2024 Carbies & Chrome Gallery

I used to ride my mate's brand new S2A before I got my license and loved it.

Decided to find one to restore back in 1988. I started restoring it in my kitchen.

Got most of it done, but life got in the way and I never managed to finish it, and it just followed me around from house to house.

In 2021, I thought it's time to finish it. Just took 33 years to restore, but it's finally done.

Replica/tribute of the original Cyclotron outfit from the first Mad Max movie.

I used to own the original from the movie which I restored back in 1993.

Sold it and regretted it and decided to build a replica in 2019 and completed in 2022.

1982 750s Katana JCW replica, number 13 of 30, built by Suzuki Australia

to celebrate their win at Oran Park Raceway of the 750 Endurance.

4/1 and race livery added. 

Purchased from pics only as a "Spares Bike" online from NJ, USA.

Shipped to Australia and was very surprised to find out it only had 5000 miles on it

and it was extremely original, although be it rusty and deteriorated.

Original Kawasaki Warranty Card, receipt, owners manual, tools, even the original front tyre! I couldn't ride it in its state so made the decision to do a partial restore on it, rims, new spokes, chome guards, bars, etc. respray on spare body set. Before and after pics supplied.

Owned since 2000, was my daily ride which required a crank up engine rebuild.

This gave me the opportunity to revitalise the bike in my image.

In 2006, every seal on the entire bike replaced, every bolt polished or chromed,

every panel painted, only outsourcing panel, paint and crank repair.

18yrs later, doing it all again with a little more finesse.

Bought last year, paintwork was in a bad way.

Dismantled everything had frame sandblasted and primed.

Sprayed myself with 2pac. Engine vapour blasted.

New cables, pipes and mufflers

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Purchased online from Chicago, USA.

Shipped to Australia, had potential to turn back into an original Z1300 when  I first laid eyes on it.

Fitted original rectangular headlight, square style tank and paintwork, shocks,

fr springs, guages, rebuilt carbs, motor was quite strong, an excellent tourer.

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When I was 11 years old my dad brought a brand new one home it was my first bike.

I found this one at auction in 2024 it has brought back so many memories of my childhood 

Purchased bike from a fellow club member earlier in the year as a project bike.

Was very rundown but complete with only the period Pipeline exhaust not factory.

Bike had not been run for around 8yrs.

After some long days and late nights this Australian Delivered 85 FZ750 is once again

cruising the Streets and Backroads of NSW as it was built to do.

Fun Fact: The FZ750 won the Castrol Six Hour on Debut  with Supercar Driver Broc Feeny's Dad Paul onboard!

Also one the following year with Kevin Magee and Mike Dowson.

Bought bike in Hobart 7 years ago and slowly restored it until finished June 2024. 

Great looking bike that is a pleasure to ride.

Well i picked up this ole girl about 8 years ago.

basically all ive done is had her repainted and new decals

everything is the way i found her 

In family since new,  approx 7,300 miles  

never been in the rain ,

was in the Kawasaki wsbk pit garage on display when ridden to Phillip Island for WSBK,

all original unrestored 

Owned from new , 7678 kms hardly ridden ,

only comes out for an occasional show or short ride 

1997 ST1100 , my Philip Island bike ,

185,000 kms and still looks and rides as new !

1985 GB500TT,  the very first imported into Australia   ,

as told to me by importing authorities, 

imported by me in 1986 from Japan ,

met an old guy there who bought it new but couldn't ride any more ,

so through his nephew who could speak English we did a deal and had her ever since ! 

Purchased as an accident damaged, cheap bike to rebuild.

Looking for bike with a more relaxed riding position than my other sport bikes.

This bike belonged to Peter Jones - ex Australian Champion.

Here is a bit of the story as told by Peter:

"Anyway working for Melbourne Motorcycles I had the opportunity to build the T500 racer

using either the frame from the first T500 (Cobra) or the second generation T500 II,

now looking at the specifications I could see the fork angle of the Cobra was more in line

with the Manx so I chose that frame. Also using the Manx as guide I used the std T500 front

forks but filled the forks with 90 grade or mixture so that the dampening was as close to

a Max that I could get, of course this was a static test just holding the front brake on &

pushing the forks down & seeing how they returned. The rear suspension was, in hindsight,

very strange, but true.

