There have been a lot of commercial truck pickup conversions, but not every one turns out well, however this 1961 Mack B85F, a former fire truck, is absolutely gorgeous. The work seems to be first rate and it's clean top to bottom. The video below shows a nice walk around and a drive down the road. The finish is a solid gun metal gray that looks right as is and makes a great … [Read more...]
1964 Cushman Eagle with Sportster Power
Cushman scooters are interesting throwbacks to the 1960s, but a lot of owners seem to think the little single cylinder engine that came from the factory isn't quite enough. You see a lot of Briggs and Stratton Vanguard v-twin swaps and they give it a nice boost, but others figure they might as well go all the way and they shoehorn a Harley Davidson Sportster engine into the … [Read more...]
1976 Triumph Bonneville Restomod
Suppose you like the old British bikes, the looks are just right, the sound of the twin is perfect, but let's face it, if you're used to riding current motorcycles, shifting on the right is easy to get wrong, especially when touching what your brain believes is the rear brake and you unceremoniously downshift with a crunch. And then there's the slight matter of drum brakes, … [Read more...]
1966 BSA Spitfire in Excellent Original Condition
If you like British bikes from the 1960s then you'll appreciate what we have here, it's a 1966 BSA Spitfire and everything on it is original, no reproduction parts of any sort, the owner even has a reproduction seat grab rail, but decided he just couldn't do it. The BSA Spitfire was a 650cc parallel twin with a 4 speed transmission. The engine had two overhead valves per … [Read more...]
1968 Suzuki Raider 305 Completely Restored
Back in ancient times when two strokes roamed the highways, there was an assortment to choose from in the showrooms of most every manufacturer. The 1968 Suzuki Raider 305 is a good example and this one in particular is about as nice as they come. It had a nut and bolt restoration, anything worn was replaced with NOS parts, everything that was chrome was re-chromed as … [Read more...]