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Mike Hales submitted this vintage 1972 picture of his SL350 at a camp in northern Michigan. His friend Mike Jernigan in standing in front of the SL350.

From Obis Brea: Here is a pic my SL100 with the 1rst place trophy on display. This was at the Winter Haven bike show and Rally here in Florida. There were @ least 15 bikes competing in my category!!

RW Janesse has built a nice semi-custom SL175 with parts from a K0 and a K1. Nice job!

Mark Bourassa sent me this picture from his high school yearbook. That's him and an obviously oblivious passenger providing ballast on his SL350 K0. He now has acquired a bike just like this one and is in the process of having fun again. Just remember..............we don't heal like we used to. This picture has to get an award of some kind for the look on the passenger's face.

"Randy and his team have essentally helped me 'resurrect' two motorcycles, and this latest project, a 1975 Kawasaki H1 is now my pride and joy. The never popular rootbeer brown is a standout color professionally matched by Randy and his team. Their work is incredible, perfecting even the smallest of details and I recommend them to everyone I know who loves to restore motorcycles correctly" Brian - Las Vegas NV

Scott Fleming and his mom dropped off his very own original CL70 for me to restore. The bike was badly beat and broken with bent forks, major damage here and there, but I managed to bring it back to life. He is now repurposing the bike and recently had his sons and grandson over to give the bike a test run. Here it is pictured with his youngest son, Zach and his older son's boy named Declan. It is great to see the bike memory getting relived. Thanks Scott........you were great to work with on this project.

Miles Albertson just completed another beautiful restoration. His 1975 CL350 in Candy Topaz Orange really looks nice with all the chrome and brightwork. Great job Miles and paint by Marblesmotors.

Ok, so Tim LaVoie is working on another crazy hot rod. I thought 3 Wheelers were dangerous enough with a 250cc engine.

Todd Hunter is putting together a really nice custom. Main mods are an XL100 rear end and a hybrid SL/CB/CT front end with mechanical disc brake from a CB125s.

Randy Here is some more of your magic. A perfect, perfect paint job,thank you. Feel free to show this on your web page as well.I am currently looking for a new project (1970s 125 mx bike) You will be getting a call for paint work. If you know of a 74 Yz or74 Kx 125 let me know. Thanks again Tom Cox Tucson Az

Dominic LaBelle has created a one-of-a-kind CT70. Just take a look at the engine.

Tim Hare SL350 K1
Well I finally got the Honda done and it's off to the shop to let the guys get it up and running. I would like to thank you for all your help and input you gave me. It was hard work and I learned a lot, again Randy thanks and I hope you and your family have a great 4th of July..

Jason Pedersen took a real "Barn Find" and made a very nice Tortoise Green SL100 K2. Paint by Marblesmotors and we also provided many parts including the seat cover, NOS front forks, NOS rear shocks, all the chrome and zinc plating. Great job Jason.

Allan Paloutzian from Ocean City, Ca uses his CB400F as a way to transport his golf clubs.

Garth Oakhill from the Land Down Under sent me the pictures of his SL350 K2 restoration. As you can see it has the turn-signals showing it as a non U.S. model. Marblesmotors did the paint and he worked his magic elsewhere. He is in the process of restoring a 21" front rim/spokes and then the job will be complete. Great job Garth !!!!!

Hello Randy,
I thought you might want to see some pictures of your handy work. If you want to use these on your site feel free.
Charles Turner

Lou Molina in Australia submitted this photo of his SL70 that he just finished getting restored and registered for road riding. He also sent me the picture of his "Engineer" friend and his idea of a handlebar guard on his MX bike. He gets the award for best use of toilet paper in a supporting role.

Here's how you make the boys in school jealous. Olivia Brown and her Science Fair display on "How a Motorcycle Engine Works". Rodney..............you're going to have to keep a tight leash on this one!

David Webb sent me this picture of his Japanese Domestic CL90K. Original condition and very nice shape.

