New project. 72 yamaha CS3 aka RD 200

So this little baby showed up in my driveway last night at about 9:45. I wheeled it into the backyard and went to bed.

At around 8:00 tonight I sprayed it down and gave it a quick bath. 

Not bad. It's mostly there and in decent shape. The little 200cc two stroker is stuck and the kicker is broke  so I ordered a new shaft for it today for a few bucks. I will see if I can soak it and free it up. I pulled a few things off to get a visual and start thinking about a plan. 

This is a super cool little bike. I can just about hear the ring da ding ding tang tang ring. It reminds me a lot of my old yamaha R5. So now comes the time to figure it out. There are a few different scenarios to pick from. Make it run, clean it up, fab a cool little rear section for it and run it. Or part it out to fund the next cl450 build I have planned. Or lastly maybe one of you lucky viewers wants a super cool two stroke street terror. I can see this being done a few different styles. But for some reason I keep seeing a way cool street racer. Maybe a dunstall type fairing a nice tucked in stance. Shouldered aluminum wheels with some polished out hubs and spokes and a set of vintage chambers for that awesome two stroke buzz. Mild or wild I can make it happen. If any of you are interested send me a message and let's talk two stroke madness! 

Me and my boy for the weekend.

Last weekend Owen and I headed up into the mountains for a little camping at Pinecrest lake. A sweet little spot beautiful landscape pine trees a plenty large granite cliffs and fresh snow melt in the lake. This place has a really cool vintage camping vibe to it, and I recommend Pinecrest to anybody who will enjoy a weekend camping. We hiked, we fished , we biked, we ate a lot. And best of all we hung out and talked about life and stuff and I had a chance to teach. Even if he already knew what I had to say I felt a connection and a bond that is irreplaceable by anything on earth. We definitely need to do this more. It was a great break and I'm recharged. Lets get back to work. Check back in a day or so. I got a new project that just showed up here. It should be cool. Think mixed gas!

 Spotted this cool Panel. pretty sure I need one of these.

Yep