Two-stroke bloke!

I’m a part-time farmer, well into my 50s and live in what we call ‘Near North’ Ontario, Canada, so that gives you an idea of the geography!

I've not been restoring bikes for that long (not yet 10 years), but before that I was restoring vintage snowmobiles, and now I have 10 classic bikes in the collection including a Honda NS400R, Yamaha RZ500R, a Suzuki RG250 and others. I'd say I'm a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to my cars, bikes, etc., (pretty much everything!)... I like my stuff to be pristine.

So, let’s talk about my bike. It’s a 1988 Suzuki RGV250 VJ21 Model ‘J’. The J-model bikes were