc –lots of pix!

124Gilera

A good friend and loyal contributor is selling off some of his project bikes. This 1967 Sears/Gilera 124 on eBay is one of them:Owner states:

1967?? Sears Gilera 124 5v 125cc 4 stroke 5 speed This looks like a nice easy project bike. it seems to be complete except for the taillight and key. [...]

1970 BSA Lightning project

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I turn 50 next month. I’m playing catch-up trying to make sure that I can get my hands on all the bikes I want before it’s too late for me to do anything about it. I figure I have a quite a few good years left,but there’s a whole lotta bikes I’d like to [...]

1966 Honda CL77

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This Honda CL77 Scrambler on eBay was submitted by a loyal reader in Waterford Michigan. 5 Days left as of June 2,2011. This is a 305cc Scrambler,reliable,great-handling and too much fun. Who would have thought these bikes would grow so much in value?

Professionally restored 1966 CL77 305 Scrambler

This vintage Japanese [...]

The Parilla Wiki

I’ve been working on a wiki for Parillas for the last 6 months —chronicling my own efforts. This is a shameless self-promotion of the wiki and its contents. I hope anyone that has a need for information might be helped.

Parilla,during restoration –taken on 3/7/2011

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