Motorcycle safety, musings and more.
After owning my own custom vintage bike for a year, and doing a few small maintenance projects, I decided I wanted to try my hand at my own custom build.
So, in Feburary 2017, I bought a 1982 Honda XL250R, and started tearing it down. During the process, I kept a log of my thoughts, feelings and frustrations here.
For months now, my XL250 project has been “done” enough to try starting it. But I didn’t. I used every excuse I had to put it off. First it was the home-buying process, and then it was moving, and then it was simply that I needed time to relax. …
[Read more...] about First Start: Coming to the End of the RIDEWELL Rebuild
Has it really been a month since the One Moto? Despite the weeks, it's hard not to feel like I left a part of myself behind in the drafty, motorcycle-filled Pickle Factory. True to form, the ten-year anniversary show was a motorcycle mecca. …
[Read more...] about RIDEWELL Goes to the One Motorcycle Show
When I wrote my previous rebuild update in December, I thought I wouldn't write about this motorcycle again until after it was reassembled, running and ready to show off. But then, my XL250 project was accepted to the One Moto Show. And that …
[Read more...] about Down to the Wire on the RIDEWELL Rebuild
I just came inside from an afternoon in the garage. My hands are sore, I’ve got a crick in my upper back, and my arches are flatter than pancakes. But I don’t feel any of it. Because the XL250 is finally coming together. Two weeks ago, I felt a …
During this rebuild project, I've done plenty of hard things. I slaved over the engine with brushes and chemicals to prep it for paint. I banged up my hands tapping out bearing races, struggling for each millimeter of movement. I've made …
[Read more...] about The Hardest Thing About My First Motorcycle Project
