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About Dino

Self taught electronics and hardware hacker.

The 1985 Honda VF700S Sabre cafe racer… she runs!

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Dino

This week was spent on the carburetors. From what I can, this bike sat out in the weather for some time parked on the kick stand. Both of the left side carbs had water in them which caused a strange … Continue reading →

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2008 Honda Civic Front Brake Rotor Replacement

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Dino

The Honda Civic is back in the garage for it’s first set of front brake rotors. In this video you’ll learn how to replace them on this car and find it useful as a guide to other cars as well. … Continue reading →

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The 1985 Honda VF700S Sabre cafe racer conversion continues…

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Dino

This week I got my clip-ons installed and worked out a few electrical issues. I tried to fire it up but the carbs need cleaning. The good news is that it fired up and ran as it burned off the … Continue reading →

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The 1985 Honda VF700S Sabre cafe racer conversion begins

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Dino

I think I’ll just let the video tell you all about this one. This will be a multi-part project that should be complete by Spring, or sooner Keep on hackin!

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Building the Parallax Elev-8 Quad Copter Part 1

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Dino

I started building the Parallax Elev-8 Quad Copter this week! In this first video I do a step by step build of the motor and boom assembly. The ELEV-8 quadcopter is a flying robotic platform that is lifted and propelled … Continue reading →

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