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If we keep things organized, I think we'll have fewer moments of frustration. It's also good practice for fabrication, and there's nothing but benefits. &nbs...

The current carburettor has about 100,000 kilometers on it, so we're overhauling the spare carburettor and swapping it in. We're taking it apart aggressively...

Let's continue. We'll reuse the needle valve. This rubber type lasts quite a long time. Unless the tank has severe rust or the gasoline gets stale, I don't t...

What defines a custom shop? I honestly don't know either... and naturally, customers probably don't either. For example... Is it custom if you install someth...

This one turned out to be surprisingly difficult. I'll say it again: Decoboco is not a custom shop. I needed to return the needle to standard, but this cap w...

The dramatic change after the work suggests the bike must have been in pretty rough shape. Take the brake caliper, for example. The oil seal is stiff and stu...

The fork and stem corrections have come back, so let's move forward. It got lightly bumped into a street tree, so it needed repair. The inner tube that bent ...

Unusually, we're using a 70–90 degree vent banjo fitting. This is how it looks when finished. Master cylinder side. The bending is the job of the fittings an...

Today is a fabrication day! The first job—planning and prep take way longer than the actual work, I think? First up: fabricating a Uotani coil bracket. The s...

Oil-cooled harness replacement has really become standard practice. Let's replace the main harness while OEM parts are still available. The GSXR1100J is alre...