D&M Motorcycle and Small Engine Repair

07/15/2024

08/28/2022

Ready for first ride!

08/28/2022

The little V-Star is done... well almost. Need to take it on a good shakedown ride. That will happen tomorrow.

08/28/2022

The little V-Star is finished... well almost. Still need to take her on a good shakedown ride. That will happen tomorrow.

08/26/2022

Woke up to a flat today. Everyone knows that I live on a dirt road. Only about 3/4 mile long. I commute everyday on this bike, 100 miles round trip, 1 1/2 mile of gravel and the rest highway. This is what 3,761 miles did to my Pirelli Angel GT II A-Spec rear. Front is not much better. I am replacing them with a set of Dunlop Mutant tires... meant for about 10 to 20 percent off road and supposedly much tougher.

08/21/2022

Side covers had some residue on them that I can't quite place. It was raised several mil like some adhesive. Wet sanded with 7000 grit and luckily it was just surface stuff, whatever it was it did not attack the paint.

08/14/2022

Cute little XV250 V-Star after carb clean. This is second start. Waiting now on a proper oil filter. Oil is old and somewhat gassy smelling.

08/07/2022

Dusted off the tank. Some oxidation and a weird adhesive strip are on it. I will remove the strip and do what I can with the oxidation.

08/07/2022

Got a cute little bike in. A 2009 XV250 V-Star. Only 3k miles but has been sitting

04/16/2022

I wonder if chrome spokes would be better...