Dear Randy,

I just wanted to drop a quick line to thank you for your assistance in fixing up my original owned 1970 SL100. You helped me source a few parts and and was responsible for the paint job.
I bought the bike new in June of 1970 with my own money at age 15. I paid $479.00, with tax, $502.00. It was used hard and put away for 25 years until 2003, when I spent 6 years bringing it back to this condition. I did not strip it down and start a frame-up resto. I just replaced worn parts with NOS parts, rebuild the engine, and painted it. I put SL125 wheels on her for better road manners, and ride it to the famous Rock Store near Malibu, CA where a crowd gathers whenever it shows up.
Thanks again, and in the future, I'm gonna buy a 1970 SL350 from you...perfectly restored mind you!

Robert "Beast" Best

Randy,
I just finished my SL70 restoration and thought I would send you a few pics. I spent most of the winter on this project and am very happy with the results. Just wanted to thank you for the paint, muffler, badges and all the other hard to find parts. This would be hard to do if it wasn't for people like you. Thanks for everything.
Shawn Hovel
Marshalltown Ia

More from Rodney Brown and I think Daughter Olivia may have just adopted an MR50

Some vintage pictures sent in by Mike and June Shell - He met her in college and their first date was on a CB100 !!!! Great before and after pictures of the two of them. That's Mike with his dad in the picture with the Honda step-thru.

"I re-visted your site today and noticed that my bike didn't make your "friends" page. I would be happy to offer testimonial on the AWESOME paint work you had done for me. Enclosed is Dominic Magnoni's fully refurbished 1970 SL175-K0 in Candy Sapphire Blue."

Just wanted to say the paint job was, "freakin' flawless". Enclosed is a picture of the finished project. thanks again. Monte Labatut

"I returned home on leave from Afghanistan almost as excited to see my Marbles Motors-restored SL70 as I was to see my family. I was not disappointed. Randy, you are truly an artist and craftsman. Thanks for making my "first" Honda look better than it did the day in 1971 that my Dad gave it to me as a birthday gift!"

Joe Johnston has a late model Corvette painted in Atomic Orange and he wanted his CBRXX to match and this is how it turned out. The contrast of Orange against the Black is fantastic. Paint by Marblesmotors

Ralph Edwards runs SE PowderCoating in Savage Minnesota. Here is one of his bikes that is a tribute to the Green Hornet show. Many of you remember the Hornet's alter ego, Britt Reed, publisher of the Daily Sentinel played and was played by Van Williams. The Black Beauty car was driven by none other than Bruce Lee aka Kato. Contact Ralph for your powder coating needs. He has my double-secret formula for matching the silver Honda SL frames.

Obis Brea and his son Omar at the 2011 Barber Vintage Festival VJMC Show. The SL100 took a 3rd place trophy in a sea of Hondas. Paint by Marblesmotors!

Rags to Riches story. Jerry Cameron located HIS original SL70 and has now brought it back to its' original Summer Yellow glory. And today, July 12, 2011 is a special day as it is the 40th anniversary of the day he got the bike as evidenced by the owners card. I had a great time helping Jerry get his bike back together and I bet he doesn't let it get away again. Congratulations Jerry! Truly a great job. Oh yeah........paint by Marblesmotors

Peter Grunwalt asked us to paint his MR50 to match his MT250 so that is Daytona Orange on the top with Black pinstripes

Anonymous Owner - 1982 QR50 turned into a kids carnival ride. Moves and makes engine noise.

April 2011 Denton Cycle Center Anniversary Celebration with a guest appearance by the Great Wheelie-ing Elvi in full regalia

David Morales showed off his incredible talent and flair with his mini trail creations.

Scott Zupner in the early 1970's on his SL70 at the Indian Dunes Mini Grand Prix.

Jim Cucurull lives in Alaska and just finished this beauty in time to show off his SL175 K0 this summer. Paint by Marbles Motors. Congratulations Jim......beautiful work.

Phil Brandt and his son are bringing this SL350 K1 back from the dead. It was a very rusty/crusty bike, but he wanted to share the experience with his son and it is starting to look fantastic. Paint by Marbles Motors.

