There are many reasons for taking on a restoration project, it could be nostalgia for a bike you once raced, the chance to finally own the bike you always wanted in your youth but never owned, or simply the challenge of restoring someone else’s junk into treasure. Depending on the bike itself, such a project can be fairly straightforward or time consuming but either way it requires patience, ingenuity, and mechanical sympathy.
When it’s all said and done though, you have learnt new skills and the finished article is always a source of pride and satisfaction to you. You can then either ride it or simply display it at bike shows or in your man cave. Building a “Garage Queen simply for display is fairly easy as it’s all just cosmetic work like painting, polishing or
