Waiting Game on the 1971 Yamaha CS3 200

It's a waiting game now...I have sent off for the title on the Yamaha 200 and it is running perfect!  I am going to spend Friday night cleaning the piss out of it, and preparing it for Beatersville.  Fabbing of the emblems will happen this weekend.  After my first test ride of this little beastie I realized it needs the wheels balanced, and that this little torque monster will get you sideways if your not careful...Beatersville is going to be a bit of a disappointment this year because I don't have a full on custom to p

resent, but this bike is a beater for sure and will fit in nicely.  I am cranking back up on fabrication on the GT with a week full of time next week to have it done by the following weekend.  With a little luck the frame will be off to powder at that time along with the forks....

Full Throttle at SoHo

WE HAVE BEEN BUSY!   We acquired another bike about three weeks ago and are in the process of working on it so we have a shop bike to ride...It sucks to run a motorcycle shop and not have something under your ass.  It will be for sale as soon as we finish it and get all the paperwork done.  Oh by the way the bike is a 1971 Yamaha CS3 200.  This bike was the predecessor to the RD line of bikes.  What I love about it besides the color is the electric start...very cool on a bike this old, and perfect for a beginner rider or a women who may have a problem kick starting it.  Oh did I mention it is purple.  It needed lots of work to get it back on the road but it was a real joy to work with.  The plan for the bike is a survivor with some gentle mods, nothing major, but with SoHo that could mean a lot.  We diffidently don't want this bike on the lift all the time so we are keeping any mods to things that can be done easy and quick, which is a change for us because we take pride in the fact that a SoHo bike is one that is crafted by hand and well thought out.  The list of mods is few ...we put on clubmans and changed out the turn signals to something a little smaller to fit the scale of the bike...we also went completely through the bike top to bottom to make sure it could be a daily rider again, because it is getting ready to be driven from Louisville to Cincinnati for a Mod Rocker event on June 1.

We have also been plugging away on the GT... the seat is coming along as well as the wheels, we are mocking up the seat and doings some fab work and the front wheel looks amazing...Thanks to Ricks Custom Powdercoating in Brooks, KY....The oil tank is going to be under the seat cowling....more to come very soon