It wasn’t something I originally planned on doing, but I ended up going the route of hardtailing my wasteland Yamaha Virago build. There were several reasons, mainly it allowed me to lower rear by quite a bit without having to worry about the seat hitting the wheel when the suspension compresses, and it allows me…Read More
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Building a fender from license plates
I considered going without fenders for the barebone look, but I couldn’t pass up the opportunity for another surface to add old parts to. I remember seeing “scaled” fenders on some post apoc/steampunk builds (usually with a bronze riveted appearance) that I really liked. So with that in mind, I came up with the idea…Read More
Post Apocalyptic/Wasteland Yamaha Virago Build
So, it turns out I don’t have the budget to do a proper cafe racer build as I had originally intended. While there are plenty of bolt-on kits I could buy for the earlier versions of the Virago, parts are less available for the “2nd gen” (1894+) version of the Virago, and I also didn’t…Read More
1988 Yamaha Virago Vintage Style Cafe Racer
Having finished my 1982 Yamaha Virago 920 “touring” build, I’ve decided to convert my 1988 Virago 750 into a cafe racer. I’ve seen many Virago builds that use the same formula that Hageman made popular – flat cafe seat + Benelli fuel tank typically, and sometimes a frontend swap. There’s nothing wrong with these builds,…Read More
Developing the Yamaha Virago Service Manual app
While I love tinkering on my motorcycles, I’m a web developer first. I’ve been looking into somewhat new technologies that allow web apps to blur the line between a website and a native application, and I’ve been looking for ways I can experiment with that by developing my own app. I found inspiration to do…Read More