Cycle Improvements
633 Colby Drive, Unit 1 N2V1B4 Waterloo, ON, Canada

Ducati Single cylinder - last step - honed to size and cleaned up.

Repairing a Ducati Single Cylinder - Step 2- Machine the cylinder base, Install the sleeve and bore to a plug fit to piston.

Repairing a Ducati Single Cylinder - Missing Fin, damaged sleeve and warped cylinder base. Step 1 - remove the sleeve and fix the cylinder fin.

Example of a couple of test parts that we 3d printed.

Honda RC51 CDI ignition controller Repair. We diagnose a no spark condition on this bike and turned out to be the CDI. We removed some of the potting compound to expose the fried thyristors. We managed to source them and replace them. Fixed

Working on a older project and have a issue with hard, shrunken rubber parts like carb airbox boots etc which are no longer available? We can now reconditioned these parts back to a useable condition! Call or come see us!

Repair of damaged vintage 1976 Honda CR125 swingarm

Please note our new Store Hours effective November 1st.

We do in house Fuel Injector testing and cleaning.

Vintage Ducati 350 Single Case Repair

KTM 250SX Case Repair. This was from the connecting rod lower bearing failing. The resulting shrapnel cracked and pushed out the case wall. We welded it up and recut the shape and gasket surface on our milling machine.

Have a damaged ignition lock or just want to get rid of having to use a key? Check out this RFID keyless ignition from M-Lock.

Kawasaki 500 2 stroke triple crank rebuild with a worn stub where the bearing rides. We repaired this by grinding the shaft down, hard chroming and regrinding to size.

Machined up KTM 85sx front wheel spacers to replace worn out originals for a customer in a pinch for the weekend.

Adapted a Honda Vt750 Shadow Luggage Rack and Backrest to a vintage KZ1000A

Customer needed a transmission bearing that was discontinued. He could get an aftermarket bearing that was the same but did not have a circlip groove.....so we machined one in for him.

1986 VT750 Shadow no spark. Some of the older Honda Shadows are known for the ignition pulse coils going bad. They are impossible to find and are discontinued from Honda. We have a solution however if you know of someone in this situation.

Motocross Swing arm repair from sprocket bolt damage.

Yes, we work on more than motorcycles...

This is a Kickstart lever that we added 2 inches in length to for a custom vintage project.

Another new addition to our Shop Services! In order to do a much better and thorough job of bleeding and flushing brake (especially ABS) and or clutch systems we have purchased a pressure brake bleeder. This does a much better job than either the manual method or vacuum bleeder used by other shops. It also allows us to complete a fluid change on some of the tricky ABS systems in much less time than before saving the customer money.

Questions a good mechanic should be asking you when trying to diagnose a running problem with your motorcycle. * When did the problem start? * How often does it occur?... * Steps needed to induce the problem. * Does the problem change with engine and or air temperature? * Is the problem worse in higher gears, lower or higher rpm, small or large throttle opening? * Mileage since last valve adjustment.

Installation of Ampco45 Exhaust valve seats to replace unusable stock seats. Honda CRF450

We make Custom Brake Lines. Below is an example of front and rear lines from a vintage CR500 Honda that we made up.

Checking the runout on the Suzuki GT250 crankshaft after truing.

Rebuilding a Suzuki GT250 2 Stroke crankshaft.

Degreeing the cams for best power Suzuki GSXR600

Suzuki GSXR600 with blueprinted textured intake ports and multi angle valve seats machined on our Rottler.

Repairing a bearing housing by Machining and installing a thin wall steel sleeve on a Yamaha Cruiser rear wheel.

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2002 Honda Xr650r extensively modified by us with suspension upgrades, rear subframe and rack, CRF fairing and charging system with Fuel Injection. Build done by our tech David. Pretty sweet!

We just finished this restoration on a vintage 1979 Suzuki RM125. Takes me back to when I used to race one.

Another addition to our Specialty Services. Non Destructive Cleaning with Soda Blasting. We can know clean or strip any part without the worry of damaging the base material or leaving dangerous residue like Glass Beading does with engine parts.

Thought I would share this as this question came up today. I have customers that want to order a high output ignition coil sometimes to get a "hotter spark" for better performance. What they do not realize is that in almost all cases on a stock or evenly slightly modified motor it will not make any difference. The advantage to a high output cool is its potential to supply a higher voltage if the motor demands it. needed. Factors that can cause a higher spark energy are sparkplugs gap, compression ratio, air/fuel ratio....etc. Stock or modified motors will generally never come come to exceeding the stock coils potential. Save your money.

Another example of our Vapor Blasting Service we now offer. Here is a partly blasted XR650R motor. So you can easily see the incredible end result.