Things

Lots of work done on the Riverside this summer. The engine has been fully finished with the rebuild. New spokes, rims, front and rear sprockets, speedometer, cables, rebuilt wiring harness and everything powder coated. All the bigger and green parts I had coated locally and the smaller black parts I did myself in my smaller powder oven. I also built a larger and more solid oven once all the small parts were coated. The main reason being the seat pan wouldn't fit in the smaller oven I had previously built.

I have a bunch of engine emblem replacement decals if anyone is interested!
They're vinyl stickers similar to the original aluminum riveted on plate. Benelli later did stick on engine deals on the later engines so I don't feel too upset not having an emblem plate.

I also made a few extra exhaust gaskets out of copper sheet if anyone needs one!

The wheels I could find any info on so I'll share what I found;

Rims - Front and rear- 18" x 1.60", 36 hole
Front spokes- 160mm x 3mm, (18 inner and 18 outer)
Rear spokes- 168mm x 3mm, (18 inner and 18 outer)
Front tire- 18" x 2.75"
Rear tire- 18" x 3.00"

A few months back my mom text me a photo of a bike that was for sale at a flea market in Packwood Washington, just a little ways away from where she lives in Yakima. She wanted to know if I was interested. I told her to scoop it up for me and she did! Is a 1959 (according to seller) Yamaguchi SPB scrambler 50cc. Very little info on the bike or the Yamaguchi itself. Here's an article from what I've found online-

"Yamaguchi motorcycles of Japan, 1955 - 1963, Yamaguchi began a trading partnership with Pabatco (Pacific Basin Trading Company), an Oregon based fertilizer and produce distributor around 1961. Pabatco set up over 400 dealerships for the motorcycles and traded produce for them to get around currency exchange restrictions that were in place at the time. By 1963 they had a thriving business and had imported over 5000 motorcycles. In April of 1963 Yamaguchi stopped production and closed shop. Pabatco made an offer to Hodaka, who had been making the engines for Yamaguchi. Pabatco would design and market the bike and Hodaka would manufacture and assemble them."

I took a trip back to Yakima to visit family and brought the Yamaguchi back with me. I'll be adding info on it when I start that project.

 Front sprocket machined down for new teeth

 Puch 415 sprocket machined out to fit original sprocket  

 The two halves welded together

 Engine decal

 Making new wiring harness with fresh wire

New harness!

 Lovely powder coated hub I did in my little oven

 Parts powder coated locally 

 NOS speedometer

 Coming together

 Another

 More progress

 Mock up of seat and exhaust

 Little details

 New project! Yamaguchi SPB Scrambler 50cc

Yamaguchi VIN. 😒

 Exhaust bracket welded up! just needs high temp powder done. ~22" tuned length if I remember correctly. Should preform all around with the Treats Gigantor chamber

 New oven built from a filing cabinet and two 115v toaster ovens since I don't have a 220v outlet in my apartment garage

 Front of the oven

Current progress as of now