Calling BS on the “Too Much Trouble” Myth I recently came across a video where a young rider dismissed vintage motorcycles as being “too much trouble,” claiming that anything without a warranty and modern electronics isn’t worth the headache. While I understand the appeal of a bike that starts every time you poke a button, […]
You’ve got the bike. It’s sitting in your garage, and you’re itching to tear it down. Wait. Before you remove a single bolt, you need to become a student of your machine. Vintage bikes weren’t built like modern ones; they have quirks, “mid-year” production changes, and specific engineering “isms” that can catch you off guard. […]
Now that you know how much you want to spend and what you want the bike to look like, it’s finally time to go hunting. It’s easy to let your heart take over when you see a beautiful, rusty silhouette in a barn, but this is the moment where a little discipline saves you months […]
In the world of vintage bikes, “finished” is a relative term. Before you dive into your project, you need to ask yourself a hard question: What do I want the bike to look like when I’m done? The level of detail you choose will dictate how much time you spend in the garage versus how […]
It’s easy to look at a $500 bike on Craigslist and think, “For a few hundred more, I’ll have a classic.”