Pictures shot outside Dan’s Silverleaf, a longtime Denton favorite. Photo: RWB Visuals.
Flaquita. A 1971 Honda CL70 with aa 1970 Yamaha trail 100 tank, a sissy bar originally for a CB350, some Triumph “Fonzie” bars, and a 108cc stroker engine. A fun ride that can get up and go. This was one day toward sunset, after a brief shower. The
Harmony, a local model here in Denton, Texas was kind enough to do the shoot. Dy-no-mite! Photo by RWB Visuals.
The tank badges by Master Engraver Wade Oliver Wilson, of Mansfield , Texas blew me away. He took some simple instructions and made art of them. Photo: RWB Visuals.
A brass cover for the gas cap was the last custom touch. Another flower motif like the tail light, and pedestrian slicer propeller. Photo: RWB Visuals.
Flaquita means skinny.
The air filter was made from brass, with a stainless steel screen from an antique ether mask. There is a fine-mesh brass filter inside the stainless shell. The side cover for the battery, seen on the right of the frame, was purchased in an online au
The Zodiac vinyl seat cover was done by Mikey Kneavel, of Weatherford, Texas. The seat was inspired by Schwinn banana seats and the Norton Hi-Rider of the seventies. The pinstripe on the tank was done by Skratch of Skratch’e garage in Ft Worth, Texa
The pedestrian slicer and propeller. Photo: RWB Visuals.
The rear rack uses three different gauges of rod, and closed loops, so no sharp ends are present. It is zinc plated.
There is some of the original bright red paint visible on the underside of the tank. Beneath the side covers, it is still shiny and vivid red. The slow fade to a very pale pink on the top of the tank was part of what attracted me to it for this buil
The road stretches on forever in front of you…
The rear light at the top of the sissy bar loop is made from an old exhaust clamp. The back of the light was made from a drummer’s cymbal.
The tail light lens is from a World War 2 era Navy plane. There is a bright LED inside. Photo: RWB Visuals.
Lights on! Both rear lights work as running and stop lights.
Sometimes referred to as a “pedestrian slicer,” they were originally intended for a place to put the license numbers for a bike. Made of brass, this one is purely ornamental and meant to be a bit of whimsy. The propeller will spin, but the wind has
The control pad for the ground effects. There is an NE555 timer chip, potentiometers, and some resistors used to make a variable rate low frequency oscillator. It allows the LED strips under the seat and tank to blink on and off, or stay on. The kno
The Mikey Kneavel seat cover glowing in the Denton sunset.
The 108cc stroker engine has a rolling rocker head, a Mikuni VM26 carb, and a 12 Volt electronic ignition and stator. The original 4-down transmission and advancing flywheel were kept along with the engine cases, but everything else was changed out.
Still can’t get over how much the tank vector and seat added to the build. It was a cool day when it was done. I was at Skratch’s Garage in Fort Worth to pick up the seat after Mikey Kneavel covered it, and asked Skratch if he could do a tank. He sa
Downtown Denton, Texas. Photo; RWB Visuals.
Photo: RWB Visuals.
My favorite thing: being photographed. Photo: RWB Visuals.
There is a rear rack, a tail light from a Honda CA72, and another custom tail light situated at the top of the sissy bar. The original muffler, chain guard, and tail light assembly were missing, and used ones found to replace them.
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