practicalenthusiast
Peter Monshizadeh
practicalenthusiast
Enjoys working on vehicles with poor reputations.

Oh my god, my buddy in college bought one of these (circa 2010?)

I like the look of these things....reminds me of old Tamiya catalogues.
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As I mentioned to ButtFumble above, I’ve yet to have it affect any rubber or plastic parts in the roughly ten years I’ve been using it. Additionally, those plastic tees that go between the carbs that Honda loves aren’t affected, either. It comes in one gallon paint cans, so to soak a whole rack, you’d need a pan big Read more

Having made the mistake virtually every time I try to start something, I immediately saw the fuel valve in the video and started yelling “open the petcock!” You caught it much quicker than I usually do :) Thoroughly enjoyable write-up, thank you! Read more

Thank you for staying stock! At this point, a stock example of an 80's or early 90's superbike is way cooler because of what you said about them getting thrashed, crashed, smashed, and trashed. A buddy has a ‘91 ZX-7R, all stock down to the cans, it draws a crowd wherever he goes. Read more

Right on. If you are luck and don’t mind aged man-sweat, maybe you can find a period correct AGV helmet in matching colors! Read more

He’s talking about period-correct accessories and new-old-stock parts to replace the lightly scratched ones - I don’t think you have to worry. Read more

That’s awesome - finding a unicorn online and then the agony of not knowing if it’s already gone, and then, when you finally take possession, and you have to almost smack yourself to ensure that no, this isn’t a dream, you now actually own the unicorn. Simultaneously terrifying and exhilarating. Good for you. Read more

Yesssss! MORE MORE MORE of this on Jalopnik! Read more

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Man, I love reading about this! Wish there were more articles like this one.
“Why don’t we hang out more? We’re pretty much the same person.”
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Looking great! I definitely miss that car, but it would’ve been a huge stretch for me to gather the time and resources to get it up and moving like you did. I’d love to see it in person again sometime, for old time’s sake. Sincerely - The guy who sold you the Z :) Read more