See attached. Restored to very, very, very near new condition. Very few parts are not NOS, the rest are original equipment restored to new condition. Your paint work is fantastic.

Hi Randy,
I got the MX 80 tank today. Man....what a difference. It looks awesome!
Not the best picture but you get the idea.

Hey Randy,

I just wanted to send you a few pictures of the CL100 tank and side covers
you did for me last summer. With the exception of a new ignition switch and
a correct seat cover, the project is finished. A friend of mine rebuilt the
engine and your paint work was a big hit. Everybody at the hangar liked it a
lot. Thanks again for the great work. You will be my first call when I need
other work done.

Cheers,

We painted the body sets for these bikes for David Christopherson. Love that Orange Suzuki.

Randy has painted several items for me and all are of the highest possible quality with superior workmanship and keen attention to detail. Although I reside in Washington state, I entrust my vintage bike painting only to Randy Marble and no one else. I guarantee you will be very pleased with his work.
Dave.

Jay Gaard - Restored this SL70 with an NOS tank and our Summer Yellow paint was a perfect match for the NOS parts. We did the fenders, side covers etc. Beautiful job Jay.

WANTED YOU TO SEE THE FINISHED PROJECT.THE BODYWORK I GOT FROM YOU LOOKS GREAT ON THE BIKE ALONG WITH THE NOS TANK I FOUND. THANKS JAY GAARD

Obis Brea found this MT250 that is near perfect. Says the tank has been replaced with a near mint one, but other than that................unrestored!!!!! Great find.

Steve Schrader lives right down the road from me. He bought one of my really nice original, good running SL70's, then came back for paint and parts. He has made a very nice presentable bike out of this one........and in record time. Paint by Marblesmotors

Be sure to supersize these pictures and see the detail work that Bob Judd did on this SL90. We did the paint work and he did the rest. Beautiful job.

I just got home from work (3:00 A.M.) and opened the box you sent. WOW ! It's just what I was hoping for Randy. You really nailed the color. Great job. I'm one happy camper. I'll be in touch when I finish up the restoration. The $15.00 check is on the way for the side cover sticker. Thanks much Randy. Take care..............................Bob

This is a beautiful SL125 K0 in Candy Emerald Green owned by Bob Chiluk. Incredible detail work.

Pete Beers Collection - Says he resurected the SL350 and CL350 from the dead, but found the CB360 in storage and looks brand new.

2010 Minneapolis VJMC Show - Thanks to Rodney Brown. As usual, his daughter Olivia took home the trophy with her SL70. That's a Nitrous injected z50 and one of the nicest XL250's I've ever seen......looks brand new. The Purple SL70 custom is the latest to make its' way out Rodney's basement. I think he has already sent an e-mail to Brett Favre about selling the bike to him. I hear his new contract with the Vikings will allow him a little discretionary income.

Just got the parts . Everything arrived in perfect conditions thanks to how well it was pack. I am really impresed on what a wonderful job was done. I even got an oem piece that I bought painted candy emerald green old stock and the paint matches perfect. Only one minor set back, there are no holes for the badges on the side covers!!!!. Do you have a template??? Any ideas on what should I do???

Let me know, my badges are in good shape but I might get some new ones from you later. I still have a lot of work ahead including painting the frame. I hope the can of spray you sent me will cover the whole frame, Will I need more paint?

Hope to hear from you soon

Obis

Mark Peterson of Southwest Superbikes is doing the 'anti-chrome' to his 2010 FLTR Road Glide

Randy, that is Absolutely Wonderful !!!!!! I will pay you which ever way you want. So much appreciate you taking your time to help me out. Thought I would have to wait awhile on these, and they are the only things holding me back from finishing the Bike. Let me know about cost and payment. You and your family have a Merry Christmas! Thanks again!!!! Rick.

Dave Marascio's SL350 - Dave and Rick Whitley (above) were childhood riding friends reunited through Marblesmotors

Mike Weiland bought this Strato Blue SL125 from me, and did a beautiful job of restoring it as you can see in the pictures below.

