My second motorcycle

Yes thats a dead deer. I was in Lysight Wyoming and everyone hunted, so for my first deer hunt I scouted and hunted alone on my new Kawasaki KE175. Good thing the dear looked much bigger in the rifle scope then it actually was or I would have had to make 2 trips! Notice this is one has no horns, we hit what we hunted so trophies were not allowed.

My 1955 Sears Allstate sv175 (Puch)

Craigslist is dangerous for a moto head! I cruise the list looking for deals on bikes often. When I saw this bike for sale I knew I was going to buy it. The pictures that where posted where terrible and the description didn't help the add at all! I researched a little and found that Sears and Roebuck catalog company sold these bikes as the Allstate brand. This model and a few others where actually made in Austria by Puch. These are also known as a Twingle, a twin cylinder that shares a common combustion chamber. I had read about these somewhere and as an engineer I was intrigued by the design. This is a 2 stroke engine that burns more completely than any other because of this design. It also has more torque than a normal 2 stroke motorcycle.

                                         This is what it looked like when I brought it home.

The Badge is European style, not like an American made bike would have. The number is the Sears catalog item number for the bike, used when ordering parts.

About half way through repairs.

This is a good shot of the quality of casting, this is with the generator and ignition points removed to clean and replace crankshaft seals. 2 cycle bikes must have good crank seals or you can't get good vacuum because it sucks air past the seals!

The Quality of manufacture is even apparent in the way you adjust the chain! The way the axle shaft is held and the nuts that hold it are amazing....

      This is where the foot rest attaches and the muffler is hung all from the same point, great design.

         Primary chain and clutch and transmission are oil bath, sealed separate from the crankcase.

The baffle system looks like a German rocket combustion chamber! The exhaust changes directions 180 degrees 7 times! Very quiet and any excess oil gets trapped in here, this was fun cleaning job for me.....

 German electrics, full hydraulic suspension, solo seats set on springs, this bike is amazing for a "cheap" small cc moto.

                                                               I just LOVE the deco styling!

     First run after rebuild, fuel bottle is because I just cream coated the tank and didn't want fuel in it yet!

Its hard to tell how small this bike is in these pix, but its defiantly not a little bike, just petite. I had to order a front fender from an Austrian supplier, it finally arrived a week after I old the bike.....

Gadgitman's bikes

 My slightly modified Honda ST90. It has a CM90 motor (manual clutch), smaller rear sprocket for more speed, street tires, taller handelbars and longer cables I made with Venhill kits, chrome top street shocks, and a spiked dog collar.

 My Dream 305 and Baby Dream 160. I really fell in love with the mini dream and then just had to have a full sized one too! The solo seat isn't exactly correct but a real one would cost as much as the bike did!

 This is my 150 mini dream being reassembled after the rebuild. Yes that is a motorcycle lift IN my living room! A woman I dated upon seeing this said "you have a unusual attraction to motorcycles", she didn't last long.....

 The classic lines of the Honda Dreams are liked by many generations. Square headlight, stamped steel front forks and a chrome tank, whats not to like?

 This is my Dnepr its a Russian military bike. That is my cousin Jada in the car, she is a avid rider. Her and her husband have matching Harleys his pulls a small trailer and they tour all over the United States. This is what it looked like after I just put it together and got it mostly sorted out. This bike has its own blog, you can see it in my blog list.

 This is what it looked like when I was done modifying it to drive on California highways. I had to change the final drive gears and ad a independent oil pump for the large cooler and filter system, the cooler had a fan for low speed driving in traffic. It was hard to stop when loaded at highway speeds!

 Ammo can storage seemed to work great with the image of the bike, and was very useful!

 I got this Z50 just because it was cheap. I changed the tank to a earlier model because to me it looked much better. Couldn't get it licensed for the street....

 I went to the Honda dealers buy some parts for Butcher, my custom CT90, and bought a new Honda Grom! Its been a blast to drive and customize! Just right for a quick trip to the beach or store. Honda really hit the mark with the design of this very popular bike!

 This is my very rare CT70H. They came with a manual clutch and international gear pattern. At one time I had 3 CT70 bikes, no obsessions here!

 I thought the QA50 Hondas where so cute I bought 2 basket cases, one early (above) and a late model (middle), and another early one bellow I gave to a friends kid. Yes thats my living room again, small bikes a great decoration for the apartment!

More to come!