2001 Polaris Trailblazer
Find Polaris in the twilight and the shooting star just beyond it will be this Trailblazer tearing it up with a fresh top end and a clean carb!!
The call of the North Star
Monthly Archives: August 2013
MagDyno I dunno…
1953 Norton ES2 Magdyno
When the charging system stopped operating and I started the diagnostic process, there was no current from the Dynamo. I didn’t expect to find it was inoperative because it wasn’t rotating! The smaller driven gear teeth are damaged enough from age and corrosion that they ripped the teeth off of the fibre drive gear, necessitating a complete tear down of the dynamo…
1953 Norton ES2 Magdyno
1953 Norton ES2 Magdyno
1953 Norton ES2 Magdyno
Double Vision
1971 Triumph T120R Bonneville
How often do you see two unmolested (mostly) 42 year old motorcycles? The one with the factory American version handlebars belongs to the shop, the other to a hip, young dude who wants to sport a classic British scoot. I think it’s awesome how things retro are becoming chic again!! Here’s hoping the trend continues to grow in popularity without driving the value of these sweet old bikes beyond reason.
1971 Triumph T120R Bonneville