Melbourne Motorcycles had a dealer in Cheltenham, Bill Ford, who did a bit of racing on

a T20, anyway he purchased a barrow load of Girling rear shocks ( Im not kidding, I saw

the barrow filled with Girling shock absorbers) that were from a sale of items relating to

the failed Zeta car project back then. The eye to eye length worked out to be what I wanted,

don't asked me how, I presume the same as a std T500, so I sorted through a lot & got

two that I thought had good rebound dampening, then I think he had a batch of various rear

springs made, perhaps for his T20, anyway I tried a few springs & the end result again was

as I remembered the Manx, reasonably soft when you pushed down on the seat & slow

return. Sounded a bit iffy at the time & more so looking back on it now, but the bike handled

very well indeed" (Peter Jones)

As the current owner am hoping to restore this to how it was when Peter raced it and

take it back to the track. 

I imported this bike from the UK after seeing one in Australia and falling in love with them.

This is 192cc of pure 'power' and one of only 1600 ever produced before the Velocette

factory closed. 

I bought this bike when on holidays in Tassie a few years ago.

It's my old man 'fanging' bike!

I regularly ride this bike at Broadford to give it a proper workout.

I had one when i was younger and absolutely love this bike. 

I fell in love with this little 2 stroke one Sunday morning and by the evening had bought it!

This is 'Lucy' she is a project and the engine is on the workbench and the tinware and

frame / chassis is at the painters. I have sourced a few NOS parts to bring her back

and preserve this little beauty for more years of riding fun.

The bike is only new to me. It's done approx. 1600 miles,

I believe it still has original front tyre, carefully restored where needed with only original

NOS genuine Honda parts, (no oem parts) but Ive always wanted a SL350,

but could never afford one, my mates had them, 

This is 'Zena' my dream bike from when i was 19.

i purchased this bike in September 2020 as a bit of a project, although it did run.

I have rebuilt the carbies and reinstalled the airbox and tidied it up.

It loves the high revs and has a nice note at 8500rpm.

Beautiful to ride, quick and nimble, definitely a favorite.

Purchased one of these Brand New in 1983 and had to have another one in my collection,

fantastic little bike and they were a giant killer in there day.

I fully restored this one during COVID and it looks and rides fantastic in the

Kenny Roberts US only colours.

Purchased this bike new in November 1967 for $707.

Restorpation basically completed in 2008 but it has been on going since then.

The highlight of our long association was probably a three week trip from Rockhampton

in Queensland to Melbourne in January 1971 for our honeymoon.    

I saw this advertised and had to grab it!

I have has this bike for 3 years and its a cracker to ride.

it's often mistaken for the 1100 Katana as it look almost identical - even some part numbers are the same -

it's a little 250 and is one of my favorite bikes to ride.

I tidied this up and did a 'engine in' respray if the frame, resprayed the tank

and tidied wiring, rebuilt the forks and brakes and replaced missing bolts etc,

she runs like a dream.

My uncle bought this Katana new in Mildura, I

fell in love with it as a 15 year old when I first saw it.  He dismantled it to restore it (which never happened). 

The bike was sold in boxes and reassembled by someone else, who wanted more of a cruiser and sold it.

My aunty rang me about the sale so I went to Mildura and bought it 25 years ago. 

It was a daily rider for several years, kids came along and it was parked up for many years. 

Over a 12 month period during COVID it had a total rebuild, including engine.

I owned a bike of the same model back in 1983

and have fond memories of this bike from back in the day.

Took me several years to find this one a few years ago but it was worth the wait

and is my sentimental favourite bike.

The RD400 was originally my father's brothers bike that he brought 2nd hand.

It hadn't run since about 1991 or 92 and I took it off my father's hands roughly in 2003

and carted it around qld for many years say that I would restore it  to its former  glory. 

Finally after 30 odd years it lives and breathes again in near original condition except

for a set of higgspeed pipes and a powerdynamo ignition system.

The RD starts first kick every time and takes pride of place in the front entrance of my

house and makes me smile every day.

This was a barn find fully restored and repainted to ride regularly.

I used some custom components eg: expansion chambers, levers etc

motor has been fully reconditioned using standard components with the addition of

billet exhaust valves and electronic programmable ignition system. 

Built from more modern components as a tribute to the Honda race bikes of the 60's.

Run at track days and Broadford Bike Bonanza

Lady was purchased as a birthday-present in August 1986 by the owner for himself.

Over the coming 14 years 'Lady' did manage to get  22,000 kms under her belt riding

through the picturesque landscapes of Switzerland, Italy, Hungary, Austria, Germany

France, and Spain including  the island of Ibiza.  'Lady' created countless and priceless

memories characterized by fun and adventure during this time.

