Yamaha 225cc Scorpio

The Yamaha Scorpio is a neat, if underpowered commuter that is cheap to buy and run. Not setting the world on fire, but a few have waved the custom stick and come up with some

interesting ideas. Here's the original (there are options available) :

To dream......the impossible dream........

From this...........(another ebay special)............
To this ! (a recoloured image of Jonathan Wood's neat resto, see earlier post).
Sure thing - shouldn't take too many years, or cost too much, heh.

Can you guess what this is?

This is a barn find (ebay) I picked up a month back for $30.00. After many people on the Kawasaki Riders Forum helping, it has finally been identified !

I could have sworn it was a Kawasaki J1M or G1M (wishful thinking)It is a Daytona (Taiwan)125 Road bike imported into Australia and sold by car racer Bob Jane in 1972. Engine is Kawa c2 120 copy. (thanks ZED900, MURN & Facthunt for the detective work).
Think I'll do some 'practice' restoration on it, Let the kids have a ride, then stick it back on eBay.

Holey Moley (or, can I borrow your drill press?)

thanks to NICE! motocycle for the bottom two.

maybe I do want an open hace helmet after all...

The Steve McQueen replica issue. I won't tell you where to get it, as it is stupidly priced. But I love it. ( you can find out more on the wonderful http://www.pipeburn.com/ website)

A neat CL/CB350 restoration by Jonathan Wood

thanks to Bike Exif www.bikeexif.com

& Rocket Garage for the links.

Kawasaki and the Japanese trail scene

A few wonderfully 70's 'Baja 500' style adverts from Kawasaki

Dig the vest....and matching suede duds

Model line up from the era..If only I could get my hands on a 250-F21M

Two neat CD250 Cafe conversions

lost the link - but very impressed with the finish on this custom....

Japanese Bobbers - always style lucky

Always wanted a hardtail CB450 !

More European gems

Thanks to Pipeburn for spotting a Netherlands Co. called Aermacchi Racing, who sell stunning Aermacci kit replicas and parts. The frames are works of art (and I don't say that lightly - see comparison below):

A work of art by Gretchen Lothrop,

Here's the link:
http://www.aermacchi-racing.com/

Derbi Racer (not Japanese, Spanish..who cares?)

Thanks to the creative people at: http://lecontainer.blogspot.com/
Go have a look.

Honda 1954 R125 Racer

Don't know the heritage of this cool boy racer from the 50's - the frame and tank look vaguely Ducati scrambler. (It would be a great template for one of the Honda 50 Solo's below).

Japan only Honda 50 Solo

If ever there was a reason to get a grey import, this is it.. theselittle gems are deadringers for the old 50's Zundapps / bantams, and are very modifiable.

Teds Special Motorcycle Works - Honda 77's

Here's a wonderful brace of CL/CB 77's from custom Japanese tuner Teds. They aslo have interesting (and pricey)bikes for sale, mostly vinage Hondas, but a few exotics as well.
http://www.ted-spl.com/

(this last one is a CB 72)

GRAVEL CREW - why didn't anyone tell me?

Thanks to the wonderful ACE CAFE RACERS blog for bringing this site to my attention - I can't believe I've not seen it before and really like their clean, lowrider bobber style (without trying to look too much like OC or Sucker Punch Sally chopper/bobbers, not that there's anything wrong with them...[apart from the engines...*yawn*];))
http://www.acecaferacers.com/

http://www.gravel-crew.com/