Benjamin Smith from Racing Smith, a new garage on the scene in Salem NC, sent us this great story on a recent build for a customer;Phillip wanted his bike to be something special to honor his Uncle, a Korean War veteran who had gotten him into riding. Phillip was very passionate about the bike, describing the sounds, smells and speed that he remembered as a kid. He wanted all that to come back to life! After a couple of phone conversations he decided that we were the ones for the job!
The bike came to us after not running for over 30yrs and with a VERY tight budget!! There was tons of work to be done. It was the by far the WORST bank of carbs we've ever cleaned.
Phillip wanted a rugged look; mag wheels and a military-inspired paint scheme. Also after some discussion, topping out the list was a dual set of headlights and digital speedo via trail techs vapor system. A pair of carefully selected tubeless dual sport tires for heavier bikes like the KLR were utilized for safety and aesthetics.The bike was a hit! It ran absolutely beautifully after some tuning and handled like a dream believe it or not!!! To accomplish all this, we used my personal Honda CB 650 at the time to supply the Comstar wheel swap, DCC for most of the parts, great friends and a few cold beers!!!
Once again, a big shout out to DCC for help with all our builds, getting things to us fast and always being super cool guys/gals!
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