She loved to carry its owner together  with his wife, or on alternating dates,

their three  kids In September 2000 'Lady' moved as personal removal goods from

Switzerland to Australia in a 40 foot container.

Due to lack of time and business  commitments 'Lady' got stored in various sheds in

Werribee, Gisborne and Mount Macedon for the next 22 years.

Mid 2022 her owner took her to ACE-Motorcycles in Heidelberg.

Geoff treated her with respect, knowledge, and passion and after a few  months of

much LT&C she got her road-worthy in January 2023 and her 'Blue-Sticker' from

JAX Garage early February 2023. Since than she  creates again fantastic riding

memories in the beautiful land Down Under.

This is Rhonda, I purchased her from Classic Style Victoria in March 2017.

I paid $3950 delivered to me in NSW.

She was rough, came from Minnesota in the USA with 14289 very hard miles on the clock.

As you can see in the 1st image she was semi chopperised.

I wanted a project and she fit the bill needing a complete nut bolt resto,

there is not a nut bolt or part on her that I have not touched, fettled in some way.

I tried to return her to original condition as I could with only the pipes being the standout

anomalie. Long story short and $24k later she was registered in October 2019 and

I have put 3775 trouble free miles on her. Love the look and sound of the 70s superbike.

I purchased the KDX new in 1986 from Frankston Kawasaki.

At the time it was a superseded model and cost $1995 on the road

(big investment back then). Has done 6975 kilometers.

All completly original excluding front direction indicators and the normal wear and tear

items such as chain, sprockets & tyres. 

Only recently replaced the piston and rings for first time in 38 years!

Great bike and still fun to ride.

I fell in love with 1990s era bikes and this one revving to 20,000 rpms satisfied my

need for a fun Second Bike after graduating to a full license from my Honda Monkey.

Something special every time I take it for a spin !

Purchased complete but rough 2018.

Ridden regularly until 2022 then full engine rebuild.

Will be out on club rego in Jan 2025. 

I bought this bike as a rolling shell with no motor and a box of bits , over the years (4)

I have obtained the correct year engine and had the engine rebuilt by the CB750 Hospital in

South Australia.

I bought a XS250 on eBay in 2003 for $320 just to learn about bikes.

Pulled that apart and started restoring.

Bought a second complete XS250 in about 2013 and combined the best bits and

also changed the engine to a 400cc unit.  Lots of NOS bits. Been on club rego since 2019. 

This bike came to me from a friend who was moving some bikes on.

It runs and is rideable, although it needs some TLC.

I originally got the manual for this bike, before I got the bike!

My thought was if i had the manual maybe i would get the bike! i now have 2!

This bike is in good preserved condition and while not running it is almost ready to go. 

The FZR1000 is a bike I always liked the look of, when this bike came up for sale my

wife thought it would be the perfect wedding present.

Took it for a test ride and the bike was running rough, had been sitting with fuel in the tank

for sometime. Got it home and started stripping it down, the inside of the tank was coated in

scale and filter was partially blocked. CLR, warm water and a pressure wash cleaned it up

well. Then a full carb clean,rebuild kit and balance had the FZR humming again.

The EXUP valve need attention along with servo adjustment.

Full service and fluid change and now many miles of smiles.

CBX400F was my dream moto since I was teen but it was too expensive to buy when

I was 17yrs old. Now I'm a little older so I could finally get my dream bike!

But this is 550cc instead of 400cc but it has the identical look so I purchased it. 

So many memories with this z500 but no bad experience at all.

She was an absolutely gorgeous partner and I really thought I'll keep her for a very long time.

But our closure came suddenly. I had to let her go to fund my venture.

I will miss this z500 forever.

I just want to thank her for giving me such a pleasure to ride and rescuing me when

I was having a hard time in my life. 

I have owned this machine since the mid 80s has been through a few different lives, started

lifeas a drag bike and competed in modified bike.

She was run at afew drag strips around NSW including Castlereagh and Canberra!

that time she was running a big block 1454cc with a Turbo,Car rear tire and wheelie

bars... she ran 10.30 second pass at 145mph. still running the cases and crank!

gears are N at the bottom and 5 up! the bike was built By Joe Marshel.

has a few trophies, last one was 1986 at the uphill drags inCanberra.

thebike was then put back one the road! it is still registered and enginnered with the turbo.

although it now sits on my shelf in the shed! she is now painted and restored by me in

winning green!