Wrenchmonkees Puzzle
This is not my bike, but this is what it looks like right now! I can’t wait to put it all back together.
Posts tagged with “cafe racer”
Posted 3 years ago
Random photos from March and April
I am holding out on some updates because the progress on the XS has been a bit slow. 77Motos’ Tony has been busy working on some hot rods for other clients. I have been pretty busy myself, but here are some pictures from last month. More to come!
Here I am removing the tube braces on the rear. Preparing it for the seat pan bar.
Tank raised 1-1/2” and sitting on new mounts
Welding new “drilled-hole” gussets into place - BTW, Tony and Alex are selling Seven Seven Motos t-shirts! The front has a large 77 Motots logo on the chest and the back has an “All Soul No Glory” logo on the upper back as pictured above. Click here
I love how these look!
I have lots more pics to post but I’ll wait until you can see more progress on the bike. Stay tuned.
Posted 3 years ago
March 5th Update - Yamaha XS500
Newly powder coated wheels and new rubber!
Motor is clean and ready for paint
Primered and ready for paint
More removal of ugly brackets and gussets… more on this later
She’s really looking good!
Posted 3 years ago
Now, its coming apart! This I didn’t anticipate to happen so quickly but it needs to get done so GO FORTH!
The motor is out and ready for a thorough cleaning
Degreasing and power washing
More to come…
Posted 3 years ago
February 24, 2010 | My buddy Tony (sevensevenmotos.blogspot.com) and I decided to get our hands dirty today. After some tweaking the dormant Yamaha finally came to life. Tony was daring enough to take her for a spin under the condition it is in and this video is the result. There’s lots to do but the bike will be killer in the next couple months. I’ll keep you posted.
Posted 3 years ago
Update: February 2004
cutting some more! Raising the tank 1” as well
That’s me sitting on the bike. Checking the proportions.
Posted 3 years ago
Update from November 2009
Very slow progress, but as of yesterday I have the the new forks on oiled and resealed. The custom clip-ons made by my buddy Tony Sandoval and the sandblasted tank and tail piece. More to come.
Oh yeah, this was taken with a camera phone. Sorry for the poor quality.
Posted 3 years ago
Update from May 2009
05.30.2009 | no fenders, rear footrests, crash bars, seat handles, blinkers.
It’s been a while since I last had a chance to really work on my Yammie. This past Saturday with the help of my buddy Tony we started working on it again to try and get it idling. Originally the bike was sitting on the side of a house colleting dust, rust and who knows what else for a few long years.
The motor was frozen but with a little elbow grease and some ‘Marvel Mystery Oil’ I was able to free the motor and get it to turn over. Next up is to replace some basic parts such as the points and condensers, since it seems that they are keeping the bike from staying on.
Instead of wasting time we decided to start removing the ugly parts of the bike, like the crash bars, rear fender and blinkers. A little cutting and grinding on it lead to chopping up the old tank to make a tail piece for the bike. I want to retain the same shape as the tank, I think this will make it look like a Mad Max style bike. Ya think? 
Posted 3 years ago
Rebirth of a
1976 Yamaha XS500
I will be documenting the build of my Yamaha here on Tumblr, as it slowly becomes a custom cafe racer. Please feel free to ask me anything and/or leave comments.
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