mark.drechsler

Another question I was yet to really, seriously ask myself was just what exactly was my goal from this whole exercise. I’d started off wanting to reclaim some shred of my youth, hoping to take that image in my head of my perfect world back then (note: my world was far from perfect, this was … Read more

The knowledge that I was now riding a bike that was roadworthy and relatively safe to ride on the road allowed me to focus on everything else that needed to be done to get it to where I wanted it. At the heart of the matter was the engine. Even with the output shaft no … Read more

Yes, I’m getting into semantics here, but although Project FZR was now, in the eyes of The Man, considered roadworthy, it wasn’t really in a state where it was in any way worthy of taking on the road. BIKE IS UNSAFE TO RIDE AS IT IS This phrase, as the author no doubt hoped it … Read more

So I now had: One certified death-trap of a vehicle parked up at the mechanics; Some nice looking albeit non-matching fairings to make it look less battered even if more patchwork; and A booking with the local motor registration inspection station to confirm that it was at least legal, if not safe. For those who … Read more

While recovering from the shock of the ‘you need a new engine’ news, navigating the appropriate government department processes required to get an interstate, unregistered bike re-registered and generally panicking about the whole thing, a wonderful beast appeared on the horizon – that wonderful thing called a ‘parts bike’. It was a 1992 I believe, … Read more