Category Archives: Bike

It fit in Aarons boot!!!

Quick release foldable bars for easy transportation/storage.

So cute!

In a desperate attempt to stop myself from modifying my Honda Type-R I’ve bought this little bugger to play with. It’s an Australian Delivered 1974 Honda Z50J1 (Monkey). As far as I know it’s got a 50cc 4-stroke and a 3 gear transmission.

She’s in need of LOTS of love. The frame has been powdercoated black, which is a great start. With the bike I got a box of bits including a wiring loom, rear brake light, rear parcel shelf, fenders and a few more bits and pieces. The Monkey is road registerable so I’ll be restoring her first, then modifying her later!

Build thread on Zen Garage. More updates as they come! :)

My Reign fits in the DC2R without taking the front wheel off, pretty cool.

My old K20A powered Jazz!

$100 Kmart bike, what a legend.

EP3R, car guys turned bike guys!

Group shot.

A couple of guys were first timers. No chamois, no camelbaks, no gloves!

The single trail has changed a lot since I last rode Loftus.

I’ve not ridden at all for so long. I rode Loftus once in May 2010, and once again in March last year. Crazy right? Especially considering I used to ride there every week.

I got news that some guys were riding this weekend. I also heard some newbies were going to be in attendance. The promise of a nice and easy slow ride was too tempting to pass so I found myself at the carpark 20 minutes early, excited and ready to roll!

My fitness levels are whack. I didn’t make it up the big hill. I always make it up that hill so I’m a little disappointed in myself. One guy had a very old Giant bike, doing it tough I thought until another dude rocked up with a $100 Kmart bike, complete with kick stand! All the new guys did awesome, all great guys too which made the ride fun.

More of this? I sure hope so! I want to get fit!

I sold my white one the other day at Zen Garage (to a guy who works for MTV and wanted to use it in a commercial on TV) so now I’ve got this black one built lovingly by Cliffy and Timmy, thanks boys! :)

Scored: 3 rad Bratstyle T’s thanks to Zi from JDMyard. I love them!

Shame I couldn’t find a copy with the old cover design.

I failed to read Orwell’s 1984 again (have not read it since high school) so I picked up ‘Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance’ – a book that a fair few arty types were reading when I was studying design at College of Fine Arts many years ago.

I’m only a bit of the way in but I’m pretty hooked already. The guy’s very much in his head, rambles a lot and loves to psychoanalyse his mates. It’s a little annoying at times but I think I’ll stick with it, and see where it goes.

Thanks to SEIGHT for making this happen! More details here.

Got a couple of goodies in the mail yesterday. This awesome lucky cat T-Shirt from Golden Saddle Cyclery in LA. I love it!

And an invite to Shirley and Jing‘s wedding!