What a dumb design. I said this in my head as I squeezed the trigger of the air cutoff tool. zooop zooop. As the metal turned red hot my...

It was about time. I looked at the end of the handlebar at the faded black grips. They were worn so much they were actually smooth. These...

Looking out the single pane windows of the garage doors I could see about six inches of snow on the grey car cover used to protect an old...

The strong sweet smell of PB Blaster was in the air. The 1982 BIG RED was three feet off the ground supported by the Handy lift. With the...

As I dumped a little bit of gasoline into the tank I didn't have any doubts that when I pressed the little black start button on the left...

I stared at the carburetor sitting the water through the plastic cover. The green LED display was counting down from 180 and there was a...

Yesterday I walked in to the shop and looked around at the four BIG REDS in the shop. My mind raced as I looked at all the tools spread...

I was staring at the pipe wrench jaw marks as I threaded the castle nut on to the rusty rear axle of the 1982 BIG RED. I picked up the 3...

When you are restoring 30 year old BIG REDs nothing is easy. You better plan on spending extra time doing simple tasks that you think are...

I walked out to the shop anticipating success. I have soaked the front brake cable all week in penetrating oil. It was hung from the...

I decided today was the day. Tuesday was the night I picked out to work on the BIG REDS out in the shop. I have a lot of other projects...

This week I spent some time sorting out the restoration on the 1982 Honda BIG RED 200E. I have two of them and I’m trying to figure out...

Now that the restoration on the 1984 200ES BIG RED is complete I filled the shop with my next projects. The next goal is to restore a...

I pulled the heavy cover off of the 82 BIG RED that was sitting on an old barn foundation yesterday. I've been meaning to get this ATC up...

The devil is in the details. I think this is true for a restoration. As I finish the 1984 200ES BIG RED I find myself doing the extra...

As I buffed the wax off the red tank I stopped to admire the clear reflection of the rag coming off the clear coat. The stripping, body...

I have typically been a do it myself type of person throughout my life. I tend not to hire anybody to do work I can do or learn how to do...

The restoration of the 1984 BIG RED 200ES has been going great so far. I’m finishing up the assembly and it’s a good feeling seeing it...

I have been working on and restoring motorized vehicles for over 20 years now. In that time I have found many tools that make my life and...

My work gave me a furlough week this year. I got a chance to pick this week and it's been great. Yes no progress is getting done in the...