Doesn't matter where I find myself I always look for what I consider to be interesting cars and bikes...

wandering around this weekend stumbled upon a 73 Buick electra coupe , a 64 Chevy, 57 Chevy 

various BMWS (tons of five series) and a shop with a bike or two .........It's hard to be away from my 

machines.......that sensation you get when you turn the key and hear it come to life like a living

breathing entity.......propelled along the master of all you survey......I'd love to cruise around in

that Buick.....I had several Buicks way back and have a great love for Buicks from the sixties

and seventies.....especially when they have the mighty 455! I've known some BMWS as well

such as a 91 525i, a 96 M3 and an 89 325is........fabulous machines...............

far as bikes everything from a 71 Honda CB450 to a Ducati 900 SS.........

then I ponder the machines waiting for me now............a 93 S13 hatch, 72 Fiat 125 and an 89

Honda VFR400 NC30..........keep on hustlin

 1972 Fiat 125 Special....

I will write more about this car in a bit........one-family car since new, sat for twenty years

garaged(thank god) all original car now being transformed into my vision of a 125 Abarth...with

a two liter engine, CD68 131 abarth rims, all new brakes, fuel system, totally stock interior

and tons of other work........goal 170-180 bhp and when its running and I can finally enjoy it

to have it repainted the stock grey color...the grey ghost in Confederate livery

17" ESM five spoke wheels

 The next step!

To install a RB26 in the red S13. It will have:

Nitto forged pistons (9.0/1 86.5mm) and I-beam rods, N1 pump with billet gears, fluidamper

pulley with ARP bolt, Xtreme twin disc clutch/flywheel capable of 900 lb.ft, hypertune

stainless steel turbo header(work of art), Hypertune ITB intake (gorgeous), new water pump,

tomei belt, r35 coils, injectors(still deciding what size), tomei cam gears, poncams, new valves

koyo rad.......coming soon

                                1989 Honda VFR400 NC30.......

This was purchased five years ago.......and it was a low mileage bike but it had 

suffered the abuse of various owners who didn't deserve such a machine.....when I finally

was able to start working on it I threw all the cheap Chinese fairing directly in the trash or sold 

a few pieces of it......it was atrocious! The chain had a kink in it and was a low-grade 

piece of garbage. I removed the exhaust system, chain and sprockets, gas tank, front fork.

I took it down to its bare form and I knew the engine was strong and in good condition.

Thankfully I was able to locate numerous parts from TYGA international to facilitate its transformation....

To me the NC30 is akin to a Japanese Ducati...an exotic with its singled-sided swingarm

gorgeous aluminum frame, the sonorous symphony of it 90 degree V-4.....partially four cylinder 

with the whine of the cam gears then transforming its cacophony into a V8 like basso profundo

....the front fork was from an inferior bike with two piston calipers.......that was sold off

I found a complete front fork setup with the calipers.......I went through the carbs at least 20 times

methodically replacing, cleaning, adjusting......it was during the worst of the COVID lockdowns

and I had the bike in the house......so I spent hours upon hours going through every part......

Eventually I rebuilt the front fork with new tubes, bushings, custom springs, seals and preload 

adjusters.......installed the tyga stainless exhaust which was a real challenge.....new spockets, x-ring

DID chain, heil brakelines, carbon fiber airbox lid, new radiators, hoses, EBC brake rotors which

are a work of art....carbon fiber tank and TYGA solo seat bodywork...and much more....

and was it worth it in the end?

yes as the bike is a masterpiece.....light, agile sublime handling and the sound of that motor

wailing away above 8,000-14,000 rpm is simply spectacular.....plans call for painting it (finally)

and to rebuild the petcock (again)