Reader Ride. Moto Beta 125 Premier Enduro. A Stunning restoration From Our Old Friend Ted Guthrie.

Haven't heard from Ted in a while so I thought he might be up to something... and sure enough... here's his beautiful restoration on a Moto Beta 125 Premier Enduro that he finished just in time for the Mid Ohio Vintage Days event. I have GOT to get up there one of these years dammit.


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And here is the before pictures.  I mean holy smokes that a nice restoration.  Really well done there Ted.  thanks for sharing it.

Stunning Moto Guzzi El Dorado Resurrection

Awesome resurrection of 1973 Moto Guzzi. El Dorado.  For the full story see this thread over on ADV Rider.

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Reader Submittal. How to build a Norton Cafe Racer from Beginning to End.

Here's a few start/finish pics from Jean Des Rosiers excellent build of his Cafe Norton.  If you want to see how it's done you could do a lot worse that checking out his site.  http://www.pbase.com/jeandr/cafe_racer


Jean writes in:

Hi,
Saw your blog and the many bikes you have posted on there, especially Nortons. Please take a look at my café racer build galleries at http://www.pbase.com/jeandr/cafe_racer The bike took about two years of on and off work, mainly on during winter and off during summer. The job started by fitting a belt final drive of my own design and fabrication and evolved into having an open clear area in the back of the engine by hiding everything that normally goes there.

Best regards
Jean

Really excellent stuff!  Thanks Much Jean!

An Astounding Ascott!

Full build pics and more at johnnystoybox.com

And here's the before pic!  Wow!