We are a full service motorcycle shop, serving Northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington D.C. since 1965. The oldest, and probably the last, truly complete shop in the region. We do everything from tune your modern sportbike, to restore your vintage brit-bike, to build you a custom chopper. Vintage Triumph and Harley-Davidsons are a specialty. Full machine shop, as well as powder coating, welding, and paint work are offered as services.
Well we couldn't have a running bike without taking for a ride, could we? The video is a bit dark, but worth watching. This is later in the evening on the 23rd, the first day the bike ran. We just added a primary cover, some footpegs, and zip-tied the hanging bottle to the frame. Fantastic!
We were really exicted about this project when Dennis picked it up, and immediately put the bike back together using mostly what came with the bike and stuff we found on the shelf. Our original plan had been to get her rolling, then see if she might want to run. We got as far as a roller that would kick over, and then the workload at the shop became too heavy to spare any more time.
So fast forward several months, and Dennis decided there would be a shop fun day on the 23rd (last day we were open during the year). RC spent the day getting the odds and ends sorted, and then...
Started on the first kick!
How's that for a bike that had been dismantled for decades? You just can't kill these old Triumphs!
Dennis just picked up a new project for the shop. This one makes 13 pre-unit projects between Dennis, RC, and myself!
This is a 1950 Triumph TR5 'Square Barrel' Trophy. One of only two years the model was made, and one of only 204 bikes produced for 1950. A friend of mine needed to sell this immediately so I told Dennis about it, and here it is. Almost all of the impossible to get stuff is with the bike, so it should be a pretty straight forward restoration.
...and your Harley, BSA, Norton, Matchless, Indian, Yamaha, Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, etc. If you have a Triumph that needs work though, it will feel right at home for its stay.
We are really proud of this one! This one owner bike now has a new lease on life with completion of this partial restoration.
Although we offer restoration services for all vintage motorcycles (Japanese, American, European), Triumph motorcycles are one of our specialties. The paintwork on this bike is done in the correct Triumph colors in modern basecoat/clearcoat, with hand painted pinstripes on top, just like the factory did them.
In addition to the cosmetic upgrades, we performed an in-depth service of this vintage bike. A complete new top end, with new valves, valve guides, springs, piston rings, carb rebuild, etc. was done on the bike, making it run like new. New wiring, and a full check on the electrical system was implemented. We rebuilt the entire front end, with new bushings, springs, seals. We relaced the wheels with new spokes and rims, new tires and tubes. We also powder coated many of the black parts of the bike, which is a service that we provide in-house here at Crossroads Cycle!
I finally got around to getting some paint on the tank, so we are starting to get this one knocked out. More pics soon, once we get all the final bits finished...
Getting the knee pads secured:
RC swiped the camera, so here we get a rare shot of me while we are working on
This one sat in the back window of shop for years, until I told a friend of mine in Massachusetts about it. Pat wishes this one was still around so he could get it...
This is a one owner bike that we started a partial restoration on a while back. New rims, spokes, handlebars, etc. Rebuilt the front end and powder coated it. Complete top end (valves, guides, rings, and so on). We are basically waiting for me to get off of my ass and finish the paint on the tank.
Built this one over 15 years ago. The only bike I have that's not for sale. The springer on this is the first product that Arlen Ness offered to the public.
In addition to the cosmetic upgrades, we performed an in-depth service of this vintage bike. A complete new top end, with new valves, valve guides, springs, piston rings, carb rebuild, etc. was done on the bike, making it run like new. New wiring, and a full check on the electrical system was implemented. We rebuilt the entire front end, with new bushings, springs, seals. We relaced the wheels with new spokes and rims, new tires and tubes. We also powder coated many of the black parts of the bike, which is a service that we provide in-house here at Crossroads Cycle!
Built this one over 15 years ago. The only bike I have that's not for sale. The springer on this is the first product that Arlen Ness offered to the public.
