Matt's Saint - Update

Update on Triumph saint project: Well its all stripped down;

We machined up the rear axle plates;

 Tunneled the F@*k out of a Tiger cub tank (with the appropriate safety jandals on....)

 And this is where we are at now;

Woody's Hot Rod Twin Cam

Affectionately known as the Whores Handbag over on the Grease Monkey Forum, Woody's Twin Cam Harley is the absolute epitome of a ground up build. Woody builds hot rod frames down at Junior's Custom Rides in Lower Hutt but most of this bike has been hand built in Woody's shed, including the jig he built to set up this frame. This is just a teaser to show the frame as it sits now but the rest of the bike has already seen a lot of work and Woody is getting ready to start nailing it all together.

Irishjon - Zero Style Update

Finally got round to putting on that old springer that has been lying around for ages. Now I have to find all the parts I have been stashing for this bike for years. Could only find one disc so far but that's a start.

Matt's Saint

Hey guys, this is my entry. It began as a 67 saint police bike before someone decided that tall and narrow dirty apehangers, a flame job penut tank and a half arse sissy bar and banana seat were a great idea! I got my hands on it at the start of march, since then its been stripped down, and the motor/gearbox and front section are in the frame jig while we finish the rear section. Will update the pics when the frame is complete, cheers
Matt

Eel's Wheels

Hey Irish

 

Please consider this my entry for the Grinderfest. I've worked on this for far too long now, so strictly speaking its life started way before Grinderfest did.

 

It's a 1973 Honda CB360. It will be/is a "mover". Rego'd and WOF'd.

 

Started life as a pink rolling frame (see pic) and three boxes of random parts which I bought off the Kiwibiker Forum for $250. A fourth box of parts is still somewhere out there...

 

Most of the time since then has been spent finding parts and grinding various bits off the frame and messing about with stuff. It's been a big learning experience for someone not mechanically minded.

 

It's gone through various looks. Here's how it looks today (see other pic)... but still not final (are they ever?)

 

More frame modifications are planned before Grinderfest including re-working the seat area by chopping it out for a smaller low-slung seat... more in keeping with the Japanese Brat Style.

 

The finishing touch would be vintage Firestone tyres like Drakulina's bike... but they cost a freakin fortune here in NZ.

 

Cheers

 

Eel

 

Mitch's 650 - update

Mitch has started to tear into his Yam.

Vince's Iron Oxide aka No Czech Book

It is a 1965 NZ assembled 125cc Jawa bought complete(ish) several years ago with the grand plans of a '50's style Rat/Rod/Greaser style ride....
it has got as far as being stripped to boxes of parts, a bit of blasting for rust and paint removal... and a bit of rust replacement by design. I have sourced a replacement engine, painted a few bits and pieces and broken more than I have fixed in the tear down process. I would love to get back into it and realistically this is just the motivation I need I think.

I am doing all the work myself and what little money is being spent is my own, the whole point was to build a budget bike along the lines of "bobber" and "rat" sensibilities i.e. build with what is laying around or can be bought cheap.