Chez Classified has been a busy place this holiday weekend. We had a crazy grab bag of stuff going on — visits from fellow gearheads Clay and Erin Rathburn, Ric Bergstrom and Jason Ledford, front end swappage, tank prep, bimmer treasure hunting outside of town with Mr. Ownby, dirtbike tuning and sporadic Nerf gun battles throughout. Cindy even came by to help in the lamp department. We got Adam Stockton's XS750 replacement tank stripped, brushed and ready for nickel plating. I took lots of measurements relating to the XV920's rear end mods. Ruled out more rear tire options for the CM185 and did some more work on Brandon's Virago. And this was kind of fun — we placed a small ad on Chris Hunter's amazing moto blog BikeEXIF. Just doesn't seem right to keep all these Classified Motos and Moto Lamps to ourselves! Overall, a good full weekend. And now, I shall pass out.

The current lineup of Classified Moto projects is getting pretty intense. Two Viragos, a CM185, a Moto Guzzi and finally a gnarly CB750 mono with CRF super moto running gear heading north of the border in late spring. It came together with no trouble on my MacBook, so obviously it'll be smooth sailing in the garage, right?

Sometimes I wish all the bikes in the garage could be picked up and carried around like Christina Cairo's little Honda. It's just plain tiny. And getting lighter every day. Of late, this 1978 CM185T is the proud recipient of some sweet new vintage tires so I can upgrade from the caster dolly in front. (That thing gets squirrelly in the turns.) I finally have all the parts for the RD250 front wheel swap and I'm determined to make it worth the trouble. Still chasing the brushed chrome tank technique around, hoping to find a raw metal look, minus the rust. Corey of Lloyd Vintage is helping me source some 6-volt parts as well as some other odds and ends. I'm currently looking around for 31mm clip-ons that I can modify for a slight beach cruiser position. Stay tuned for updates as this one makes its way towards a spring delivery. (Photos: Adam Ewing)