Honda CX500 Canarin Garage Build
A 1981 Honda CX500 is being reinterpreted into a neo-retro endurance cafe racer with modern geometry, custom 17-inch spoked wheels, and a clean Motogadget control system.
- CX500
- Cafe Racer
- Endurance
- Motogadget
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CX500 build logs, fabrication notes, parts choices, and road-and-track motorcycle work.
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CX500 Monoshock Conversion And Chassis Analysis
The rear of the CX500 is being rebuilt with a custom subframe, YSS shock, welded reinforcement, CAD layout, and ANSYS static checks before final assembly.
- Monoshock
- ANSYS
- CAD
- Fabrication
Why Keero Bot Is An AI ESP32 Device
Keero Bot is a modular ESP32-S3 AI device, not just a robotics shell: audio, behavior, firmware, modules, and interaction design are treated as one product.
- Keero Bot
- ESP32-S3
- AI Device
- Firmware
Moto32 Hardware Platform Notes
Moto32 is the motorcycle electronics bench project: ESP32-S3 control, protected outputs, USB-C programming, and a cleaner path for custom bike wiring.
- Moto32
- ESP32-S3
- Motorcycle Electronics
- PCB
AirShare Product Notes
AirShare is built around fast, private file delivery: local discovery when devices are nearby, relays when they are not, and a flow that stays out of the way.
- AirShare
- Product
- Next.js
- File Transfer