So, here's a brief overview of the history of the Double Shot. The bike I found in the alley way is so far from what came off the assembly line I'm not even sure what to call it other than the name I've given it. The bike started as a 1978 CB400T but after the original engine was found to be beyond repair, I bought an engine from a 1984 CB450. The engine mounts between the two were identical so the switch was a piece of cake. Even the stock wiring harness fit. People ask me what year the bike is and I always reply,"What part?" Even the tank is from a different bike.

Many years later and after an interesting ride down to Bonneville Utah, my dad and I came up with the notion of returning with a bike that we could actually race during either Speed Week or BUB down on the flats. Truth be told, the jury is still out on that, but well get to that later. So far we've purchased a 78 GS1000 to race for the scary speeds, and I"ve torn the CB450 down to the nuts and bolts to try to race for the "I told you it could be done" speeds.

The purpose of this blog is to record the events that take place from now till race day in August/September 2013. If your interested in learning the back story of the build of the CB450, check out Do the Ton. Then if you haven't seen it already, check out our documentary on YouTube called Bums to Bonneville

Stay tuned.