Motorbikes, motorcycles, Harley’s, however you describe them, these 2 wheeled warriors of the road have been toys for boys since time immemorial. They were at one time the ultimate symbol of teenage rebellion, and if you wanted to be cool, you had to have a motorbike. This passion has waned little over the years, but the leathers and customised helmets have since come more to represent safety than to show the biker as a leather clad rebel.
There is a huge market out there for those who enjoy buying up battered old bikes that have long past their sell buy date and bringing them back to their former glory. Thousands enjoy this as a hobby, and the self satisfaction of seeing a rusted old wreck being transformed into a roadworthy vehicle complete with shining chrome gives the restorer the ultimate sense of self satisfaction.
You can pick up old bikes from many different places; scrap yards, small ads and the internet are the most popular, and the same places also provide an Aladdin’s cave of various parts and embellishments to help you make your latest project a king of the roads. When restoring old bikes it is advisable to stick to well known names as the parts will be a lot easier to track down.
A simple internet search of Suzuki motorcycle parts or Yamaha motorcycle parts will bring up thousands of results and it is then just a case tracking down the part you want and seeing if it is in your locale so you can pick it up or ordering it online and having it delivered. There are many bikes that are sadly past redemption, and tracking down those being sold for spares or repair is also a cost effective way of locating parts. Restoring old bikes using the original parts is a great hobby that invokes both pride and satisfaction.
