Restoring a Bike

[albrid-3]

I was just going though my saved pic`s, and closely looking a different bikes that have been restored, Some people do a brilliant job restoring, they must have the right equipement in there sheds,
there attention to detail is perfect. There is one example.

[jerry]

Very difficult to keep them like that if you you ride them as well! J

[Marc.com]

I was just going though my saved pic`s, and closely looking a different bikes that have been restored, Some people do a brilliant job restoring, they must have the right equipement in there sheds,

Or you farm the work out, the only down side in that is the delay it takes getting things done. I am a shitty painter so like someone else to do that part.

With restoration the major parts are only half the battle, its finding all the right length nuts, bolts, washers, brake rods etc etc that seems to take foreever.

http://www.wheelsthroughtime.com/video/114.html

[firko]

You can't beat the satisfaction and pride of doing it yourself. I try and do as much as I can with the exception of those specialised jobs better left to the pros. I have Frank Stanborough do my engine balancing and machining and sometimes shop out painting but if I can do it I do it, even if it takes longer. I used to restore/build two bikes per year but now it's down to one a year. Actually the current Hindall has taken two years, sidetracked by illness and other projects. I can understand why some guys pay people to do their resto's, not having the needed skills or having enough spare time make it hard but that's not me, to me the build process is equally as much fun as riding the finished product.

[Marc.com]

I can understand why some guys pay people to do their resto's, not having the needed skills or having enough spare time make it hard but that's not me, to me the build process is equally as much fun as riding the finished product.

I agree whole heartedly Firko the fun is doing what you can, but slightly off subject, just trying to get through the horror expensive process of planning permission for my new garage ( 3 walls and a roof), its nuts, for what I will spend trying to get a roof over my head to do it myself could have bought a fleet of top end VMX bikes with change. If I sold my TM400 now I would almost cover the geologists reports   

[suzuki59]

I was just going though my saved pic`s, and closely looking a different bikes that have been restored, Some people do a brilliant job restoring, they must have the right equipement in there sheds,

Or you farm the work out, the only down side in that is the delay it takes getting things done. I am a shitty painter so like someone else to do that part.

With restoration the major parts are only half the battle, its finding all the right length nuts, bolts, washers, brake rods etc etc that seems to take foreever.

http://www.wheelsthroughtime.com/video/114.html

So you do more than buy parts off EBay???

[Iain Cameron]

I like the hunt for parts , mine are not show room queens but I do like to go original as possible so just finding the correct  part is sometimes maddening ( like 5 years to find a  NOS 125x sprocket cover  paying for it " to much" then finding a new one at Nabiac swop meet for $5 . I enjoy just sitting in the shed and looking at my toys . But when one is finished and I kick it to life it gives me a feeling of having saved another bike from being forgoten . Iain

Dave the Penton has to be redone the grips on both bikes are not straight .

[Slider29]

I noticed that as well