Another Gem from the basement of Rodney Brown. This one in Summer Yellow being given the final polish by Olivia. I think Olivia does most of the work around there!

From way up north and our Canadian neighbor in Alberta Ontario, Jay Milner and his son have had a lot of enjoyment building a few bikes. The first is a 120cc SL70 that took some real fabrication to fit everything, but Jay reports that it runs really well. The second picture is Jay and son on their Kikker Bobbers.

Jon Jones labored long and hard on this SL350 K0 to mimic the one that he had as a teenager. Jon didn't spare any expense and now he says that he is ready to wheelie it all the way down to the DMV to get the license plate for it. Paint by Marblesmotors.

Don Pizarro put together this beautiful CT70H and presented it this Christmas to his nephew as a present for him and for his daughter when he decides to give it up to her. As you can see, she is maybe a little bit short for it, but it already has a personalized license plate with her name 'Sydney" on it. Good luck keeping her off of it in a couple of years.

Todd Gipson and his award winning SL175 K0. Todd won first place at the 2008 Barber Vintage Motorcycle Festival in the 70's class. He had a lot of tough competition from other Japanese bikes including CBX's....CL's, CB's and other SL's. Congratulations Todd !!!!!

Old timey pictures of Rick Smith. I sold him an XL250 so it can replace this one which was stolen from him when he was a kid.

Dan from Thailand and his SL125 K1. Check out the number of Kilometers this bike has gonel. This is the Asian domestic model of the SL125 with Blinkers and the upswept exhaust.

One of the nicest original SL70 K0's that I've seen from the collection of another fellow Honda Nut !!!!! - Actually just a sample of what he has......

I sold Rodney Boyle all the parts to build this bike including the painted kit. He did a fabulous job of putting it together

My old buddy Monty "Dream" Hill has been working on this Superhawk for some time. Looks like it may finally turn out to be something 'Super' !!!!! Enlarge the picture to see the details.

Gerry Peterson - Really nice SL70, 125 Scrambler, and my personal favorite ---- His Then Came Bronson Replica Sportster. For those of you that remember..........that long lonesome highway..... and "you hang in there" quote, this one really brings back some memories. Supersize these pictures for detail.

Mike Agolia - Mike now has several of my really nice bikes in his collection. He has put together a very impressive group of bikes. Mike is a go-getter......from the time he buys a bike, till it is taken apart, detailed and back together is no time at all. That Z50 K2 in the first picture is his actual original bike. I recently restored it for him and now it will sit in his collection and bring back many memories. Thanks for all your business Mike !!

Mike and June Shell - He met her in college and their first date was on a CB100 !!!!

Here is an 'in process' shot of an SL350 that I sold to Mike Coors in Alabama. He is doing an excellent job and it is going to turn out fantastic !!

Rodney Brown SL70 K0 - Before & After - Rodney built this bike for his daughter. That's his daughter Olivia and she is holding a picture of Rodney's original SL70. Fantastic job Rodney !!!!! Once the Minnesota winter breaks, I'm sure you'll start having fun with it.

Now this is impressive...................Olivia takes her SL70 to her first ever VJMC bike show and takes best in class 100cc and under. One of many trophies to come for this girl !

Rodney Brown - Another magnificent creation and future model Olivia.

Tom Melta's SL350 K2 restoration project in Marina Blue. Just a 'sneak' peek !!!!!

Just a few bikes from the collection of Rich Gerhold !!

My old buddy Mike Duffy has created a "Monster". This is his pit bike for the Drag Races and it has a 6.5 hp engine, crazy rake to the fork and he says it wheelies at the touch of the throttle, and he has the Rash to prove it!

"Good for the Economy" friend Steve Wests' 2007 Street Glide

A beautiful restoration on a European SL125. Built by Randy Mann. Notice the upswept exhaust, making room for the passenger pegs. Color: Candy Ruby Red

A beautiful restoration job on a 1972 Honda SL100 K2 performed by Stuart Davis. Check out the before and after pictures. Gotta love that Tortoise Green.