Hello;
I've been checking out some of the conversion and thought I'd introduce myself, I'm located in Burlington Wi. USA 53105 and work at home doing service work, restore projects or custom mod's .. jstephens7@wi.rr.com
C# 262 210-9269 (between 9;am & 9m)
Welcome Godffrey.
Got some cool projects going on. Looks like you need a bigger garage. Don't we all. I've got a huge soft spot for Nortons. Great to see'em on here.
RE: the Larson cartoon, I had a boss once who had that on his office wall. He had his name and his Asst. Mgr.'s name written over the two Devil types. I guess it was supposed to inspire us, or strike fear. Funny none the less.
NYCVinmoto. There are a couple of Chi-vinmoto and NYC-Vinmoto people on here (Rosko setup vinmoto in NY). Were you at Mid-Ohio in 2007? I met a lot of the Mil-Vinmoto guys there, you guys were fun to party with.
NYCVinmoto. There are a couple of Chi-vinmoto and NYC-Vinmoto people on here (Rosko setup vinmoto in NY). Were you at Mid-Ohio in 2007? I met a lot of the Mil-Vinmoto guys there, you guys were fun to party with.
Sorry man;
Props to the Co-Oh'vinmoto No Disrespect meant, I love all the Vin"moto'ist ! I checked out your Garage site, Love the CB 160 work !
Hey mudmonkey;
Yes, speaking of CB 160's. . . http://springvinmoto.com/gallery/album100 . . I made that tank from stock and stretched err out then made those recesses toward the back to allow for mounting to the stock frame. I also did the Seat pan, rear sets, wheels and side covers .
just curious...did you cut into the tank and increase the fuel capacity, or just add onto it? also, how did you get the sides to look so nice...just alot of bondo and patience?
hey krapfever, i've been watching the progress on your cb160, but haven't seen any posts in a while...how is it coming? that seat/tank combo you have is amazing.
"Never mind the track. The track is for punks. We are Road People. We are Cafe Racers." -Hunter S. Thompson
If you look at my other tank jobs like this one : http://springvinmoto.com/gallery/Keegans-Yamelli-Tank
you'll see how I do it, The goal has been to increase fuel capacity, use as little body filler as possible & maintain a " stock'ish " appearance .
I love the 160. I've seen it a bunch of times while surfin' through pictures. Nice to know who put it together. I was always trying to figure out where the hell that tank came from, but now I know. I used to live in Sheboygan! Sweet.
boy-town! Isn't that in Chicago? I lived there for two years while I worked at Kohler Co. Now I hang my hat back in Connecticut, where I'm originally from. The most boring riding I've ever done is in the area surrounding Sheboygan.
welcome aboard! Great to have another vinmoto'er here. Please keep us updated with the events in your area, I know you guys get busy. Do you race at all? Frozen snot? M2M? I have to make the trek out for one event or another at some point.
Great work by the way, really beautiful stuff. Do you do this type of work professionally or just as a hobby? I ask only because as a metalworker I have only worked with structural stuff, never any sheet work. Really intriguing. Perhaps you could share the next project here on the forum? I'm sure the gang (and the gajillion lurkers) would really dig it.
Thanks for the complements on my work, This IS my profession. I work at home doing all types of service, restore projects & custom mod's ..
I also do some Tech sessions for the Vin'Moto "gang"; http://springvinmoto.com/gallery/MilVin-Tech-DayZ
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