Monthly Archives: August 2025

We last left our story where I was contemplating how to remove the foot peg now that the reverse-thread bolt had been conquered. Several whacks with the BFH (Big F@$#% Hammer) had already been administered, but the peg responded with … Continue reading →

The story continued today, but first was a shopping trip this afternoon with Holly to get some necessary components. I worked on the rear signals for the VN800 (’98), which now officially qualifies as “vintage” — not because of its … Continue reading →

Today was a bit of networking to begin. Headed with my neighbor for a motorcycle ride to Chatham (103km) for breakfast with the CVMG (Canadian Vintage Motorcycle Group) members at “HUNGRY MAN’s” Family restaurant. Was a good meal and we … Continue reading →

Goal was to strip down the front end and be left with both (A) and (B) as the front suspension removed from the assembly. … Removal of the handlebars did not pose any issue (easiest part of the day). The … Continue reading →

Not sure I thought I’d get this far today, but here we are. I started today with the foot pegs and pedals as a goal. The right one (gear lever) is still attached—mainly because the bolt/nut is now perfectly round. … Continue reading →

Lets’ start with the death shot image to the left Ok… so the exhaust is removed. At first glance it appears to be a success — but not the kind of victory I had in mind. I was picturing a … Continue reading →

Not bad for $10 in scrap steel with some left over. This is what it looks like so far. My neighbor did the welding and it’s tricky to do the tack welds and then how to keep everything square and … Continue reading →