Motorcycle Restoration Part 8: Starting The Engine

In every motorcycle build there’s a moment of truth. It’s usually when you start up the engine up for the first time. In this week’s Saturday Sessions, you can see E3 Motorcycles jolt our Honda CB550 back to life. “We’d already put the harness, ignition, and electrical components into place,“ says shop boss David Browning. “So this week we moved onto the valve and points timing, and the rest of the pre-start checklist.“ Scrutinized by a shop full of watching eyes, the bike fired right back up.