87 IN A 56.

Picked up this really cool 1987 fxlr on Monday night...sold it Tuesday,

sometimes it goes right.

The bars were the selling point on this bike, they were so cool that the

new softail rocker has almost the same setup.

However, much like Willie G's berret, often immitated, never duplicated.

A DIFFERENT TYPE OF CHOPPER.

2 years ago we built a mint little chopper for C.F. Scott.
He was a veteran chopper and jet pilot for the Canadian Forces....needless to say speed was a prerequisite!

About 2 weeks ago he showed up with a great little project for the shop. Since retirement Scott has developed a knack for bulding milspec chopper simulators. This seat is from a crashed CH149 Cormorant. the support structure and moving components have been damaged, and Scott has commisioned us to bring it back to life and get it ready for Simulator duty. Not only is this a great challenge to work on, it is also an honor to help build something that will help train our courageous and tireless military.

SHOVELHEAD CYLINDERS

Facing the gasket surfaces on an 80" shovel... no more leaks.

Ace 125s and Silver Shogun on the road

Anthony and Ace 125 ready to raid and pillage along the promenade

A busy weekend saw two Ace 125s and our Honda CB125 Silver Shogun cafe racer all take to the roads around Mid Life Cycles. First we had Anthony call in for a few minor adjustments to his Ace 125 before he took it for a run down the Bayside promenade. A short session on the bench with Dr Roger had it idling properly and revving-out as it should. Anthony has plans for his Ace and we'll try out a few mods on ours as well and report back on what works best. In fact, a set of Pirelli tyres plus after-market shocks and a few adjustments to the front forks seem to be a good start. Next up might be some adjustments to the stock carburettor or maybe a replacement carby along with a pod filter and related changes to help get the fuel-air mixture in and the exhaust gases out.

We also had new Silver Shogun owner Romi in to discuss the possibility of getting a bike for his brother-in-law-to-be, Rega. As Romi seems to be permanently attached to his CB125 cafe racer, it didn't take much to get Rega out for a ride on our Ace CR125.

Romi (left) and Rega are rapt in their new rides

1974 Honda CL 125 Oil Pump, Or Exploterated Kick Starter Part II

No oil was getting to the head. This was diagnosed by loosening the right rear head nut and see if oil oozed out. Oil centrifuge was clean (!) as were oil channels in cyl and head, and so problem was isolated to the pump, which sits beneath the centrifuge. A splinter from the old broken kick starter sprag had gotten sucked into the pump, causing catastrophic failure.