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About Dino

Self taught electronics and hardware hacker.

Project Sabre Cafe Racer Part 5

This week I made great progress on the fuel tank. I really like how it’s taking shape and I’m enjoying the sculpting process. I used some black spray paint as an indicator for the contours. It’s taking on the shape … Continue reading

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2007 Yamaha Virago Pilot Jet Mod

The 250cc Yamaha Virago I worked on a year ago hasn’t been driven much because it has always ran poorly. The clean out I did back then helped a little but it still had problems taking throttle off idle when … Continue reading

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Project Sabre Cafe Racer Part 4

I made a good bit of progress on the Honda VF700S this week. I managed to get the clutch lever working as well as the front brakes. The calipers were seized but I got them freed up and working. I … Continue reading

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Garden Fence From Scrap Lumber

Recently we had a four foot wooden fence built around our property to keep the dogs in and allow them a larger area for excersize. The lumber that the builder used came in only six foot precut lengths so they … Continue reading

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Building the Parallax Elev-8 Quad Copter Part 2

This week I mounted the booms that I assembled in part 1 to the main chassis. I also soldered the connectors on the ends of the motor wires and speed controllers so that they can be connected together and eventually … Continue reading

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