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Part XI: Blue Smoke!
30333604 Posted September 2 2010 12:08 PM by Ari Henning

Saturday morning I sprang out of bed and was at the workbench by 8:00 am. The frame was back from the Doctor’s and the only thing keeping me from starting the MB5 for the first time was assembling the thing! I forwent my...

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Part X: A Trip to the Doctor's Office
34317243 Posted August 25 2010 12:59 PM by Ari Henning

Viewed from the street, John “ the Frame Doctor ” Fromberg’s shop just looks like another crowded mechanic’s bay in a busy industrial park. But walk past the racks of metal stock and rows of dusty bike frames into the back...

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Pro Italia bike show

Cafe Desmo 2010
30244522 Posted August 23 2010 02:49 PM by Annette_Carrion

Cafe Desmo, the fifth annual Italian bike show, was a success!

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Part IX: Back On Track
30178555 Posted August 16 2010 10:20 PM by Ari Henning

In my last update the MB5’s fate was uncertain. I’d discovered that the frame, swingarm, and both wheels were bent. Well I’m pleased to say that things have taken a wonderful turn. Immediately after realizing my stuff was...

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Behind The Scenes At Galfer USA

An inside look at Galfer's custom brake line operations
30087787 Posted August 10 2010 09:08 AM by Ari Henning

Motorcyclist recently had the opportunity to stop in at Galfer’s U.S. headquarters in Oxnard, California to learn about their custom brake line service and take an impromptu tour of the facility. Galfer has been in the...

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Part VIII: Paging Pauline A. Jackson
28604921 Posted July 28 2010 09:31 PM by Ari Henning

At some point in the last three decades, the MB5 must have been crashed. Hard. As it turns out, both Comstar wheels and the beautiful powder-coated X-frame are badly bent.

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To shift or not to shift?

2010 Honda VFR1200F Update
29842450 Posted July 14 2010 06:31 PM by Tim.Carrithers

Those who read Motorcyclist on any quasi-regular basis probably remember how much our Aaron P. Frank loved the automatic dual-clutch transmission version of Honda’s steamy, 1237cc V-4 in Japan. But the basic manual-shift...

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Part VII: Like a Big Puzzle
29765137 Posted July 8 2010 08:03 PM by Ari Henning

The contents in the various boxes and crates are steadily dwindling. When I started this project 3 months ago the shoebox-sized plastic bin I use for random fasteners weighed about 10 pounds and was fist-deep. Now the tub...

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Sealing the deal
29674879 Posted June 25 2010 10:31 AM by Ari Henning

A few posts back I had Rusteco purge the MB5’s fuel tank of 28 years worth of rust. The procedure was a success, but removing all that iron oxide left quite a few pinholes, and that bare metal is awfully susceptible to...

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Part V
33702462 Posted June 19 2010 08:31 AM by Ari Henning

 It’s been a while since I’ve posted; the MB5 project was put on the back burner while I flew to my hometown on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, to marry my girlfriend of 9 years. Now I’m back in LA, and with the sun just...

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2010 BMW R1200GS or Adventure?

Bigger vs. better
33475197 Posted May 22 2010 09:30 AM by Tim.Carrithers

If the prospective adventure tourist’s first question is which bike do I buy, question number two usually comes down to which BMW GS. If you’re asking me, the next question is standard 1200GS or Adventure? Judged strictly...

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Part IV: Into the engine
33420759 Posted May 16 2010 10:35 PM by Ari Henning

I can only imagine what my neighbors thought of the persistent metallic tapping coming from my apartment well after the dinner hour last night. When darkness interrupted my efforts to separate the MB5’s case halves, I...

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A Minor Miracle
27705272 Posted May 8 2010 07:39 PM by Ari Henning

My dad taught me that you can clean up a rusty tank with a handful of nuts and bolts and some serious shaking. That rudimentary remedy has worked on countless tanks, but the MB’s reservoir is rustier than anything I’ve...

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Reviving a Honda MB5: Part II
27616712 Posted May 8 2010 07:37 PM by Ari Henning

The tranquilizing effect of this project is a godsend. While I run near redline most of my waking hours, when I’m wrenching I am able to roll back the throttle and idle for a while. The din of Santa Monica Boulevard...

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Unstoppable?

BMW's 2010 R1200GS
33252015 Posted May 1 2010 09:40 AM by Tim.Carrithers

BMW’s brochure copy is 99% right. Neither rain nor sleet nor snow, rocks, ruts, mud or a deranged hillbilly/rancher could stop the 2010 R1200GS at its North American press debut this week. Only the California Highway...

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