I retired from Cessna Aircraft November 2002 and started B&B Cycle Restoration later that month, basically as a hobby. I purchased a lathe & boring bar then started boring motorcycle cylinders. Within a few months the business began to grow into a full-time job. It progressed to building throttle, clutch, and brake cables then hydraulic brake hoses for the KLX250, CRF250, as well as other brands of bikes and ATVs.
I worked as a machinist for 24 years at Cessna then began dealing with back problems, which resulted in a transfer to Machine Planning, as well as Engineering. Over the years, I have competed in Trials, Enduros, & occasional motocross events when I was a young man. My wife and I have been riding dual-sport (street legal off-road) bikes for 30 years in Kansas, Arkansas, Colorado, Missouri, and Oklahoma on various makes and models. I’ve also built several custom bikes then came across a 2006 KLX 250, which was purchased for my wife. Within a month, I bought one for myself. Since the bikes were so under-powered, I designed and built the 351 big bore kit, which greatly improved the KLX’s performance. With the addition of a TM 33 Mikuni pumper carburetor (modified to a TM 33/34), the bike offers instant throttle response.
When the Honda CRF250L was introduced, my wife decided she liked the look & feel of it better than the taller KLX so after selling her KLX & buying a CRF, I designed and built a 305 kit. Before I was done, a 9mm Stroker crank was built & installed, making the finished CRF a 355cc engine, with which she is very satisfied. Both of us are still riding in our seventies (I’m 80 & she’s 78) and plan to keep doing so as long as possible. Age is just a state of mind.
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