Seven Day Montesa Motor Rebuild

My posts usually are about some of the high-end restorations that I do when everything has to be just so. In this case, a good friend has this Montesa trials bike that he wanted to ride and enjoy, but would like it to still be presentable. The bike w

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The Beauty of Don Castro's Flat Trackers

Don Castro, Champion Flat Track Racer and AMA Hall of Fame Inductee, was the definition of form and function.  His bikes performed amazingly well on the track and looked like they could be dusted off and taken to a concourse bike show the next d

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Memorable Times at the Swap Meet

This past weekend I attended the Potomac Vintage Riders Bike Show and Swap Meet.   I have been going to this event for about 20 years and it is always a great reason to get out of the shop in the middle of winter.  Being a veteran at this e

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Don Castro's Outlaw Justice - Part Two

  The Don Castro Red-lined framed, Tracy Fiberglas Triumph only raced once, pronounced illegal for slipstreaming by the AMA and then retired in 1972.  The bike could have disappeared after that.  And without Don Miller, it probably wo

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