By the way, the gorgeous frame, engine, hubs, swingarm on the YZ was done by none other than the maestro Newmann himself!

I did quite a bit of research on zinc plating, and Newmann just happened to post the exact video I used to come up with my own system (with a few of my own modifications). As you can see in my pic, I use a thicker copper wire to sit across the container,

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Just WOW. Best post I've seen in a while; thank you for sharing the experience! Some observations: - Love the rules stating that the older the rider, the older the bike must be - keeping it true to history. - 24 +60 riders and 31 +70! - The bikes! Just ... more »

Your picture looks legendary as well! Niiiice retro gear (right down to the typical yellow socks over the full bores) and sweet tricked-out CZ. Kudos Maybe find some old school gloves (leather/black rubber strips on top) and you'll be perfect. Actually, ... more »

Wow, beautiful bike. Lots of terrific detail and just the right amount of personal "style" from stock. The re-blue of the pipe was a good call; made it stand out. How long was the process (entire bike)?

Well, you're pretty familiar with where my last project came from, soooo.....

I've worked from home the last 9 years for a company based in Singapore. There is no office in the States, so it's often years between seeing anyone with the company. Simply put, it's a trade-off. You'll be missing some social interactions, some laughs, ... more »

Definitely need to meet you at DD's Mr. F. What, we probably live 10 minutes from each other? I like your COMBINATION of moto-art/Maicos etc.. and racers. That Husky 125 just screams "LETS GO!!"

Unfortunately, I didn't get to ride it long - an injury put me out for quite a while (not the bike's fault), and then college got in the way! I do remember it being an awesome bike with plenty of smooth predictable power; don't remember much about the ... more »

That is a GREAT looking bike Sofiedog! And near to my heart. Pic of mine sitting in my college apartment the day I picked it up from the

Yep, great tip; thanks. I had found some new Honda and Suzuki ones like you mention, but what's the fun in that?

I've learned that as a restorer, it's important to spend twice the cost and effort to get something done, just to say you made ... more »

Haha

, I posted a couple more pictures in the Diamond Don's thread; including a full bike shot. I didn't want to be the newbie that throws a zillion pictures on here. Although here's one more that could be classified as a "teaser" - my homemade ... more »

Yep, was just about to post a "full disclosure".

Ol' Newmann here is the madman that got me started back into all this. It another Vital post, he mentioned that he knew where a YZ100 could be had.....aaannd, it escalated quickly. Turns out ... more »

Amazing bikes in this thread. swatdoc's CR125 is stunning. I don't have much experience with Maico's, but the Ake bike and BigMaico's Maico are just awesome. And dat OldPro RM125....it's has such a "privateer pro badass" look to it; about the only way

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